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ry. • Bloomington <br />1 Indian Creek Develop- <br />Orono <br />Lai development in <br />on Watertown Foad <br />17 single family <br />res in size. These <br />r systems and wells. <br />illy the south and <br />1 a E. A. Hickok <br />the City of orono. <br />and comps, concerning <br />City has used an <br />mits for setbacks, etc. <br />on the grading <br />>erimeter of the <br />jeration. <br />uestions or meed <br />s very truly, <br />Id M. Sunde <br />/ <br />SUNDE ENGINEERING. INC.GERALD M SUNDE. Consulting Engineer9001 E»9» Woo«»«>#ton Frwy • Bl0«nSeptes <br />CITY OF ORONO <br />P.O. Box 66 <br />Crystal Bay, Minnesota 55356 <br />Re; 89-237 Indian <br />This is in response to your request the we descri <br />Indian Creek Road to travel through a portion of <br />Orono has designated a “protected area“. <br />The developer and our staff have put a considerafc <br />thought into optimizing the esthetic and environn <br />Indian Creek includir • the access to the north er <br />property. To understa..^ the road placement, it is <br />appreciate the topography of the area. Attachmer <br />an aerial photograph of the property. <br />Indian Creek consists of approximately 64 acres v <br />of as two rectangular pieces, one on top of the c <br />piece consists of approximately 24 acres all hav. <br />The top piece is approximately 40 acres with its <br />northerly and westerly part of the property. Thi <br />the upper 40 acre section has approximately 21 ai <br />designated as a protected area. This 21 acre po; <br />unwooded area on the west side and a wooded area <br />These areas can be seen on the aerial, attachmen <br />The road will travel through a portion of the wO' <br />area appears to be approximately 10 acres. Thesi <br />trees which appear to be 30 years old. Twenty t <br />the prior owner of the property dug a ditch syst <br />area which has diverted runoff so that the trees <br />It is important to understand the function that <br />now serving. The wooded area is not a DNR orote <br />low ground having cattails and waterfowl an^’ wil <br />flooded during the 100 year runoff event. it is <br />holding pond for water running off from the othe <br />see from the site grading plan, the proposed roa <br />wooded area for approximately 550 feet before ar <br />portion of the property which is above the 100-y <br />foot wide road extending for approximately 550 f <br />approximately one half acre of the wooded area. <br />You have asked for reasons the proposed road rou <br />accessing the northerly portion of the property <br />have taken the road along the periphery of the p <br />The reasons are: <br />wmmMmrnmmm <br />'j ; . . <br />mmmmm <br />^ m <br />vi'V: <br />mmm^ <br />■ .1 m, ■ miti' • <br />: 'w <br />PWj'- ' , <br />z-mm <br />^y; <br />-.yyrry <br />W'' <br />m