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Section 8. The City Council of the City of Orono hereby amends City Code Chapter <br /> 78,Article XI.Wetlands Protection, Division 1. Generally, Section 78-1601 as <br /> follows: <br /> Current subsections (a)through(b) are restated and incorporated herein unchanged. <br /> The current preamble to subsection(c)is restated and incorporated herein unchanged. <br /> Subdivisions (1)through(3) are restated and incorporated herein unchanged. <br /> (4) When any construction or land alteration activity that does not fall within the <br /> meaning of'redevelopment'has the potential to adversely impact a wetland. <br /> For purposes of this section, "the potential to adversely impact a wedand" exists <br /> when a11 of the following three conditions e�st: <br /> a. The portion of the property disturbed by construction or land altera.tion <br /> activity drains to the wetland; and <br /> b. The amount of grading exceeds 50 cubic yards or the construction activity <br /> involves the disturbance of more than 5,000 square feet of area; and <br /> c. The redevelopment activity results in a net increase in the square footage <br /> of' ' hardcover that drains to the wetland,or <br /> results in the relocation of� s hardcover closer to the <br /> wetland,or results in changes to drainage patterns(slopes,meander <br /> patterns, etc)that the city engineer determines will increase the velocity or <br /> rate of runoff to the wetland. <br /> For new development,a11 wetlands on the property shall be subject to the buffer <br /> requirements. For redevelopment or other grading or construction situations that <br /> are not new development,only the wetland that is potentially adversely impacted <br /> shall be subject to the buffer requirement. In the event that the wetland is on an <br /> adjacent property but near enough to the subject property so that buffers to said <br /> wetland would extend into the subject property,the buffer requirements apply. <br /> Section 9. The City Council of the City of Orono hereby amends City Code Chapter - <br /> 78,Article XII. Conservation Design,Division 1. Generally, Section 78-1633 as <br /> follows: <br /> All existing definitions in Section 78-1633 are resta.ted and incorporated herein <br /> unchanged with the following exception: <br /> r�£,:,r t: �„ ;" <br />