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Within the wetland buffer areas, no land may be used for the followin, except by conditional use permit and except in conformance with the standards specified in subsection 8 of this section: a) private and public recreational uses, including golf courses, impervious trails, picnic grounds and boat ramps; b) public utilities not permitted under subdivision 6 of this section, includingne_ cessaly structures: c) other non-structural facilities similar to those permitted by this section which also meet the intent of this section, as determined by the city, or d) public structures associated with recreational uses permitted by this subsection or by subsection 6 of this section that are designed in an environmentally sensitive manner and will withstand periodic flooding, except for structures designed or used for habitation or the storage of equipment. SECTION 3. That § Section 30-1853, Standards for Wetlands, Buffer Areas, and Neighboring Lands of the City of Elk River Code of Ordinances shall be amended to read as follows: 8. Standards for Wetlands, Buffer Areas, and Neighboring Lands. The following standards apply to all land within wetlands, wetland buffer areas, and to neighboring lands: a) Protection of wetlands and wetland buffer areas. 11 _ Except as modified or regulated by the standards of this subsection, all requirements of the underlying zoning district apply. 2) Activities including, but not limited to, building paving, mowing,, cutting, filling, dumping, yard waste disposal or fertilizer application are prohibited. Mowing may be permitted when approved bby city staff as a buffer management strategy. However,_ invasive non-native vegetation, such as European buckthorn and noxious weeds, may be removed. 3) Before grading or construction near a wetland overlay district, the owner or contractor must lace erosion control fencing on the upland side of the perimeter of the wetland overlay district, whichever is more restrictive or as rep uired b the cii � . This fencing must remain in place until all development activities that may affect the wetland and the wetland buffer area have been finished and adequate vegetative cover has been established. t All structures must have a minimum basement floor elevation not less than two feet above the 100-year flood elevation. 5) All hard surface runoff must be treated in accordance with the requirements of the city and the appropriate watershed district. Treatment may include site retention, skimmers. weirs, bioretention or infiltration basins, or sedimentation ponds of appropriate scale. Structures and ponds serving this purpose must be properly- maintained and serviced by the property owner. 6) Discharge into the wetlands must occur at a rate no greater than allowed by the city engineer in accordance with the city-'s water resources management plan. Last Updated January 2023 I I E I E I I t �r ATURi