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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Tuesday, May 28, 2013 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />   Page 13 of 18   <br /> <br />(4. #13-3601 CITY OF ORONO – WETLANDS – ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT, <br />Continued) <br /> <br />Struve stated his conversation with Bowser was not in regard to the 3-year versus the 5-year but rather a <br />perpetual delineation. Bowser was saying that the development on Willow View was a residential <br />development and that they had set wetland boundaries when it was constructed. The Watershed District <br />was saying that those wetland boundaries should be held forever even though they obviously have <br />changed. The buffer is now in a wet area. <br /> <br />Struve stated the question asked of Bowser was whether they agreed with the Watershed District and they <br />indicated they did not. Struve stated in that situation, you would need to do a delineation because <br />wetlands do change over the years. The Minnehaha Creek Watershed District stated they were really <br />talking about the buffer area and not the wetland boundary. Struve indicated he was clarifying the <br />Watershed District’s stance on where the wetland edges would be. <br /> <br />Gaffron indicated it changed from three years to five years approximately two years ago. <br /> <br />Struve noted it was changed in 2009. <br /> <br />McMillan asked if that is in the City’s new code. <br /> <br />Gaffron indicated it is part of the WACA rules. Gaffron noted the City of Orono would not accept a 10- <br />year old delineation. <br /> <br />Gaffron stated the City Council can either adopt the ordinance or table the application until a decision is <br />made by the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District. <br /> <br />McMillan indicated she does not want to go past the June 10th meeting. <br /> <br />Anderson moved, Printup seconded, to adopt ORDINANCE NO. 103, Third Series, an Ordinance <br />Amending Sections 78-1601, 78-1605, 78-1606, 78-1607, 78-1608, 78-1610, 78-1611, and 78-1612 of <br />the Orono City Zoning Code Regarding Wetland Protection. <br /> <br />McMillan noted the City Council did not really make any changes to the ordinance amendment tonight. <br /> <br />Gaffron requested the motion also include adoption of the summary ordinance. <br /> <br />Anderson amended her motion, Printup seconded, to adopt ORDINANCE NO. 103, Third Series, <br />an Ordinance Amending Sections 78-1601, 78-1605, 78-1606, 78-1607, 78-1608, 78-1610, 78-1611, <br />and 78-1612 of the Orono City Zoning Code Regarding Wetland Protection, and to adopt <br />SUMMARY ORDINANCE NO. 104, Third Series. <br /> <br />McMillan indicated she is in favor of the ordinance amendment and that it should hopefully clarify a lot <br />of things for the applicants. <br /> <br />Bremer stated if the City receives some feedback from the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District that they <br />are imposing something other than what is anticipated by Staff, she would request Staff advise the City <br />Council of that. <br />Item #03 - CC Agenda - 06/10/2013 <br />Approval of Council Minutes 05/28/2013 [Page 13 of 18]