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ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD MEETING JUNE 27, 2001 could be an issue of exceeding the allowable fill for a wetland if one was found to be present. Kukonen indicated he had driven by the property and believed the Watershed District should be contacted. He indicated he thought there could be other places to build. Chair Lanyon indicated the two issues were that they may need to fill the area, and they would be adding to the impervious surfaces. Kukonen inquired if there was a model to look at such as Clearwater Creek with the swails. Chair Lanyon stated that the Board should approve the second paragraph as the recommendation, with the addition that the City come up with examples in the City to show homeowners. Kukonen moved to pass the second paragraph as the Board's recommendation. Trehus added that the concerns should be a condition of Planning and Zoning recommends approval or denial, passing on recommendations. He urged the Board t submitted that an addition to the recommendatio opposing the variance request. �proval. He noted that the • o not limit themselves to ear in its recommendations, and at it did not support or Grundhofer inquired at what point the Watershe answered that they would be contacte feet. istrict come into the process. Asleson wetlan . tyre built over a certain number of O'Connell added if the prof . or less the Watershed District did not have to be contacted. Grochala stated tha denial if the proje for a variance, so the recommendation could be w land. Trehus noted that they king for a variance in setback and could possibly be a drainage easement. Gro.. ` ala presented a diagram of the plan and explained that the proposed building was not located within a drainage easement. He explained that the zoning ordinance required accessory buildings to be located no closer to the front property line than the principle building. Grundhofer stated the map had no scale. Grochala explained the ponds were somewhat limiting the placement of the structure, he was estimating the placement at about 30 -ft. from the main structure. 5