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<br />OSPD Ordinance <br />10/11/99 <br />Page 12 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />6. <br /> <br />Protects wildlife habitat of species listed as endangered, threatened or of <br />special concern by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and/or the <br />Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. <br /> <br />7. Designs around and preserves sites of historic, archeological or cultural <br />value and their environs, insofar as needed to safeguard the character of the <br />feature. <br /> <br />8. Landscapes common areas (such as community greens and cul-de-sac <br />islands), street right-of-ways with native species shade trees and flowering <br />shrubs of high wildlife conservation value. <br /> <br />9. Provides active recreational areas in suitable locations offering convenient <br />access by residents, and adequately screened from nearby residents. <br /> <br />10. Includes a pedestrian circulation system designed to assure that pedestrians <br />can walk safely and easily on the site, between properties and activities or <br />special features within the neighborhood open space system. All roadside <br />footpaths should connect with off road trails, which in turn should link with <br />potential open space on adjoining undeveloped parcels (or with existing open <br />space on adjoining developed parcels, where applicable). <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />11. <br /> <br />Provides open space that is contiguous. To the greatest extent practicable, <br />preserved open space shall be designed as a single block with logical, <br />straightforward boundaries. Long thin strips of conservation land shall be <br />avoided, unless the conservation feature is linear or unless the configuration <br />is necessary to connect with other streams or trails. Open space shall <br />generally abut existing or potential open space on adjacent parcels, and shall <br />be designed as part of larger contiguous and integrated greenway systems. <br /> <br />12. Meets qualified Land Trust criteria and protection objectives or those <br />approved by the City Council. <br /> <br />a) Open space is in contiguous blocks <br /> <br />b) Open space is adjacent to existing natural areas or parks <br /> <br />c) Open space protected by a conservation easement is a minimum land <br />area of 10 acres <br /> <br />d) Back yard / corridor easements are minimized <br /> <br />e) Natural features of the site preserved. <br /> <br />f) Native plants are incorporated into the plans <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />g) <br /> <br />The recreation or intended use for the open space is identified <br /> <br />\ \elkriver\sys \shrdoc \planning\stevewen \ccmmo \oa99osd4.doc <br />