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Environmental planning staff has reviewed the proposal for consistency with county native upland set- aside <br /> requirements ( LDR Chapter 929 ) and wetland protection requirements ( LDR Chapter 928 ) . Staffs finding is that the <br /> proposal will result in a net improvement to site resource protection by establishment of a wetland conservation <br /> easement over a high quality forested wetland. Currently this wetland is unprotected and could otherwise be permitted <br /> for development with appropriate mitigation . Although the applicant is opting to pay a fee- in-lieu of upland set-aside , <br /> the applicant has worked with staff to preserve as many native trees on the site as possible in the context of development. <br /> RECOMMENDATION <br /> Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners approve release of the existing conservation easement. <br /> conditioned upon the applicant' s recording of a new conservation easement as described herein and payment of a $9,466 <br /> fee- in- lieu of upland set-aside . <br /> ATTACHMENT <br /> 1 . Overall site plan <br /> 2 . Release of conservation easement document( s ) <br /> 3 . Proposed conservation easement document <br /> Community Development Director Robert M . Keating explained that Deputy County <br /> Attorney Will Collins noticed in his review of these documents that on Exhibit "A " (page 53 <br /> of the backup ) the legal description by the surveyor was incomplete and would be corrected . <br /> It should have shown Township 33 South , but the 33 was inadvertently omitted . <br /> ON MOTION by Vice Chairman Stanbridge , SECONDED BY <br /> Commissioner Adams , the Board unanimously approved release <br /> of the existing conservation easement, conditioned upon the <br /> applicant ' s recording of a new conservation easement as <br /> described , and approved payment in the amount of $ 9 , 466 fee- <br /> in- lieu of upland set- aside , as recommended in the <br /> memorandum . <br /> COPY OF RECORDED RELEASE OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT, <br /> RECORDED CONSERVATION EASEMENT , <br /> AND RECORDED CONSENT & JOINDER OF MORTGAGEE ARE ON FILE <br /> IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK TO THE BOARD <br /> April 17, 2001 <br /> 21 <br />