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individual septic systems and wells. There are two existing single family homes located on the proposed plat on Lot 1, Block 1, and Lot 6, Block 4. NATURAL FEATURES/WETLANDS The proposed plat has several wetland basins located throughout the property. The applicants have done a good job of avoiding the wetland areas, however, the developers are proposing to fill approximately a quarter acre of wetlands. The wetland filling areas are primarily for the construction of roads off of Zebulon Street to provide access to the site. The Wetland Conservation Act requires that any wetlands that are filled be replaced at a ratio of two to one. Therefore, if the applicant fills a quarter acre of wetlands it must be replaced with a half acre of created wetlands within the same County or watershed. Prior to the filling of any wetland area the applicants must provide a replacement plan showing where and how the wetlands will be mitigated. The replacement plan must be approved by the City Council and other agencies such as the DNR, Army Corps of Engineers, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Fish and Wildlife Service, etc. before any filling can commence. The wetland replacement plan must be approved by the City Council prior to approval of final plat. If the wetland replacement plan is not approved, the plat may need to be revised enough to necessitate further • review by the Planning Commission. WOODED AREAS The property has a wide mixture of existing vegetation. There are several pockets of wooded areas scattered throughout the plat as well as open areas and wetlands. The dominant tree species is oaks with a mixture of tree varieties near the wetland boundaries. With the placement of the roads, the applicant has done a good job of avoiding most of the wooded areas. Some of the homes are proposed to be constructed in wooded areas, therefore, a tree protection plan should be submitted with each proposed building permit. ROADS The proposed preliminary plat has two primary access points: The first one is located off of County Road 72 (Zebulon Street) from the west and the second involves the extension of Troy Street in the Fairhaven Hills subdivision. Troy Street currently dead-ends in the Fairhaven Hills Subdivision approximately 350 feet from the northern boundary of this plat, however, platted right-of-way does exist to extend Troy Street to service his plat. In fact, in 1987 when Fairhaven Hills was platted, Troy Street was rough graded to the southern boundary of the Fairhaven Hills plat in an • effort to put the surrounding residents on notice that this street will function s:planning:pc:-95-1