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• • • Planning & Zoning Board April 10, 2002 Page 9 Staff indicated the proposal was 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 application to FEMA for a Letter of Map Amendment (LOMA) or Letter of Map Revision (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 in property corners of where the wetland edge cl Approximately 35 to 40 signs would be installe wetland edge. The sign would designate the ar would also inform homeowners that movin The plans also delineate a wetland buffer e additional transition from cultured lawn. Staff indicated the application a1sq monitoring of the newly created submitted to Rice Creek Wate a Regulatory Government Uni Act. acing the wetland edge as astically th lot. In per two iomes) along the � tected wetland zone. The sign the sign was not allowed. wetland to provide ed n oni ring Plan that provided for s fo period. The report would be 'strict on a yearly basis. The RCWD was or administration of the Wetland Conservation Staff stated see ired within the development agreement to insure installation `` s as well as ` required monitoring. This requirement would need to be coordinate Staff indicated all ex p eg' s hove the Normal Water Level should be seeded with mixes consistent with mixtures. The applicant should coordinate seed types with the City's Environmental Specialists. With respect to tree preservation, staff stated the site contained a number of oaks in the extreme southeast corner of the proposed development 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 site, 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. Staff stated Officer Mike Rumpsa prepared a review on January 21, 2002. He expressed concern with the additional traffic load on Birch Street, particularly with morning rush hour traffic. DRAFT MINUTES