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r <br />r <br />If-'^ <br />DIVISION 2. <br />DESIGNATION OF PROTECTED WETLANDS <br />See. 78-1602 Wetlaad Types <br />The wetlands protected and regulated by this Section are types 1, 2, 3,4, 5, 6, 7, <br />and 8 wetlands, as defined in circular 39. “Wetlands of the United States", 1971 edition. <br />United States Department of the Interior, unless the wetland is within a shoreland district <br />in which case the more restrictive rules regarding setbacks would apply. Protected <br />wetlands are further defined as follows: <br />1 <br />7)pe I Seasonally Flooded Basins or Floodplains: Type 1 wetlands are <br />aeaaoiudly flooded basins or flats in which soil is covered with water or is <br />waterlogged during variable seasonal periods but usually is well-drained <br />during much of the growing season. Type 1 wetlands are located in <br />dqxessions and in overflow bottom lands along water courses. Vegetation <br />varies greatly according to die season and duration of the flooding, and <br />includes bottom land hardwoods, as well as herbaceous plants. <br />Type 2 Inland Fresh Meadow: Occurs along the shallow edges of lakes, <br />miUBhes and floodplains, or in perched dqiressions. The soil is usually <br />without standing water duri ,<* much of the growing season, but is <br />waterlogged within at least a few inches of the surface. Vegetation <br />includes grasses, sedges, rushes and various herbaceous plants. <br />Type 3 Inland Shallow Fresh Marsh: Soil is usually water logged during <br />the growing season, often covered with as much as six inches or more of <br />water. Vegetation includes grasses, bulrushes, cattails, arrowheads, <br />smartweeds and other emergent aquatic vegetation. <br />Type 4 Inland Deep Fresh Marsh: Soil covered with six inches to three <br />feet or more of water during growing season. Vegetation includes cattails, <br />reeds, bulrushes uid wild rice. Open water areas may contain pondweeds, <br />naiads, coontail, water milfoils and other submergent aquatic vegetation. <br />Type 5 Inland Open Fresh Water: Water is usually less than 10 feet deep <br />and is fringed by a border of emergent vegetation. Vegetation includes <br />pondweeds, naiads, coontail, watCT milfoils and other submergent aquatic <br />vegetation. <br />7)jp« 6 Shrub Swamp: Occurs along sluggish streams or on floodplains. <br />The soil is usually waterlogged during the growing season, and is often <br />covered with as much as six inches of water. Vegetation includes alder, <br />willow and dogwood. <br />3