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Date Application Received: 1-21*04 <br />Date Application Coneidered as Complete: 2-2-04 <br />60>Day kview Period Expires: 4>2>04 <br />COllMril MFFTING <br />FEB 2 3 2004 <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION _ CITY OF OROnO Date: Febniai^ 19,2004 <br />Item No.: P <br />Department Approval: <br />Name: Michael P. Gaffro <br />Title: Planning Director <br />Iministrator Approval:Agenda Section: <br />Zoning <br />Item Description: #04-2985 Tom Cullum, 785 North Femdale Road - <br />CUP and Variance for Wetland Alteration - Resolution <br />List of Exhibits <br />A - Resolution <br />B • Notice of Planning Commission Action 2-19-04 <br />C • Memo and Exhibits of 2-2-04 <br />Application Summary: Applicant requests a variance and conditional use permit for filling and <br />excavation within and within 26' of a City-protected wetland. A small portion of the wetland extends <br />into the neighboring property. The fill is intended to allow for the establishment of woody vegetation <br />along the applicant ’s western property boundary. The 2,135 s.f. fill area will convert approximately 10% <br />of the existing wetland from a shallow open water wetland to a wetland with saturated soils. Because <br />the project will also involve excavation of adjacent upland to create new wetland (requiring a CUP), the <br />project is being treated by the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District as a No Loss situation, and as a <br />wetland restoration based on reducing the impacts of wetland excavation that occurred in the 1950 ’s. <br />nuuting Recommendation: Planning Commission recommended approval on a vote of 5-0, subject <br />to the staff recommendation. <br />5lqjQT Recommendation: Staff recommends approval subject to: <br />1) that the City receive a copy of the executed buffer preservation declaration required by the <br />MCWD, and <br />2) that the City be provided with the required ongoing monitoring reports. <br />3) that the applicant be required to execute the standard Flowage and Conservation Easement <br /> over the wetland and its MCWD-required buffers. <br />Please carefully review the memo and exhibits of Febniarv 2. A resolution reflecting the staff and Planning <br />Commission recommendation is attached for your review. <br />COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED <br />Motion to adopt or amend the attached resolution. <br />PROPOSED MOTION: Moved by __, seconded by ___ to adopt resolution No.___granting a <br />variance and conditional use permit for land alterations within and within 26' of aCity-protected wetland <br />for Tom and Michelle Cullum at 785 North Femdale Road. <br />iiofihlb JJ