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r Zoning File #2281 August 14, 1997 Page 2 Background The City Council in December 1996 approved the layout for proposed improvements to County Road 6 west of Highway 12, including reconfiguration of the intersection of Watertown Road/McCuIley Road/County Road 6. The project is further described in applicant's project description narrative. Exhibit D. The project involves movement of earth in excess of 100 cubic yards, requiring a conditional use permit per City ordinances. Further, the project involves the filling of 0.56 acres of wetland historically protected under Orono ordinances, plus an additional 0.25 acres of weiland protected under the Wetland Conservation Act, for which Minnehaha Creek Watershed District serves as the "Local Government Unit" (LGU) for administrative purposes. Total impacted wetland acreage is 0.81 acres. The applicant proposes to mitigate off site at locations as of yet unknown. Applicant proposes that 0.81 acres of wetland impacts be certified for replacement by the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) as provided in the Wetland Conservation Act rules. Orono's wetland protection ordinance prohibits filling of wetlands, but generally provides only minimal direction as to criteria for the granting of variances. Since virtually all of Orono's 1974 inventoried wetlands fall under the jurisdiction of the Wetland Conservation Act, the City in contemporary times has supported the MCWD's determinations regarding wetland mitigation. Wetland Impacts Summary The following is a summary of the proposed wetland impacts: ORONO WCA AREA TO BE FILLED APPROX. % OF TOTAL BASIN AREA TO BE FILLED WL IN ✓✓0.16 ac.NB WL IS ✓✓0.08 ac.NB WI.2 ✓0.05 ac.NB WL3 /0.02 ac.10% WL4 ✓0.16 ac.60% WL5N //0.07 ac.20% WL5S /<0.01 ac.5% WL6N ✓/0.25 ac.30% WL6S /<0.01 ac.10% WL7 /0.01 ac.5% *NB = Not Basin (part of a drainage way) Total wetland acreage to be filled: 0.81 ac. Orono (1974) protected Non-Orono protected 0.56 ac. 0.25 ac.i J