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GUIDELINES FOR DEVELOPMENT CONSIDERED COMPATIBLE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL CORRIDORS
3                                                                               Permitted Development
Transportation and Utility Facilities                                               Recreational Fecilities                                            Rural-Density
(see General Development Guidelines below)                                     see General Development Guidelines below)                                   Single-Family
Component                                                                                                                                                                       Residential
Natural Resource               Utility                                                                                                                                           Development
and Related                  Lines    Engineered   Engineered                                                                                                                  see General
thin     Streets     and     Stormwater      Flood                                                                                     Hard-                          Development
Ral      and      Related   Management     Control              Picnic   Family   Swimming    Boat      Ski                          Sarface                          Guidelines
C " Highways  Facilities  Facilities  Facilitiesb  Trass Areas  Campingd   Beaches    Access     Hills     Golf layfields    Coos     Parking   Buildings     below
Lakes, aRiRes It                                                                                                                                                                           ai
F ea Strems w n    tt          n        t    a        Floo                                                                                       adx-                         Dv
aStream .......     --e         fg         X            X          X        X                   X         X         --        -         X                              X--
hor  lin  ..........                                       X         X              --             X         X         --        X         --        - X                  --           -
Wet Soils .  ... ...    X         X           X            X         X         -         --        X         X         --        X---X--
Woodland .. ...   .      X         X           X            -X                            X                   X         X         X         X         X          X                      X x
WildlifeHabitat .....     x        X            x           -          X        X         X                   X         X         X         X         X  
SepSlop.                                       --           --        -m        --        --             -    --       Xn         X         -     -        --              --
Prairie  ....       _                                                _ m
Park ...... I.........   X         X           X            X         X         X         X         X         X         X         X         X         X          X         X-
Historic  Site  ........  --        9 --._m
Scenic Viewpoint . . ..   X         X           --           --         X        X         X         --        X         X         X         --        -          X          X           X
Scientific or Natural
Area Site  ..........   --                                          _m
NOTE: An "X" indicates that facility development is permitted within the specihied natural resource featore. In those portions of the environmental corridors having mare than one at the listed natural resource features, the natural resource
feature with the most restrictive development limitation should take precedence.
GENERAL DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES
*  Transportation and Utility Facilities: All transportation and utility facilities proposed to be located within the important natural resources should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis to consider alternative locations for such facilities.
If it is determined that such facilities should be located within natural resources, development activities should be sensitive to these resources, and, to the extent possible following construction, such resources should be restored
The above table presents development guidelines for major transportation and utility facilities. These guidelines may be extended to other similar facilities not specifically listed in the table.
*  Recreational Facilities: In general, no more than 20 percent of the total environmental corridor area should be developed for recreational facilities. Furthermore, no more then 20 percent of the environmental corridor area consisting
of upland wildlife habitat and woodlands should be developed for recreational facilities. It is recognized, however, that In certain cases these percentages may be exceeded in efforts to accommodate needed public recreational
and game and fish management facilities within appropriate natural settings.
The above table presents development guidelines for major recreational facilities. These guidelines may be extended to other similar facilities not specifically listed in the table.
* Single-Family Residential Development: Limited single-family residential development within the environmental corridor may occur in various forms ranging from development on large rural estate lots to clustered single-family
development. The maximum number of housing units accommodated at a proposed development site within the environmental corridor should be limited to the number determined by dividing the total corridor acreage within
the site less the acreage covered by surface water and wetlands by five. Individual lots should contain a minimum of approximately one acre of land determined to be developable for each housing unit-with developable lands
being defined to include upland wildlife habitat and woodlando, but to eclude areas of steep slope.
Single-family development on existing lots of record should be permitted as provided for under county or local zoning at the time of adoption of the land use plan.
aThe natural resource and related features are defined as follows:
Lakes, Rivers, and Streams: Includes all lakes greater than five acres in area and all perennial and intermittent streams as shown on U. S. Geological Survey quadrangle maps.
Michigan shoreline
Flnodulain: Includes areas, excluding stream channels and lake beds, subject to inundation by the 100-year recurrence interval flood event.
Wetlands: Includes areas one acre or more in size in which the water table is at, near, or above the land surface and which are characterized by both hydric soils and by the growth ofsedges, cattails, and other wetland vegetation.
Wer Soils: Includes areas covered by wet, poorly drained, and organic soils.
Woodlands: Includes areas one acre or more in size having 17 or more deciduous trees per acre with at least a 50 percent canopy cover as we f as coniferous free plantations and reforestation projects; excludes lowland woodlands,
such as tamarack swamps, which are classified as wetlands.
Wildlife Habitat Includes areas devoted to natural open uses of a size and with a vegetative cover capable of supporting a balanced diversity of wildlife.
eep Slope: Includes areas with land slopes of 12 percent or greater.
Prairies: Includes open, generally treeless areas which are dominated by native grasses.
fr: Includes public and noopublic Park and open space sites.
Historic Site: Includes sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Icenic Viewpoint: Includes vantage points from which a diversity of natural features such as surface waters, wetlands, woodlands, and agricultural lands can be observed.
Scientific and Natural Area Sites: Includes tracts of land and water so little modified by human activity that they contain intact native plant and animal communities believed to be representative of the pre-settlement landscape.
blncludes such improvements as stream channel modifications and such facilities as dams.
cIncludes trails for such activities as hiking, bicycling, cross-country skiing, nature study, and horseback riding, and excludes all motorized trail activities. It should be recognized that trails for motorized activities such as snowmobiling
that are located outside the environmental corridors may of necessity have to cross environmental corridor lands. Proposals for such crossings should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and if it is determined that they are necessary,
 such trail crossings should be designed to ensure minimum disturbance of the natural resources.
dincludes areas intended to accommodate camping in tents, trailers, or recreational vehicles which remain at the site for short periods of time-typically ranging from an overnight stay toa two-week stay.
It should be recognized that certain transportation facilities such as bridges may be constructed over such resources.
fit should be recognized that utility facilities such as sanitary sewers may be located in or under such resources.
I it should be recognized that electric power transmission lines and similar lines may be suspended over such resources.
hit should be recognized that certain flood control facilities such as dams and channel modifications may need to be provided in such resources to reduce or eliminate flood damage to existing development
it should be recognized that bridges for trail facilities may be constructed over such resources.
lit should be recognized that streets and highways may cross such resources. Where this occurs, there should be no not loss of flood storage capacity or wetlands.
kAny development affecting wetlands must adhere to the water quality standards for wetlands established under Chapter NR 703 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code.
I Only an appropriately designed boardwalkirail should be permitted
manly appropriately designed and located hiking and cross-country ski trails should be permirred.
nOnly an appropriately designed, vegetated, and maintained ski hilt should be permitted.
Source: SEWRPC.

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