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l ver <br /> <br />13065 Orono Parkway <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br /> Item <br /> <br />Memorandum <br /> <br /> MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL <br /> <br /> STEPHEN ROHLF, BUILDING AND <br /> ZONING ADMINISTRATOR <br /> <br /> JUNE 18, 2001 <br /> <br />6.2. <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />WETLAND CONSERVATION <br />ACT DECISION - TWIN LAKES <br />TOWNHOMES WCA 01 - 7 <br /> <br />Four wetlands are located on the property included in plat of Twin Lakes Twonhomes. <br />Filling wetlands was avoided in the first two phases of this plat. However, Jerick 2, LLC <br />is proposing to fill 11,326 square feet or .26 acres of wetland to accommodate townhomes <br />in the third addition. The proposed filling for the third addition affects two of the four <br />wetlands, which are type 2, drained wetlands. The Technical Evaluation Panel (TEP) <br />agreed with the proposed filling due to road alignments. <br /> <br />Replacement wetland will be created on site. The petitioner originally proposed to buy <br />public value credit off site, but the TEP recommended against this request. Instead, the <br />applicant will create buffer areas adjacent to natural wetlands on the site for public value <br />credit. <br /> <br />A map is attached to this memo showing the wetland areas proposed to be filled and the <br />mitigation areas. The buffer areas recommended by the TEP are not shown. <br /> <br />FINDINGS <br /> <br />Kjolhaug Environmental Services prepared a Wetland Delineation Report for the <br />property, dated May 24, 2000. <br /> <br />The Technical Evaluation Panel originally reviewed this plat on September 26, 2001 and <br />looked at the third addition again on May 15,2001. <br /> <br />Combined notification of the proposed filling and replacement plan was mailed out to the <br />appropriate governmental agencies on May 17, 2001. <br /> <br />The comment period ended June 15, 2001. No negative comments were received by the <br />city on the proposed wetland plan from the mailed notice. <br /> <br />The Technical Evaluation Panel found the proposed wetland filling and wetland <br />mitigation plan application dated, May 16, 2001, acceptable under the rules of the <br /> <br />Phone: 763.441.7420 <br />Fax: 763.441.7425 <br /> <br />www. ci.elk-river, mn.us <br /> <br /> <br />