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THE SITE IS LOCATED 15 141LES FROM DO►-91TOWtJ PIINNEAPOLIS VIA U.S. HIGHWAY 12, COUNTY ROADS 15 AND 51. SCHEDULED BUS SERVICE OCCURS BETWEEN DOWNTOWN MItJ'IEAPOLIS AND THE SITE BY WAY OF ROUTE 51, MOUND - WAYZATA. THIS BUS SERVICE DIRECTLY TIES THE NOERENBERG SITE TO DOWNTOWN MINt4EAPOLIS. THE BUS FARE FROM DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS TO THE NOERENBERG SITE IS CURRENTLY FIFTY CENTS (ZONE 1 TO ZONE 3). WITH THIS RELATIONSHIP TO THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, THE SITE IS REASOr�ABLY ACCESSIBLE TO ALL SEGMENTS OF THE METROPOLITAN AREA POPULATION. SITE CHARACTERISTICS TO UNDERSTAND THE SITE AND THE SPECIFIC ELEMENTS OF THE CONCEPT, AN INVEN- TORY Ai:D ANALYSIS OF THE SITE WAS COMPLETED. SITE STUDIES INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING AND CORRESPONDING TO THE ATTACHED MAPS AND/OR PLATES: EXISTING CULTURAL FEATURES EXISTING DEVELOPED FEATURES WITHIN THE SITE SUCH AS ROADS, BUILDINGS, UTILITIES, ETC. WERE IDENTIFIED. UTILITIES WITHIN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF COUNTY ROAD 51 ARE ELECTRICAL, TELEPHONE AND SANITARY SEWER. 2. TOPOGRAPHY DEGREES OF SLOPE GRADIENT FROM 0% - 5%, 5% - 10% AND SLOPES GREATER THAN 10% WERE IDENTIFIED, BASED ON A CONTOUR INTERVAL OF TWO FEET. SLOPES OF 00 - 5% ARE CONSIDERED TO HAVE SLIGHT LIMITATIONS FOR DEVELOP- MENT OF STRUCTURES AND OTHER PUBLIC USE FACILITIES; 50- - 10% HAVE MODERATE LIMITATIONS; AND SLOPES GREATER THAN 10% ARE CONSIDERED TO HAVE HIGH EROSION POTENTIAL AND ARE CONSIDERED AS UVDEVELOPABLE. THE MOST PRONOUNCED TOPOGRAPHIC FEATURES ON THE SITE ARE THE HILL IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE GARDEN, THE HILL OVERLOOKING THE LAKE IN THE EAST PART OF THE GARDEIJ, AND THE PENNINSULA EXTENDING INTO THE LAKE IN THE SAIJCTUARY . SO I LS VARIOUS SOILS WITHIN THE SITE WFRE IDENTIFIED ANC CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO THEIR RELATIVE SUITABILITY FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SUPPORT FACILITIES SUCH AS ROADS, PARKING AND BUILDINGS. 4. EXISTING VEGETATION PATTERNS OVERSTORY VEGETATION WITHIN THE SITE WAS CATALOGED. TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY DECIDUOUS TREES OF 17 SPECIES, AND 145 CONIFEROUS TREES OF 9 SPECIES WERE LOCATED WITHIN THE 16 ACRE GARDEN SITE. THE MOST ABUNDANT DECIDUOUS TREE IS AMERICAN ELM (52), AND CONIFER IS SCOTCH PltJE (48). ELM REPRESENTS ONLY 24% OF THE DECIDUOUS TREES AND 14% OVERALL. THIS M£AIJS THAT THE GARDEN'S EXISTING CHARACTER CAN BE MAINTAINED AND WILL NOT BE DESTROYED AS TREES ARE LOST TO DUTCH ELM DISEASE.