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(c) Buffer area widths will be based on the size-of the wetland basin the <br />Wetland Protection Strate^es established in the Orono Surface Water Mana£ement Plan <br />tSWMP) (December 2002). A Protection Classification has been assigned to each <br />wetland in Orono based on the stormwater susceptibility and functional assessment for <br />each wetland. The Protection Classifications for each wetland will be found on <br />the”Wetland Manatiement Classification Map & List” which is hereby adopted bv <br />reference, a cobv of which shall be kept on file in the office of the City Clerk and shall be <br />available for fjublic review during all normal office hours. The following are the <br />required buffer area widths for each Protection Classification: <br />Sieo of Wetlan d <br />0—} aore <br />4 —3;S"aores <br />—S-eeres <br />aoree <br />Width-ofB uffer Area-Fr&m <br />the Wetland Bounda ry <br />16.5 feet <br />20 fee t <br />25 feet <br />25-4eel <br />ejection Classification <br />"^reserve” <br />"Manage 1 <br />"MmaneS" <br />Width of Buffer At vs from <br />WetlandBsitnda^ <br />50 feet <br />35 feet <br />25 feet <br />15 feet <br />(d) In cases of new development or redevelopment the City shall require that <br />vegetation in the wetland buffer be installed prior to the issuance of the certificate of <br />occupancy. The City may waive this requirement in lieu of a cash escrow or letter of <br />credit equal to 150 percent of the cost to install the required buffer. <br />(e) The City may allow the disturbance of an existing buffer area during the <br />course of construction activity. This disturbance must be kept to a minimum, soils must <br />be decompacted to a level that will accommodate root growth, and the buffer area must <br />be re-established as required by the City. The City will determine the amount of <br />allowable disturbance. The City may require a cash escrow or letter of credit equal to 1 SO <br />percent of the cost to re-establish the buffer to its original condition. <br />(f) The City may require buffer area planting and maintenance when the City <br />determines that there is inadequate vegetation in the buffer area to meet the intent of this <br />section. The City may require a cash escrow or letter of credit equal to ISO percent of the <br />estimated cost of the vegetation and installation. The escrow or letter of credit must be <br />valid for up to two years and may be used by the City to replace any vegetation that dies. <br />JL <br />T