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RESOLUTION NO. 2007-343
APPROVING WETLAND REPLACEMENT PLAN APPLICATION
FOR BASSETT CREEK OFFICE CENTRE (2006111)
NW 1/4 SECTION 36 T118 R22
WHEREAS, Industrial Equities, LLC is proposing to fill wetlands for constriction of the
proposed Bassett Creek Office Centre development; and
WHEREAS, there are no reasonable alternatives for the location of this development; and
WHEREAS, a Replacement Plan Application has been prepared that proposes to replace the
impacted wetlands on-site and in kind at a 2 to I ratio which is required by the Wetland
Conservation Act; and
WHEREAS, the Sequencing Findings of Fact have been prepared for this project;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA: The filling of wetlands and the Replacement Plan Application
for the Bassett Creek Office Centre development is approved subject to the following conditions:
1. The applicant shall submit a copy of the contract made with an appropriate party to
complete the WCA replacement wetland monitoring requirements.
2. The replacement wetland must be monitored for a five (5) year period from the date of
completion and the monitoring plan must include a section on management of upland
buffer, wetland vegetation, wetland hydrology, tree management and invasive plant
control such as buckthorn and reed canary grass.
3. The developer's wetland consultant shall submit an annual monitoring report to the City of
Plymouth on the anniversary date of the completion of the replacement wetland for a
period of five (5) years containing information required in WCA rile 8420.0620, and
those required in condition number two.
4. Prior to disturbing any wetland area, the developer shall submit a letter of credit in the
amount of the cost of the Replacement Plan. The letter of credit shall extend until
completion of the five year monitoring period. If during the five year period the
replacement wetland does not perform as proposed in the plan, work as necessary shall be
undertaken by the developer to bring it into conformance.
5. The developer's wetland consultant shall conduct and record periodic inspections during
the constriction of all the newly created wetland basins.
6. The replacement wetland must be constricted concurrently with site grading.
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7. A deed creating a restrictive covenant running with the land for the replacement area must
be recorded. The deed shall be submitted to the City for approval before recording.
8. The developer shall comply with the City of Plymouth Ordinance 95-2 (Wetland Buffer
Standards).
FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED; That the Mayor is authorized to execute the Wetland
Replacement Plan Application for the Bassett Creek Office Centre development.
Adopted by the City Council on August 14, 2007.
STATE OF MINNESOTA)
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN) SS.
The undersigned, being the duly qualified and appointed City Clerk of the City of Plymouth,
Minnesota, certifies that I compared the foregoing resolution adopted at a meeting of the
Plymouth City Council on August 14, 2007, with the original thereof on file in my office, and the
same is a correct transcription thereof.
WITNESS my hand officially as such City Clerk and the Corporate seal of the City this
day of
City Clerk
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