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,~' 'M~UND9 VIEW PLANNING COM~USSION REGULAR M~ETING ~ Yage 2 AUguet B~ 1980 ; __-"_"_'_""'_"'-'__^'_'_"'---"-'_'-..-^"_-_""'-_-____""^"_..' ^.Chalrpere~n Mountin read a atatement of the ~ Planning Commissiun's oonoerne reRgrding thia requotts "Whereas Mounds View Comprehen~ive Plan Induebrisl Gaale and Polioles etatea, "Induetri.al development ehall be Prohibited on wetlands, flood plaina and other nRtural fdaturee that perform important pro- tection funntionx in their natural atate." The Department of Natural Resouroes letter to Mr. Milier dated April 2, 1980, indioates that the property ie a type II wetland. The State of Minriesota, Ramasy Sr~il and W~L•er ConservaCion Diatrict letter to the Rice Creek 4laterahed Dlstri.ct Board dsted July 22, 1980, sta~es, "that the eoils on this eite px•eeent severe limitatiuns to development." The Banister, Short, E].liot, Hendrir,kson Report indicc~tes that the city may reqtire a retentian cirea (Jixdi.cial Ditch Hasin) of spproxi.mai;ely 10 aores. "Planning Recommendetione . . Storm Water Drai.nage and Wet-land Fmeaorv~tion ~/1~/80," reoammends tskinF~ wetlande and atoraga bnsins out of oonaideration for dovelopment. This Commission ia expressly concerned with down- ~"•, atream water quality snd quantity, ground wster and lsquifer recharge mrec+s, Arotection of wildlife habitat, ~ snd preservatien of trae masses and vegetative cover contain~d on thie propert;~. In order to proteot both the developar and the publio from future probleme due to frost aation in paved eur- , faces, oracked or leaking foundations, wet or flooded baeements, inereased flooding hazards and aevere soil eroeion; wo seek the oooperation of the devaloper in.land uee planning whfch will taka into accaunt the physical charaoterietics of the propertY. MOTION: Iiaake made a motion, aeconded by McCarthy, thet the Planning Commiesion recommends the proposed Cevslopmanto contingent upon reoeipt of consultsnt's feas from the aAPlicant, be submitted to the City Planning Con- sultant; David R. Licht, Northwest Aesooiated Consultants, Inc.; for recommendatione as directed: l. Recommend the best land uae Por the davelopment of the ssid pctrcel; ag, lnduatrisl, eemmeroial, open-epace versus the present zoning of the parce2. 2. Reoommend poaeible eubdivision of the property to be eontoured to re~pect the aoil types and eoil limitations as lndianted by Ramsay Soil and Wbter Conservation report ~ dated July 22, 1980. 3. Re~commendations from the coneultant be submitted to the Planning Commission with 30 dqys of tha applicunt~a reforral. It ie racommended by the Planning Commiasion to the 41ty Council to table the requext far ma~or subdSvision/rezoning until r.eceipt of reoommettdatlons from the consultant.