Council_Minutes_1988_07_25 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Mounds View City Council July 25, 1988 Regular Meeting Page Three Mr. Thorton stated he feels the Council is attempting to surpress an accurate record of the hearing, and the Council had just surpressed an opportunity for the court to have an accurate record. Mr. Thorton stated there are seven requests before the Council, for a major subdivision, a wetland zoning district plan amendment, a wetland alteration permit, variances to the wetland ordinance,vacation of the right of way, parkland dedication credit, and conditional use permit for working in a flood plain. Attorney Meyers questioned whether Mr. Kirby, who does work for the City, is employed by Briggs and Morgan, which would present a conflict of interest. Mr. Thorton replied he was not, that he had checked with his office for any conflict, and he believed Mr. Kirby was associated with Lefevre, Leffler. Jim Merila, of Merila and Associates, reviewed the request to subdivide 12.2 acres into 17 lots, and he presented sketches showing the proposal, and what modifications have been made since the original pro- posal was presented, and the modification of the roadways. Merila stated a main part of the application is a wetland modification of 7.2 acres. He also presented a map of the existing wetland boundary, as defined by the Army Corps of Engineers, and where the City's map shows those boundaries to be. He explained this would be a two stage process, with a modification of the existing City wetland zoning map to reflect the correct location, along with a conditional use permit to fill the wetland and work within the wetland area, which would involve a shifting of the wetland. Mr. Merila stated that in accordance with the existing wetland, there are no buildable lots, since there is a 100' buffer zone requirement, but in looking at where the actual wetland is, and taking into consideration the 100' buffer, there then is one lot developable. He added they are looking at it as a hardship. He also indicated on the map how they would move the wetland area, with excavation and replacing it with a new wet- land, of an equal 1.6 acres in size. Mr. Merila stated they have received a permit from the Army Corps of Engineers for the work to be done within the wetland, with the condition of the creation of an open water area, which they are willing to comply with, and he indicated on the sketch where this would be 'placed. He added, however, that that is contrzry to the phosphorus stripping regulation in Mounds View.