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River <br /> <br />13065 Orono Parkway <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br /> <br /> Item ~ 6.5. <br /> <br /> Memorandum <br /> <br />TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL <br /> <br />FROM: STEPHEN ROHLF, BUILDING AND <br /> ZONING ADMINISTRATOR .5-/-C <br /> <br />DATE: JUNE 18, 2001 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />WETLAND CONSERVATION <br />ACT DECISION - MISSISSIPPI RIDGE <br />WCA 01 - 5 <br /> <br />Scott Powell is proposing to fill 37,443 square feet or .86 acres of type 3 wetland to <br />accommodate the plat of Mississippi Ridge. Mississippi Ridge is a combination of <br />commercial lots and town homes. The Technical Evaluation Panel (TEP) conceded that <br />filling this wetland was necessary, for safety reasons, to align the access to the plat with a <br />signalized intersection on US Trunk Highway 10. <br /> <br />An appropriate wetland replacement area could not be found on the site. The logical area <br />to replace wetland on the site would have necessitated the removal of numerous mature <br />trees in the Wild and Scenic River District for the Mississippi River. Therefore, Mr. <br />Powell is proposing to buy banked wetland credits in Wright County. No banked credits <br />are currently available for sale in Sherburne County. <br /> <br />FINDINGS <br /> <br />Eagle Soil Services, Inc. prepared a Wetland Delineation Report for the property, dated <br />July 26, 2000. <br /> <br />The Technical Evaluation Panel reviewed this issue on April 26, 2001. <br /> <br />Combined notification of the proposed filling and replacement plan was mailed out to the <br />appropriate governmental agencies on April 30, 2001. <br /> <br />The comment period ended May 30, 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, April 25, 2001, acceptable under the rules of the <br />Wetland Conservation Act with the stipulations listed below. <br /> <br /> RECOMMENDATION <br /> 1. That banked wetland credits are purchased and properly registered with the <br /> Board of Soil and Water Resources prior to filling the wetland in question. <br /> <br />Phone: 763.441.7420 <br />Fax: 763.441.7425 <br /> <br />www. ci.elk-river mn.us <br /> <br /> <br />