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Item No. JO E Staff Report No. Meeting Date: November 15, 1999 Type of Business: CB 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 5386, a Resolution Approving a Wetland Buffer Permit for Spencer Mistelske at 2442 Laport Drive (Unimproved) to Allow for the Installation of a Driveway within the 100-Foot Wetland Buffer Date of Report: November 10, 1999 Background: On October 25, 1999, the City Council approved Resolution 5381, a resolution which authorized the execution of a limited use agreement by and between the City of Mounds View and Spencer Mistelske, property owner of two vacant lots on unimproved Laport Drive, to allow for the installation of a driveway over and across the unimproved Laport Drive right of way. Discussion: The approved agreement had a stipulation requiring Mr. Mistelske to come back before the Council for a wetland buffer permit in the event that the proposed driveway would encroach into the delineated wetland's 100-foot buffer. In the course of siting the driveway, the property owner realized that there were a number of older, mature trees that would need to be cut down to maintain the necessary distance from the wetland. Rather than remove significant trees, the property owner is requesting that the City approve a minor encroachment into the buffer according to the provided site plan Recommendation: Staff feels that given the extent of the encroachment (10 feet) and the ability to prevent a number of significant trees from being cut down, that approval of Resolution 5386 would be warranted. cLAnA Quo James Ericson, Planning Associate NADATA\GROUPS\COMDEV\DEVCASES\575-99\WETBUFF.RPT