5.3.
Environmental Policy Board (EPB)
- Meeting Date:
- 10/16/2017
- By:
- Chris Anderson, Community Development
Information
Title:
Consider Sketch Plan for Rum River Prairie
Purpose/Background:
The purpose of this case is to introduce the EPB to a proposed Sketch Plan for Rum River Prairie. The proposed development is located along both sides of Armstrong Blvd north of Tiger St (the "Subject Property"). More detailed plans, including Landscape and Tree Preservation plans, will be developed and submitted in the coming months as part of a Preliminary Plat package.
Rum River Prairie is a proposed twenty-one (21) lot, single family residential subdivision. The Subject Property is zoned R-1 Residential (Rural Developing) and is guided as Rural Developing in the Comprehensive Plan. It does not appear that there are any proposed/requested deviations from Zoning Code or the Comprehensive Plan with this Sketch Plan.
Based on the Minnesota Land Cover Classification System (MLCCS), the Subject Property consists almost entirely of dry grassland cover type with a very small portion shown as wetland prairie. Per the City's Natural Resources Inventory (NRI), the majority of the Subject Property was classified as an Altered/Non-Native Plant Community (per MLCCS, this is considered a semi-natural community that does not qualify for natural quality ranking), with the very northern portion being classified as Native Species Present in an Altered/Non-Native Plant Community (implies that there were native species present but within a non-native plant community). The National Wetland Inventory (NWI) does identify two small 'pocket' wetlands within the Subject Property. There are no floodplain areas within the Subject Property.
While there are not more detailed plans available (not required until the Preliminary Plat stage), this is an opportunity for the EPB to review the project in general as it relates to natural resources. Any potential feedback or comments from the EPB can be pass along to the developer prior to completion of the more detailed plans.
Rum River Prairie is a proposed twenty-one (21) lot, single family residential subdivision. The Subject Property is zoned R-1 Residential (Rural Developing) and is guided as Rural Developing in the Comprehensive Plan. It does not appear that there are any proposed/requested deviations from Zoning Code or the Comprehensive Plan with this Sketch Plan.
Based on the Minnesota Land Cover Classification System (MLCCS), the Subject Property consists almost entirely of dry grassland cover type with a very small portion shown as wetland prairie. Per the City's Natural Resources Inventory (NRI), the majority of the Subject Property was classified as an Altered/Non-Native Plant Community (per MLCCS, this is considered a semi-natural community that does not qualify for natural quality ranking), with the very northern portion being classified as Native Species Present in an Altered/Non-Native Plant Community (implies that there were native species present but within a non-native plant community). The National Wetland Inventory (NWI) does identify two small 'pocket' wetlands within the Subject Property. There are no floodplain areas within the Subject Property.
While there are not more detailed plans available (not required until the Preliminary Plat stage), this is an opportunity for the EPB to review the project in general as it relates to natural resources. Any potential feedback or comments from the EPB can be pass along to the developer prior to completion of the more detailed plans.
Funding Source:
All costs associated with this request are the responsibility of the Applicant.
Action:
Based on discussion; no specific action required.
Attachments
Form Review
| Inbox | Reviewed By | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Hagen | JoAnn Shaw | 10/12/2017 04:14 PM |
- Form Started By:
- Chris Anderson
- Started On:
- 10/12/2017 10:33 AM
- Final Approval Date:
- 10/12/2017