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Zoning File #1245 <br />February 11, 1988 <br />Page 3 of 3 <br />3. There will be no negative impact created for the properties on the <br />south side of County Road 15 as a result of the filling of the <br />wetlands or the increased size of the culvert under County Road 15. <br />4. There is adequate area within the protected wetlands on the north <br />side of 15 to increase the retention capacities serving the 27 acre <br />watershed. <br />5. The major upgrading of County 15 will provide greater safety for <br />the public served by the roadway. <br />6. Per Section 10.55 Subdivision 25(A), the standards that must be <br />met in order to approve the requested variances are as follows: <br />a) The project will not increase the height or duration of <br />floodwater in or along the Minnehaha Creek watershed. <br />b) The project will not result in the placement of an artificial <br />obstruction which will restrict the capacity of floodwater in <br />such a manner as to increase the height of flooding. <br />c) The proposed improvement will not result in incompatible land <br />uses which would be detrimental to the protection of surface and <br />ground water supplies. <br />d) The proposed improvement will not increase the financial <br />burdens imposed on the community in through increased floods and <br />overflow onto land areas within the City or onto land areas <br />adjacent to Minnehaha Creek. <br />e) The proposed improvement will be in keeping with land use <br />plans and planning objectives for the City and will nct increase <br />or cause danger to life or property. <br />f) The proposed improvement will be consistent with the <br />objectives of encouraging land uses compatible with the <br />preservation of the natural land forms, vegetation, and the <br />marshes within the wetlands. <br />Approval'is subject to the following conditions: <br />1. The County will work closely with the City to provide adequate <br />erosion control during the entire project. <br />2. All land alterations involving adjacent properties that exceed 100 <br />cubic yards of fill will require separate conditional use permits with <br />the City of Orono. <br />3. Both the City and County will work closely with any property owner <br />whose property is severely restricted or limited in the normal daily <br />use of their property as a result of the improvement of the County <br />Road. <br />