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Per the City Code the applicant is completing removal of invasive species and <br /> seeding of native species as shown on plan sheets C3.5 and L2.2. <br /> The applicant will be using the current driveway with improvements to the � <br /> bituminous for access to the site. In its current location the existing driveway is <br /> within the required buffers for wetland 1 and wetland 2. Due to the existing <br /> driveway being within the area that would be required for the establishment of a <br /> bufFer under the City Code, alternative methods of wetland protection may be � <br /> approved by the City Council to avoid creating unreasonable impacts to the <br /> existing use of the property. The applicant has proposed expansion of the buffer <br /> . beyond what is required elsewhere along wetland 1 and 2 to make up for the <br /> buffer lost due to the driveway. The applicant has shown where the buffer is <br /> being expanded and has labeled the expansion as bufFer mitigation on plan sheet <br /> C2.1. This approach, called buffer width averaging, is listed as an option for <br /> these situations under the City Code. <br /> Recommendation <br /> The applicant submittal dated 2-3-1i meets the requirements of the City Wetland <br /> code. As allowed by the City Wetland Code it is recommended that a cash escrow <br /> of $12,000 be provided by the owner. It will be used for future compliance <br /> checks and restoration work, if not completed by applicant, to bring the bufFer <br /> into vegetative compliance. _ <br /> C:\Users\mcurtts�AppData\��Miuosoft\Windows\Temporary Intemet Rles\Content.0utlook�ZOZACO5C�7S_Melanle^875 Wayzata Blvd West^2-15-Sl.doa (TNS 06-20107 Page 2 of 2 <br />