| | 5. Wetland Mitigation (Replacement) - The developer is proposing to create 0.6887 |
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| | acres of wetlands in two areas adjacent to the Dutton Drain. These two |
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| | mitigation areas are located within the 100-year floodplain, but do not |
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| | constitute loss of the 100-year floodplain due to the excavations. The |
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| | purpose of the two wetland mitigation areas is to offset the loss of 0.15725 |
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| | acres of wetlands, 1,036 linear feet of wetland buffer, and the impact on |
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| | 0.764 acres of 100-year floodplain. The location of the mitigation areas is |
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| | most appropriate, as these areas will derive excess water from the Dutton |
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| | Drain when that county drain overflows. The size is most sufficient, and |
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| | includes mitigation for impacts on the 100-year floodplain. |
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| | 6. Wetland/Floodplain Easement - This wetland/floodplain easement appears to be |
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| | very restrictive, and probably unrealistic in the long view. The placement of |
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| | the easement as indicated on Site Plan - Version 1, by Kieft Engineering, |
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| | which was revised 2-2-99, seems too restrictive on the rear yards of Lots #2, |
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| | 3, 6, 7, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18. The restriction in the rear yards is most |
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| | severe on Lots #2, 3, 7, 14, 17 and 18. Expanding this easement to 35 feet in |
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| | the rear yards seems most reasonable, and represents a minimum distance |
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| | which has been employed by the City of Rochester Hills on other |
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| | developments. However, if the easement in the rear yard of Lot #14 is |
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| | extended, the 25-foot wetland setback would be completely eliminated along |
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| | with some wetland. Also, in order to prevent future easement encroachment, |
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| | a wooden fence or some other physical device in the field may be necessary |
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| | on the individual lots. |
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