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Item No. 78 Staff Report No. Meeting Date: March 23, 1998 • Type of Business: CB WK: Work Session;PH:Public Hearing; CA:ConsentAgenda;CB:Council Business City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Jim Ericson, Planning Associate Item Title/Subject: Consideration of Resolution 5215, a Resolution Approving a Wetland Buffer Permit for the Silverview Estates PUD, Planning Case 519-98 Date of Report: March 19, 1998 Project Summary: Silverview Estates Inc. has requested that the City approve a wetland buffer permit to allow for development within the 100-foot buffer surrounding the wetland. The approved development stage plans show two buildings partially within the buffer and a third completely within the buffer, as well as approximately 7,000 square feet of parking area, 2,000 square feet of sidewalk/patio • area, a gazebo and the south driveway into the senior building. Regulatory Background: The City reviews all development that occurs within wetlands and their buffers because of the important role that wetlands play in maintaining the ecosystem and the area hydrology, in that they are critical to the present and future health, safety and general welfare of the land, animals and people within the City. Any existing and potential development within the City and the Rice Creek Watershed pose increasing economic and ecologic demands, potentially despoiling, polluting or negatively altering wetlands and their contributory function and benefit to the City. According to Chapter 1010 of the Municipal Code relating to the Wetland Zoning District and the recently-adopted Ordinance No. 602 amending Chapter 1010, any work occurring within the 100- foot buffer surrounding a wetland or within a wetland itself requires either a wetland buffer or wetland alteration permit. In addition, approvals must be obtained from Rice Creek Watershed District, the local government regulatory agency overseeing wetlands and other hydrological features. Analysis: The City Engineer has reviewed the plans and finds that the level of encroachment should not negatively impact the wetland or reduce the existing water quality enhancement value of the . wetland under conditions of ultimate development, as long as certain protective measures are involved, such as a minimum 10-foot wide strip of natural vegetation around the wetland.