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6) Justification and mitigation of negative impacts to ecolo�ical communities. <br /> The site is being developed to a more intensive land use and as such impacts to <br /> ecological communities are unavoidable. Ef�`'orts have been made to protect the most <br /> signifrcant trees and avoid wetlands. Mitigation efforts include planting of 226 <br /> replacement trees to provide screening and replacement habitats. Wetla�d impacts and <br /> mitigation were discursed in the response to item S above. <br /> 7) Maintenance of ecological connections. <br /> No Ecologically Significant,Natural Resource Corridors, or Conceptual Greenways are <br /> indicated on the site �see Figure S and Appendix B). The existing wetdand connects to <br /> wetland located o_,�`'site to the west, which then drains via an existing 1 interrnittent <br /> draingeway westward towards Clausen Lake. Connections with the adjacent wetdands to <br /> the west as wedl as the hydrodogic connection will be maintained. <br /> 8) Maintenance and protection of existin�positive views. <br /> Per the assessment completed during the preparation of the Rural Oasis Study, the site <br /> was determined to have negative views. Recammendat�ons for addressing the negative <br /> views included screening along Old Crysta!Bay Road, Old Highway I2, and the <br /> southern edge of the site, which are part of the landscaping plan. See Append�ix A for the <br /> Rural Oasis Study and Appendix C for the Landscaping Plan. <br /> 9} Preservation or reinterpretation of existing landmarks. <br /> The site is adjacent ta major roads on 3 sides and lacks signditcant landmarks worthy of <br /> preservation or reinterpretation. No Landmarks were identrfied on the project site in the <br /> Rural Oasis Study. <br /> 5 <br />