Foxwood Executive Summary_08_22_2016MEMORANDUM
TO: Todd Gerhardt, City Manager
FROM: Krista Spreiter, Natural Resources Technician
DATE: August 22, 2016
SUBJ: Foxwood Wetland Alteration Permit and Wetland Replacement Plan
Planning Case 2016-20
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The applicant is requesting a Wetland Alteration Permit under Chanhassen City Code,
Chapter 20, Article VI, Wetland Protection, and approval of a wetland replacement plan
under the MN Wetland Conservation Act for the purpose of creating a residential
housing development, including 46 single-family residential lots at 9150 and 9250 Great
Plains Blvd.
The proposed development will result in .059 acres of impact to Wetland Basin 3.
These impacts will be mitigated for using wetland credits purchased by the applicant
from account #1175. This wetland bank is located in the same Bank Service Area
(BSA 9) and Major Watershed 33 as the proposed project. Therefore, the impacts are
required to be mitigated for at a 2:1 ratio, resulting in the purchase of .118 acres of
wetland credit from bank #1175. This is consistent with Chapter 8420.0522 of the
Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) Rules.
PROPOSED MOTION
“The Chanhassen City Council approves Wetland Alteration Permit #2016-
20 and authorize the Water Resources Coordinator to sign the Interagency
Water Resource Application, subject to conditions within this staff report,
and adopts the attached Findings of Fact and Recommendation.”
City Council approval requires a simple majority vote.
Todd Gerhardt
Foxwood WAP – Planning Case 2016-20
August 22, 2016
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PLANNING COMMISSION SUMMARY
The Planning Commission held a public hearing on August 16, 2016, to review the wetland
alteration permit for the proposed Foxwood development project. The commission voted five to
zero on a motion recommending approval of the wetland alteration permit and wetland replacement
plan.
The applicant was present but did not come forward during the public hearing.
No members of the public were present.
The Planning Commission minutes for August 16, 2016 are a consent agenda item in the August 22,
2016 packet.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the following motion approving the Wetland Alteration Permit
and Wetland Replacement Plan:
“The Chanhassen City Council approves Wetland Alteration Permit #2016-20 and authorize
the Water Resources Coordinator to sign the Interagency Water Resource Application,
subject to conditions within this staff report, and adopts the attached Findings of Fact and
Recommendation.”
ATTACHMENTS
1. Wetland Alteration Permit 2016-20.
2. Planning Commission Staff Report dated August 16, 2016.
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