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s��4 i P Page 12 November 27, 1995 Mounds View City Council 1 Mayor Linke opened the Public Hearing at 8:23 p.m. to Consider a Request for 2 Wetland Alteration Permit for Sherri Ruf, Representing Louis Downing. 3 4 Mr. Harrington stated in the fall of 1994, Sherri Ruf, representing her father 5 Louis Downing requested a Wetland Alteration Permit which would allow 6 construction of a single family home on the property which is located at the 7 intersection of Longview and Wooddale Drive. The applicant was required at 8 that time to have a Wetland Delineation performed on the property in order to 9 determine th wetlan was-or he-_property Ms Rtr 10 completed this and presented two different proposals for developing the 11 property as single family housing. Mr. Harrington provided diagrams of the 12 two different proposals, noting that Rocky Keehn has reviewed both and feels 13 that proposal number 2 would involve the least amount of disturbance to the 14 wetland area. The delineation has also been submitted to the Rice Creek 15 Watershed District who approved it and of the plan to construct the home. 16 This proposal involves a mitigation of the wetland on the property. 17 18 Mr. Keehn provided a brief overview of what his findings were. He noted that 19 a natural strip would be required between the lawn and the wetland. 20 21 Mr. Allen Sheldon, 5143 Red Oak Drive, stated he owns property near the site 22 and has some concern as to flooding problems he may experience as his 23 property is not much higher. He also was concerned that the changes could 24 create a mosquito habitat which could cause a nuisance for him (he referred to 25 a section of the MN Statutes which he felt was applicable to this case). 26 27 Mayor Linke stated he did not know what the entire statute reads, but did not 28 feel it would pertained to wetlands, but rather referred to property with standing 29 water which would encourage a mosquito habitat. 30 31 David Tillman, 5166 Longview Drive stated his only question is whether or not 32 the city should allow constant building in buffer zones that they have created 33 and what the actual purpose of a buffer zone is. 34 35 Mr. Harrington explained that the city has had situations where the buffer zones 36 have greatly influenced proposals by the developer not being able to provide 37 the necessary improvements to the wetlands that are required. 38 39 Mayor Linke closed the public hearing at 8:55 p.m. 40 41 Ms. Trude noted that she had a resident talk to her about Woodcrest Park. 42 She stated she talked with Mr. Harrington about this and Woodcrest Park still