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(Code 1984, § 10.03(12)) Sec. 78-1439.-Garages. Accessory buildings which are for the storage of automobiles shall have the doors 30 feet or more from the property line when the doors face on a public alley or street. (Code 1984, § 10.03(13)) Sec.78-1440.- Exterior materials. Except for accessory buildings that are less than 120 square feet in area or are located on lots two acres in area or larger, an accessory building and the principal building shall be consistent in design and color.Detached garages located within the rear yard on lots that have frontage on a lake shall have windows or other ornamental features on the wall facing a street or private road. (Ord. No. 52 3rd series, § 3, 11-24-2008) Secs. 78-1441-78-1465.- Reserved. Sec.78-1605.-Wetland buffer areas and setbacks. (a) This subsection establishes authority for wetland buffer areas around protected wetlands. Buffer areas are necessary and beneficial to maintain the health of wetlands. Buffer areas protect the edge of wetlands from erosion while filtering sediment, chemicals and other nutrients from runoff that drains into wetlands. Buffer areas can improve the biological diversity and health of a wetland environment while reducing the adverse impacts of human activities. (b) All wetlands within the City of Orono are within the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD), which has rules and regulations for the establishment and maintenance of wetland buffers. In an effort to avoid overlapping or conflicting regulations, the city defers jurisdiction for the establishment and maintenance of wetland buffers to the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District. If application of MCWD buffer regulations is in conflict with city regulations, the more restrictive requirements shall apply. (c) In order to provide for a minimum level of wetland protection where Minnehaha Creek Watershed District buffer rules do not provide for adequate separation between wetlands and buildings or other structures or surfaces, the city shall require setbacks from the delineated edge of a protected wetland as follows: Minimum distance setback from delineated edge of wetland to any building (principal or accessory)or other structure, hardcover, septic systems or wells: Where no formal buffer exists and where MCWD does not require a 35 feet buffer Where a formal buffer exists or 35 feet or established buffer width plus 10 feet,whichever is where MCWD buffer is required greater Page 23