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RESOLUTION NO. 112 - 1996
RESOLUTION APPROVING A WETLAND REPLACEMENT PLAN, WR #96-01, BY
NOAH'S ARK, GENERALLY LOCATED AT 83RD AND UNIVERSITY AVENUES
WHEREAS, the project is not wetland-dependent; and
WHEREAS, the applicant provided a minimum of two alternatives in
addition to the proposed project, and the City has determined those
alternatives to be good faith efforts; and
WHEREAS, all feasible and prudent alternatives have been considered
that would avoid impacts to wetlands; and
WHEREAS, the applicant has demonstrated an effort to minimize impacts
to wetlands by considering modification of the project's size, scope,
configuration, and density; and
WHEREAS, the project is consistent with the intent of the
comprehensive watershed district plan, the metropolitan surface water
management plan and metropolitan groundwater plan, the local
comprehensive plan, and zoning ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the project will not affect the wetland functional values in
the following ways:
Floodwater storage; nutrient assimilation; sediment entrapment;
groundwater recharge; low flow augmentation; aesthetics/recreation;
shoreland anchoring; wildlife habitat; fisheries habitat; and rare
plant/animal habitat; and
WHEREAS, the replacement plan complies with the criteria set forth in
Chapter 205 .27 of the City of Fridley Zoning Code.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Fridley hereby approves the
wetland replacement plan for Noah' s Ark of Minnesota, with the
stipulation on Attachment A.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS
25TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1996.
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WILLIAM J. NEE - MAYOR
ATTEST:
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WILLIAM A. CHAMPA - CI' Y CLERK
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ATTACHMENT A
1. The petitioner shall submit monitoring information to the City on
June 1st of each year from 1998 until 2003 . The monitoring
information shall include the following:
a. A description of the project location, size, current wetland
type, and desired wetland type.
b. A comparison of the as-built specifications versus the design
specifications (first annual plan only) and a rationale for
significant changes.
c. Hydrology measurements: seasonal water level elevations in
April and again in October.
d. A list of the dominant vegetation in the wetland, including
common names of vegetation exceeding 20 percent coverage and
an estimate of the coverage.
e. Color photographs of the project are taken in July and
referenced to the fixed photo-reference points identified on
the wetland replacement plan and labeled accordingly.