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'r (5) I'ype 5 Inland Open Fresh Water: Water is usually less than 10 feet deep and is fringed by a border of emergent vegetation. Vegetation includes pondweeds, naiads, coontail, water milfoils and other submergent aquatic vegetation. (6) Type 6 Shrub Swamp: Occurs along sluggish streams or on floodplains. The soil is usually waterlogged during the growing season, and is oAcn covered with as much as six inches of water. Vegetation includes alder, willow and dogwood. (7) Type 7 Wooded Swamp: Occurs along sluggish streams, on floodplains, on flat perched depressions and in shallow lake basins. The soil is waterlogged to within a few inches of its surface during the growing season and is often covered with as much as one foot of water. Vegetation t>pical to this wetland includes tamarack, white cedar, black spruce, balsam fir, red maple and black ash. (8) Type 8 Bug: Occurs along sluggish streams, on flat perched depressions and shallow' lake basins. The soil is w aterlogged and supports a spongy covering of mosses. Vegetation tjpical to this wetland t\pe includes sphagnum moss, heath shrubs and sedges. Minnesota bogs contain leatherleaf, Labrador tea. cranberries and pitcher plants. Scattereil stunted black spruce and tamarack also are common features of bogs. See. 78-1603 Boundaries of the Wetland Overlay Districts and Designation of Official City Wetland .Map. This .Section establishes wetland overlay districts. These districts arc subject to additional requirements beyond those required by the WCA. The boundaries of the wetland overlay districts arc identified graphically on the official City Wetland Map (C'WM) which is hereby adopted by reference, a copy of which shall be kept on file in the olfice of the City Clerk and shall be available for public review during all normal office hours. Wetlands in addition to tho.se shown on the City Wetland Map may exist, and may be identified by w etland delineations under WCA rules If a specific w etland delineation has been done under W('A rules, then the boundaries of the w etland overlay district for that location w ill be as show n in the delineation. The City may require wetland delineations to detenninc ci>mpliance w ith WCA rules and to detcnnme administratixe wetland boundaries; however, property ow ners may have w etiand delineations done for their properties on their ow n initi.itivc. The delineation must be done by a qualified professional according to W’CA rules and be acceptable to the IMaiming Director. Approved W('.A wetland delineations must be provided to the city in a hard copy lormat aiul a CAD or (ilS lonnat in Hennepin County coordinates. I he Planning Director will haxe the approxed WCA wetland delineations shown on the ofllcial City Wetlaiul M.ip. Txpe 1 xxetlaiuls are not included in the ox erlay district, but arc regulated by WCA rules. Public waters are not included in the oxerlay district, unless a T>pe 2-8 XX etiand is part xd'a public xxater. \ 3