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s ubmitte d KES memo). This area of the tree s tand co nt a in s mature nati ve trees and p rov id e habitat for a nim a ls. A dditi o nall y, the s ign ifi can t t ree s tand dominated b y w hi te pine al o n g the western prope rty line would b e b eneficial to preser ve as it provides bird habi tat and a natural sc re e n to the adjacent property. (5) Protection of existing wetlands, including augmentation of buffers, mitigation of impacts, and enhancement of degraded systems The ex isting o n-site wetland will not be impacted. Furthermore it w ill h ave an undi sturbed buffe r along the entire wetl a nd e d ge. Existin g ,..vctland buffer o n th e s ite h as a co ntinu ous dense la ye r of perennial g rasses that h ave been unbroken fo r a t lea st IO con sec uti ve year s . Buffer adjacent to Wetland I w ill n ot b e di s turbed b y con stru ct io n activities; therefore , no buffer augmentatio n o r enhancement is n eeded. The wet land buffe r w ill b e protected und e r a n easem ent. (6) Justification and mitigation of any negative impact to ecological commu111t1es. "Negative impact" includes any modification to a lower level of ecological community quality, as described by the Minnesota Land Cover Classification Sys tem (M-34X Modifiers); T h e proposed development of the s ite w ill n ot result in a ny n egative impact to ecological co mmuniti es (i.e. no modificati o n to a lower leve l of ecological com muni ty q uality a s described by the MLCCS M-34X m od ifi e r ; C it y Code Sec. 78-1635(6)). The hom e lots that wi ll b e located near or w ithin the so ut h east ma p le basswood fo rest vv ill lik e ly b e located c lose to th e roadway w here th e hi g hest concentratio n of co mmon b uckth o rn and d isea sed trees we re obser ved. (7) Maintenance of ecological c o nnecti ons through s ite design , as s hown on the Orono Natural Resource Inve ntory; No eco logica l conn ecti o n s wi ll be seve red by t h e proposed project. The south east portion o f th e s ite is s h own as part of a pote nti a l g r een way corridor. T h e majority of' this portion of the s ite wi ll b e unto uc he d by the proj ect. It is li ke ly that th e hom e to be co nstru cted w it hin t hi s part of th e s ite w ill b e located near th e roadway (northwes t part of th e so ut he a st wood la nd area). Furthe rmo re. t h e h o m e ,;v iii lik e ly b e wi thin wood land area that needs to have m any d is ea se d . dead trees, a nd common b uckthorn re m oved. (8) Maintenance and protection of ex isting pos itive views, and mitigation of any exi sting or proposed n egati ve views us ing appropriate measures s uc h as s ite layo ut, screening, building des ig n and col orati o n , etc.; and There is a di stant v iew of the North Arm of Lake M inne t o n ka fro m th e very n orth e rn part of t he s ite. No homes w ill be locat e d between thi s a rea (whi c h w ill beco m e a roadway) a nd the aforementio ned view. A dditionall y . the Wachman p arcel is locat ed lower o n the landscape than adj acent properti es to the north w hi c h c urrent ly have a lake