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Home My WebLink AboutMN Wetland Conserv Act Notice of decision - • - • • - • � • - • - • • - • ` � - • Name and Address of Local Government Unit: Minnehaha Creek Watershed District, 18202 Minnetonl<a Blvd, Deephaven MN 55391 Naine of Appl'icant: Tim Pellizzer Project Name: 520 North Arm r Application Number: ��+��V N �4 Type of Application (check one): ❑ Exemption C' �V�S��0� ❑ No Loss �'pF ❑ Replacement Plan �R�NO ❑ Banking Plan � Wetland Boundary/ Type Date of Decision: 10/31/08 Check One: ❑ Approved ' � Approved with conditions (see note on page 2 regarding use of wetland banking credits) ❑ Denied Summary of ProjeCt/DeClslon (indicate exemption number per NIN Rule 8420.0122, if applicable):A wetland boundary at 520 North Arm Drive in Orono MN, (PIN 06-117-23-31-0005) was delineated by Svoboda Ecolo�ical Resources. One Type 2/3 wetland was delineated on the site. The boundarv as staked in the field and labeled in the delineation re�ort dated October 20, 2008 is accepted b�the MCWD with the condition that fla�s 1-1 throu�h 1-4 the northeast side ofthe boundarY)are moved up-slope three feet. The boundar�was verified in the field on October 31, 2008 by MCWD staff. List of Addressees: Landowner: Tim Pellizzer 520 North Arm Drive Orono MN 55364 Members of Technical Evaluation Panel: City of Orono P.O. Box 66 Crystal Bay, MN 55323 MN BWSR Lynda Peterson 520 Lafayette Road, 2nd Floor St Paul MN 55155 . -Page 1 of 2 520 North Arm Dr NOD.doc 10/02/07 Hennepin County Environmental Services Stacy Lijewski � 417 N 5`�' St, Ste 200 Minneapolis MN 55401-3206 Watershed District or Watershed Management Organization (If Applicable): Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Department of Natural Resources Regional Office (select appropriate office): . NW Region: NE Region: Central Region: Southern Region: Regional Director Reg. Env. Assess. Ecol. Reg. Env. Assess. Ecol. Reg. Env. Assess. Ecol. 21 15 Birchmont Beach Rd.NE Div. Ecol. Services Div. Ecol. Services Div. Ecol. Services Bemidji, NiN 56601 1201 E.Hwy. 2 i20G.Warner Road 2ul Hwy. 15 Soutn Grand Rapids,MN 55744 St. Paul,MN 55106 New Ulm,MN 56073 DNR TEP Representative (if different than above) Jack Gleason DNR Waters 1200 Warner Road St. Paul, MN 55106 Corp of Engineers Project Manager @ Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District ATTN: CO-R, 190 Fifth Street East St. Paul, MN 55101-1638 Individual members of the public who requested a copy, summary only Ben Carlson Svoboda Ecological Resources 2477 Shadywood Rd Excelsior MN 55331 You are hereby notified that the decision of the Local Government Unit on the above- referenced application was made on the date stated above. A copy of the Local Government Unit's Findings and Conclusions is attached. Pursuant to Minn. R. 8420.0200 and 8420.0250 any appeal of the decision must be commenced by mailing a petition for appeal within thirty(30) calendar days of the date of the mailing of this Notice to the following as indicated: Check one: � ❑ (For LGU staff decisions and decisions made (For LGU decisions made after a public hearing) without a public hearing, list name and address of Executive Director LGUgoverning body or designated appeal body.) Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources -Page 2 of 2 520 North Arm Dr NOD.doc 10/02/07 Minnehaha Creek Watershed District 520 Lafayette Road North 18202 Minnetonka Blvd St. Paul, NIN 55155 Deephaven MN 55391 NOTE: Approval of Wetland Replacement Plan Applications involving the use of wetland banking credits is conditional upon withdrawal of the appropriate credits from the state wetland bank. No wetland impacts may commence until the applicant receives a copy of the fully signed and executed "Application for Withdrawal of Wetland Credits," signed by the BWSR wetland bank administrator certifying that the wetland bank credits have been debited. THIS DECISION ONLYAPPLIES TO the Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act. Additional approvals or perrnics f'ronz locul, state, and federal agencies may be required. Check with all appropriate authorities before cornmencing work ir�� oi�nea��wetlands. Applicant proceeds at their own ��isk if work authorized by this•decis•ion is started before the appeal time period has expirecl. /f this decision is reversed or revised under appeal the applicant is responsible for�ill wetland impacts. LOCAL GOVERNMENT T �_./�" 10/31/08 Signature Date Natalie White, District Technician Name and Title -Page 3 of 2 520 North Arm Dr NOD.doc 10/02/07 �� ; �� . . � �� . . ��fi� �s��l�� IMPROVING QUALITV OF WATER, QUALITY OF LIFE The Minnehaha Creek Local Government Unit Findings and Conclusions Watershed Distnct is committed to a The delineation of the wetland boundary at 520 North Arm Drive, Orono (PIN # 06-117-23-31-0005) was reviewed on October 31, 2008. Conditions at the time leadership ro(e in of the review were clear and about 60°F. protecting, improving and managing the One wetland boundary was delineated on the site. The northeast border of the property extends into a large wetland adjacent to North Arm of Lake Minnetonka. surface waters and The wetland was identified as a Type 2/3 cattail dominated marsh with a fringe of affifiated groundwater reed canary grass, Canada bluejoint, and lake sedge. The boundary with upland was characterized by a topographic break and the appearance of tall goldenrod resources within the and Kentucky bluegrass. District, including their MCWD staff finds that the boundary as flagged in the field and submitted in the re(ationships to the report dated October 20, 2008 is acceptable, with the condition that flags 1-1 ecosystems of which they through 1-4 (the northeast side of the boundary) should be moved up slope three feet. are an integral part. We achieve our mission A project may require a MCWD approved permit in addition to other required throuyh regu�ation, permits. If you have any questions, please contact me or James Wisker, MCWD Permitting Officer, at 952-471-0590. capital projects, education, cooperative Report drafted by: Natalie White endeavors, and other MCWD District Technician programs based on October 31, 2008 sound science, innovative thinking, an , informed and engaged constituency, and the cost effective use of public funds. 18202 Minnetonka Boulevard, Deephaven, MN 55391 • 952-471-0590 • Fax:952-471-0682 • www.minnehahacreek.org ' �. `.!r' , 1i�.-'� �. ` - '� ' ��.��s��1�� ., ��h�h� ��e� : � CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF IMPROVING QUALITY OF WATER, QUALITY OF LIfE Local Government Unit's Findin�s and Conclusions A delineation review was conducted on August 31, 2007 at the 520 North Arm Drive site (PIN 0611723310005) located in the City of nrono, Hennepin County. The Minnehaha Creek The weather was sunny and about 80 degrees F. Season�illy, the area has Watershed District is experienced drought conditions, with a reduced amount of precipitation the majority of the summer months. The terrain was mostly flat with the slope leading committed to n downward to the wetland from the home. The parcel includes areas containing an (eadership ro(e in access area, paved driveway and the surrounding area is residential. A trail leads off to the north along the edge of the wetland. protecting, improving ond managing the The parcel was delineated by Hult &Associates, Inc. on November 21, 2006 and the delineaiion report created on January 3 i, %00 i wi�n one weiland present on surface waters and the parcel. The delineation report was submitted to the Minnehaha Creelc affilioted groundwater Watershed District (MCWD) on August 15, 2007. resources within the The parcel has one wetland designated as a public protected waterbody, as Distnct, induding their follows: relationships to the Wetland 1@ northern part of parcel 27-133P (Maxwell Bay, Lake Minnetonka) ecosystems of which they Wetland 1 is a Type 2 fringe wetland directly adjacent to North Arm bay, a deep are an �nteqra�part. water habitat of Lake Minnetonka. We achieve our mission The flagged boundary as notated in the field and displayed in the survey through regulation, submitted to MCWD on September 7, 2007 and delineation report dated January 31, 2007 and received on September 6, 2007 including the field data sheets,'is capital projects, deemed acceptable by Minnehaha Creek Watershed District. education, cooperative endeovors, and other A project may require a MCWD approved permit in addition to other required permits. 