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erosion control plan for the site. <br />14. The Council finds that proposed impacts on the 43 acre Medina 26 'Big Woods' site <br />located 2/3 in the City of Medina and 1/3 in Orono, have been suitably addressed <br />tlirough the Environmental Assessment Worksheet review process. The applicant has <br />demonstrated the measures taken to date to minimize the area area and typ>e of Big <br />Woods impacts and has revised the course layout a number of times to result in <br />reduced tree loss, greater connectivity between forest segments and wetlands, ard <br />reduced impact on wildlife habitat. The Council further notes that no City ordinances <br />currently prohibit the applicant from total tree removal in this Big Woods area, and <br />that this conditional use permit and site layout approval acts to afford a measure of <br />forest protection that would not otherwise be possible under a strictly conforming <br />single ftimily residential development. <br />15. The City 1 os a need for drainage easements over drainageways on the site, as well <br />as conservation and flowage easements over wetlands on the site, to preserve the <br />public benefit of these natural features. <br />16. The applicant has agreed to work with the City in establishing a trail system within <br />or adjacent to the site. <br />17. The Council finds that while the clubhouse driveway proposed to access to Spring <br />Hill Road may be mitigated in relation to its impacts on the bluff, the location of said <br />driveway has potential ncj,v : ? impacts on the Spring Hill Road neighborhood by <br />causing excessive traffic !■ r i>aid residential neighborhood and causing additional <br />stress on the roadway suriuce. Based on these conclusions, the Council finds that it <br />is inappropriate to have the golf course access onto Spring Hill Road, and furthg^^jr;: <br />finds that it is most appropriate to require that access to the golf course be via Cmmty <br />Road 6. The Council further finds that it is appropriate for the applicant to make any <br />safety improvements to County Road 6 as may be deemed necessary by the Hennepin <br />County Public Works Department. <br />18. The Council finds that the proposed golf course construction process which is <br />expected to take up to 2 years, may have negative impacts on the neighborhood due <br />to dust, noise, etc., and finds that it is appropriate for the City in its Land Alteration <br />Page 6 of 16