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City Engineer Olson replied that the developer is proposing to bring in enough fill to raise the building pad. Councilmember Hendriksen inquired if the rest of the lot will remain as is. Mr. Abel replied that that was correct, He explained that the driveway would match the existing grades from Ramsey Boulevard to the pad. · Councilmember Hendriksen inquired if the City Engineers had reviewed the site,, because he had serious reservations about whether or not the lot is buildable. Brad Paumen, Wurm-Paumen Properties, LLC, stated that they have done some clearing of the site and discovered that there is more elevation there than they originally thought. At this point they are looking at having to bring in about four feet of fill. Currently there is no water in the temporary driveway or building site even with all the rain they have been having. I I I I I I Councilmember Zimmerman inquired if the City of Ramsey has a minimum building area requirement in the rural district; City Engineer Jankowski explained that the policY states that they have to haVe 22,500 square feet of class I soil or must have a soil report done by a certified soil designer for an initial system and replacement system, which is why they have the report from EcoSystems Engineering. City Engineer Olson stated that if there is information that Councilmember Hendriksen feels that staff should have then-he would welcome that information. Councilmember Hendriksen replied that he knows where the water has been for many years, but he does not know how that relates to 870 or 871. He stated that his concern is with a limit of 400 square feet for wetland mitigatiOn and based on the places he has seen water sitting, it cannot work. City: Engineer Olson replied that then the lot would not be buildable unless they asked for an exception. Councilmember Hendriksen stated that what he is hearing does not-go with what he has seen. His concern is that they will have someone in the future before them saying they can't get to their house because the driveway is. under water. 'Mr. Paumen replied that that is why they hired engineers and had a wetland delineation of the site. I I I I I I I I -130- Peter Miller, EcoSystem Engineering, stated that he performed the wetland delineation on the property and the soil tests. He explained that he did meet with the property owner who gave him some history on how the land was farmed. He has to walk every foot of the property and he considers it a wet year and he delineated the entire boundary of the upland. City Council/October 8, 2002 Page 9 of 1.5 I I I