Agenda - Council - 11/20/2001 - Special

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Chairperson Nixt said he wanted Mr. Enstrom to understand why there was a denial. He explained that Mr. Enstrom is without a permit now, and this recommendation for denial will enable him to appear in front of the Council faster. Mr. Matusesld questioned if Mr. Enstrom is not allowed to do anymore digging, could the dirt still be exported. Chairperson Nixt answered that the dirt will have to be left standing. 4:~?¢'''~''' Case #3: Request for a Conditional Use Permit to Grade So.it~?¢'~i~0f Lance Van Chairperson Nixt closed the regular portion of the Planning Co~i*~sion meeting at':~!i~ p.m. in order to call the public hearine to order. ,?i??-' '?(":~s Chairperson Nixt called the public hearing to order at 8:15*~ti~:;?!7!'='!:?' Presentation .}i}:i!~;.(~71':.i!~fi!i.~..~::,,~. '~'~:'~!i!i!I':. City, Engineer Jankows-ki stated that in th;!:}£all o£"~00~,?~o reside~}m*Lance and Jody Van Norman, 8991 160~h Lane NW and Gary and-Louise JacObs, 898I--5160m Lane NW undertook a joint project to excavate and deep.e.n_the existihg pond-on their properties. The spoils from the excavation have been cast on the.n0rtherly side :o£:the ponds to form a landscaping berm. City Code requires that a mi.ning':and gr~irig permit b4 ~Obtained for such excavations. The property owners were informed of' this requirement and had.been asked to submit information on the landscape berm created: by the fim:::-&-~public.:he~was held on July 12, 2001. Comments received by the Plannic__gi.c0~ssior~Zai/5t:hiS}::~g resulted in a request to the North Fork Homeowners~ A~sociation ito .prOvide recommendations on this issue. The City received a letter dated October 11,200I. The purpose of this case is to review the submitted information and provide. comment:".andfor di~'ect.'_c, prrecfive action to the excavation that has taken place. Approximately 7000 square feet"b£.~.the fill has been placed over the northerly boundary, of the t-~o'properties performing, the tilting onto an outlot owned by Northfork Homeowners Association. It also appears :from the survey contours that a minor amount of filling has occurred on the t~i~ west of the Jac6b~0n parcel. The slopes of the fill placed range between 30% to 35%. The maximum slope allolWe~l under the ordinance is 12%. There is currently no topsoil and little vegetation on the fill mater/al. A minimum of six inches of topsoil need to be placed over the till material, seedad, muI'ched and disc anchored to prevent erosion during the turf establishment period. There appears to be no significant impact of the fill on the drainage of the surrounding areas. Patty McGerr, 8990 167d Lane N.W., explained her property is north and west of the berm. 8he stated she is not happy with changes in the landscape. She said she has come to realize it is not Planning Commission/November 5, 2001 Page 10 of 21