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area to be graded along Wildhurst Trail and will be directed to the new mitigated wetlands. This w ill allow' the water to cross over as much land as possible before impacting the existing wetlands and lake. Sewer Location A sewer line has recently been relocated out of the building pad of the lot. 1 he sewer line is now- located about 10’ north of the south property line. Because of the sew er location it is not possible to construct the proposed house to the 10’ side yard setback. The City Engineer has recommended the house not be constructed w ithin 15 ’ of the sewer line. The result is a house that can not be built within 25 ’ of the side property line. If the proposed house was allowed to be built only 10’ from the property line, it could be done to not encroach into the wetland, and only have a partial impact on the 26’ wetland buffer. Since the line was relocated there is no record of a new utility and access easement being recorded on the property. Because of the man hole locations on the property and sewer line the City may be required to access the property for routine maintenance, hence an easement is necessar>-. Citv' Engineer Comments City Engineer comments are attached as Exhibit F. Review of Hardships 1. The property met all code requirements in 1991 and was considered a buildable lot at that time. The new wetland boundary as determined by Aquatic EcoSolutions. Inc.. Golden Valley. iMinnesota. show s a larger wetland basin than what w as thought to be located on the property. 2. The larger wetland basin causes two development issues for the property owners. First, the wetland basin's size has limited the building envelope to a small comer of the property. 7 he area available to develop is then substantially reduced by the required 30 ’ setback to the back property line and side yard setback. 3. Becau.se the area of the wetland is larger than first believed, the actual area of the lot is reduced in size to le.ss than one acre. The City of Orono did find in 1991 that the area of the property was 1 acre. The change to the wetland dctemiination method has changed the defined lot area of the property, as has the ability to credit w etland as buildable area. 4. The location of the sew er service 1 O' from the south property line shifts the building location an additional 15 ’ to the north, which causes the wetland impact. If a house could be constructed at the 10’ setback the proposed development would not impact the wetland. 5. 1 he property owners have identified areas on the property to mitigate a total of 2,180 s.f. of wetland on the property to compensate for the wetlands lost to fill and structures. i02-2745 Ilona and Kenneth Pe'er&on 1074 Wildhuni Trail Tebruaf) 19, 2002 Page 3 of 4