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RESOLUTION NO. I / ;Z; - g 7
A RESOLUTION DENYING A REQUEST FOR THE PREPARATION
OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT WORKSHEET
FOR BRENTRIDGE
WHEREAS, Shorewood Oaks Development, Inc., (the Developer) has an
interest in certain lands legally described as: Outlot A,
Registered Land Survey Number One, except the North 218.9
feet thereof, Hennepin County, Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, the Developer has submitted the final plat for the development
of such lands, said plat to be known as Brentridge (the project);
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WHEREAS, pursuant to the rules contained in the Minnesota Code of Agency
Rules Environmental Quality Board, Environmental Review Program
(6MCAR 3. 026), twenty-five (25) persons (the petitioners) have
signed a petition addressed to the Environmental Quality Board
requesting that an Environmental Assessment Worksheet be prepared
for the project; and
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WHEREAS, The Environmental Quality Board has determined that the
Shorewood City Council is the responsible governmental unit
to review and act on the said petition.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Shorewood as follows:
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. That the petition submitted by the petitioners concerns
itself with the effects the project may have on wildlife living
in the area, damage which might occur to the wetland itself, an
increase in volume of traffic in the vicinity, an increase in the
noise level, and possible run-off and drainage problems resulting
from the proposed street.
2. That Chapter 1102 of the Shorewood City Code provides
protection of the wetlands by prohibiting filling, grading,
dredging, excavations or construction in the wetland areas. In
addition to prohibiting building in the area, the code further
provides that land within the wetland area cannot be credited as
part of the area required by the Zoning standard for development of
land outside the wetland area. The Code also provides that easements
shall be given to protect area from drainage; and that streets,
driveways and culverts shall not be constructed so as to restrict
flow of water.
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3. That based upon the lot sizes proposed, the vehicular traffic
generated within the project area will be no greated per acre than
the traffic presently generated for the existing houses located on
Howard's Point Road outside of the project area. Furthermore, the
project is only 250 feet from Smithtown Road, a collector street.
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4. That the concerns of the petitioners regarding the potential
environmental effects of the project can be adequately addressed
and controlled through the application of the provisions contained
in the Shorewood City Code Chapter 1102.
CONCLUSIONS
That based on the foregoing, the City Council of the City of Shorewood
concludes that:
1. The evidence presented by petitioners fails to demonstrate
the project may have the potential for significant environmental
effects not controlled by the City Code.
2. The petition of petitioners requesting the preparation of
an Environmental Assessment Worksheet is hereby denied.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Shorewood this 14th day of
September, 1987.
Robert Rascop, Mayor
ATTEST:
Sandra L. Kennelly, City Clerk