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HomeMy WebLinkAbout040-1184-20-000 ST CROIX C 0 UNTY PLANNING . ZONING September 29, 2006 File 4: LIJ0048 Bob Peterson 858 174'x' Avenue New Richmond, Wl 55017 RE: Anthony and Cynthia Fiorillo Ripap Land Use Permit Parcel 13.28.20.748, Town of Troy tu-~Cv CodeAdminisrratiaa Dear Mr. Peterson: l% 715-386-4680 This letter confirms zoning approval to install rock riprap along the shoreline of the Lower St. Croix LandlnFormarion & River on property owned by Anthony and Cynthia Fiorillo in the Town of Troy. Staff finds that the Planning proposed project meets the requirements of the St. Croix County Zoning Ordinance and the Lower St. 715-386-4674 Croix Riverway District, with the following findings: 1. The applicants' property is located within the Lower St. Croix Riverway District. Section ReaiProperty 1736 F.2.a.5) of the Ordinance allows rock riprap with a land use permit provided it ineets 7157386-4677 the standards in Section 17.36 H.6.a.1) - 6). RerVcimg 2. The standards in 17.36 1-1.6.a. 1) - 6) have been met as follows: 15-386-4675 County staff has determined that the proposed riprap project is necessary to prevent ongoing erosion on the property and protect the shoreline. • The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued a Chapter 30 permit for this project on September 8. 2006. • The proposed rock riprap has been designed in accordance with W1 FOTG standards and has been reviewed and approved by the Land and Water Conservation Department. • The applicants have submitted a re-vegetation plan to plant deep-rooted native grasses and shrubs among the riprap and to maintain existing vegetation on the shoreline and in I the water as much as possible without disturbance. The applicants have identified three mature evergreen trees that will be removed as part of the project. Several young pine and oak saplings also eXist along the shoreline. emoved numerous existing g trees in the slope preservation zone and within 3. The applicants i pl 7 'r marl:which is ohibited in the Lower St. 200 feet of the OFI M (ordinary high water pi Croix Riverway District pursuant to Section 17.36 H.8.e.1) - 3) of the Ordinance. As a result. significant erosion and slumping is occurring that could create problems with the proposed riprap. The applicants have submitted a tree-replacement plan to stabilize the slopes and maintain the integrity of the riprap, and to bring the property into compliance with the St. Croix COMM Zoning Ordinance. 4. The Land and Water Conservation Department has reviewed the plans and recommends that the applicants plant native seed and mulch the disturbed area immediately upslope of the proposed riprap, replace the mature pine trees to be removed in accordance with the Tree Replacement Schedule, Ie, and reestablish native vegetation that has been removed within the -7 slope preservation zone in accordance with the vegetation manabement standards in the Lower St. Croix Riverway District. 5. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has reviewed the plans and does not object to the issuance of this permit provided all conditions of the Chapter 30 permit are met. ST CRO/X COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER 1 10,1 CARIwcHAEL ROAD, HUDSON, W/ 54016 715-'S64666rAX 4C!X, L1,;, Approval of the land use permit is subject to the following conditions: 1. This approval if for the applicants to install rock riprap on their property in accordance with the plans received on July 26, 2006, and as provided in the conditions below. 2. Prior to commencing construction, the applicant shall submit a Compliance Deposit in the amount of $300 to be held by the Zoning Administrator until all conditions have been completed and approved, at which time it will be refunded in full pursuant to Section 17.36 J.8 of the Ordinance. 3. Prior to commencing installation of the riprap, the applicants shall install a double-row of silt fence around the project site in accordance with the plans received on July 26, 2006. 4. Immediately upon completing installation of the riprap, the applicants shall seed and mulch the disturbed area immediately upslope of the proposed riprap consistent with Section 17.36 H.6.(4) of the Lower St. Croix Riverway District. 5. Immediately upon completing installation of the riprap, the applicants shall implement the re- vegetation plan for the riprap in accordance with the plans received on September 13, 2006, with the additional stipulation that native seed be included with the proposed cool season grasses to provide adequate cover when the cool season grasses die off, and that within one growing season the applicant plant deep-rooted native shrub species among the riprap at a density not to exceed 10 plants per 1000 square feet. 6. Immediately upon completing installation of the riprap, the applicants shall plant trees to replace the three mature evergreen trees that will be removed in accordance with the Tree Replacement Schedule in Section 17.36 H.8. of the Lower St. Croix Riverway District. Several young pine and oak samplings that currently exist along the shoreline shall also be transplanted if possible. 7. The applicants shall implement the re-vegetation plan for the area that was cut within the slope preservation zone, with the additional stipulation that fast-growing hybrid poplars be planted along the bluffline to provide immediate site stabilization and screening of all structures from the river; buckthorn be removed and treated with guidance from the Land and Water Conservation Department; native shrub plugs be planted after the replacement trees have established; and any remaining open areas be planted with a native seed mix approved by the Land and Water Conservation Department. This work must be completed within one year of this approval. 8. Within 30 days of substantially completing the riprap project, the applicant shall submit to the Zoning Administrator certification from the project engineer that the riprap has been installed as approved, as well as photos of the completed construction and required plantings. This approval does not allow for any construction beyond the limits of this request. Please be advised that this approval does not extend to any modifications to the existing stairway on the property. Reconstruction of the stairway will require a separate special exception permit pursuant to Section 17.36 .17.3.a.3) and subject to the standards in Section 17.36 H.12 of the Ordinance. Your information will remain on file in the St. Croix County Planning and Zoning Department. Please contact the Town of Troy to obtain the necessary permits and approvals under its Lower St. Croix Riverway Ordinance. It is your responsibility to ensure compliance with any other local, state, or federal rules or regulations. Feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns. Sincerely, Jenny Shillcox Land Use Specialist/Zoning Administrator Eric: Land Use Permit Cc: Anthony and Cynthia Fiorillo, Property Owners Clerk, Town of Troy Steve Olson, St. Croix County Land and Water Conservation Department Dan Baumann, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources