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October 21, 1998 <br /> <br /> Minl)CSOla I)eparlmcnt al' Nalural Resources <br />Metro Waters - 1200 Warner Road, St. Paul, MN 55 i 06-6793 <br />Telephone: (65 !) 772-7910 Fax: (651) 772-7977 <br /> <br />Senn Wall,her <br />Community Development Assistan~ <br />C ib, of R~msey <br />151.53 Nowthcn Boulevard NW <br />Ramscy. MN 55303 <br /> <br />P.A. 99. 6037/6042, MISSISSIPPI RIVER, RIVER MILE tt78, CITY OF RAMSEY, SW 1/4 SW 1/4 <br />OF SECTION 29, T32N-R25W (tot.q 6 and 7), ANOKA COUNTY <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Walthcr <br /> <br />As per our telephone conversion on October 16, 1~)8, I am V,'Titing to address thc p~.Trnit review status for P.A. <br />99-6037 and 99-6042 to dale The projecLs ~x currently proposed require review raider fire City's Wild and <br />Svamie and Critical River Overlay Ama ordinance provisions. I understand that the City is intcvemz:d in bringing <br />d~ proposal to fig next possible Plmming Commission agenda in 'order for the applicants to have sufficient tune <br />to undm'takc thc project yet this fall. <br /> <br />Prior to is.,:uance nfa DNR Waters permit the Department must confim~ that the proposed erosion control <br />projects are eoo~t with applicable floodplain, shoreland, Wild and §cenie Rivers management standard,q and <br />City ordinances h}chgling Mississippi National River and Recreational Area (MNRRA) standards/Critieul An.:u. <br /> <br />A March 16, 1998 letter lmm Area Hydrologisl Tom Hov~ to Terry Luke, addressed some al'standards lhat <br />would have to be met. prior lo undertaking cerl~in projects (please see the enclosed letler). The following are <br />some of the applicable ordinance provision.q in eREct for the M issi.,cqippi River in thc City of Rams%-y thai we <br />would llke m see addressed: <br /> <br />Section 9.21.05. subd. 2c. -No ck:vclopmcmt shall be permitted on land having a slope in excess o1'45%. <br />All very steep slopes ( 12% and over) shall be proleazted, <br />.qcx:tkm 9.21.05, subd.. 2e. - No development orslopes in excess of 12 percent shall be permitted unless <br />the applieanl is able lo meel ecnain conditions. <br />Section 9.21.05, subd. 2b - Grading and filling in overly district areas or an)' alteration of natural <br />topography where Iheslopeorthe land is ioward a proteclzxl water must be authorized by a permit. The <br />permit may be granted subject to specific conditions. <br />Section 9.21.05, subd. 2c. The removal ornalural vegehalion shall be restriele, d Ia prevent erosion into <br />protected waters, lo consume nutrients in thc soil. and to preserve aesthetics. Removal o£ nalural <br />vegetation in the overlay districts shall be subject to specific provisions, including pmhibilxxt cle;~r <br />cutting of natural vegetation. <br /> <br /> <br />