81-06
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CITY OF CHANHASSEN
Carver and Hennepin Counties, Minnesota
Resolution
Date:
February 23, 1981
Resolution No:
81-06
Motion by Councilman:
Neveaux
Seconded by Councilman
Horn
Resolution in Opposition to the Selection of a site in Chanhassen fur a Solid
Waste Landfill Facility.
WHEREAS, a portion of the City of Chanhassen in the proximity of
the intersections of Minnesota Trunk Highway 5 and Carver County Road
117 has been designated a study area for the siting of a solid waste
landfill;
AND, WHEREAS, the study area is non-compliant with the Preliminary
Site Selection Criteria for Carver County as follows:
1. It is within 1,000 feet of the rural service area.
2. It is within 1,000 feet of the shorelines of Lake Lucy, Lake
Ann and Lake Harrison.
3. It is less than 1,000 feet from various streams, intermittent
streams and drainage ditches.
4. It is within reaches of the 100 year flood plains of Bluff
Creek and Riley Creek as per the u.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development flood study for Chanhassen.
5. It contains wetland numbers 09-05, 10-01, 03-04, 03-05, and
10-02 as per Chanhassen Wetland Conservation Basins Study of
1978 of which, wetlands 09-05, 03-04 and 10-02 have been
designated public waters.
6. It contains significant areas of poorly drained soil
characteristics.
7. It has predominant soil characteristics having a percolation
rate of greater than 2 inches per hour.
8. It has approximately 14 property owners within its boundaries.
9. It contains lands classified as good agricultural land.
10. It contains land with variable slope conditions with slopes
from 2% to +18%.
11. It is located in an area in which the prevailing winds are
toward the most substantially developed and imminently
developing areas of Chanhassen.
12. It contains the well field for Chanhassen pumping station
number 3.
13. It is within an area designated as a groundwater recharge area
as per the Metropolitan Council Protection Open Space Plan
map dated February 1973.
14. It is inconsistent with the zoning ordinance and comprehensive
plan of Chanhassen.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Chanhassen believes
that the designated soild waste landfill study area in Chanhassen should
be eliminated from further consideration as a possible landfill site.
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Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Chanhassen
this 23rd day of February, 1981
ATTEST:
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Don Ashworth, City Manager/Clerk
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YES
Mayor Hamilton
Councilman Neveaux
Councilman Horn
Councilman Geving
NO
Councilman Swenson - absent
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