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<br /> impervious surfaces closer to the wetland, or results in changes to drainage
<br /> patterns (slopes, meander patterns, etc) that the city engineer determines will
<br /> increase the velocity or rate of runoff to the wetland. .
<br /> For new development, all wetlands on the property shall be subject to the buffer
<br /> requirements. For redevelopment or other grading or construction situations that are not
<br /> new development, only the wetland that is potentially adversely impacted shall be
<br /> subject to the buffer requirement. In the event that the wetland is on an adjacent
<br /> property but near enough to the subject property so that buffers to said wetland would
<br /> extend into the subject property, the buffer requirements apply.
<br /> (Ord. No. 28 3rd series, § 1, 8-22-2005)
<br /> DIVISION 2. DESIGNATION OF PROTECTED WETLANDS
<br /> Sec. 78-1602. Wetland types.
<br /> The wetlands protected and regulated by this section are types 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8
<br /> wetlands, as defined in circular 39, "Wetlands of the United States", 1971 edition, United States
<br /> Department of the Interior, unless the wetland is within a shoreland district in which case the more
<br /> restrictive rules regarding setbacks would apply. Protected wetlands are further defined as follows:
<br /> (1) Type 1--Seasonally flooded basins or floodplains: Type 1 wetlands are seasonally
<br /> flooded basins or flats in which soil is covered with water or is waterlogged during
<br /> variable seasonal periods but usually is well-drained during much of the growing season.
<br /> Type 1 wetlands are located in depressions and in overflow bottom lands along water
<br /> courses. Vegetation varies greatly according to the season and duration of the flooding,
<br /> and includes bottom land hardwoods, as well as herbaceous plants.
<br /> (2) Type 2--Inland fresh meadow.� Occurs along the shallow edges of lakes, marshes
<br /> and floodplains, or in perched depressions. The soil is usually without standing water
<br /> during much of the growing season, but is waterlogged within at least a few inches of the
<br /> surface. Vegetation includes grasses, sedges, rushes and various herbaceous plants.
<br /> (3) Type 3--Inland shallow fresh marsh: Soil is usually water logged during the growing
<br /> season, often covered with as much as six inches or more of water. Vegetation includes
<br /> grasses, bulrushes, cattails, arrowheads, smartweeds and other emergent aquatic
<br /> vegetation.
<br /> (4) Type 4--Inland deep fresh marsh: Soil covered with six inches to three feet or more
<br /> of water during growing season. Vegetation includes cattails, reeds, bulrushes and wild
<br /> rice. Open water areas may contain pondweeds, naiads, coontail, water milfoils and
<br /> other submergent aquatic vegetation.
<br /> (5) Type S--Inland open fresh water. Water is usually less than ten feet deep and is
<br /> fringed by a border of emergent vegetation. Vegetation includes pondweeds, naiads,
<br /> coontail, water milfoils and other submergent aquatic vegetation.
<br /> (6) Type 6--Shrub swamp: Occurs along sluggish streams or on floodplains. The soil is
<br /> usually waterlogged during the growing season, and is often covered with as much as
<br /> six inches of water. Vegetation includes alder, willow and dogwood.
<br /> (7) Type 7--Wooded swamp: Occurs along sluggish streams, on floodplains, on flat
<br /> perched depressions and in shallow lake basins. The soil is waterlogged to within a few
<br /> inches of its surface during the growing season and is often covered with as much as
<br /> one foot of water. Vegetation typical to this wetland includes tamarack, white cedar,
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