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� <br /> t �0�0 <br /> C ITY OF ORONO <br /> RESOLUTION OF THE CIT'Y COUNCIL <br /> � � 6451 <br /> �� � <br /> G NO. <br /> j9kESH0�� <br /> NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Orono, <br /> Minnesota: <br /> FINDINGS <br /> 1. This application was reviewed as Zoning File number 14-3688. <br /> 2. The Properties are located in the LR-1 BC One Family Lakeshore Residential <br /> Zoning District which requires a minimum lot area of 1.0 acre and a minimum lot <br /> width of 140'. <br /> 3. The Planning Commission reviewed this application at a public hearing held on <br /> September 15, 2014 and voted 7 in favor and 0 against on a motion to <br /> recommend approval of the CUP and wetlands alteration permit. The Planning <br /> Commission finds that the following factors support the granting of the requested <br /> CUP and wetlands alteration permit: <br /> a. Each of the properties meets or exceeds the LR-1 B area and width <br /> requirements. <br /> b. No structures are proposed as part of this application. <br /> c. The grading and filling activities are proposed in order to improve the function <br /> and value of the wetland on the Properties. <br /> d. The approximate top 12" of cattail infested soil will be hauled out and <br /> disposed of off-site. <br /> e. Spreading 6"-12" of excavated wetland soil across 1.60 acres is proposed to <br /> cap and control the invasive population of narrow leaf cattail dominating the <br /> wetland. Raising the bottom contours of the wetland 6"-12" is projected to <br /> limit the activity of the cattail seedbed while providing wet meadow plantings <br /> with competitive advantage. <br /> f. The excavation will create a 0.5 acre deep marsh which is anticipated to <br /> provide foraging and nesting habitat for waterfowl and waterbirds, while <br /> providing habitat for frogs, dragonflies, and amphibians. <br /> g. The area where the think spread material will be deposited will restore the <br /> wet meadow and is expected to diminish reed canary grass and cattail <br /> communities proposed to be replaced with a diverse wetland community. <br /> Page2of8 <br />