Letter to WCA Commenting Agency 12-9-05
CITY OF
CHANHASSEN
7700 Market Boulevard
PO Box 147
Chanhassen, MN 55317
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December 9, 2005
To:
Wetland Conservation Act Commenting Agency
Re:
Delinquent Notice of Decision Documentation
Dear Commenting Agency:
The City of Chanhassen recently discovered an oversight in properly noticing
the following Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) decisions:
1) Pinehurst, Date of Decision: March 14, 2005..
2) Boyer Lake Minnewashta, Date of Decision: September 23, 2002.
3) Lake Lucy Ridge, Date of Decision: May 28, 2002.
4) BC? & BC8, Date of Decision: May 14,2001.'
We apologize for the delay in providing these doculllentsandwill work to
ensure that future.WCAdocuments are delivered inatinielymanner.
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If you have anyquestionsorco~cernsonthe enc1osedNoticeofDecisions
please contactmebyphone~t (952) 22?-lJ35 or by email at
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Water ResourcesCoordiIlator
The City of Chanhassen . A growing community with clean lakes, quality schools, a charming downtown, thriving businesses, winding trails, and beautiful parks. A great place to live, work, and play.
Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act
Notice of Wetland Conservation Act Decision .
Name and Address of Local Government Unit: City of Chanhassen. 7700 Market Boulevard P.O.
Box 147. Chanhassen. MN 55317
Name of Applicant: Plowshares Development
Project Name: Pinehurst
Application Number: 04-36
Type of Application (check one):
o Exemption Decision
~ No Loss Decision
o Replacement Plan Decision
o Banking Plan Decision
D Wetland Type/Boundary Decision
Date of Decision: March 14. 2005
Check One: D Approved
~ Approved with conditions (see note on page 2 regarding use of wetland banking credits)
D Denied
Summary of Project/Decision (indicate exemption number per MN Rule 8420.0122, if applicable):A fourty-
three lot subdivision with three wetlands located on site. No impacts are proposed with the subdivision.
See Attached Findings and Conclusions for details of decision.
List of Addressees:
Landowner:
Plowshares Development, LLC
1851 Lake Drive West, Suite 550
Chanhassen, MN 55317
Members of Technical Evaluation Panel:
Greg Graczyk, Carver Soil and Water Conservation District
Brad Wozney, Board of Water and Soil Resources
Watershed District or Watershed Management Organization (If Applicable):
Bob Obermeyer, Riley-Purgatory-Bluff Creek Watershed District
Department of Natural Resources Regional Office (select a ro riate office):
NW Region: NE Region: Central Region: Southern Region:
Regional Director Reg. Eny. Assess. Ecol. Reg. Eny. Assess. Ecol. Reg. Eny. Assess. Ecol.
2115 Birchmont Beach Rd. NE Diy. Ecol. Services Diy. Ecol. Services Diy. Ecol. Services
Bernidji, MN 56601 1201 E. Hwy. 2 1200 Warner Road 261 Hwy. 15 South
Grand Rapids, MN 55744 St. Paul, MN 55106 New Ulm, MN 56073
DNR TEP Representative (if different than above)
Julie Ekman, Area Hydrologist
Pinehurst Notice of Decision 092805
- Page 1 of2
8/19/05
Corp of Engineers Project Manager @
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District
ATfN: CO-R, 190 Fifth Street East
St. Paul, MN 55101-1638
Individual members of the public who requested a copy, summary only
n/a
You are hereby notified that the decision of the Local Government Unit on the above-
referenced application was made on the date stated above. A copy of the Local Government
Unit's Findings and Conclusions is attached. Pursuant to Minn. R. 8420.0250 any appeal of the
decision must be commenced by mailing a petition for appeal to the Minnesota Board of Water
and Soil Resources within thirty (30) calendar days of the date of the mailing of this Notice.
NOTE: Approval of Wetland Replacement Plan Applications involving the use of wetland
. banking credits is conditional upon withdrawal of the appropriate credits from the state wetland
bank. No wetland impacts may commence until the applicant receives a copy of the fully signed
and executed "Application for Withdrawal of Wetland Credits," signed by the BWSR wetland
bank administrator certifying that the wetland bank credits have been debited.
THIS DECISION ONLY APPLIES TO the Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act. Additional approvals or
permits from local, state, and federal agencies may be required. Check with all appropriate authorities
before commencing work in or near wetlands.
12/912005
Date
Lori Haak, Water Resources Coordinator
Name and Title
Pinehurst Notice of Decision 092805
- Page 2 of2
8/19/05
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
City of Chanhassen
7700 Market Boulevard · P.O. Box 147 · Chanhassen, MN 55317
Name of Applicant: Plowshares Development, LLC.
Project Location: NE of Lake Lucy Rd and Galpin Blvd (CR 117) Intersection
Type of Application (check one):
o Delineation Decision
o Exemption Decision
[8] No Loss Decision
o Replacement Plan Decision
o Banking Plan Decision
Date of Decision: January 10, 2005
Findings and Conclusions
1. All Wetlands on site are proposed to remain intact.
2. On September January 10,2005 the Chanhassen City Council approved the
Preliminary Plat for the Pinehurst subdivision with the following conditions.
a. Wetland buffer widths of 16.5 feet to 20.0 feet shall be maintained around
all wetlands on-site.
b. All structures shall maintain a 40-foot setback from wetland buffer edges.
c. The building pad on Lot 9, Block 1 shall be revised to reflect the wetland
setback requirements.
d. Wetland buffer areas shall be preserved, surveyed and staked in
accordance with the City's wetland ordinance. The applicant shall install
wetland buffer edge signs, under the direction of City staff, before
construction begins and shall pay the City $20 per sign.
e. Erosion control blanket shall be installed on all slopes greater than or equal to
3:1. All exposed soil areas shall have temporary erosion protection or permanent
cover year round, according to the following table of slopes and time frames:
Type of Slope
Steeoer than 3:1
10:1 to 3:1
Flatter than 10: 1
Time
(maximum time an area can remain unvegetated
when area is not activelv beinl! worked)
7 Davs
14 Days
21 Days
These areas include constructed storm water management pond side slopes, any
exposed soil areas with a positive slope to a storm water conveyance system, such
as a curb and gutter system, storm sewer inlet temporary or permanent drainage
ditch or other man made systems that discharge to a surface water.
f. Daily scraping and sweeping of public streets shall be completed any time
construction site soil, mud, silt or rock is tracked or washed onto paved surface or
street that would allow tracked materials or residuals of that material to enter the
storm water conveyance system.
g. Construction site access points shall be minimized to controlled access points
with rock entrance and exit pads installed and maintained throughout
construction.
h. The applicant shall apply for and obtain permits from the appropriate
regulatory agencies (e.g., Riley-Purgatory-Bluff-Creek Watershed District,
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (NPDES Phase IT Construction Permit),
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (for dewatering)) and comply with
their conditions of approval.
CITY O~CHA A:Si I .-/
By: ~_
Title: Water Resources Coordmator
Date: 12/9/2005