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RESOLUTION NO. 8206 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA A RESOLUTION APPROVING A WETLAND ALTERATION PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT A DECK AT EDGEWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL; PLANNING CASE NO. WA14-001. WHEREAS, Edgewood Middle School, 5100 Edgewood Drive, has requested a wetland alteration permit to allow for the construction of an elevated deck in a wetland area to be used as an outdoor classroom; and, WHEREAS, the property is legally described as: Subject to Roads and Easements, and Except the East 640 feet of the South 190 feet of the SE % of the SW% of Section 8, Township 30, Range 23, Ramsey County, Minnesota PIN: 08-30-23-34-0003 WHEREAS, the Edgewood Middle School property is located within a wetland zoning district and is subject to the provisions and regulations articulated in Chapter 1010 of the Mounds View Municipal Code; and, WHEREAS, any construction activity is defined as "development" under Section 1010.05 of the Code and development within such districts is allowed by permit only; and, WHEREAS, the City Council has found that wetlands within the City, as part of the ecosystem, are critical to the present and future health, safety and general welfare of the land, animals and people within the City, as well as within the Rice Creek Watershed District; and, WHEREAS, the City Council has in mind its statutory obligation to comply with Chapters 104, 105 and 112 of Minnesota State Law, the regulations of Rice Creek Watershed District, Regulations of the Department of Natural Resources, including provisions for protected waters, Public Law 92.500 (Federal Water Pollution Control Act), open space policies of the Metropolitan Council and its guidelines encouraging protection and enhancement of marshes, wetlands in the flood plain area and the public interest in preventing irreparable destruction or deterioration of valuable natural resources; and,