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r 4.The City Council reviewed this application on September 22, 1997 and made the following findings: A. B. C. D. E. The applicants propose to fill 0.56 acres of wetlands protected by City of Orono Ordinances and the Wetland Conservation Act, plus an additional 0.25 acres of wetland protected only under the Wetland Conservation Act, for which the Minneh^ Creek Watershed District is the City's designated local unit of government (LGU). Tlic wetland impacts are a result of filling within ten small wetland basins adjacent to existing County Road 6, A portion of the fill will impact designated floodplain along Painter Creek. The impacted area of the four Orono-protected wetlands which will experience some filling is small compared to the total aggregate area of those wetlands. Wetlands No. IN and IS (as designated in the applicants' plans) are part of the Painter Creek drainageway, of which 0.24 acres will be impacted. The area of Wetland No. 5N is approximately 0.35 acres of which approximately 0.07 acre will be impacted. Wetland No. 6N is approximately 0.85 acres of which 0.25 acres will be impacted. The 0.81 acres of impacted WCA protected wetlands will be certified to the State for mitigation per BWSR requirements. The applicant will be required by MCWD to pay $34,500 towards regional storm water ponding facilities in lieu of providing a NURP pond for this project due to a number of factors including the linear nature of the project; the ponding design area that would be needed to handle off-roadway contributing areas greatly exceeds the impacts created by the added impervious roadway surfaces; and the proximity tc the existing Painters Creek stormwater facilities.. Municipal Zoning Code Section 10.56, Subdivision 16 (J)(5a) requires that the City give consideration to the functional qualities of the wetlands being filled in relation to sediment and pollutant trapping and retention, storage of surface runoff to prevent or reduce food aamage, fish and wildlife habitat, recreational use, shorelire or bank stabilization, and Page 2 of 6 ' s A. ..,