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The proposed ordinance requires anyone causing one or more acres of land <br />disturbing activity to submit a Land Disturbance Permit application, financial <br />security, and Land Disturbance Plan to the City for review and approval. <br />The minimum standards for submittal are outlined in the proposed ordinance and <br />also in a separate proposed policy document titled “City of Mounds View Land <br />Disturbance and Implementation Requirements Plan”. Requirements within the <br />policy document are consistent with existing MPCA requirements and do not <br />provide additional restrictions on construction projects which are not already <br />required under the MPCA permitting process. The proposed policy document is <br />also included with this Staff Report. <br />The intent would be that as time goes on and permit requirements are modified, <br />the policy document can be updated without the need to revise and update the <br />ordinance. Policy updates could be done administratively for minor issues, or <br />through formal Council action for more significant modifications. <br />Review of Land Disturbance Permit submittal material will be conducted <br />administratively. However, provisions in the ordinance allow review and approval <br />by City Council for subdivisions or projects over 5 acres in size. City Staff <br />assumes most submittals will be handled administratively. <br />The MPCA requires the City to adopt appropriate enforcement procedures and <br />penalties for noncompliance. The proposed ordinance outlines the inspection and <br />enforcement procedures to be conducted by the City inspector and lists penalties <br />for noncompliance available to the City to bring the site into compliance. <br />Penalties range from fines for minor violations to revocation of the permit or the <br />ability for the City to obtain the funds from the security and administer completion <br />of the work for major violations. <br />Recommendation: <br />Staff is looking for input from Council to proceed with formal adoption of the <br />Construction Site and Land Disturbance Runoff Control Ordinance. <br />Based on the discussion at the Council Work Session, if Council so desires, this <br />ordinance would be presented at an upcoming City Council meeting as a first <br />reading for formal consideration of approval. <br />Respectfully Submitted, <br />Greg Halverson, Consulting Engineer <br />Attachments: <br />x Construction Site and Land Disturbance Runoff Control Ordinance (Chapter1303) <br />x City of Mounds View Land Disturbance and Implementation Requirements Plan