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1.Wetland delineation_pla'n and` written report, 2.Wetland impact plan, 3.Wetland mitigation plan,and Fences may encroach into the 4,Any other information deemed Wetland Buffer Strip Setback,but necessary under this ordinance or at no time shall they be allowed the WCA as determined by the within the Wetland Buffer Strip. City or TEP. 30-1853 Vegetation Standards; (D)A determination regarding A.Where acceptable natural wetland impacts must be made by ' vegetation exists in Wetland and the City or TEP prior to any Wetland Buffer Strip areas,the Wetland Alteration,issuance of a retention of such vegetation in an building permit,or approval of a undisturbed state is required subdivision by the Planning anless an Applicant receives Commission, Any conditions required by the City or the TEP will become conditions of building approval to replace such vegeta- permit issuance or subdivision tion. A Wetland or Wetl'and', approval, Buffer Strip has acceptable 30-1852 Performance Standards natural vegetation if it: A.Wetland Buffer Strip 1,has a continuous,dense layer A minimum 25(twenty-five)foot of perennial grasses that have buffer strip from the delineated been uncultivated or unbroken for boundary o f a Wetland or at least 5 consecutive years,or ordinary highwater level of ; 2. has an overstory of trees stormwater pond is hereby and/or shrubs with at least 80 established. Wetland Buffer percent canopy closure that have Strips shall meet the following been uncultivated or unbroken for standards: at least 5 consecutive years,or i. No structure shall be 3.contains a mixture of the plant permitted within the Wetland communities described in(1)and Buffer Strip. (2) above; that have been ii. Alterations are prohibited uncultivated or unbroken for at within the Wetland and Wetland least 5 consecutive years. Buffer Strip,unless a Vegetation B.Notwithstanding' the Management Plan or other ' performance standards set forth approval is granted by the City. above in Section 30=1853 (A)the iii.The Applicant shall establish City E n v i r o n m e n t a l and maintain Wetland and Administrator and/or his/her Wetland Buffer Strip vegetation designee may determine existing in 'accordance with the Wetland or Wetland Buffer Strip requirements found in Section vegetation to be unacceptable if it: 30-1853. 1.is composed of Weeds or iv.The Applicant shall maintain 2.has topography that tends to the required'Wetland Buffer Strip channelize the flow of surface monumentation at each Lot line runoff,resulting in erosion issues, where it crosses a Wetland Buffer` or Strip and at 200 foot intervals 3.is unlikely to retain nutrients along the edge of the Wetland and sediment. Buffer Strip. Each monument C,Where Wetlands or Wetland shall state "Wetland Buffer: Buffer Strips,or a portion thereof, Under the City Code,no mowing, are not vegetated or have clearing or removal of vegetation unacceptable vegetation or have in the buffer area is allowed. Call been cultivated or otherwise the City of Elk River for more' disturbed within 5 years of the information." The City reserves permit application, such areas the right to eliminate this shall be re-planted' and requirement if it deems it in prat, maintained. The Wetland and tical. Wetland Buffer Strip landscaping v.The City,at its sole discretion, shall be planted according;to the following the City's,Master Park City's planting guidelines or the Trail Plan, may allow nature applicant shall submit a planting trails comprised of natural' plan for approval by the City. materials,to be located within the 30-1854 Variances Wetland Buffer Strip. Variances may be considered for vi. Leisure activities such as deviations from the strict hiking,nature studies,canoeing; application of the standards set boating and horseback riding, forth in Sections 30-1850 to including facilities such as nature 1 30-1853, p u rsua n t to the trails and docks which allow for procedures and requirements of such activities are permitted in section 30-633 of this Code.' the Wetland Buffer Strip, Section 3. That this ordinance vii Final Plats for all shall take effect upon publication subdivisions shall_provide an as provided by law, easement over all Wetlands and Passed and adopted by the City Wetland Buffer Strips for the Council of the City of Elk River' purposes of identification and this 19th day of June 2006. protection. Stephanie lGinzing B.Wetland Buffer Strip Setback Mayor' A minimum 20(twenty)foot set Attest: back from Wetland Buffer Strips' Joan Schmidt is hereby established by the City.' City Clerk No structure, principle or (Jy19) accessory,shall be located within this setback. Nature trails,at the City's approval, may be located within the Wetland Buffer Strip setback.