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Sec. 30-1852. -Performance standards. <br /> (a) Wetland buffer strip. A minimum 25-foot buffer strip from the delineated boundary of a wetland <br /> or ordinary highwater level of a stormwater pond is hereby established. Wetland buffer strips <br /> shall meet the following standards: <br /> i. No structure shall be permitted within the wetland buffer strip. <br /> ii. Alterations are prohibited within the wetland and wetland buffer strip, unless a vegetation <br /> management plan or other approval is granted by the city. <br /> iii. The applicant shall establish and maintain wetland and wetland buffer strip vegetation in <br /> accordance with the requirements found in section 30-1853. <br /> iv. The applicant shall maintain the required wetland buffer strip monumentation at each lot <br /> line where it crosses a wetland buffer strip and at 200-foot intervals along the edge of the <br /> wetland buffer strip. Each monument shall state "Wetland Buffer: Under the City Code, no <br /> mowing, clearing or removal of vegetation in the buffer area is allowed. Call the City of Elk <br /> River for more information." The city reserves the right to eliminate this requirement if it <br /> deems it impractical. <br /> v. The city, at its sole discretion, following the city's master park trail plan, may allow nature <br /> trails comprised of natural materials, to be located within the wetland buffer strip. <br /> vi. Leisure activities such as hiking, nature studies, canoeing, boating and horseback riding, <br /> including facilities such as nature trails and docks which allow for such activities are <br /> permitted in the wetland buffer strip. <br /> vii. Final plats for all subdivisions shall provide an easement over all wetlands and wetland <br /> buffer strips for the purposes of identification and protection. <br /> (b) Wetland buffer strip setback. A minimum 20-foot setback from wetland buffer strips is hereby <br /> established by the city. No structure;,(principle or accessory,patio, paving, or other impervious <br /> surface shall be located within this setback. On property that was platted prior to June 19, <br /> 2006, uncovered decks and permeable pavement may be located within this setback. Nature <br /> trails, at the city's approval,may be located within the wetland buffer strip setback. <br /> Fences may encroach into the wetland buffer strip setback, but at no time shall they be allowed <br /> within the wetland buffer strip or the delineated wetland. <br /> Page 1 <br />