2024-81 CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
DATE: December 9, 2024 RESOLUTION NO: 2024-81
MOTION BY: Kimber SECONDED BY: Schubert
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION TO ACT AS THE LOCAL GOVERNING UNIT FOR THE
WETLAND CONSERVATION ACT AND TO WAIVE THE CHANHASSEN WETLAND
ALTERATION PERMIT REQUIREMENT FOR THE TRUNK HIGHWAY 5
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, CITY PROJECT 25-03
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has submitted a
replacement plan for the Trunk Highway (TH) 5 Improvement Project, which involves
permanent impacts to wetlands within the jurisdiction of the City of Chanhassen; and
WHEREAS, the proposed permanent impacts within Chanhassen are confined to two
small sites with areas of approximately 1,500 square feet and 200 square feet, respectively, while
the overall wetland impacts of the project are estimated to be between 4-5 acres; and
WHEREAS, Minnesota State Statute 8420.0200 allows local government units to defer
responsibilities to other entities when the majority of wetland impacts occur outside their
jurisdiction, thereby supporting the deferment to MnDOT; and
WHEREAS, MnDOT possesses the necessary expertise and resources to manage the
wetland impacts effectively, ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations, including
the Wetland Conservation Act (WCA); and
WHEREAS, despite the deferment and waiver, the City of Chanhassen will continue to
review the application and serve on the Technical Evaluation Panel (TEP), ensuring that local
interests and environmental standards are upheld; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Chanhassen City Council hereby
approves the deferment to the Minnesota Department of Transportation as the local governing
unit for the Wetland Conservation Act for the Trunk Highway 5 Improvement Project and
waives the requirement for a Chanhassen Wetland Alteration Permit.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Chanhassen City Council this 9th day of December 2024.
ATTEST:
Jenny Potter, City Clerk Elise Ryan, Mayor
YES NO ABSENT
Ryan McDonald
von Oven
Kimber
Schubert
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