HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 219-06 RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Badger Hills, LLC, has proposed the filling of 0.41 acres of Type 2 wetlands
on property located west of West Circle Drive and north of Valleyhigh Road N.W., The wetland
area is located in a draingeway. A portion of the wetland is proposed to be filled due to the
location of a connecting street and required stormwater control structures. The road is
necessary to provide for connections between the southern and northern portions of the
subdivision and to the future 41 st Street N.W.; and,
WHEREAS, the applicant proposed direct replacement on-site adjacent to the existing
wetland through the creation of a new wetland and upland buffer. The total wetland replacement
is at a 2:1 replacement ratio and will exceed the minimum requirement of 0.82 acres by creating
0.35 acres of new wetland credits and 1.78 acres of buffer area on-site and purchasing 0.1 acres
off-site from a wetland bank in Olmsted County; and,
• WHEREAS, the Technical Evaluation Panel (TEP) reviewed the application and
recommended approval subject to the below described conditions; and,
WHEREAS, this matter came before the City of Rochester Common Council on May 1,
2006, for a final decision on the replacement plan. The Council gave all interested parties an
opportunity to be heard on this matter and considered all information presented to it including
that information found within the Council Agenda packet.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of
Rochester that the City approve the Wetland Delineation and Replacement Plan presented by
Badger Hills, LLC, for the Badger Hills Subdivision.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this approval is subject to the following conditions:
1. The applicant must provide a Declaration of Restrictions and Covenants for
Replacement Wetland document covering the replacement area as required by the
wetland rules. The applicant must use the standard form provided by BWSR;
2. The applicant must submit the Withdrawal of Credits form for the purchase of the
wetland bank credits to the BWSR.
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The Mayor and the City Clerk are authorized and directed to approve this plan on behalf
of the City.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE- COMMON COUNCIL_ OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS DAY OF 'Ma , 2006.
PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
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APPROVED THIS DAY OF C� , 2006.
MAYOR OF SAID CITY
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