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Motion by Councilmember Anderson, seconded by Councilmember Kurak, to accept the petition <br />along with the 17 withdrawals. <br /> <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Anderson, Kurak, Hendriksen, <br />and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. <br /> <br />Motion by Councilmember Anderson, seconded by Councilmember Kurak, to authorize <br />Improvement Project #0 l- 15. <br /> <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Anderson, Kurak, Hendriksen, <br />and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. <br /> <br />Case #9: Introduce Ordinance to Amend Grading Regulations <br /> <br />City Engineer Olson stated that on September 19, 2001, the Public Works Committee directed <br />staff to draft an ordinance and bring it to the Planning Commission to address some concerns <br />relating to the current grading ordinance. At the May 15, 2001 Public Works Committee <br />meeting, there was some additions that the committee felt were necessary: <br /> <br />· Include language to make applicants and residents aware that these are the City of Ramsey <br /> criteria for permitting and that other agencies that have jurisdiction over wetlands and <br /> protected waterways such as the DNR, WMO, ACD, BWSR, and USACOE may also need to <br /> be contacted as well. <br />· Check with other agencies to see how they handle the requirement for a certificate of grading. <br /> <br />City Engineer Olson explained that the City of Andover requires a certificate of grading for all <br />urban lots and requires the developer to provide finished sod elevation stakes for all backyard <br />drainage areas and any other area as required by the City Engineer. In general, these sod <br />elevation stakes are located at every lot corner and spaced every 20 feet. They must be installed <br />on the site before the issuance of any building permits. The certificate of grading must be <br />completed before the certificate of occupancy is granted. <br /> <br />Councihnember Anderson inquired if Andover's regulations would be better than what is being <br />proposed. <br /> <br />City Engineer Olson replied that he did not think that it was necessarily better, but he felt what is <br />currently being proposed would be a good starting step and if there are more problems, then they <br />could do something similar to Andover. <br /> <br />Dick Krueger, 7640 - 145'h Lane NW, Ramsey, inquired as to what they were talking about. <br /> <br />City Engineer Olson explained that the regulations would require an elevation survey for the <br />foundation and would not allow the modification of an existing lot that has an approved grading <br /> <br />City Council/June 12, 2001 <br />Page 17 of 19 <br /> <br /> <br />