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� <br /> , c_.- <br /> O �� <br /> � � <br /> O a O <br /> ��:::��� cITY of oRONo <br /> ,;��;���,� � �,, <br /> � ���y' `:' �'.-� �C, �iunicipal Offices <br /> � , ; *!r '`r <br /> �,L���;; �',�� Street Address: Mailing Address: <br /> �kESKp4 2750 Kelley Parkway P.O. Box 66 <br /> Orono, MN 55356 Crystal Bay, MN 553Z3�0066 <br /> January 31, 1994 <br /> Ellen B. Sones, Administrator <br /> Minnehaha Creek Watershed District <br /> 14600 Minnetor�ka Boulevard <br /> Minnetonka, MN 5534�-1�97 . <br /> Dear Ellen: <br /> The Orono City Council on January 24 took action to designate the Minnehaha Creek Watershed <br /> District as responsible Local Government Unit (LGU) for implementation and enforcement of <br /> the Wetland Conservation Act rules, reserving the option to designate the City as LGU at some <br /> future time. <br /> I understand that MCWD is, along with most other local regulatory bodies, in the process of <br /> developing policies and procedures for dealing with the WCA. I would offer the following <br /> information regarding Orono's historical position on wetland protection to assist the District in <br /> its wetland policy development process. <br /> 1. Orono's first wetland protection ordinance was adopted in 1964. That ordinance <br /> was strengthened in 1970, by prohibiting filling, b ading, dredging, excavation <br /> or construction within wetlands. An "official mapping" of Orono's protected <br /> ("3esignated") wetlands was completed by the Hennepin Conservation District in <br /> 1974. That mapping identified approximately 300 wetland basins, of which <br /> approximately 50% were Type 3 wetlands, 20% Type 2, 10% Type 4, 10% Type <br /> 5, and the remaining 10% being Type 1 and Type 6 wetlands. <br /> 2. Since 1975, 39 variance/CUP applications for work in designated wetlands have <br /> been reviewed by the Ciry, or an average of just over two applications per year. <br /> The majority of those applications involved excavating or dredging existing <br /> wetlands to create areas of open water. Other applications generally involved <br /> filling of portions of the wetland for creating driveways, or involved construction <br /> of structures (walkways, et�..) � �;���and�. <br /> Telephone (612) 473-7357 • FAX 473-0510 <br />