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. . . RESOLUTION NO. 5853 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION APPROVING A WETLAND BUFFER PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT A SINGLE FAMILY HOME AT 2824 WOODCREST DRIVE, REQUESTED BY PROPERTY OWNERS LORI FRASE AND KIMBERLY OLSON WHEREAS, Lori Frase and Kimberly Olson have requested approval ofa Wetland Buffer Penllit for property they own at 2824 Woodcrest Drive, property legally known as: Lot 106, Kllollwood Park, Ramsey COUllty, Millllesota WHEREAS, the 40,300 square foot lot is zoned R-1, Single Family Residential; and, WHEREAS, part of said property is located within one hundred feet of an identified wetland as shown on the attached Wetland Buffer Map labeled "Exhibit A"; 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 ofthe 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, WHEREAS, Section 1010.08 of the Municipal Code states that a Wetland Buffer Permit is required when any construction activities are planned within one-hundred feet of a wetland; and, WHEREAS, the applicants propose to construct a 2,410 square foot house and a connected 552 square foot two car garage on the site; and, WHEREAS, the proposed improvements, which total 2,962 square feet, fall completely within the wetland buffer; and, WHEREAS, no development activities or disturbances of any kind will occur within the wetland itself; and, WHEREAS, to approve a Wetland Bu1Ter Permit, the City Council shall find that the standards and requirements articulated in section 1010.08, Subdivision 4 of the City Code are satisfied.