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<br />Mr. Burnham indicated his concern is meeting the tenant's timeframe of two to three months to <br />be on the site. <br /> <br />Chairperson Nixt noted the timeframe would depend on the extent of the improvements that are <br />required. <br /> <br />Associate Planner Daines indicated the applicant would like direction from the Commission on <br />whether all of the paving will be required before the equipment is on site, or whether a phasing <br />plan would be acceptable. <br /> <br />Chairperson Nixt indicated at a minimum there would be a requirement for an improved area <br />found acceptable by staff before the tenant occupies the site. The applicant should have a feeling <br />that the Commission would not require paving of the entire area. <br /> <br />Motion by Chairperson Nixt, seconded by Commissioner Hunt, to continue the public hearing. <br /> <br />Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Commissioners Hunt, Brauer, Cleveland, <br />Levine, and Trites Rolle. Voting No: None. Absent: Commissioner Van Scoy. <br /> <br />The public hearing was continued at 9:07 p.m. <br /> <br />Commission Business <br /> <br />Chairperson Nixt called the regular meeting of the Planning Commission back to order at 9:07 <br />p.m. <br /> <br />Case #2: <br /> <br />Public Hearing - Consider Ratifying the Municipal Wetland Management <br />Classification Map; Case of City of Ramsey <br /> <br />Chairperson Nixt closed the regular portion of the Planning Commission meeting at 9:07 p.m. in <br />order to call the public hearing to order. <br /> <br />Public Hearinf! <br /> <br />Chairperson Nixt called the public hearing to order at 9:07 p.m. <br /> <br />Presentation <br /> <br />Environmental Coordinator Anderson reviewed that in October of 2005, the City Council <br />adopted a wetland buffer ordinance that is triggered when a property is proposed for <br />development. The ordinance requires that a vegetative buffer be retained or established around <br />the delineated boundary of a wetland. The required width of the vegetative buffer is related to <br />the overall quality of a wetland; higher quality wetlands require a wider buffer than lower quality <br />wetlands. The ordinance outlines four (4) management categories, Preserve, Manage 1, Manage <br />2, and Manage 3, and each category has a specific minimum required buffer width. In <br />conjunction with the wetland buffer ordinance, the City hired Peterson Environmental <br /> <br />Planning Commission/April 5, 2007 <br />Page 7 of 22 <br />