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Item No. /6 6' Staff Report No. Meeting Date: September 13, 1999 Type of Business: Council Business WK: Work Session;PH:Public Hearing; CA:Consent Agenda;CB:Council Business City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor & City Council From: James Ericson, Planning Associate Item Title/Subject: Consideration of Resolution 5365, a Resolution Approving a Wetland Buffer Permit for Vista Construction to Construct a Home at 6991 Pleasant View Drive per the EDA Approved Purchase and Redevelopment Agreement. Date of Report: September 10, 1999 Background: This request is required due to the fact that the east half of the subject lot is within an established wetland and floodplain area. City Code Section 1010.08 establishes that any work occurring within a wetland zoning district--which encompasses the wetland itself as well as a 100-foot buffer, requires either a buffer or alteration permit. For this lot, the buffer line extends up to the street. As is the case with many of the lots along the east side of Pleasant View Drive, 6991 Pleasant View falls completely within the wetland zoning district. Discussion: 6991 Pleasant View Drive was purchased by the City of Mounds View through its Housing Replacement Program in January of 1999. The existing home was demolished in April and the lot restored in preparation for another home. Vista Construction won the right to build on this lot and is eager to begin, having submitted building plans to the City. Because of the presence of the wetlands, a buffer permit is also required. The actual wetlands will not be impacted by this construction, as the building site is on a bluff and the wetlands--a creek and the surrounding lowlands--are at the bottom of the bluff, an elevation difference of as much as 15 feet. (See the attached contour map of the area.) The attached survey shows the drainage flows for this lot, as indicated by the arrows. The house will be situated toward the back of the elevated bluffed area to allow for walkout access from the home. There is not expected to be any degradation to the wetland or any substantial increase in the amount of stormwater runoff generated from this new home. Standards for Approval: No permit shall be issued unless the City finds and determines that the proposed development complies with the following standards: