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rock driveway should either be preserved and used as a screened buffer for Lot 4 or should <br /> be cleared,regraded, and created into an open turf grass yard. . <br /> � The view analysis for CSAH 6 has two positive views and one negative view. The positi�e <br /> views are considered to be the wetland and the stand of pine trees that can be viewed from <br /> � . the roadside. The only small negative view_is the power line that runs along the road. , . <br /> 3. Natural Resource Inventory , <br /> a. After reviewing the MLCCS data on Figure 6 of the Orono Natural Resource <br /> Inventory, it appears that Artificial Surfaces and Associated Areas(10000),Planted <br /> or Cultivated Vegetation(20000), Shrubland(50000), and Herbacous (60000) areas <br /> are present on the subject parcel. Due to map scale it is difficult to identify these <br /> categories with great certainty. <br /> ;;:�: b. A general tree survey was done by analyzing the site and categorizuig the trees on <br /> site into the following canopy types: maple-basswood,red/white pine, evergreen, and <br /> • buckthorn. See Figure A for more details. <br /> " c. A wetland delineation and report was completed for the subject parcel. It was <br /> reviewed and approved by the Minnehaha Creek Watershed Dsitrict(MCWD). The - <br /> report was dated August 4, 2011 and is available from Svoboda Ecological Resources <br /> (SER)upon request. • <br /> d. The topography of the subject parcel was completed by Gronberg and Associates <br /> and is depicted on the attached conceptual design layout. <br /> e. The subject parcel was not identified as a conceptual greenway corridor on Figure <br /> , , . 9 in the Orono Natural Resource Inventory. Rare plant communities were not ,. <br /> observed on site and were not identified on Figure 10 of the Orono Natural Resource <br /> Inventory. The subject garcel has been altered by the use of pasture for the horses and <br /> the large amount of pine tree stands that had been planted. The disturbed state of the <br /> parcel would imply that there is no need for management and protection of rare � <br /> communities on this site. <br /> 4. Conservation Design Master Plan <br /> a. The existing drainage system runs from the existing house to the creek that <br /> discharges into the wetland. The creek serves as a transport route for the onsite water <br /> runoff. Currently the creek bed is dry but it is possible that during the spring the <br /> creek transports the snowmelt from this site to the wetland. The topography on this <br /> site slopes from east to west with slopes ranging from 2-10 percent. . <br /> b. The existing drainage patterns will be maintained and a small storm water <br /> retention pond is proposed to treat road runoff and reduce storm water phosphorus <br /> Svoboda Ecological Resources 2700 Sixth Avenue <br /> � Project No.:2011-012 2 Orono MN <br /> � <br />