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Page 12 <br />November 27, 1995 ' <br />Mounds View City Council <br />Mr. Harrington stated in the fall of 1994, Sherri Ruf, representing her father <br />Louis Downing requested a Wetland Alteration Permit which would allow <br />construction of a single family home on the property which is located at the <br />intersection of Longview and Wooddale Drive. The applicant was required at <br />that time to have a Wetland Delineation performed on the property in order to <br />determine the exact limits of wetland that was on the property. Ms. Ruf has <br />completed this and presented two different proposals for developing the property <br />as single family housing. Mr. Harrington provided diagrams of the two different <br />proposals, noting that Rocky Keehn has reviewed both and feels that proposal <br />number 2 would involve the least amount of disturbance to the wetland area. <br />The delineation has also been submitted to the Rice Creek Watershed District <br />who approved it and of the plan to construct the home. This proposal involves <br />a mitigation of the wetland on the property. <br />Mr. Keehn provided a brief overview of what his findings were. He noted that a <br />natural strip would be required between the lawn and the wetland. <br />Mr. Allen Sheldon, 5143 Red Oak Drive, stated he owns property near the site <br />and has some concern as to flooding problems he may experience as his <br />. property is not much higher. He also was concerned that the changes could <br />create a mosquito habitat which could cause a nuisance for him (he referred to a <br />section of the MN Statutes which he felt was applicable to this case). <br />Mayor Linke stated he did not know what the entire statute reads, but did not <br />feel it would pertained to wetlands, but rather referred to property with standing <br />water which would encourage a mosquito habitat. <br />David , 5166 Longview Drive stated his only question is whether or <br />not the city should allow constant building in buffer zones that they have created <br />and what the actual purpose of a buffer zone is. <br />Mr. Harrington explained that the city has .had situations where the buffer zones <br />have greatly influenced proposals by the developer not being able to provide the <br />necessary improvements to the wetlands that are required. <br />Mayor Linke closed the public hearing at 8:55 p.m. <br />Ms. Trude noted that she had a resident talk to her about Woodcrest Park. She <br />stated she talked with Mr. Harrington about this and Woodcrest Park still <br />continues to be the low spot, however this plan will not add any runoff to the <br />park as it will provide its own drainage. <br />