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Mounds View City Council February 25, 2002 Regular Meeting Page 8 • Mayor Sonterre commented that the ordinance was put into place to protect other property owners and may adversely affect Mr. Harstad's property but with regard to the catastrophic loss of wetland and water filtration areas there would be significant cause and effect to the surrounding properties including roadways and other residential and commercial properties nearby. He further clarified he felt the need to differentiate that the ordinance is not adverse to Mr. Harstad but a protection for other property owners. Mr. Harstad commented that the wetland acts as a storm sewer for Longview Drive and Silver Lake Road and is not the high quality wetland that people think it is because it takes storm water from streets with salts and, untreated, is discharged into the wetland. Mr. Harstad pointed out that one of the things the first plan would have provided was a NURP pond to treat drainage prior to discharge into the wetland. He further commented that, as it exists today, open pipes are coming in from two directions and he would question the City as to whether or not it would be a wetland today had it not been a dumping ground for the streets in the area. Mr. Harstad indicated that when he bought the property 30 years ago it was zoned for duplexes, commercial, and high density residential and has since been down zoned by the City. He then commented he had come in with an 11 lot subdivision and that was turned down so he is now asking for the 261ots. Mr. Werner said he was speechless at the things that are going on. Mayor Sonterre closed the public hearing at 7:48 p.m. MOTION/SECOND: Marty/Stigney. To Waive the Reading and Approve Resolution 5703, a Resolution Denying a Preliminary Plat for the Proposed Longview Estates Major Subdivision Located Within a Wetland Zoning District; Planning Case No. MA01-001. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 Motion carried. B. Consideration of Resolution 5706, a Resolution Revoking the Business License for Gas `n Splash, Located at 2525 County Highway 10. Community Development Director Ericson indicated this was a request for the Council to consider revoking the business license for Gas `n Splash for failure to pay SAC fees which started in 1999 when the car wash was added. He then explained that SAC fees, which is a unit service availability charge, are applicable when development occurs if there is additional discharge into the storm sewer system and that fee is determined by the Metropolitan Council. Director Ericson indicated the Metropolitan Council reviewed the matter and determined that 41 units should be assessed to this project and from that time on the City has been trying to collect the amounts due. He then commented that, typically, the City collects the fee prior to the issuance of the permit but, in this case, the Metropolitan Council had not provided information as to the amounts at the time of the issuance of the permit.