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COMMENTS & RESPONSES (~o[lqlllCIltor Tim Bremicker, Acting Regional Director Department of Natural Resources Comment Date : July 19, 2005 Thank you fi)r your response regarding the Brookfield Addition Environmental Assessment Worksheet. Fish, Wildlife and Ecologically Sensitive Resources (Item No. 11) The developer will take care to protect and maintain the characteristics of both the drainage ditch and Trott Brook. The forested buffer areas and floodplain areas along Trott Brook will be protected by a conserw~tJon easement. This will include appropriate erosion controls during construction, and adequate vegetative buffers around the ditch and Trott Brook. The City of Ramsey will enforce erosion control and vegetative buffer ordinances for all construction in order to limit the cumulative impacts on Trott Brook. Water Use (Item No. 13) The design average water use of 150 gallons per person per day is a conservative design value for planning purposes. At the suggestion of the Metropolitan Council, the City will be consistent with the July 2004 Comprehensive Water System Study. In addition, the City will promote reduced lawn watering, drought tolerant landscaping and appropriate site preparation in order to reduce water use. Water-Related Land Use Management District (Item No. 14) Trott Brook is subject to Shoreland Management requirements and Scenic River requirements, since it is a designaled tributary of the Rum River. The main additional provisions that have to be met for these requirements are a 100-foot structure setback from the Ordinary High Water (OHW) level of Trott Brook, controlled vegetative cutting within this 100 feet, and a limit of 25% impervious surface for lots adjacent to Trott Brook. The submitted preliminary plat for Brookfield Addition plan meets all these requirements. The fi~ct that a portion of this parcel is in the Shoreland District of Trott Brook (the land within 300 feet of' thc creek or the landward extent of the floodplain, whichever is greater) should have been included in th is section. These requirements will be taken into account when evaluating the preliminary plat.