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City of Mounds View Staff Report Planning Case No. 506-97 December 5, 1997 Page 2 • Original Purpose of the Easement. The City Attorney will make an oral presentation on this topic at the meeting. According to the plans and land elevations included in the City's Local Water Management Plan, the lots do not appear to perform a significant drainage function and do appear to contribute to the overall hydrology of the City. Wetland Impacts. According to the City Engineer, the wetland should not be negatively impacted by this development. No construction activity will occur within the wetland's delineated boundaries. In addition, a protective ten-foot wide strip of natural buffer area will be left undisturbed around the wetland which will help reduce any potential contaminants from entering the wetland area. Size of Wetland The size of the wetland remains a question, though one that holds little relevance to the development as proposed. City estimates indicate that the wetland is approximately 5.9 acres in area. Representatives from both the DNR and the Army Corp of Engineers have stated that as long as work is not being performed within the wetland, their respective agency approvals are not required. Property Ownership. With regard to the issue of ownership, the applicant will provide the City with a copy of the purchase agreement for the properties in question prior to the meeting on December 8th. Ramsey County records do show Good Value Homes, Inc., as the fee-owner and • tax-payer of thees lots. Wetland Alteration Permit Analysis: 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. Because the City's official wetland zoning maps indicate that the work as proposed will be occurring within the wetland, an alteration permit reviewed and approved by the City Council is necessitated. The scope of the proposed work involves the filling and excavation of a previously identified wetland area. In May of 1997, the applicant arranged to have the wetland delineated which is shown on the grading plan as the"worst case delineation." This indicates that the actual location of the wetland's boundary differs from the City's adopted wetland zoning maps. A representative from the watershed district confirmed the delineation as shown on the applicant's grading plan to be accurate. In order for the City Council to approve a wetland alteration permit request, the proposed development shall comply with the requirements as specified in Section 1010.08, Subd. 4. I have provided a matrix listing these requirements and whether or not this development satisfies the individual criteria. •