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(b) Alteration of land within a wetland overlay district will only be allowed if water storage is provided in an amount compensatory to that removed. Unless otherw ise approved by the City Council, compensatory* wetland area must be provided w ithin the same subwatershed distnct as the Zetland being altered In determining the apprepnateness of an alteration request, the City Council \m!I consider the size of the total wetland district, the magnitude of the area proposed for alteration, the aesthetic, hydrological and ecological effect, the type and function of wetlands involved, and such other factors as may be appropriate in '-'rder to provide the maximum feasible protection to the wetlands Application for a wetlands alteration pemnt must be accompanied by such information as required by the City, including: (1) An approved wetland replacement plan application from the MCWD. (2) A concept plan show ing the ultimate use of the property. (3) A grading plan, in hard copy format and a C.AD or GIS fonnat m Hermepm County coordinates, w ith appropriate drainage c.ilculaiioijs and erosion controls prepared by a icgisteied eiigineei. (4) A landscaping or revcgetation plan. (5) Such other infomiation as may be nccessaiy or com enicnt to evaluate the proposed permit, and (6) A MnR,\M assessment completed by the MCWD. See. 78-1611 Public Control of Wetlands. (a) The City Council may require that ihc owner of any property affected by this ordinance must establish wetland and buffer area casements or restrictive covenants to be recorded within the propcr»y‘s chain of title. These casements or covenants must describe the boundaries of the wetland and buffer area and prohibit any building, paving, mowing (unless approved as a buffer management plan), cutting, filling, dumping, yard .vastc disposal or fcrtili/cr application vv ithm the w ciland and the buffer area. The owner or developer must record these Cosements or covenants with the fina! plat, with dccd> from a lot division or. if no subdivision is involved, before the City issues a grading permit or building permit for an affected property The applicant must submit ev idence that the easernem or coven ml has been submitted to the county for recording (b) If the City Council docs not require an cascnicnt or covenant, ilie City may record a notice of the wetland and buifer area requirements against the property. The p'opcrty ow ner must still comply with the requirements of this section. See. 78-1612 Welland Buffer .Markers. When new development or redevelopment results in multifamily residential or a business use. the developer must place markers at the upland boundary* of the wetland