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8< ^r?» * !*■ Discharge into the wetlands must occur at a rate no greater than allowed by the City Engineer in accordance with the City's Surface Water Management Plan and the appropriate MCWD requirements. Setbacks. All buildings (principal and accessory), must be set back at least 20 feet fixMn the upsiqie edge of the wetland buffer. Exceptions: play structures (including qwrt court type structures), grade-level decks, patio slabs, driveways, sidewalks and parking lots. b. :-*i A setback from the buffer area is not required for overhead utility poles and lines that are less than two feet in diameter, underground utility lines and distribution equipment, light poles, traffic signals, traffic regulatory signs, mailboxes, entrance monuments meeting Section 78-1405(8) and other equipment that provides an essential public service. c.A sedMck from the buffer area is not required for fences or retaining walls. Noneot^formities. I^ect of Wetland Boundary Expansion. An existing structure, driveway or paridng area meeting the required setback from a City- designated wetland boundary or buffer area is considered a legal nonconforming development if a later wetland delineation or implementation of a wetland buffer shows that the wetland or its buffer is closer than the required setback. L Existinf Nonconformities, An existing structure, driveway or parking area that does not meet the required setback from a Citv- desifnated wetland boundary or buffer area, is considered a legal nonconformins development. Avoiding Future Nonconformities. In order to avoid the creation of future nonconformities, in situations where development, redevelopment or eonstruction activity does not trigger the establishment of a buffer, the following setbacks shall apply: 1.All new buildings shall maintain a setback from a delineated wetland boundary equivalent to the width of the buffer area per the chart in Section 78-1605(c) plus the required 20’ buffer setback. iiiiini I