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I <br /> <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br />,I <br /> <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br />I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> <br />Presentation <br /> <br />CiTM Engineer Steve Jankowski stated that John Enstrom has a grading permit to excavate soils <br />and create a pond on his property. Ramsey City Code establishes a maximum slope grade of <br />12%. This standard was established with the creation of new neighborhoods in mind. It does not <br /> <br />take into account creating ponds for which a steeper slope is desirable. Mr. <br />a variance from the 12% maximum slope grade for his pond. The U. <br />Engineers (USACOE) had established standards associated with the <br />require maximum slopes entering such water bodies to be no steeper <br />foot vertical. The applicant is requesting that City standards for <br />pond be consistent with USACOE standard for this same <br />approval of the variance request that the restored slope of the <br />be no steeper than 5 feet horizontal to 1 foot vertical <br />slopes entering water bodies. <br /> <br />applied for <br />Corps Of <br />of ponds, which <br />to 1 <br />into the <br /> <br />Staff is <br />g the <br />(USACOE) <br /> <br />pond <br /> ~r <br /> <br />Citizen Input <br /> <br />There was none. <br /> <br />Board Member Kociscak asked the <br /> <br />it as a pond. <br /> <br />Mr. Halle was present repreSenting Mr. <br />12 acre fish pond that will be feet <br />like an excavation; he <br /> <br />it is <br /> <br /> the peat and creating a <br />tone, he wants it to not look <br /> <br />Chairperson Nixt as] <br /> <br />City Engineer Jankw <br />other environmental <br />Mana <br /> ~ ,7 :,.~ q: i.~ <br /> <br />Ch~erson Nixt <br /> <br />Ci~!i~n. gineer Jankowski <br /> <br /> s of the use permit applicatiOn. <br /> <br /> the permit contingent upon getting all the <br />the Army Corps, the DNR and the Lower Rum River Water <br /> <br />the Army Corp will grant the permit. <br /> <br />)onded he wouldn't want to speculate. He only knows it is under <br /> <br />discti~gibh~,~ He said ifm~ 6.5 feet is excavated and it was previously a wetland, <br /> it <br /> is <br /> now <br /> a <br />deep wa~ enmronme~i;~t~herefore, Mr. Engs~om would have to ~tlgate and create wetl~d to <br />replace whaE,w~>los~~ · <br /> <br />Board Member Jb~son asked if ~s situation has lead ~. J~owsh to believe ~e ordinance <br />should be changed. <br /> <br />City Engineer Jankowski said he would suggest amending the ordinance. His personal opinion <br />was that it should be a separate ordinance. <br /> <br />Board of Adjustment/February 7, 2002 <br /> Page 5 of 7 <br /> <br />-15- <br /> <br /> <br />