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i Item No. /3 Staff Report No.g7-a/77&..s Meeting Date: August 4, 1997 Type of Business: Work Session WK: Work Session;PH:Public Hearing; CA:Consent Agenda;CB:Council Business City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Mayor and City Council From: Pamela Sheldon, Community Development Director Item Title/Subject: Discussion of Ordinance No. 602 revising the Wetland Zoning District Date of Report: July 30, 1997 Summary: Staff has prepared revisions to the Wetland Zoning District to address issues raised at your May 5, 1997 worksession. These include distinguishing between wetland buffer and wetland alteration permits, and adding to the list of minor construction projects which would receive administrative, rather than City Council, approval. Discussion: Attached you will find a copy of proposed Ordinance 602, which makes revisions to the Wetland Zoning District. We have placed it on a worksession agenda to give City Council an opportunity • to make comment and ask questions prior to it being heard at a regular meeting. We are also attempting to smooth the transition, and have the current Community Development Director handle questions from City Council on August 4 rather than leaving them to the Planning Associate at the regular meeting on August 11. A public hearing on this ordinance is scheduled for August 11, 1997. The key changes are as follows: Page 2 Creating two types of permits: wetland alteration and wetland buffer permits. Using the term"wetland alteration permit" for all permits, whether they are in the buffer or in the wetland itself, causes some confusion with citizens and applicants and often gives the wrong impression that work will be done in the wetland when it will not. Provision has been made where a project overlaps between the wetland and the buffer that only one permit is required, and it shall be reviewed by the City Council if any of the activities require City Council action. Page 3-5 Standards for Approval of Permits has been reorganized to group items under topics, so the discussion in staff reports of whether or not standards have been met can be done by topic rather than for 21 criteria. • Page 5-6 Standards for Denial of Permits are the same as are now in the ordinance, but are underlined because they have been moved from Section 1010.09.