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(- ) AGENDA ITEM 5.7 <br /> ty of I <br /> Ilkk_ River MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> ilFROM: TROY LANGER, PLANNING INTERN <br /> DATE: JUNE 28, 1994 <br /> SUBJECT: A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT <br /> REQUEST BY TOM WILEY, PUBLIC <br /> HEARING, CASE NO. CU 94-22 <br /> REQUESTED ACTION <br /> Mr. Wiley is requesting a conditional use permit to excavate a pond area <br /> within an existing wetland to create a more natural scenic area for wildlife <br /> viewing. <br /> LOCATION <br /> II 10481-203 Avenue NW, Elk River, MN <br /> ZONING/LAND USE <br /> R-la (Single-Family Rural Residential)/LR (Low Density Residential) <br /> ATTACHMENTS <br /> Location Map, Zoning Map, Site Map, Proposed Site Plan, Aerial Photograph, <br /> Soil and Water Conservation Letter dated June 6, 1994. <br /> ANALYSIS <br /> Mr. Wiley has submitted a conditional use permit application which is <br /> proposing to allow the excavation of approximately 2,000 cubic yards of soil <br /> in a wetland area around an existing excavated pond. The pond is a <br /> rectangular shaped water body with the dimensions of one-hundred seventy- <br /> five (175) feet by fifty (50) feet. Mr. Wiley intends to remove soil around the <br /> pond to create a more natural looking pond. The pond and the proposed <br /> excavation are within the applicant's property. Because the pond is part of a <br /> wetland area that encompasses more than one property, the applicant must <br /> 0 proceed through the conditional use process. All excavated soil will remain <br /> on site. <br /> P.O. Box 490 • 13065 Orono Parkway • Elk River, MN 55330 • (612) 441-7420 • Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br />