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7.5 At. 1 Contains a miYtuYe of the plant communities descYibed in (1) and (2) above that have been uncultivated oY unbroken for at least five consecutive years. (b) Notwithstanding the performance standards set forth above in subsection (a) the cit�T environmental administrator and/or his/her designee mayT determine existing wedand oY wedand buffeY strip vegetation to be unacceptable if it: 1. Is composed of weeds or 2. Has topogYaphy that tends to channelize the flow of surface Yunoff, Yesulting in erosion issues, or 3. Is unlikel`r to retain nutrients and sediment. (c) Where `vetlands or `vetland buffer strips, or a portion thereof, are not vegetated or have unacceptable vegetation or have been cultivated or otherwise disturbed within five yTears of the permit application, such areas shall be re-planted and maintained. The `vetland and wedand buffer strip landscaping shall be planted according to the city's planting guidelines, or the applicant shall submit a planting plan for approval b�r the cit�-. (Ord. No. 06-07, � 2, 6-19-2006) d) In cases of new develo�ment oY Yedevelo�ment the ci = ma�r Yec�uire that vegetation in the wetland buffer be installed �rioY to the issuance of the ceYtificate of occu�anc�r. To ensure installation of the buffer the cittr ma,�c�uire a cash escYow or letteY of cYedit ec�ual to 150 percent of the cost to install the rec�uired buffer. ei The ci ,= ma`T allow the disturbance of an e�sting buffer area during the course of construction activit�T. This disturbance must be ke�t to a minimum, soils must be decom�acted to a level that will accommodate Yoot gYowth, and the buffer area must be Ye-established as rec�uired b�T the cit�-. The cinT �vill determine the amount of allowable disturbance. The ci ,T ma�T Yec�uire a cash escrow oY letteY of cYedit ec�ual to 150 �eYcent of the cost to Ye-establish the buffer to its original condition. f1 The ci T ma�J rec�uire buffer area �lanting and maintenance when the cittJ determines that there is inadec�uate vegetation in the buffeY aYea to meet the intent of this section. The ci ,r matir Yec�uire a cash escYow oY letteY of cYedit ec�ual to 150 �eYcent of the estimated cost of the vegetation and installation. The escrow or letter of credit must be valid for u� to two �Tears and ma�T be used b�T the ci ,T to re�lace anv vegetation that dies. ,� The affected �Yo�ert�r owneY or homeowner association that is res�onsible for the maintenance must: 1) maintain and re�air damage to buffer areas from such activities as mo`ving cutting, ,grading or other �rohibited activities, unless mowing is a�proved b�T cinT staff as a buffer management stYateg,y. Permission must be obtained from the cittT before im�lementing buffer management strategies, `vhich ma`T include mowing� burning� and the use of herbicides. 2) be res�onsible for maintaining onl`T the �ermitted vegetation in the buffer area and must remove all noxious `veeds and invasive, non-native s�ecies such as Euro�ean buckthorn; 3) ensure that all soil surfaces in the buffer area are �lanted with the �ermitted vegetation and that there is no o�en soil surface that ma�r Yesult in eYosion. Last LJpdated]anuar� 2023 row�REo er ��