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CASE #: 5 <br /> <br />REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION TO PROCEED WITH TREE REMOVAL <br />EFFORTS IN THE PROPOSED PLAT OF SWEETBAY RIDGE; <br /> CASE OF OAKWOOD LAND DEVELOPMENT <br /> By: Sylvia Frolik, Asst. Comm. Dev. Dh'. <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />As you may recall, Sweetbay Ridge received preliminary plat approval on August 23, 2005. <br />Sweetbay Ridge consists of a 3-phase plan for the development of 158 urban service single <br />family residential lots on the site of the property generally known as the St. Anthony Gun Club. <br />The following items are enclosed for your information: <br /> <br />a) Site location map <br />b) Final Tree Removal Plan <br />c) Letter from Oakwood Land Development, Inc. dated JanuaD' 25, 2006 <br /> <br />Observations: <br /> <br />The subject property has been documented to have contamination from lead shot. One of the <br />conditions of the preliminary plat approval was that the City will not accept an application for <br />final plat approval without a Certificate of Completion from MPCA for site clean-up. In order to <br />facilitate site clean-up, some of the trees will have to be removed from the property. City policy <br />does not permit for site preparation until the final plans have been approved. This presents a <br />hardship for the developer in this case because site clean-up must precede submittal of final <br />plans. <br /> <br />The City has received a request from Oakwood Land Development to commence tree removal <br />prior to final plat approval to facilitate site clean-up. A final tree removal plan was submitted <br />with the request. <br /> <br />In accordance with City Staff comments in the Review Letter dated August 2, 2005, removal of <br />oak trees should not occur between April 15 and July 15 to prevent the spread of oak wilt <br />disease. From a construction standpoint, the timing is also appropriate to commence tree <br />removal to facilitate the trunk utility alignment amd necessary clearing in the wetland mitigation <br />area. Staff is suggesting that all public fight-of-way also be cleared, as this time of the year is <br />optimal for controlling the spread of oak wilt. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />City Staff has reviewed and approved the final Tree Removal Plan and recommends <br />implementation of same with the following conditions: <br /> <br />-225- <br /> <br /> <br />