HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2002-016 Opposing Minnehaha Creek Rule ChangesRESOLUTION NO. 2002-16
OPPOSING MINNEHAHA CREEKWATERSHED DISTRICT City of Edina
PROPOSED RULE CHANGES
FOR RULES B, D, N, AND M, AS DATED JANUARY 17, 2002
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the Ciity If Edina, Minnesota (the "City") as follows:
Section 1. Recitals. Minnehaha Creek Water hed District (MCWD) has developed
proposed rule changes for MCWD Rules B, D, M, & N and is accepting comments for these
proposed rules.
Section 2. Findings. The City Council belie,
• Utilization of wetland buffers is
circumstances, but not in all conditi
expect their constituents to adhere to a
provides for buffers as they pertain to 1
• The City has analyzed this rule chan
MCWD and find that most homes th
would loose almost all of their back,
homes along the Minnehaha Creek A
change; this would change the characte
• The Builders' Association of the Twin
would take 9,204 Acres of land. Othe
concerns of "taking of lands" within t
City questions the legality of any takin
• A 25 to 50 foot buffer does not guarar
lake. No proven scientific data exi
different types of wetlands and or lake:
• Best management practices can be mor
• Land use within the City should be cor.
• The City strongly believes that we cai
the environment including but not limi
• The City is willing to address this i
Minnehaha Creek Watershed Cities wt
Section 3. Opposing Rule Change: The City
for Rules B, D, N, and M, as dated January 17, 200:
ADOPTED this 19th day of February, 2002.
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good management practice under some
1s. A fully developed community cannot
,ery restrictive buffer rule. Our current code
-ation of structures from a wetland or lake.
as it affects the residential homes within
are adjacent to a wetland, lake, or stream
Ards to a buffer zone. The majority of the
uld also be adversely affected by this rule
.stic of the City through this area.
'ities states that the MCWD with this change
cities within the watershed have also raised
eir city, both private and public lands. The
of any land within the City by the MCWD.
-e better water quality within the wetland or
;s supporting a certain buffer distance for
effective in protecting wetlands and lakes.
.oiled by the City.
use a common sense approach to protecting
d to water quality.
ue with the MCWD and all of the Lower
-h we all share common similarities.
ses the MCWD proposed rule changes
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Mayo— -�'��
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EDINA, MINNESOTA 55424-1394 TDD (952) 826-0379
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COUNTY OF HENNEPIN )SS
CITY OF EDINA )
CATE OF
I, the undersigned duly appointed and acting City
that the attached and foregoing Resolution was d
Regular Meeting of February 19, 2002, and as reco:
WITNESS my hand and seal of said City this
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rk for the City of Edina do hereby certify
adopted by the Edina City Council at its
in the Minutes of said Regular Meeting.
of
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City Clerk