18-3998 ExK ConservationDesignReport

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Southways – 1400 Bracketts Point Road Conservation Design Application 2 The project is consistent with applicable Environmental Protection provisions set forth in the City of Orono 2010-2030 Community Management Plan. These goals include: • Preserve marshlands, wetlands and natural drainage systems; • Manage surface water to protect the City from flooding and pollution; • Preserve native woodlands when possible; • Protect and preserve natural habitats; and • Protect land from soil erosion. The project is also consistent with applicable Policies for Natural Resource Management set forth in the City of Orono 2010-2030 Community Management Plan. Relevant policies include: • Favoring natural drainageways and retention of runoff over storm sewers where feasible; • Protection and preservation of wetlands and marshlands; • Protection of lake resources, allowing reasonable access while preventing overcrowding; • Protection of lake shorelines and lake beds from alteration; • Restriction of floodplain development and alterations; • Protection of wetlands includes protection of adjacent upland buffers; • Inclusion of natural resource investigation as part of this development proposal; • Inclusion of on-site water retention facilities as part of this development plan; • Inclusion of erosion control as part of this development plan; • Application of erosion control BMPs to land alterations; and • Adherence to Conservation Design principles. Rural Oasis Study Conservation Design requires response to the Rural Oasis Study contained in the City of Orono 2010-2030 Community Management Plan. The proposed project is located on a peninsula that extends out into Lake Minnetonka. Due to its location, the site is has limited to zero visibility from arterial and collector roadways. The project area does not fall within or adjacent to a corridor documented in the Orono Rural Oasis Study. The nearest roadway for which a corridor analysis similar to those in the Rural Oasis Study could be prepared is Shoreline Drive (CSAH 15). The project area is located approximately 550 feet south of a wooded stretch of Shoreline Drive. This part of Shoreline Drive has varied corridor enclosure due to the presence of adjacent homes that break up the forested border of the roadway. Review of site conditions and photographs available on Google Street View (Appendix A) indicate the proposed project will not appreciably change the viewshed, visibility of landmarks, or aesthetic character of Shoreline Drive.