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. .. ~everal commenters state that the EA W is incorrect that no waterfowl are on the site. . Commenter is correct that waterfowl have been sighted on the property~ The EA W should have clarified that no large waterfowl population exists on the site, nor is there open water of a size to . support a large waterfowl population. . Commenter states that provisions to protect the oak trees on and near the site should be addressed. . Staff recommendations for conditions for approval will include no removal of oak trees unless they are located in building footprints or roadway areas. The City has no tree protection ordinance, but this condition of approval is possible under the Planned Unit Development . process. . ~ Phvsical ImJ;lacts on Water Resources ". The DNR notes that the site is outside of the City's Shoreland Management zone for Valentine . Lake because the water drains away from the lake. Without the normal protection provided by shore land standards. water quality in the lake may be degraded. The DNR recommends that the .- applicant consider routing the stormwater outfall from the sedimentation basin under Co. Rd. E2 to the south rather than into Lake Valentine. In addition, grading on the site eliminates much of the woodland on the site and the wetlands are threatened by erosion during construction Other . commenters askfor more informalion on construction and impacts on Valentine Lake. The property is not within the shore land management area because the site does not drain to the . lake. Old Highway 10 forms a hydrologic dam between the site and Valentine Lake~ The proposed project would, through stormwater management design, re-establish the historic hydrological connection by draining into the lake after runoff treatment by a sedimentation basin. . Because of the re-establishrnent of drainage into the lake, statf concludes it is appropriate that the development should meet the intent of the shoreland regulations. The following table compares the projeCt to the City's shore land ordinance requirements. In the listed categories, the project I meets shoreland intent. . . . .. Responses to Comments Ogren Townhome PUD page 5 .