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,:~tsc is t.() provide the Planning Commission with the opportunity to review and discuss the <br />t,'dimmcc with thc consultants prior to the May 4 public hearing. <br /> <br />(.'ommission Input <br /> <br />l~:,r(m (;ordon, lloisington Koegler Group, indicated they had some discussion with Staff last <br />:;ummcr, a~d this draft is what came out of the Environmental Policy Task Force. He stated they <br />v',c()/,cd out the project and added to their team Peterson Environmental, whose work has been <br />i.~valuablc [o them and this project. He stated they began working through what the ordinance <br />could be_ and the first draft was released in January. He noted this is the fourth draft after many <br />~'evicws by the Environmental Policy Task Force. He stated he thinks it is in good shape, but <br />wants thc I'lanning Commission's input. <br /> <br />Mr-. (ior&m stated there are two schools of thought; the functions and values approach and the <br />water quality approach. He advised the functions and values approach looks at the wetlands and <br />working with thc quality of the wetland and the topography of the area. He stated the water <br />quality approach is less sensitive to what the wetland is, and takes a more standard approach that <br />is less sensitive to what is there and gets more into draining and grading to improve the water <br />quality bt:foro it gets to the wetland. He noted the functions and values approach was <br />t',.:c~)mme~ded by the Environmental Policy Task Force and by Peterson Environmental. <br /> <br />Mr. (;t~r&m explained that the ordinance attempts to get at different ways to get at buffer strips. <br /> <br />Commissit)ner Johnson asked if this ordinance is based on another city's model. <br /> <br />ix4r. (ic)rd(m stated it is based on several different ordinances from different communities that <br />were tm the cutting edge. He indicated they took several ordinances to see what worked and did <br />not work. Hc stated Peterson Environmental put the first scientific approach on this in <br />M innctonk a and Plymouth. <br /> <br />('(~mmissioncr Johnson asked if Mr. Gordon were anticipating this would be passed before the <br /> thc wetlands is created. <br /> <br />;\4r. (;~rdon stated thc map of the wetlands exists. He indicated there are many triggers for a <br />hu/'l'cr, including preliminary plat, PUD, etc., so if a development is going to develop that has <br />wellanct~; tm it, there are various buffers that could be required. <br /> <br />(ommJssioncr .Iohnson stated they have a wetland map that is going to be adopted. He asked if <br />thc iclca i:; that if a developing property shows a wetland on that map they will have to go to this <br />()rct immcc to sec what needs to be done concerning buffering. <br /> <br />indicated there may be wetlands that do not show up on that map because they are <br />inventmying. <br /> <br />Planning Commission/April 21, 2005 <br /> Page 20 of 23 <br /> <br /> <br />