HomeMy WebLinkAboutHEARTHFIRE PUD, 1ST FILING - FINAL - 31-95D - CORRESPONDENCE - CITY STAFF (11)From: Basil Hamdan
To: FCI.CPES.SOLT
Date: 1/16/97 4:45pm
Subject: Hearthfire Wetlands Mitigation.
Steve, here is a draft of a paragraph that I hope you would be able to use in
your staff report for the Hearthfire First Filing PUD.
A preliminary condition of approval was placed on this project
stating:
Concurrently with submission of final PUD documents the developer shall submit
a detailed study based on the final plan and engineering, analyzing the
effects of urban runoff into the wetlands and ultimately into Richards Lake,
along with an adequate mitigation plan to deal with negative impacts if
needed.
As stated in this condition of approval the developer did submit a wetlands
mitigation report and a water quality study aimed at
assessing the impacts of the development on the overall water quality in the
receiving waters.
The report recommended the use of vegetation strips, wetland buffers, level
spreaders and sand filters to minimize the impact of the development on the
receiving waters' quality. As correctly stated in that report the elimination
of all impacts of development on water quality is impractical and nearly
impossible. The report is a good start that shows the willingness of the
developer to address the water quality issue. It is hoped that through the
review process staff and the developer' consultants will improve on the design
elements in a manner that will maximize the benefits to the water quality.
The report also recommends that wetlands disturbed by site development and
construction activities be replaced at a ratio of 1.5 to 1 meaning that for
any one unit of disturbed or filled wetlands 1.5 units of compensatory would
be created as recommended by the City Natural Resources Department. Based on
the foregoing, it is therefore a finding of fact that this condition of
preliminary approval has been met by the developer.