5A - Amendment to Conditional Use Application to allow Additional Villas

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28. Deed restrictions and covenants are in place to preserve and maintain open space or utility access. These will be updated as part of this application. 29. More than 50 percent of the proposed PUD is open space,which does not include dwellings,roads,parking spaces, or any other developed areas. 30.More than 5o percent of the shore impact zone is preserved. Deed or other type of restrictions will be required to prove continued protection. 31. An erosion control plan has been submitted, but will need to be updated consistent with this modified proposal. 32.A stormwater management plan has been submitted, but will need to be updated consistent with this modified proposal. 33• Commercial PUDs allow up to 35 percent impervious surface with a stormwater management plan and up to 25 percent impervious coverage without a stormwater management plan. The overall impervious coverage for the development is 20.6 percent. Impervious coverage in each tier is less than 2e 22 percent., 33-43%. A stormwater management plan is being required for this development. 34• The PUD will use a centralized ISTS system for all of the resort units. The drainfield at the tip of the peninsula is to be removed, and the drainfield at the northeastern edge of the property will remain. An additional drainfield will be added on the northeastern side of the development. 35• The dwelling units are clustered on the southeastern portion of the property. Storage units are clustered on the western side of the property. The northern portion of the property is primarily wetland. No development is proposed in the wetland. 36.A beach and picnic area is located on the southern part of the western edge of the property. These areas have been consolidated into one area to reduce their overall impact. 37. The PUD is allowed up to 34 mooring sites; one site for each unit originally available in the first tier. The PUD is also allowed one day dock for loading and unloading for units beyond the first tier. The PUD exceeds the allowed number of mooring sites with a proposed 40 mooring sites. The existing CUP for the resort provides for 40 mooring sites. 38.The mooring sites are subject to location and configuration as per consultation with the Department of Natural Resources. 39•A vegetation enhancement plan is currently in place, but will need to be updated as part of this proposal. Other 40.Middle Cullen Lake has 29, 416 feet of shoreline, as per GIS data provided by Crow Wing County. Wilderness Resort has a total of 2,653 feet of shoreline. The resort comprises 9.0%of the total shoreline on the lake. 41. Each unit is required to have 1.5 parking spaces, which is identified on the site plan. 42.The survey does not indicate where any signage will be placed. Signage will require a separate permit. Planning Commission Direction: The Commission can recommend approval of the conditional use permit, recommend denial, or table the request if additional information is needed. If the recommendation is for approval or denial,findings of fact must be cited. Pequot Lakes Staff Report 5(a)-4 August 19,2010