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M040007 May 10.2004 Pate 4 Ths area mapped as wetland is relatively flat and epen. but slightly hisher m e!e%’ation dtan the r.c n- delmeaied wetland to the immediate scuth'Aest This ncn-delmea:ed area has mar-rcbex elder and cortcr.wcods growing in the old f.Il. Issues to be Coosidered 1. outer junsdictiona; • Assumir:: .le MCWD certifies the wetland boundaries as delineated, will they: - require that a ouffer be established and maintained'* How much buffer'* - allow filling of the wetland to accommodate a house, dnvew ay or other amenities'* • include the ditch as wetland as they apparently have done with the Momes Auto property, causing problems with future development of the sue"* • Or, will MCWD find that the entire sue is filled wetland and should be restored'* • This IS no: a DNR protected w etiand; w hat is the Coips of Engineers* junsdictional position in terms of pas: wetland filling? 2. Functional issues -The site contains fill soils which have a potential to be unstable for foundation purposes. We don’t have any idea ofwhat's below the fill . 10' cfm.v.ck'* •Thedrainagew ayservcsaspccificpublicpuiposcar.dmustbetnaintamed in its current location, It has the potential to be an amenity to a home on this sue, but at the moment it *s a place for debris to collect and for w ater to flow . • If the delineated wetland cannot be altered, and if MCWD requires a 16 ’ buffer around it. this lea\ es an area mceimg LR-1 A setbacks of approximately 50’ x 1 00' in the low cr cl o\ atiens of the lot, m the filled area, as shown m Exhibit Q - FurJter. if the City chooses to treat the remaining w etiand as City protected and give up the filled area as no longer wetland, then the City’s 26* wetland sctbac ’x would appls , and the lci,a! building pad area reduces to 50* x 90 . - Because the site is so low. it is 'uxely that fill w 111 be needed to make it buildable, and no basentent would be feasible due to the extremely high water tabic . 3 Environmental issues: - Stormwater from the church parking lot drains ihrcugli the ditch on Lot 2 The upstream drainage area from the culvert under Lake\-iew Temace is approximately 1 0* 12 acres. The Orono Surface Water Management Plan indicates a stormwater pond is needed at the outlet of the church parking lot... • Lot 2 is the low poutt ui the immediate ncighijorhood to w hiclt runoff naturally drair,$. Any home built on the site will have to re-direct drainage to ensure Ccodmg does not occur. - The lot appears to have been used as a neighborhood dumping ground.. old abandoned appliances arc scanemd on the sue, junk and debris line the drainageway, and an old brush pile is stacked at the northwest corner of the site. All these would likely be eliminated if a home is consmicied on the site...