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F. <br />G. <br />H. <br />I. <br />"Ferndale cutoff" located east of the intersection of West Ferndale Road <br />and County Road 15, and by additional road ditches to be created adjacent <br />to the new roadway. <br />Municipal Zoning Code Section 10.56, Subdivision 16 (J)(5a) requires that <br />the City give consideration to the functional qualities of the wetlands being <br />filled in relation to sediment and pollutant trapping and retention, storage <br />of surface runoff to prevent or reduce flood damage, fish and wildlife <br />habitat, recreational use, shoreline or bank stabilization, and <br />noteworthiness. Planning Commission finds that despite the absence of a <br />City inventory defining the functional qualities of specific City wetlands, <br />the proposed impacts on functional qualities of the wetlands proposed to be <br />filled will be relatively minor in relation to other wetlands in the City, and <br />that the County has addressed the City's concerns via mitigation as well as <br />erosion and sedimentation control measures. <br />Applicants have submitted a detailed erosion control plan including <br />revegetation plans which Planning Commission finds acceptable. <br />Applicants have made the appropriate permit applications to other <br />governmental agencies including the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District, <br />the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, and the U.S. Army Corps <br />of Engineers. <br />This project is necessary in order to improve public safety by providing <br />turn lanes and paved 8' shoulders on County Road 15. Applicants have <br />reviewed the 'no-build' alternative and find that a 'no-build' alterative is <br />not feasible due to safety concerns. The project will maintain the current <br />road alignment with only slight modifications, including expansion of the <br />paved roadway northward approximately 10' from the current paved <br />surface. This minor shift in alignment allows the minimization of wetland <br />filling impacts to Ferndale Marsh, an important protected wetland south of <br />and adjacent to County Road 15 in the Cities of Orono and Wayzata. <br />J. The Planning Commission finds that, while this project results in an <br />Page 3 of 7