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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MAY 16, 1989 PAGE 9 ( Residential Development. However, General Concept Approval is contingent upon applicant accepting the RE zoning classification upon completion of the RE Zoning Ordinance and implementation into the Lake Elmo Municipal Code and the Lake Elmo Comprehensive Plan, as The Forest has made every effort to meet the minimum requirements suggested in the preliminary standards setforth for the RE zoning district. (Motion carried 5-0). 7. CITY ENGINEER'S REPORT: A. Report on White Hat Fill Permit M/S/P Graves/Williams - to bring back for reconsideration Ed Gorman's fill permit. (Motion carried 5-0). Ed Gorman, owner of the White Hat Restaurant, submitted a letter to the Council proposing to submit a site plan showing existing and proposed land elevations in 2-foot contours, drainage provisions, drainfield locations, holding pond location and. a. general. concept plan for proposed expansion to the City by December 1, 1989. Larry Bohrer advised the Council that the City needs more detailed perameters for fill applications than what the City has now when Mr. Gorman was issued a fill permit. Limitations suggested were: 0-100 cu.yds. application be administratively granted., 101-500 cu.yds. requires site plan, over 500 cu.yds. requires a full grading plan with contours. Bohrer added he would not want the fill graded out and spread over a larger area just for the sole purpose of stabilizing it until a plan is forthcoming because this amount of fill will compact the natural soils underneath it and may render it unuseable for drainfield purposes. Initial assumptions are being made here, Bohrer stated, that this is going to prove suitable for a drainfield. These responsibilities are Mr. Gorman's not the City's. Because of the volume of fill. brought in without any specific grading or site plan Mayor Dunn voiced her concern with the drainage in this area. Ed Gorman responded that Mr. Schiltgen's topsoil has been running across his drainfield for the nine years he has been there. Councilman Moe stated there are other people in that same area that contribute water, or that have land that sits vacant 6-7 months out of the year. if we are going to pose restrictions we should look at the broad issue. Bohrer answered there are guidelines for Ag land put out by the soil conservation service on soil loss limits to water erosion, wind erosion, etc. MIS/ Graves/Moe - to reinstate the current White Hat Fill Permit to Ed Gorman, for up to a maximum of 20,000 cu.yds. which expires Sept. 20, 1989 with the understanding that no further consideration of extension of the fill permit will be granted unless all the requirements as stated in our ordinances for concept plan approval such as: contours, grading and site plan, drainfield location, building location, are submitted and approved by the Council.