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SECTION 2. That § Section 30-1851, General Provisions of the City of Elk River Code of Ordinances shall be amended to read as follows: Sec. 30-1851. — General Provisions (a) The Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act and Minnesota Rules, Chapter 8420, as amended from time to time, are hereby incorporated by reference. In case of a conflict between this division and the requirements of state law the more restrictive provision shall apply. (b) No property owner or other person shall make any alteration to a wetland or wetland buffer strip unless and until the provisions of this division have been complied with. (c) Unless determined otherwise by the city or the technical evaluation panel (TEP), a property owner, applicant for building permit, or applicant proposing work in or around wetlands shall submit to the city prior to making any alteration to a wetland or wetland buffer strip the following information: (1) Wetland delineation plan and written report, (2) Wetland impact plan, (3) Wetland mitigation plan, and (4) Any other information deemed necessary under this ordinance or the WCA as determined by the city or TEP. (d) A determination regarding wetland impacts must be made by the city or TEP prior to any wetland alteration, issuance of a building permit, or approval of a subdivision by the planning commission. Any conditions required by the city or the TEP will become conditions of building permit issuance or subdivision approval. (Ord. No. 06-07, § 2, 6-19-2006) Sec. 30-1852. - Performance standards. (City of Elk River code section) (a) Wletland 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 shallmeet 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 Last Updated January 2023 NATURE