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Item No. s - Meeting Date: December 15, 1997 • Type of Business: CB WK:: Work Session;PH:Public Hearing; CA:Consent Agenda;CB:Council Business City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Mayor and City Council From: James Ericson, Planning Associate Item Title/Subject: Reapproval of a Wetland Alteration Permit for Lot 2, Block 1, Downing Addition, requested by Sherri Ruf(Estate of Lewis Downing); Planning Case No. 510-97 Date of Report: December 11, 1997 Project Summary: Sherri Ruf, representing the estate of Lewis Downing, has requested that the City reapprove a wetland alteration permit to allow for the construction of a residential dwelling unit at 2760 Woodale Drive. The City Council originally approved a wetland alteration permit for this property in Resolution No. 4852 on November 27, 1995. That permit, however, has expired. 0 According to Section 1010.08, Subd. 9 of the City Code, work must be completed within twelve months of the date of permit issuance or the permit shall become void. Prior to the permit's expiration, however, the applicant began preparation of the site by clearing vegetation and trees and by hauling in the necessary fill. 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. Discussion: iThe scope of the proposed work involves the excavation and filling of wetland area in order to establish a building pad. As a result, the applicant is required to mitigate the loss of wetland by