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REQUEST FOR ACTION TO ITEM NUMBER Plannin Commission 5.1 AGENDA SECTION MEETING DATE PREPARED BY Planning Items November 8, 2011 Rebecca Haug, Environmental Administrator ITEM DESCRIPTION REVIEWED By Request by Todd Plaisted for wetland/pond on Heinen property Public Hearing -Case No. CU 11-18 REVIEWED BY ACTION REQUESTED Staff recommends that the Planning Commission recommend approval of the Conditional Use Permit (CUP) request to extract soil from the northern wetland on the Heinen property to create a wildlife pond with the following conditions: 1. All work is completed within two years of project and slopes are a minimum of 4:1 2. All spoils removed from the wetland are deposited on upland areas 3. Hours of operation will be limited to 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m., Monday -Saturday 4. Applicant must install truck hauling signs on Brook Road BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION The City Code Chapter 42, Natural Resources, Sec. 42-51 (c) allows mineral extraction activities to exceed 100 cubic yards which will be completed within two years to receive a conditional use permit only. A license and zone change is not required. The applicant initially planned to do this project over a 3-5 year time frame but has decided to complete the project within two years. Todd Plaisted and Paul Heinen are requesting a permit to excavate organic soils from approximately 10.5 acres of Type 2 wetland to a maximum depth of 6 ft. (average depth of 4') over a 2 year time frame to create an open water pond and create wildlife habitat. The slope of the wetland will have a minimum of 4:1 or shallower. on all sides. The shape of the pond will be irregular and the basin will have an undulating bottom with an island roughly located in the center of the open water area. The wetland has been drained through a private drainage ditch which will supply water for the pond but maintain connection to the ditch system to the east with no changes to the inlet or outlet of the ditch. Excavation and slope shaping will occur during the winter months by using a backhoe excavator. Spoils will be placed on an upland site fox dewatering if necessary, although it is expected that the organic soils may be hauled directly to the Plaisted Company site (located 3 - 4 miles away) as weather and road conditions allow. Approximately 64,500 cubic yards of material would be removed over two years with approximately 1300 -1500 truckloads total (260 - 300 per year).. This request has been reviewed and approved by the Technical Evaluation Panel (TEP) who is responsible for making determinations on wetland activities. During the public notice of the wetland application, one comment was received. The letter is attached. The main concern was safety on Brook P R N E R E R R r N:\Departments\Commiuuty Development\Planning\Case Files\CUP\CU 11-18 Plaisted-Heinen Prop\CU 11-18_PC.doc ~~~~~