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Planning & Zoning Board April 10, 2002 Page 9 APPROVED MINUTES Staff indicated the proposal wa s subject to the review and approval of the City Engineer and Rice Creek Watershed District. If the proposed subdivision was approved, the Developer would be required to make app lication to FEMA for a Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA) or Letter of Map Revi sion (LOMR) to revise the existing Floor Plain maps consistent with the proposed grading. With respect to wetlands, staff stated the project site contained 19.39 acres of wetland. 2.06 acres of wetland were proposed to be impacted by the site development. The wetland mitigation would take place on-site , by creating two new wetlands and three water quality ponds, which would have a total area of 2.51 acres and 3.27 acres, respectively. A portion (.20 acres) of one of the existing wetland areas would be converted from a Type 2 wet meadow to a Type 3 shallow marsh wetland to help facilitate site drainage. Staff stated the developer was proposing to install sign demarcatin g the wetland edge as property corners of where the wetland e dge changed drastically within a lot. Approximately 35 to 40 signs would be in stalled (1 sign per two homes) along the wetland edge. The sign would de signate the area as a protected wetland zone. The sign would also inform homeowners that movi ng or cutting beyond the sign was not allowed. The plans also delineate a wetland buffer easement adjacent to wetland to provide additional transition from culture d lawns to native vegetation. Staff indicated the application also incl uded a Monitoring Plan that provided for monitoring of the newly created wetlands fo r a 5-year period. The report would be submitted to Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD) on a yearly basis. The RCWD was a Regulatory Government Unit (RGU) for ad ministration of the Wetland Conservation Act. Staff stated security should be required within the developmen t agreement to insure installation of signs as well as the required monitoring. This requirement would need to be coordinated with the RCWD. Staff indicated all exposed soils above the Normal Water Level should be seeded with mixes consistent with City seed mixtures. The applicant should coordinate seed types with the City’s Environmental Specialists. With respect to tree preserva tion, staff stated the site cont ained a number of oaks in the extreme southeast corner of the proposed de velopment and one on the north side adjacent to Birch Street. There was no anticipated tree loss as part of his project. Although a fence area was shown around the tree on the si te, a more detailed description of tree preservation should be submitted. Fences must be placed at a distance from the trees equal to one-foot radius for each inch of tree trunk diameter measured at 4.5 feet above the ground. The developer should coordinate all three preservation activities with the City’s Environmental Specialist.