HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 124-17 - WetlandReplacementPlan.ScenicOaksWest
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Hanson and Younge, LLC, proposed the filing of 2,245 square feet of Type 2
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wetland located on private property south of 48 Street S.W., west of the Scenic Oaks Subdivision
within the proposed Scenic Oaks West Subdivision. The wetlands consist of Type 2 wet meadow
wetlands located adjacent to an ephemeral stream. Wetlands are proposed to be filled due to the
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proposal to construct a crossing for a required street connecting the proposed development to 48
Street S.W. The applicant will avoid impacts on the remaining 0.47 acre wetland; and,
WHEREAS, the Technical Evaluation Panel (“TEP”) reviewed the alternatives and found
that they meet the minimum standards for sequencing. The Technical Evaluation Panel agrees
that avoidance of the wetlands is not feasible due to the configuration and location of the wetlands
on the property, topography, and required right-of-way alignment. The minimum replacement
acreage is 4,490 square feet. The applicant proposes replacement in a BWSR-approved wetland
bank located north of Chatfield within Olmsted County; and,
WHEREAS, the wetland replacement is at a 2:1 ratio because the replacement wetland is
in-kind replacement. The TEP did not object to the wetland replacement plan; and,
WHEREAS, the TEP reviewed the application and recommended approval subject to the
below described conditions:
1. The applicant must provide a copy of the Wetland Bank Transaction Form to
the Planning Department once the purchase of credits is approved by
BWSR;
2. The applicant must obtain a grading plan approval from the city;
3. The applicant must submit as built surveys to assure compliance with the
proposed grading plan; and,
WHEREAS, this matter came before the City of Rochester Common Council on March 20,
2017, for a final decision on the replacement plan. The Council 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 Hanson and
Younge, LLC, for the filing of 2,245 square feet of Type 2 wetland located on private property
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south of 48 Street S.W., west of the Scenic Oaks Subdivision within the proposed Scenic Oaks
West Subdivision subject to the above three conditions.
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 _______________, 2017.
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PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST: __________________________
CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS _____ DAY OF ______________________, 2017.
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MAYOR OF SAID CITY
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Rochester, Minnesota)
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