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Item No. 10 - '7: 10 <br /> Staff Report No.Q`T-,Q I S C. <br /> • Meeting Date: August 11, 1997 <br /> Type of Business: Public Hearing <br /> WK:Work Session;PH:Public Hearing; <br /> CA:Consent Agenda;CB:Council Business <br /> City of Mounds View Staff Report <br /> To: Mayor and City Council <br /> From: Pamela Sheldon, Community Development Director <br /> Item Title/Subject: Public Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 602,An <br /> Ordinance Related to Wetland Zoning Regulations and Amending <br /> Title 1000, Chapter 1010, Sections 1010.07, 1010.08, and 1010.09 of <br /> the Mounds View Municipal Code <br /> Date of Report: August 7, 1997 <br /> Discussion: <br /> Section 1010 of the Mounds View Municipal Code establishes Wetland Zoning Districts which <br /> include identified wetlands and a 100 foot buffer area surrounding each wetland. The regulations <br /> also require a permit be obtained for any development in a wetland zoning district. This permit is <br /> referred to as a wetland alteration permit. The authority for issuing permits is either <br /> administrative or by City Council, depending on the proposed activity. <br /> Staff is proposing changes to Section 1010 to address two main issues, which are noted below. <br /> These issues were discussed with City Council at a worksession on May 5, 1997, and the <br /> proposed ordinance was discussed at a worksession on August 4, 1997. The issues are: <br /> • adding typical, minor construction projects to the list of activities for which administrative <br /> authority is given for issuing permits <br /> • creating two types of permits: a wetland alteration permit and a wetland buffer permit to <br /> eliminate confusion <br /> With respect to the first issue, the items which are now listed under administrative permits <br /> include: <br /> 1. repair or maintenance of any lawful use existing on the effective date of the ordinance <br /> 2. alterations within the wetland buffer zone (which) do not extend into or impact the <br /> adjacent wetland <br /> 3. public or private utility work on existing facilities <br /> 4. installation and maintenance of fences <br /> 5. landscaping and impervious surfaces up to 864 square feet <br /> 6. detached garages and accessory buildings <br /> ill 7. grading which does not adversely alter storm water storage capacity, storm water flow <br /> direction or runoff intensity <br /> 8. temporary structures not requiring permanent foundations or pads for support <br /> 1 <br />