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. .. I Required Project As Proposed Lot Area 14,000 sf minimum 17,723 sf average . Setback from Ordinary High Water 150 feet minimum 320 feel Setback from road right of way 40 feet minimum 45 feel . Structure Height 35 feet maximum 28.5 feet Lot Coverage 35 percent maximum 25 percent . The shoreland ordinance defines clear-cuning as "the removal of an entire stand of trees." The site plan does not propose this on the site. Therefore, the proposal is consistent with the intent of . the ordinance. The ordinance permits the selective removal of natural vegetation provided that suUicient vegetative cover remains to screen cars, dwellings, and other structures when viewed from the water. The applicant stated that an anempt will be made to save vegetation along Old . Highway 10 when possible. This is recommended as an additional condition of approval. In addition, the applicant is providing larger diameter plantings than is required by City code. . Foundation plantings and landscaping of the entrance and cul-de-sac is included in the landscaping plan, as are a variety of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs. Ten-foot .- evergreens will screen units along County Road E2. Staff is recommending a wetland buUer to enhance the long term viability of the functions and . values of the two wetland basins~ The recommendation is for a 16.5-foot buffer strip adjacent to (he basins to trap nutrients and pesticides from lawns and minimize the likelihood of geese causing a nuisance for the residents. These conditions are possible under a Planned Unit . DevelopmenL . Commenter disagrees with several aspects of the wetland delineation report~ The wetlands on the site do not meet the definition of Public Waters Wetlands, as defmed MN . Stats I 03G.l 05, Subd. 18. Therefore, the DNR does not have regulatory jurisdiction over the wetlands on the site. The wetlands on the site are regulated by the Wetland Conservation Act under the rules promulgated by the Board of Water and Soil Resources, MN Rules 8420. The . wetlands on the site are also under the regulatory jurisdiction of the U.S~ Army Corps of Engineers pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water AcL . The delineation of the wetlands was prepared by Franklin 1. Svoboda & Associates, with field work conducted on May 17, 1995. The Wetland Conservation Act requires that wetland . delineations be conducted in accordance with the Federal Manualfor Identifying and Delineating Jurisdictional Wetlands (1989 Manual). The Corps of Engineers regulations require .. Responses to Comments Ogren Townhome PUD page 6 .