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Ramsey - Washington Metro July 17, 2003 Mr. Joel Hanson City of Little Canada City Manager 515 East Little Canada Road Little Canada, MN 55117 Dear Mr. Hanson, District 1902 East County Road B Maplewood, MN 55109 (651)704 -2089 fax: (651)704 -2092 email: office @rwmwd.org This letter is to update you on the status of "The Preserve" with the Ramsey - Washington Metro Watershed District. A pet alit has not been issued to the applicant for this project. There a number of items that have not been addressed and will need to be before the permit will me issued. The items are as follows: 1. The applicant is not in compliance with the District's wetland buffer policies for the following reasons: a. The applicant has not provided calculations showing that an average of 75 -foot buffer is met. b. District policy requires a no- disturb buffer with no grading or structures allowed in that area. The plans show grading in the buffer area and retaining walls within the buffer. c. District policy requires a minimum of a 10 -foot buffer from the wetland. There are places on the plan where grading occurs within that 10 feet. 2. The plans do not accurately show the area of disturbance needed for the construction of the retaining walls. That must be taken into consideration when determining grading limits and buffer calculations. 3. The applicant was allowed to construct the stormwater ponds in the wetland buffer area provided the disturbed area is planted with native vegetation. A native vegetation plan has not been submitted to the District for approval. 4. The wetland buffer signs shalt be placed at the edge of the wetland buffer area. If you have any questions, please feel free to call me. Thank you. (S/i�ncerely, Tina Carstens Permit Program Coordinator Cc: Kevin Von Riedel, Dayspring Development Jeff McDonnell, 'ProTerra Design