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<br />HandolLt tt W!lq/Dtp <br />Ikrt &.5. <br /> <br />ORDINANCE 06 - _ <br />CITY Of ELK RIVER <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE Of THE CITY Of ELK RIVER AMENDING <br />SECTION 30-1 - DEfiNITIONS THE CODe OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING, <br />AND ADDING SECTION 30-1850 ESTABLISHING WETLAND BUFFERING <br />REQUIREMENTS <br /> <br />Case No. OA 06-04 <br /> <br />The City Council of the City of Elk River does hereby ordain as fonows: <br /> <br />Section 1. Section 30-1, tided/Definitions, of the City of Elk River Code of <br />Ordinances, shall be amended to add the following definitions: <br /> <br />Weedr are noxious weeds as defined and designated pursuant to the "Minnesota noxious <br />weed law", Minnesota Statutes, Section 18.76-18.88, as amended from time to time. <br /> <br />Alteration is an activity that will change or diminish the course, current, or cross-section of a <br />wetland or wedand buffer strip including but not limited to changes in size, depth or <br />contour, or dredging, tilling; ditching, building, paving, mowing, introduction of non-native <br />vegetation, cutting, filling, dumping, yard waste disposal or fertilizer application. Alteration <br />does. not include wedand plantings or selective clearing or pruning of weeds as defined <br />herein. <br /> <br />Wetland B1dJer Strip is an area of vegetated ground cover around the perimeter of a wetland <br />that, either in its natural condition or through intervention, has the characteristics of a buffer <br />as previously defined <br /> <br />Se~tion 2. Section 30 of the City of Elk River Code of Ordinances shall be <br />amended by adding there to Sections 30-1850 to 30-1854, as follows: <br /> <br />30-1850 Purpose <br /> <br />To promote the general health, safety, and welfare of City residents by conserving and <br />protecting Wetlands, avoiding the Alteration or destruction of Wetlands, and requiring <br />sound management practices as provided for in the Wedand Conservation Act ~CA) when <br />development occurs in the vicinity of Wetlands. The City seeks to accomplish the following <br />purposes: <br /> <br />1. Balance the need to preserve and protect natural resources and systems with the <br />rights of private property owners and the need to support the efficient use of <br />developable land within the City; <br />2. Promote water quality by <br />a. maintaining the ability of Wetlands to recharge and receive the discharge of <br />ground water, <br /> <br />S:\PLANNING\Case Files\2006\OA\OA 06-04 City of ER Wetland\Wetland Buffer Ordinance.doc <br />