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Environmentally Sensitive Site Designs
Utilizing ordinance regulations for landscape, wetland mitigation
and storm water controls, the staff of the Community Development
Department works closely with developers to assure high quality and
environmentally sensitive site designs. In the past couple years
the Northern Equities Group has begun developing the Haggerty
Corridor Corporate Park on a large parcel located on Thirteen Mile
and Haggerty Roads. The lots created will go to new manufacturing
facilities and business offices. Already the Ryder Corporation has
established their world headquarters on the site.
The business park project includes wetland mitigation and large
park-wide storm water control basins. Basins and created wetlands
built this year and last year are already establishing themselves
well. Ordinance requirements calling for the planting of native
shrubs around the basin edges provide habitat while controlling
Canada Geese populations. Like the wetland mitigation areas, the
bottoms of basins are seeded with native plant mixes and are not to
be mowed. Wildflower mixes were introduced along the borders of the
newly created wetlands. Already the wildflowers are taking root and
providing a great deal of color even this late in the growing
season.
Congratulations to Northern Equities for working with the City’s
Planners, Landscape Architect and Wetland Consultant in creating
attractive, functioning environmental features!
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