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Councilmember Kurak introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #02-01-019 RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A POLICY TO REQUIRE THE DELINEATION AND ENCUMBRANCE OF WETLANDS ON ALL PLATS WHEREAS, the past practice in the City has been to require the delineation and encumbrance of wetlands with drainage easements on all plats; and WHEREAS, the purpose of encumbering wetlands with drainage easements is to provide the City with the ability to run water over or through the area; and WHEREAS, delineation of wetlands also identifies the buildable limits of a parcel; and WHEREAS, on October 23, 2001, the City Council directed City Staff to research whether or not wetland delineation and encumbrance is necessary and draft a written policy for consideration. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, SATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: 1) 2) 3) That the presence of any public or private drainage ditches shall be identified on all plats and encumbered within a sixty-six foot wide drainage and utility easement. That the delineation of wetlands and encumbrance of wetlands with public drainage and utility easements shall be required on all plats, except that any lots proposed to be 10 acres or more in size that are located in plats that are outside the boundaries of the Metropolitan Urban Service Area shall be exempt from the wetland delineation and encumbrance requirement. This exemption does not supercede the City's authority to require the establishment of drainage easements, if necessary, over the proposed method of conveying and disposing surface water drainage within and beyond the limits of the plat to publicly owned or controlled drainage facilities or storm sewers. This exemption also does not supercede Section 9.50.30 (Subdivision Design Standards), Subd. 4b (Easements) of the Ramsey City Code which establishes that where a subdivision is traversed by a water course, drainage way or stream, a drainage easement conforming substantially with the lines of such water course shall be provided, together with such further width or construction, or both, as shall be adequate for storm water drainage of the area. That City Staff shall initiate action necessary to establish this wetland delineation and encumbrance policy as a requirement in the Zoning and Subdivision Chapter of City Code.