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Ordinance 804 Report Nov 10, 2008 Page 3 October 6, 2008 City Council Work Session During the Work Session discussion the City Council raised several comments on the proposed ordinance and associated documents. The following list summarizes the revisions that have been made to address Council comments: 1. 1303.07 Subd. 3: City inspection required prior to releasing any portion of the financial security. 2. 1303.08 Subd. 1: The criteria for allowing Council review of the land disturbance permit has been reduced from 5 acres to 3 acres. 3. 1303.09 Subd. 2&3: Consistent use of the term “time period” throughout. 4. The Land Disturbance and Implementation Plan Requirements document has been updated to reflect the new MPCA Construction Stormwater Permit and new Rice Creek Watershed District Rules It is also noted that questions were raised during the Work Session discussion regarding the expiration language contained in Section 1303.06 Subd. 3 of the ordinance. However, it is the understanding of Staff that the questions were resolved during the discussion and no revision to the ordinance language was necessary. October 27, 2008 Council Meeting During the meeting, the City Council made additional comments on the proposed ordinance and associated documents. The following list summarizes the revisions that have been made to Ordinance 804 to address Council comments: 1. Question about the start time and end date of the work, how long might we have to look at mounds of dirt if there is no action. The application and ordinance has been modified to include approximate start dates and anticipated end dates. While the ordinance does allow for inaction up to 180 days, if conditions are in violation of the regulations, the City can take immediate action to request correction. 2. 1303.07, Subd 3b6: The Council observed that NPDES is noted in this paragraph but is not defined until the next page. This was revised. 3. 1303.08, Subd 1. The Council indicated it wanted the permissive review removed and replaced with mandatory review by Council. While this has been revised as directed, I'm not sure the Council truly desires to review and approve technical grading, drainage, stormwater management and erosion control site plans. As a result of our internal review of Section 1303.08, a number of revisions were made to clarify when and by whom such plans are required and reviewed. The word “subdivision” was replaced with “project” and “city” was clarified to mean either the Council or Staff.