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Sec. 30-1852. Performance standards. (a) Wetland buffer strip. A minimum 25-foot buffer strip from the delineated boundary of a wetland or ordinary highwater level of a stormwater pond is hereby established. Wetland buffer strips shall meet the following standards: i. No principle or accessory structures, patios, paving, or other impervious surfaces shall be permitted within the wetland buffer strip. ii. Alterations are prohibited within the wetland and wetland buffer strip, unless a vegetation management plan or other approval is granted by the city. iii. The applicant shall establish and maintain wetland and wetland buffer strip vegetation in accordance with the requirements found in section 30-1853. iv. The applicant shall maintain the required wetland buffer strip monuments at each lot line where it crosses a wetland buffer strip and at 200-foot intervals along the edge of the wetland buffer strip. Each monument shall state "Wetland Buffer: Under the City Code, no mowing, clearing or removal of vegetation in the buffer area is allowed. Call the City of Elk River for more information." The city reserves the right to eliminate this requirement if it deems it impractical. V. The city, at its sole discretion, following the city's master park trail plan, may allow nature trails comprised of natural materials, to be located within the wetland buffer strip. vi. Leisure activities such as hiking, nature studies, canoeing, boating and horseback riding, including facilities such as nature trails and docks which allow for such activities are permitted in the wetland buffer strip. vii. Final plats for all subdivisions shall provide an easement over all wetlands and wetland buffer strips for the purposes of identification and protection. viii. Properties platted prior to June 19, 2006, shall be exempt from the vegetation management requirements described in subsections ii—iv above. (b) Wetland buffer strip setback. A minimum 20-foot setback from wetland buffer strips is hereby established by the city. i. No principle or accessory structures, patios, paving, or other impervious surface shall be located within this setback. ii. Nature trails, at the city's approval, may be located within the wetland buffer strip setback. iii. On property that was platted prior to June 19, 2006, uncovered decks and permeable pavement can be located within this setback. (c) Exceptions. Properties platted prior to adoption of the wetland buffer strip and wetland buffer strip setback performance standards set forth in this section may not be configured to accommodate the required performance standards. For this reason, exceptions to the performance standards for properties platted prior to June 19, 2006, may be approved by the planning manager pursuant to the site plan review process. Applicants for site plan review shall pay the fee specified in the city's fee schedule. Site plan approvals and required conditions shall be made by the planning manager on a case by case basis, with the goal of maintaining consistency with the performance standards to the maximum extent reasonably possible. Appeals from staff determinations and conditions may be made pursuant to the appeal procedures set forth in section 30-634. Created: 2022-03-09 08:49:18 [EST] (Supp. No. 54) Page 1 of 2