HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 401-03 •
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Maine Street Development presented a .Wetland Delineation and
Replacement Plan for 27.03 acres of jurisdictional wetlands in the area generally bounded by the
proposed 40th Street S.W., on the north, Highway 63 and 48th Street S.W., on the south, and the
Garden's development on the east. This application covers only the proposed Maine Street
Development and stormwater ponds adjacent to 40th Street S.W., right-of-way and in The
Garden's development near CR 101. This wetland replacement plan will require the filing and
draining of a total of 18.79 acres of Type 2 wetland. The wetland replacement ratio is 2:1 and
will require a replacement of 37.58 acres; and,
WHEREAS, the replacement wetland is a wetland bank located in Oronoco Township
within the Zumbro River watershed. The wetland bank received approval of 34.74 acres by the
Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) in early 2003. An additional 2.84 acres of
preliminarily approved wetland bank credits are required to meet the minimum 2:1 ratio; and,
• WHEREAS, the Technical Evaluation Panel met and recommended approval of the
application subject to the following conditions:
1. The applicant must submit a completed "Application for Withdrawal of Wetland
Credits Form" prepared for BWSR.
2. The applicant must submit a letter of credit or certified check in the amount of at a
minimum $19,880 with an expiration date of no earlier than October 1, 2004.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of
Rochester that the City approve the Wetland Replacement Plan presented by Main
Development subject to the above conditions.
The Mayor and the City Clerk are authorized and directed to approve this plan on behalf
of the City.
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• PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS DAY OF , 2003.
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PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
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APPROVED THIS J�S�4') DAY OF , 2003.
MAYOR OF SAID CITY-"
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