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§ 10.56 (1) Sediment and pollutant trapping and retention; (2) Storage of surface run-off to prevent or reduce flood damage; (3) Fish and wildlife habitat; (4) Recreational use; (5) Shoreline or bank stabilization; (6)Noteworthiness,including special qualities such as historic significance, critical habitat for endangered plants and animals, or others. This evaluation must also include a determination of whether the wetland alteration being proposed requires permits, reviews, or approvals by other local State or Federal agencies including but not limited to watershed districts, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, or the United States Army Corps of Engineers. b.Alterations must be designed and conducted in a manner that ensures only the smallest amount of bare ground is exposed for the shortest time possible; c. Mulches ar similar materials must be used,where necessary, for temporary bare soil coverage, and a permanent vegetation cover must be established as soon as possible; d. Methods to minimize soil erosion and to trap sediments before they reach any surface water feature must be used; e.Altered areas must be stabilized to acceptable erosion control standards consistent with the field office technical guides of the local soil and water conservation districts and the United States Soil Conservation Service; f. Fill or excavated material must not be placed in a manner that creates an unstable slope; g. Plans to place fill or excavated material on steep slopes must be reviewed by the City Engineer for continued slope stability and must not create finished slopes of 30% or greater; h. Fill or excavated material must not be placed in bluff impact zones; i. Any alterations below the Ordinary High Water Level of public waters must first be authorized by the Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources under Minnesota Statutes, Section 103G.245; Source:Ordinance No. 127,2nd Series Adopted: 7-11-94 j. Alterations of topography must only be allowed if they are accessory to permitted or conditional uses and do not adversely affect adjacent or nearby property; ORONO CC 376-16 (2-24-92)