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STEPS FOR OBTAINING A BUILDING OR ZONING PERMIT ON PROPERTY WITH A WETLAND OR NEAR A WETLAND BEFORE APPLYING FOR THE PERMIT: 1. If you are uncertain if a wetland exists on or near the property, you may contact Planning staff at 952-249-4620 or planninq(a�ci.orono.mn.us or you may view map online at www.ci.orono.mn.us (click maps on left hand menu on home page) or at City offices (call 952-249-4600 for office hours). You can also find out the width of the buffer. 2. If there is a wetland, determine if your project meets the threshold for requiring a buffer. If your project doesn't meet the threshold but will possibly place buildings and structures within the buffer or buffer setback, contact Planning staff to determine if wetland delineation is required. If you project meets the threshold, you must obtain a wetland delineation. A wetland delineation must be done by certified wetland delineator. The City does not do delineations, nor does it recommend delineators. The Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) maintains a list at their web site (http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us). Many Surveyors/Civil Engineering firms employ wetland delineators or have wetland delineators they work with. 3. Submit the wetland delineation to the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD)for approval. The delineator can provide information on this process. 4. Have the approved delineation mapped onto a survey of the property along with the proposed construction. The surveyor should also provide metes and bounds legal descriptions of the wetland and the buffer as well as a digital CAD or GIS file in Hennepin County Coordinates. 5. Submit two copies each of the delineation report, the letter of acceptance from the MCWD, and the survey (with the legal descriptions and digital file) to Planning staff along with a "Request for Wetland Buffer Evaluation" form. Planning staff will have the City's wetland consultant review the delineation and make a site visit to evaluate the current condition of the buffer. You will be provided with a copy of the consultant's report and the Flowage and Conservation Easement and Restrictive Covenant. If improvements are required the report will indicate the amount of the escrow required to guarantee the improvements and their initial survival and the escrow agreement will be enclosed 6. If buffer improvements are required, prepare a plan for the improvements. See City Code Sections 78-1601 through 1614 for more information. AT THlS POINT YOU MAY APPLY FOR A BUILDING PERMIT OR ZONING PERMIT. PERMIT APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED BEFORE THIS POINT. This is an information sheet. Every effort has been made to insure the accuracy of the information contained herein; however, if any information is not consistent with provisions of the City Code, the Code provisions will prevail.