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20. 21. 22. 23. While the proposed overall level of parking at 4 stalls per unit (including garage spaces, driveway spaces and on-street defined parking) is double the amount required by code, the Council finds that it would be appropriate that the developer give special attention to providing adequate parking for the anticipated residential uses. The City ’s goals in terms of pedestrian transportation for this development are to provide functional and safe walkability within the residential de\ elopment; to connect the residential development w ith existing or future trails and sidewalks providing access to surrounding areas; to provide walkability for commercial users to easily access nearby commercial or public areas; and to provide a safe, continuous separated bike trail approximately parallel to Highway 12 with no driveway crossings hilveen Willow Drive and Old Crystal Bay Road. This bike trail is likely to connect westward along Highway 12 to the City ’s ’Lurton’ park property in the future. Stormwater management is proposed to be provided by stormwater catch basins and storm sewer lines as well as open swales which will discharge to a regional stormwater pond to be located between Kelley Parkway and Highway 12 benvecn the two commercial outlets, at the the property. This regional pond is proposed by the developer as an expansion of the existing MnDOT stormwater ponds at this location, requiring MnDOT approval. The City agrees to work with MnDOT and the developer to gain MnDOT approval for this pond expansion. In addition to the City of Orono, MnDOT and the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District have approval authority over the applicants’ stormwater management plan. The City recognizes that approximately 1.4 acres of Wetland Conservation Act (WCA)-protected wetlands will be impacted by filling or excavation with this project. The conceptual wetland impact plan provided by the applicant indicates those areas impacted are primarily linear wetlands along ditch lines, small pockets of w etland separated from the major wetlands on the site, or portions of w etland fringe. The City Council finds that these impacts appear to be minimal and can be suitably mitigated by compliance with rules of the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District and the provisions of the Wetland Conservation Act which is administered for Orono by the MCWD. Page 7 of 21 ■