6.5. SR 06-18-2001River
13065 Orono Parkway
Elk River, MN 55330
Item ~ 6.5.
Memorandum
TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
FROM: STEPHEN ROHLF, BUILDING AND
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR .5-/-C
DATE: JUNE 18, 2001
SUBJECT:
WETLAND CONSERVATION
ACT DECISION - MISSISSIPPI RIDGE
WCA 01 - 5
Scott Powell is proposing to fill 37,443 square feet or .86 acres of type 3 wetland to
accommodate the plat of Mississippi Ridge. Mississippi Ridge is a combination of
commercial lots and town homes. The Technical Evaluation Panel (TEP) conceded that
filling this wetland was necessary, for safety reasons, to align the access to the plat with a
signalized intersection on US Trunk Highway 10.
An appropriate wetland replacement area could not be found on the site. The logical area
to replace wetland on the site would have necessitated the removal of numerous mature
trees in the Wild and Scenic River District for the Mississippi River. Therefore, Mr.
Powell is proposing to buy banked wetland credits in Wright County. No banked credits
are currently available for sale in Sherburne County.
FINDINGS
Eagle Soil Services, Inc. prepared a Wetland Delineation Report for the property, dated
July 26, 2000.
The Technical Evaluation Panel reviewed this issue on April 26, 2001.
Combined notification of the proposed filling and replacement plan was mailed out to the
appropriate governmental agencies on April 30, 2001.
The comment period ended May 30, 2001. No negative comments were received by the
city on the proposed wetland plan., from the mailed notice.
The Technical Evaluation Panel found the proposed wetland filling and wetland
mitigation plan application dated, April 25, 2001, acceptable under the rules of the
Wetland Conservation Act with the stipulations listed below.
RECOMMENDATION
1. That banked wetland credits are purchased and properly registered with the
Board of Soil and Water Resources prior to filling the wetland in question.
Phone: 763.441.7420
Fax: 763.441.7425
www. ci.elk-river mn.us