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SECTION 9: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION <br />Variance: 115 Clay Cliffe Drive <br />City Council Report; I1-11-08 <br />Shoreland For applications proposing to have between thirty-five (35) and forty-five (45) percent <br />Impact Plan hardcover, code requires an applicant obtain a shoreland impact CUP. Essentially, the <br />CUP. applicant's plan must "...set forth proposed provisions for sediment control, water <br />management, maintenance of landscaped features, and any additional matters intended <br />to set forth proposed changes requested by the applicant and affirmatively disclose <br />what, if any, change will be made in the natural condition of the earth, including loss <br />of change of earth ground cover, destruction of trees, grade courses and marshes. The <br />plan shall minimize tree removal, ground cover change, loss of natural vegetation, and <br />grade changes as much as possible, and shall affirmatively provide for the relocation <br />or replanting of as many trees as possible which are proposed to be removed. The <br />purpose of the Shoreland Impact Plan shall be to eliminate potential pollution, erosion <br />and siltation." For these types of CUPS, the following criteria are to be reviewed: <br />a. The projects shall be analyzed to determine the impact of impervious surfaces, <br />storm water runoff, floodplain, and water quality implications. Only those <br />projects shall be allowed where the adverse impacts have been mitigated through <br />approved means to the extent possible. <br />The city engineer has fully reviewed the proposed plans and has found the <br />proposed reduction in hardcover is being done responsibly and in a manner than <br />will not impact the adjacent property. Authorization of this project would actually <br />reduce overall hardcover and benefit the property. Please see the attached memo <br />and the associated findings of the engineer. Staff finds this criteria is met. <br />b. Storm water treatment measures including, but not limited to, sediment basis <br />(debris basins), desilting basins or silt traps, installation of debris guards, and <br />microsilt basins on storm water inlets, oil skimming devices, etc. shall be required <br />subject to the review of the City Engineer and Minnehaha Creek Watershed <br />District on projects where applicable. <br />None of the listed BMPs are reasonable to require given the small changes <br />proposed by this project. The applicant's willingness to eliminate existing <br />hardcover in conjunction with this project, however, will provide benefits to this <br />and the adjacent lot. Staff finds this criteria is met. <br />c. Projects shall be analyzed by the City in terms of provisions for maintenance and <br />enhancement of landscape features, change in the natural condition of the soil, <br />removal of trees, grade courses and marshes. The plan shall also minimize tree <br />removal, ground cover change, loss of natural vegetation, and grade changes as <br />much as possible. It shall further provide for the relocation or replanting as many <br />trees as possible which are proposed to be removed. <br />There will be little vegetation removal in the area of the proposed lanai, and no <br />elevation changes where existing hardcover will be removed. Unlike many <br />projects, the overall impacts created by construction will be very minimal and will <br />be outweighed by the resulting benefits of additional plantings and hardcover <br />removal. Staff finds this criteria is met. <br />U. Proposals Tiled by Employee lBen Gozo&City ofMendota Heights lExample Rep --TB Variance and CUP 2008.doc <br />31 <br />Page 7 <br />MFRq Inc. <br />W <br />