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<br />General Provisions <br /> <br />LTll1ess deterlT1l11ed otllel\vise by tlle City or tile Tecllnical E'Taluation Panel (TEP), a <br />property o\vner, applicallt for buildlllg perln1t, or subdiv-ider, proposlllg \'lork in or aroul1d <br />\vetlands, sllall pro\Tide tlle follo\ving infOtlnation: <br /> <br />1. \Y/ etland delineation plan and \vritten report, <br /> <br />2. \,\1 etland itnpact plall, <br /> <br />3. \Xletland llutigation plan, and <br /> <br />4. .L~ny otller lllforn.latioll deelned necessary ullder tlle \1VCJ.~ as deterlnined by tlle City <br />or TEP. <br /> <br />..A. deterlninatioll regarding \vedand impacts Inust be Inade by tile City or TEP prior to <br />issuance of a building penmt or re\,ie\v of tlle subdiv-ision by tlle Planl1ing Conunission. ..Any <br />conditions required by tlle City or tlle TEP \vill becolne conditions of building perlmt <br />issual1ce or of tlle subdivision approval. <br /> <br />Performance Standards <br /> <br />.L~. \vetland Buffer Strip <br /> <br />.L~ l11inimuln 25 (t\vel1ty-tlv.e) foot buffer strip frO!Tl tlle delineated boulldary of a <br />\vetland or ordinary lugIl\vater le'vel of a stOtln\Vater pond is 11ereby establislled. \Y/etland <br />buffer strips sllalllneet tile follO\1ling standards: <br /> <br />1. No stl11ctlue sllail be pertn1tted \vithirl tlle buffer strip. <br />11. .L~lterations, including but not litnited to bllilding, pa\Tlllg, lnO\Vlllg, <br />introdUCtiOl1 of non-nati\Te vegetation, cutting, filling, dUlnping, yard \vaste <br />disposal or fertilizer application, are prohibited \vitl1in tile \vetland and <br />\vetland buffer strip, unless a \.7 egetation :NIanagelnent Plan or otller approv.al <br />is granted by tlle City. <br />111. TIle i-\.pplicant shall establisll and lnaintain \vetland al1d \vetland buffer strip <br />vegetation in accordance \Vitll tlle requirelnellts found in Section _' <br />l\T. TIle .t\.pplicant s11alltnaintain tlle required buffer strip 111.0nUlnentation at <br />eacIl Lot line \vllere it crosses a \vetland buffer strip and at 200 foot intervals <br />along tile edge of tlle \vetland buffer strip. Eaclllnonulnent sllall state <br />"\V'etland Buffer: CTnder tlle City Code, no lnO\ving, clearing or"rel1l0\Tal of <br />\7egetation in tlle buffer area is allo\ved. Call tlle City of Elk Riv.er for lnore <br />inforlnation." The City resel,\res tlle rigllt to elllninate tllls requirelnent if it <br />deelTIS it unpractical. <br />'\T. TIle City, at its sole discretion, 1nar ailo\v nature trails cOl11prised of l1atural <br />1'11aterials, to be located \vitl1in tlle buffer strip. <br /> <br />C:\Documents and Settings\tallard\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLKF\Wetland Buffer Ordinance.doc <br /> <br />2 <br />