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Grading and Excavating Ordinance April 16, 1996 Section 502.050 B. Upon receipt of a completed application, the City Planner shall review the application and make a recommendation to the City Administrator who shall approve or deny the application within five (5) business days of the date of receipt of the City Planner's recommendation. The City Administrator may impose such modifications and conditions as may be necessary to protect the public interest. Bonding may be required in any amount sufficient to ensure site restoration should the applicant default on his or her responsibilities. Subd. 9. City Council Review of Gradine and Excavating Permits A. Grading and Excavating plans that result in the moving of 400 cubic yards of material shall require a public hearing and approval of the City Council. The application shall be accompanied by the submission requirements set forth in Subd. 7. B. Upon receipt of a completed application, the City Clerk shall call a public hearing within thirty (30) days from the date of application. Notice shall be published in the City's legal newspaper, and property owners within 350' of the project site shall be notified of the public hearing no less than ten (10) days prior to the hearing. The application shall be reviewed by the City Planner and City Engineer and their written comments submitted to the City Council. Subd. 10. Gradine Permit Standards. ., A. Grading and Excavating permits shall be issued only for grading plans which comply with the following: 1. The plans shall maximize the preservation of trees on the property and utilize the trees to the maximum extent possible to screen the grading from adjacent property; 2. The plan shall utilize landscaping to restore site aesthetics, minimize the visual impact of the work, screen the grading from adjacent property and enhance the property's development potential. All areas altered because of grading activity shall at a minimum, be restored with seed and disked mulch or sod within two weeks after the completion of the activity. The City Council may approve an extension of the restoration completion date by three (3) affirmative votes; 3. The plan shall not result in sites which are unsatisfactory for development of permitted uses. The development potential of a site may be adversely impacted by such matters as unsuitable finished grades, poor soil stability, unsatisfactory drainage, soil compaction detrimental to drainfield construction, or exposure to deleterious influences such as highway frontages for residential property; 4. The plan shall provide for the removal of any significant amounts of organic material or construction debris from the site; 5. In instances where an existing natural or created buffer will be impacted by grading or filling operations, site restoration shall be completed in a manner which resembles, to the extent possible, the original vegetative and topography state of the property, when deemed appropriate by the City;