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, management in place before the clear-cutting; however, there was also no impervious surface on the property before the clear-cutting. The rain garden will help compensate for the . impervious surface on the property. The proposed impervious coverage is 25 percent for the driveway and home; the maximum is 35 percent. Ramsey County: Ken Haider from Ramsey County has revicwcd the proposed landscaping plan and approved the landscaping that would be located in the Ramsey County right-of-way along Lake Johanna Blvd. Rice Creek Watershed District: The Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD) does not review landscaping plans for this type of development; however, they do review the plans for the proposed dwelling and stormwater management. The RCWD has issued a Conditional Approval Pending Receipt of Changes (CAPROC) lor the proposed dwelling (Attachment 3B-l). A copy of the CAPROC has been submilled to the City and is included with this packet. Based on the requestcd information from RCWD, it is quite likely that the pennit will be granted. 2. General Evaluation Criteria Since a residential property is generally not subject to the site plan review process for landscaping, there is not a prescribed procedure for evaluating the proposed landscaping plan. Evaluation criteria may include, but is not limited to, the following: . Compatibility with neighboring properties; . . Sufficient replacement of previous vegetation; . Plant diversity and placement; . Screening from the lake; . Long-tenn erosion control; . Stormwater management; . Long-term viability ofthe plantings; and, . Approval from Ramsey Cowlty/Riee Creek Watershed District; When evaluating the total landscaping plan, any conditions imposed on the plan must be commensurate to the violation and remediation. It is important that there be an essential nexus or connection between the plan, the conditions for approval, and the mitigation of the impact from the clear-cutting. 3. Special Use Permit - Section 8.D.3.b Typically, a site plan review also uses the special use permit criteria in the evaluation process. Since this is an atypical application, most of the special use permit criteria do not apply. However, Section 8.D.3.b of the Arden Hills Zoning Ordinance lists the criteria for City of Arden Hilis Planning Commission Meeting for October 4, 2006 . '1IMetro-inet.lIs'lardenhillsIPlan/tinglP/(Inning Casesi2006\06-028 Ngo Site Plan Review fPf"NfJ/NG)\09/306 PC reporf -/'I'go Sile Plan Revfe-.v.doc Page 5 of 7