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Item No. C 3 * "1 Meeting Date: December 8, 1997 • Type of Business: CB WK: Work Session;PH:Public Hearing CA:ConsentAgenda;CB:Council Business City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Mayor and City Council From: James Ericson, Planning Associate Item Title/Subject: Wetland Alteration Permit and Partial Fasement Vacation Request by Good Value Homes for Lots 17 & 18, Block 1, Edgewood Square (Pinewood Circle); Planning Case No. 506-97 Date of Report: December 5, 1997 Summary: John Peterson, representing Good Value Homes, Inc., has requested that the City approve a wetland alteration permit and an easement vacation over a portion of Lots 17 & 18 of Edgewood Square which was dedicated to the City as a result of the initial platting in 1982. Even though wetlands are present over parts of Lots 17& 18 and all of Lot 19, drainage easements were • dedicated for the entirety of the three lots. This may have been done to simplify the legal descriptions of the easements. To build on the two lots, a wetland alteration permit would need to be obtained because work will be done within the City's wetland zoning district. In addition, approval is needed from the Rice Creek Watershed District. 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. Previous Action: This case was brought before the City Council on October 27, 1997. The history of the Edgewood Square subdivision was discussed with the central element of concern being the drainage and utility easement that covers the three lots. The Council directed the City Attorney to first investigate the plat to determine why the lots were placed completely within an easement when they do not appear to serve a drainage purpose and second what impact might be expected as a result of the easement vacation. The other issues surrounding the proposal concerned(1) • possible impacts to the wetland, (2) the size of the wetland, (3) whether or not the wetland fell under the jurisdiction of the DNR and (4)whether or not the applicant had an ownership interest in the property.