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<br />City of Arden Hills - Comprehensive Plan - DRAFT <br /> <br />Of the 585 acres on the TCMP property that are anticipated to be ~ to the <br />City for redevelopment, preliminary plans include approximately_168 acres for <br />use as open space in the form of parks, wetlands, stormwater areas, <br />recreational areas, and a wildlife corridor, <br /> <br />The Rice Creek Watershed District has compiled data and generated a resource <br />protection map to show areas of significant natural resources. The map is only <br />intended to be a guide and is not detailed enough for site specific planning as <br />there may be inaccuracies due to the scale of the assessment. Additional <br />information regarding feasibility and site condition should be collected before <br />utilizing this information at a smaller scale. <br /> <br />This resource protection map has two primary purposes. First, it is meant to <br />help develop regulations to protect significant natural resources where it is <br />feasible to do so. Secondly, it is meant to help make more informed <br />development decision in places where there may be significant resources. The <br />map displays the following information: <br />o Remaining natural areas within your community <br />o Results of a natural resource assessment <br />o Results of a wetland restoration assessment <br />o Lakes and streams currently listed on the 303(d) list of impaired waters <br />o Results of lake water quality assessment <br /> <br />10.5.1 Natural Resources Assessment <br /> <br />The Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD) evaluated the natural areas within <br />its jurisdiction, which includes all of Arden Hills. to determine the relative quality <br />of remaining natural areas. The RCWD evaluated the natural resource data <br />based on the following characteristics: <br />o Health of natural area: High quality areas with native vegetation were <br />considered more important than areas with partial or total dominance by <br />invasive species. <br />o Size: Large natural areas (5 acres or greater) were considered more <br />important that small natural areas (less than 5 acres). <br />o Rarity of community type within the watershed: Natural community types <br />that are rare due to specific site requirements (fens, bogs, etc.), or have <br />become rare due to historic land use changes or degradation (prairie, oak <br />savanna, etc.) were considered more important than more common <br />natural community types. <br />o Adjacency to other natural areas: Natural areas that are immediately <br />adjacent to several other natural areas were considered to be more <br />important than natural areas that are adjacent to one or no other natural <br />areas. <br /> <br />DRAFT <br />5/15/2008 <br /> <br />fDeleted:'t~~~d <br />f~Delet~d~~-~~-r - <br /> <br />'I <br />-' <br /> <br />r--"--~"-------'-'- .. .....".._...-....--. -......._."._""._"-~---, <br />I Deleted: While some institutional i <br />I development from the Minnesota <br />I National Guard may occur on the <br />southern part of the AHATS property, <br />much of that area is anticipated to <br />remain as open space, though it is <br />generally not open to the public. <br /> <br /> <br />74 <br />
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