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05 '^27-^'97 14: 15 05/i»3 15:30 1997' from CITY OF ORONO F hEOPE HtlEi ECHEOtl - 9124730510 6124/30510 TO: B123363026 © 612W30510 05/22/97 MO. 248 ‘ P05’ PAGE: 9 14:32 0 :09/20 N0:910 14. 15. 16. 18. erosion control plan for the site. Tlic Council finds thM propi^scd impacts on the 43 acre Medina 26 ’Big Woodb' site located 2/3 in the City of Medina and 1/3 in Opono, have been suitably addressed through the EnvironmentaJ Assessment Worksheet review process The applicant has demonstrated the racnsurcs taken to date to minimize the area area and type of Big Woods impacts and has rrvised the course layout a number of Umes to result in reduced tree loss, greater connectivity between forest .segments and wetlands and reduced impact on wildlife habitat. The Council further miles that no City ordinances currently prohibit the applic.mt from total tree removal in this Big Woods area, and that thl.1 conditional use pcr?nit and site layout approval acts to afford a measure of forest protection that would not otherwise be possible under a strictly conforminc single family residential dciiclopment. The City has a need for drainage easements over drainageways on the site, as well us con.servation and flowage easements over wetlands on the site, to preserve the public benefit of these natural features. The applicant has agreed to work with the City in establishing a trail system within or adjacent to the site. The Council finds that while the clubhouse driveway proposed to access to Spring Hi ll Road may be mi tigated in relation to its impacts on the MuiT, the location of said driveway has potential negoilve impacts on the Spring Hill Road neighborhood by causing cxccs.sive irafTlc for said residential neighborhood and causing additional MUesa on the roadway surface. Based on these conclusions, the Council finds that it is inappropriate to have the golf course access onto Spring Hill Road, and further., finds that it is most ^propriaje to require that access to the golf course be via(Cmmiy Road 6. The Council ftirrher ;finds that it is appropriate for the applicant to i^e anv Vosafety improvements tt^ounfcy Read 6 as may be deemed ticccssr^ by the Hennepin County Public Works Uepartment, The Council finds that the proposed golf coun>e umstruction proces.? which Is expected m take up to 2 years^ may have negative impacts on the neighborhood due to dust, noijCt etc., and finds ’(hat it is appropriate for the City in its Land Alteration Page 6 of 16