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The Project features 52 paved parking stalls, and an attached, 4-story building with 93 units plus one ground level garage and one to level attic. 4 The total square footage of the development site is 6.35 acres or 276,606 square feet, and the proposed. structure is estimated to be 60 feet high and 620 feet wide.5 11,51 Possible Envii-onmentat Effects from the "r•ojeci I I MM am The loss of habitat through the conversion of land from its natural state to a developed landscape represents the single greatest i.mpact of increased hunian activity on native wildlife. The development site currently is mainly a forestland, and together with its neighboring wetland, it has been a home for variety of wildlife species. A study in 2004 by David and Rebecca, Ternes 'Identified around 195 wildlife species living in and around the area (see Appendix C for the list of the 1915 wildlife species in and around the development site ). 6 The list includes. at least three species registered in the Alfinnesota's Lisp qf fndangierad�, Threcifene(l, and �1_7ecial Concern � ecles- maintained by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR)., 7 The number and identity of the species fisted represents a, relatively high wildlife density, which is enabled by the variety of habitat features that the development site and neighboring area could offer including block of forestland, wetland, and lake. With its large finished area and comparable size of parking lots and road construction, however, the Project will eliminate, most of the existing trees of' the site, and is likely to * s *f I I regarding the significantly 'mpa'r the only wetland of the area (see the next section reg i wetland). Loss of these two important habitat features, will 'impose a substantial threat not. only to the wildlife species find their homes in the development site but also to those around the area. The proposed, development site serves as an important wildlife corridor between Langton takes and the wetland South of the site. The proposed development will also effectively block the passages between the wetland and its surrounding area including the Langton lakes. B. Water Quality Degradation, Impairment of Wetland and Storm Water Run-Off The project directly borders with a wetland that is currently undergoing the process of i eutrophication, an environmental degradation caused by excessive nutrients inputs. Due to the hi I high density, development and the proximity of the proposed site to the wetland 4 .1l,ttp,.�//w�v\-\;.,citvof'ros,eville.icoiii/index.asp9. nid=1 099 visited July 17, 2.01018 E-mail inquiry results provided by Patrick Trudgeon, AI at City of Roseville on July 16, 2008 6 Rebecca Ann Temes (20104). R.E.- Lztngton Lake Park. A letter to Roseville Cilty Council and Friends of Twin Lakes. 7 littp://'files.dn,r.state.mii.,us/naturaI— resources / ets/end]ist,pdf 0