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ITEM #8 <br /> • PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> MEMO <br /> To: Mounds View Planning Commission <br /> From: Pamela Sheldon, Community Development Director <br /> Subject: SP-017-97 Revision to Wetland Zoning District <br /> Date: August 1, 1997 <br /> Meeting of August 6, 1996 <br /> Section 1010 of the Mounds View Municipal Code establishes Wetland Zoning Districts which <br /> include identified wetlands and a 100 foot buffer area surrounding each wetland. The regulations <br /> also require a permit be obtained for any development in a wetland zoning district. This permit is <br /> referred to as a wetland alteration permit. The authority for issuing permits is either <br /> administrative or by City Council, depending on the proposed activity. <br /> Discussion: <br /> • Staff is proposing changes to Section 1010 to address two main issues: <br /> • adding typical, minor construction projects to the list of activities for which administrative <br /> authority is given for issuing permits <br /> • creating two types of permits: a wetland alteration permit and a wetland buffer permit to <br /> eliminate confusion <br /> With respect to the first issue, the items which are now listed under administrative permits <br /> include: <br /> 1. repair or maintenance of any lawful use existing on the effective date of the ordinance <br /> 2. alterations within the wetland buffer zone(which) do not extend into or impact the <br /> adjacent wetland <br /> 3. public or private utility work on existing facilities <br /> 4. installation and maintenance of fences <br /> 5. landscaping not including impervious surfaces <br /> 6. detached garages and accessory buildings <br /> 7. grading which does not adversely alter storm water storage capacity, storm water flow <br /> direction or runoff intensity <br /> 8. temporary structures not requiring permanent foundations or pads for support <br /> • Staff is suggesting that building additions and impervious surfaces which are 1264 square feet in <br />