1141-21 Skyline & The Villas of Mounds View

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Res 1141-21 Page 7 of 8 22. Vinyl Lap Siding shall be (PlyGem Mastic Carvedwood 44 (or similar), as presented at the November 3, 2021 Planning Commission meeting, and consistent with architectural plans dated October 4, 2021. 23. Any monument signage on Lot 1 (if located near the shared driveway entrance) shall accommodate off -premise signage of any user of the shared driveway. All signage shall otherwise comply with City Code regulations for the R-4 zoning district. 24. The Landscape Plan, dated October 4, 2021, shall be revised to include a pollinator seed mix (NRCS 327) in areas identified for "dry short prairie seed mix". The quantity and size of plantings shall comply with City Code. 25. The Landscape Plan, dated October 4, 2021, shall be revised such that the park bench and surrounding landscaping in the southwest corner of Lot 1, is entirely on Lot 1 (is shown to be encroaching onto Lot 2). NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Planning Commission recommends approval of a Wetland Alteration Permit, consistent with Mounds View City Code §159.008(B)(3) (Development overlapping wetland and wetland buffer area). The Developer submitted required materials as part of the plat application package, on October 4, 2021. Wetland delineations were conducted in 2019 and 2021, finding a wetland in the northwest area of Lot 1, thereby establishing a Wetland Buffer Area within 100' of the delineated wetland. Mounds View City Code §159.007(C)(3) (Building Setback) requires a minimum 100' building setback from a wetland, unless a Variance is granted by the City Council through an approved Wetland Alteration Permit. The proposed building on Lot 1 has a setback of about 95' from the delineated wetland. Mounds View City Code §159.008(D) (Standards for approval of permits) establishes Findings for the City Council's approval of a Wetland Alteration Permit. The City Council makes the following Findings (italics): Findings: 26. The alteration shall not cause a reduction in the flood storage capacity of the wetland. The wetland has a bottom elevation of 889'. The project is in Flood Zone X. The nearest Floodplain (Zone AE) has a base elevation of 874' (e.g. the wetland is upstream from Zone AE). NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Planning Commission recommends approval of a Wetland Alteration Permit with the following conditions; 27. Civil plans, dated October 4, 2021, shall be amended to comply with the City of Mounds View, MN Permit Report, dated October 25, 2021, and to comply with the City Engineer's letter, dated October 25, 2021.