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A. STEPS FOR OBTAINING A BUILDING OR GENERAL PERMIT ON PROPERTY <br /> WITH A WETLAND OR NEAR A WETLAND <br /> Before applying for the permit: <br /> 1. If you are uncertain if a wetland exists on or near the property, you may contact <br /> Planning staff at 952-249-4620 or planningCcaci.orono.mn.us or you may view map <br /> . online at www.ci.orono.mn.us (click maps on left hand menu on home page) or at - <br /> City offices (call 952-249-4600 for office hours). You can also find out the width of <br /> the buffer. <br /> 2. If there is a wetla�d, determine if your project meets the threshold for requiring a <br /> buffer. If your project doesn't meet the threshold but will possibly place buildings and <br /> structures within the buffer or buffer setback, contact Planning staff to determine if <br /> wetland delineation is required. If you projecf ineets the threshold, you must obtain <br /> a wetland delineation. A wetland delineation must be done by certified wetland <br /> delineator. The City does not do delineations, nor does it recommend delineators. <br /> The Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) maintains a list at their web site <br /> (httq://www.bwsr.state.mn.us). Many Surveyors/Civil Engineering firms employ <br /> wetland delineators or have wetland delineators they work with. <br /> 3. Submit the wetland delineation to the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District for <br /> approval. The delineator can provide information on this process. <br /> 4. Have the approved delineation mapped onto a survey of the property along with the <br /> proposed construction. The surveyor should also provide a legal description of the <br /> wetland and the buffer as well as a digital CAD or G1S file in Hennepin County <br /> Coordinates. <br /> 5. Submit fin►o copies each of the delineation report, the letter of acceptance from the <br /> MCWD, and the survey (with the legal descriptions and digital file) to Planning staff <br /> along with a "Request for Wetland Buffer Evaluation" form. Planning staff will have <br /> the City's wetland consultant review the delineation and make a site visit to evaluate <br /> the current condition of the buffer. You will be provided with a copy of the <br /> consultant's report and the Flowage and Conservation Easement and Restri�tive <br /> Covenant. If improvements are required the report will indicate the amount of the <br /> escrow required to guarantee the improvements and their initial survival and the <br /> agreement will be enclosed <br /> 6. If buffer improvements are required, prepare a plan for the improvements. See the <br /> code for more information. <br /> At this point you may apply for a building permit or land use permit. Permit <br /> applications will not be accepted before this point. <br /> Every effort has been made to insure the accuracy of the information contained herein;however,if any information is not consistent <br /> with provisions of the City Code,the Code provisions will prevail December,2007. <br />