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Report
For: Jackson’s Grant Village
NW Corner of 116th & Spring Mill Rd.
Prepared For:
Douglas B. Wagner
Senior Vice President
Republic Development LLC
Fishers, Indiana
By: Ron L. Dixon
Natural Resource Consulting
September, 2020
7719 Knapp Road
Indianapolis, Indiana
46259 Tel: (317) 862-7446
September 18, 2020
To: Douglas B. Wagner, Senior V.P., Republic Development, LLC
Re: Wetland Assessment Report for Jackson’s Grant Village, 20+/- acre Farm at the NW Corner
of 116th and Spring Mill Road, Carmel, Indiana.
Dear Mr. Wagner:
This is a brief report regarding a site investigation and a general wetland assessment I
performed for the Jackson’s Grant Village property. I observed and evaluated the soils, plants,
and hydrology and did not observe any areas I feel which would meet the criteria of a
jurisdictional and/or regulated wetland. There are some hydric soils on the site, but they are
tiled and typically farmed in rotational row crops of soybeans and corn. Aerial photography did
show a few small wet areas within the hydric soils, but wetlands have not formed within them.
One of those wet areas was caused several years ago by a neighbor pumping water into the
southwest corner of the west crop field. That has since been corrected. There are some small
areas of hydric soils within portions of the wooded areas, but those areas have surface
drainage. There is also some scattered cut and fill disturbance and old structures within the
wooded areas from historic farm uses.
The U.S. Department of Interior’s National Wetlands Inventory Map (copy attached) did not
indicate the potential presence of any wetlands on this property. The NWI map is not
conclusive though, which is why a field investigation was recommended to verify the presence
or non-presence of wetlands.
There is a narrow steep gully in the north western woods that eventually flattens and forms a
small ephemeral drainage channel near the west property line. It appears this ephemeral
channel will be avoided and future storm drains designed to discharge above it. Currently
however, the USACOE no longer regulates ephemeral channels.
It is important to realize that if the crop fields are allowed to remain fallow for very long and if
the agricultural drainage is not maintained, then wetlands could begin to develop after several
years within the hydric soils. Relic seed from wetland plants can remain dormant for many
years and quickly begin to emerge once farm tiles and natural surface drains fail from land
disturbance. It is usually best to keep farming the crop fields until you are ready to begin the
development.
Ron L. DixonNatural Resource Consulting
In conclusion, I feel the Jackson’s Grant Village property is primarily composed of upland soils
(Miami and Crosby) of crop fields and small wooded areas along with a few scattered
depressional areas of hydric soils (Brookston) that are non-wetland.
Please let me know if I can be of further assistance.
Ron Dixon
Natural Resource Consultant
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Townhomes
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Community Building
Total Open Space -
30% minimum (per PUD)
Bicycle Racks
Street Lights
15' residential
18' commercial SPRINGMILL ROAD116th STREET
lake
park
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tree preservation/
nature preserve
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Soil Map—Hamilton County, Indiana
(Doug Wagner Site Soils Map )
Natural Resources
Conservation Service
Web Soil Survey
National Cooperative Soil Survey
9/3/2020
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Map projection: Web Mercator Corner coordinates: WGS84 Edge tics: UTM Zone 16N WGS84
0 100 200 400 600
Feet
0 35 70 140 210
Meters
Map Scale: 1:2,480 if printed on A landscape (11" x 8.5") sheet.
Soil Map may not be valid at this scale.
Map Unit Legend
Map Unit Symbol Map Unit Name Acres in AOI Percent of AOI
Br Brookston silty clay loam, 0 to
2 percent slopes
6.2 28.6%
CrA Crosby silt loam, fine-loamy
subsoil, 0 to 2 percent
slopes
12.2 55.7%
MmD2 Miami silt loam, 12 to 18
percent slopes, eroded
0.3 1.2%
UbaA Urban land-Brookston
complex, 0 to 2 percent
slopes
0.0 0.2%
YbvA Brookston silty clay loam-
Urban land complex, 0 to 2
percent slopes
0.1 0.4%
YclA Crosby silt loam, fine-loamy
subsoil-Urban land complex,
0 to 2 percent slopes
3.0 13.9%
Totals for Area of Interest 21.8 100.0%
Soil Map—Hamilton County, Indiana Doug Wagner Site Soils Map
Natural Resources
Conservation Service
Web Soil Survey
National Cooperative Soil Survey
9/3/2020
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The row crop fields are currently fallow as shown. In the bottom photo, by the
Argo, a neighbor had pumped water into this corner of the field for several years.
That has since been corrected.
Upland tree species are common on this farm property.
Scattered old farm structures are located within the wooded areas (corn crib
above and old outdoor fireplace shown below).
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Townhomes
Single Family
Neighborhood
Commercial
Community Building
Total Open Space -
30% minimum (per PUD)
Bicycle Racks
Street Lights
15' residential
18' commercial SPRINGMILL ROAD116th STREET
lake
park
landscape buffer
landscape bufferlandscape bufferpark
park
tree preservation/
nature preserve
0.5ac±
tree preservation/
nature preserve
0.5ac±
park
*concept plan subject to change*
60' 1/2 R/W
per Thoroughfare Plan Existing 50' 1/2 R/WType 'B' Buffer250'Type 'A' Buffer475'o o oo o oo o oo o oo o oo o oo o oo o o
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