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WTicn a variance, conditional use pennjt, or site plan review has the <br />potential to have indirect adverse impacts to the wetland a buffer may be <br />required, or <br />On any wetland when grading or construction is proposed exceeding 50 <br />cubic yards or 5.000 square feet that requires a City permit and the <br />proposed activity could t oientially impact the quality of the w etland by <br />increasing hard surface run off. altering existing drainage, or impacting an <br />existing buffer. <br />DIMSIO.N 2. <br />DFSICN.ATION OF PROTKCTED WETLANDS <br />Sec. 78*1602 Wetland Types <br />The w cthtnds protected and regulated by this Section arc types 1.2.3,4, 5.6. 7. <br />and S w etlands, as defined in circular 39. “Wetlands of the United Slates’*. 1971 edition. <br />United Slates Depa.iineni of the Interior, unless the wetland is wiihm a shoicland distiicl <br />in which ca.se the more restrictive rules regarding setbacks would apply Protected <br />wetlands are further dciincd as follows <br />Ti/v / SciisoiKtlly Flooded Bairns or FloodpLims Type I w etlands arc <br />.seasonally flooded basins or flats in which soil is coscred with water or is <br />waterlogged dunni* variable seasonal periods but usually is well-drained <br />during much of the growing season Type 1 wetlands are located in <br />depressions and .,i overflow botte . along water courses. V’cgetaiion <br />vanes greatly according to the season and duration of the flooding, and <br />includes bottom land hardwoods, as well as herbacccis plants. <br />Type 2 Inland Frexli Meadow : Occurs along the shallow edges of lakes, <br />marshes and floodplains, or in perched depressions. The soil is usually <br />w ithout standing water dumg much of the growing season, but is <br />waterlogged w iih..» at least a few inches of the surface. Vegetation <br />includes grasses, sedges, rushes and vanous herbaceous plants. <br />Type S Inland Shallow Fresh Marsh Soil is usually water logged during <br />the growing season, often covered w ith as much as »ix inches or more of <br />water. Vegetation includes grasses, bulrushes, cattails, arrowheads, <br />smartweeds ard other emergent aquatic vegetation <br />Type 4 Inland Deep Fresh Marsh Soil cov ered w nh six inches to tlircc <br />feel or more of w atcr during grow mg season. Vegetation includes cattails, <br />reeds, bulrushes and wild rice. Open water areas may contain pondweeds, <br />naiad*, coontail, water milfoils and other submergent aquatic vegetation.