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' - ' � - � - � • - • ' � - • Name and Address of Local Government Unit: Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Name of Applicant: Tim Pellizzer Project Name: 520 North Arm Drive, Orono1 MN Hennepin Countv Application Number: Type of Application(check one): ❑ Exemption Decision ❑ No Loss Decision ❑ Replacement Plan Decision ❑ Banking Plan Decision � Wetland Type/Boundary Decision !�};�;� of Dec�sion: 9_:�-07 Check One: � Approved � Appt'Oved wlth COnditiOns (see note on page 2 regarding use of wetland banking credits) ❑ Denied Summaly Of PI'ojeCt/DeCislon (indicate exemption number per MN Rule 8420.0122,if applicable): Hult& Associates Inc examined the 520 North Arm Drive Parcel within the citv of Orono to identi and delineate all associated �urisdictional wetlands.The delmeation re ort was submitted to Mmnihaha Creek Watershed District(MCWD)bv the propertv owner on Au�ust 10 2007. The boundarv of wetland numbered 1 (as labeled within the delmeation reportl based on the delmeation re ort of Janua 31 2007 and submitted surve dated Se tember 7 2007 is acce ted b Mmnehaha Creek Watershed Distnct The site was inspected on AuQust 31 2007 bv MCWD staff. List of Addressees: Landowner: � Mr. Timothy Pellizzer 520 North Arm Drive Mound, MN 55364 Represe�itative: Hult & Associates, Inc. Attn: David M. Heinrichs PO Box 37 Forest Lake, MN 55025 Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources Attn: Brad Wozney 520 Lafayette Road, 2"a Floor St. Paul, MN 55155-4102 -Page 1 of 2 520 North Arm Drive NOD.doc 9/16/04 Department of Natural Resources . Central Region Waters ' Attn: Kate Drewry 1200 Warner Road St. Paul, MN 55106-6793 • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Attn: Mr. Joe Yanta 190 5'h St. East. Saint Paul, NIN 55101-1368 Hennepin County Department of Environmental Services Attn: Stacey Lijewski 417 North Sth Street, Suite 200 Minneapolis, MN 55401-1397 City of Orono Attn: Lyle Oman PO Box 66 Crystal Bay, MN 55323 You are hereby notified that the decision of the Local Government Unit on the above-referenced application was made on the date stated above. A copy of the Local Government Unit's Findings and Conclusions is attached. Pursuant to Minn. R. 8420.0250 any appeal of the decision must be commenced by mailing a petition for appeal to the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources within thirty(30) calendar days of the date of the mailing of this Notice. NOTE: Approval of Wetland Replacement Plan Applications involving the use of wetland banking credits is conditional upon withdrawal of the appropriate credits from the state wetland bank. No wetland impacts may commence until the applicant receives a copy of the fully signed and executed"Application for Withdrawal of Wetland Credits," signed by the BWSR wetland bank administrator certifying that the wetland bank credits have been debited. THIS DECISION ONLYAPPLIES TO the Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act. Additional approvals or permits from local, state, and federal agencies may be required. Check with all appropriate authorities h�fore cornme;zcing work in or near wetlarids. LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT September 14 2007 `l�� Date Signature An ela Hammers District Technician I Name and Title -Page 2 of 2 520 North Arm Drive NOD.doc 9/16/04