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Marigold Pond Preliminary Plat Review ~V~ray 2 7, 2005 Revised: dune 24, 2005 2 of 3 · While a number of existing spruce and pine trees are slated to be transplanted from within the site, their final locales are not sho~vn. This presents a great opportunity to utilize at least some of those trees for buffering along Highway 47. · Planting specifications/details should be included with the landscaping plan. A revised landscaping plan is required. Tree Preservation: A tree preservation plan has been submitted that outlines the areas to be preserved during initial wading and road construction. A strong effort has been put forth to preserve a good number of significant trees, including a number of large oaks. Furthermore, a number of young spruce and pines will be transplanted from this site to other areas within the site as well as to Elmcrest Park. During construction of individual homes, all efforts should be made to preserve individual trees wherever feasible, Tree save fencing is required around all trees or groups of trees to be preserved. The fencing shall include, at a rain/rotan, the entire area beneath the tree canopy, which is known as the critical root zone. No construction activity whatsoever may occur within these areas. Moreover, no construction shall begin until this fencing has been installed and approved by the City. Finally, due to the number of oak trees on and adjacent to the development area, a plan must be submitted outlining the actions that will be taken to protect those trees fi'om oak wilt. Any clearing involving oak trees cannot occur between April 15 and July 15 to help protect against oak wilt. Density Transition: Level 3 density transitioning requirements apply along the northern and eastern property boundaries. The transitioning requirements can be fulfilled by natural features such as wetlands, by additional landscaping, or other alternatives. The wetland that spans most of the eastern property line seems to satisfy the transitioning. requirements for alt of those lots with the possible exception of Lot 30 Block 2 and Lot 16 B:iock 3. However, existing vegetation along the property line with the existing homes to the east of these two lots appears to provide ample'screening/buffering. Also, there appears to be significant tree cover along much of the northern property line that would satisfy the transitioning requirements for most of those lots. The existing lots to the north also have significant tree cover that provides further screening. Staff feels that some sort of transitioning is needed for Lots 3-4 Block 1, both of which have vbry little tree cover. Again, this can be accomplished through additional plantings or some other alternative agreed upon by the Applicant and the City. Wetlands: A substantial portion of the property is wetland. These wetland areas have been delineated by Kjolhaug Environmental Services which has been verified l~y the LLRWMO. The City anticipates adopting a wetland buffer ordinance in spring/summer 2005. Sheet L1 of the -226-