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Ordinance 23-27 An Ordinance Amending Chapter 30, Section 30-1850 through Section 30-1855, Wetlands Protection Ordinance, of the City of Elk River, Minnesota, City Code The City Council of the City of Elk River does hereby ordain as follows: SECTION 1. That § Section 30-1850, Wetlands Protection of the City of Elk River Code of Ordinances shall be amended to read as follows: 1. Purpose and Intent. a) The VgMose of this section is to recognize, preserve and protect the environmental, aesthetic, and hydrologic functions of the cin's wetlands by regulating the use of wetlands and their adjacent properties. These functions include, but are not limited to, sediment control, pollution controL filtration, fish and wildlife habitat and aquifer tech arg b) The intent of this section is to Protect wetlands to the maximum extent possible while allowing a reasonable use of the propeM% This section adopts the regulations and standards of the Wetland Conservation Act of 1991 MCA),, Laws of Minnesota 1991, chapter 354, as amended, and the rules adopted pursuant to the WCA 2. Designation of Protected Wetlands and Exemptions. a) The wetlands protected and regulated by this Section are tales 1.1 3. 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 wetlands, as defined in circular 39, "Wetlands of the United States", 1956 and 1971 editions, United States Department of the Interior. Protected wetlands are further generally defined as follows: Tvne 1 Seasonallv Flooded Basins or Floodnlains: Tvpe 1 wetlands are seasonah, flooded basins or flats in which soil is covered with water or is waterlogged during variable seasonal periods but usuall�-- is well -drained during much of the growing season. Tn2e 1 wetlands are located in depressions and in overflow bottom lands along water courses. Vegetation varies greatly according, to the season and duration of the flooding_ and includes bottom land hardwoods, as well as herbaceous plants. Type 2 Inland Fresh Meadow: Occurs along the shallow edges of lakes, marshes, and floodnlains, or in perched depressions. The soil is usually without standing water during much of the growing season but is waterlogged within at least a few inches of the surface. Vegetation includes g.rasses,sedges, rushes and various herbaceous plants. ^Type 3 Inland Shallow Fresh Marsh: Soil is usually waterlogged during the growing season, often covered with as much as six inches or more of water. Vegetation includes grasses, bulrushes, cattails, arrowheads, smartweeds, and other emergent aquatic vegetation. NATURE Last Updated January 2023