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S'b <br />7. <br />it; <br />k' 1 • <br />TO: <br />FROM: <br />DATE: <br />SUBJECT: <br />Chair Hawn and Orono Planning Commission Members <br />Ron Moorse, City Administrator <br />Wendy Bottenberg, Assistant Zoning Administrator/Planner <br />August 21,2000 <br />#2603 ■ James Renckens <br />3020 Watertown Road <br />Variance/CUP -- Public Hearing <br />Zoning District: <br />Lot Area: <br />RR-IB One Family Lakeshore Residential District (2 acre) <br />515,088 s.f. (11.825 acres) <br />List of Exhibits <br />A Application <br />B Site Plan/ Survey <br />C Plat Map <br />D MCWD Permit <br />E City Engineer Letter <br />F Half Section Map of City Protected Wetland <br />G Sample Flowage and Conservation Easement <br />H Location Map <br />I Property Owner’s List <br />J Permit List <br />Pertinent Code Sections <br />1. Section 10.55, Subd. 8: Development Restricted; Prohibition. Except as hereinafter specifically <br />permitted, no filling, grading, dredging, excavation shall be allowed within the Flood Plain and <br />Wetlands Conservation Area, The Code does not allow land alterations within designated wetlands <br />without first seeking varia-ice approval. <br />2. Section 10.03, Subdivision 19-21: Conditional use permit required for excavation or dredging <br />within designated wetland. <br />Application Summary: The applicants have applied for a variance and conditional use permit <br />to permit the removal of approximately 1600 yards of fill out of a City of Orono protected wetland. <br />The pond would have approximately 16,000 s.f of surface area. The maximum depth is proposed <br />at 5 feet. The slope would be a 10:1 ratio. The wetland would become a wildlife habitat pond with <br />water and a nesting island in the middle. The fill will be used to form berms on the left and right <br />sides of the driveway along Watertown Road and a berm south of the pond. <br />In 1974, prior to the Wetlands Conser\ation Act, this wetland was classified as a Type 3, Glencoe <br />wetland. On a recent inspection, staff found reed and canary grasses and no standing water. The <br />excavation of the wetland will make it a Type 4 wetland. In this specific instance, staff feels the <br />proposed land alterations will result in a positive improvement and provide a higher quality wetland <br />for wildlife and stormwater management functions. <br />#2603 James Renckens <br />3020 Watertown Road <br />Variance/CUP~p. /