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DIVISION 2. <br /> DESIGNATION OF PROTECTED WETLANDS <br /> Sec. 78-1602 Wetland Types <br /> The wetlands protected and regulated by this Section are types l, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, <br /> and 8 wetlands, as defined in circular 39, "Wetlands of the United States", 1971 edition, <br /> United States Dep�u-tment of the Interior, ui�less the wetland is within a shoreland district <br /> in which case the more restrictive rules regarding setbacks would apply. Protected <br /> wetlands are fiirther defined as follows: <br /> (1) Type 1 Secrsoncr.11y Flooc�ed Bcrsins or• Flooclpl�cins: Type 1 wetlands are <br /> seasonally flooded basins or flats in which soil is covered with water or is <br /> waterlogged during variable seasonal periods but usually is well-drained <br /> during much of the growing season. Type 1 wetlands are located in <br /> depressions and in overflow bottom lands along water courses. Vegetation <br /> varies greatly according to the season and duration of the flooding, and <br /> includes bottom land hardwoods, as well as herbaceous plants. <br /> (2) Type 2 Inlund Fi�esh Mecrclow: Occtirs along the shallow edges of lakes, <br /> inarshes and floodplains, or in perched depi•essions. The soil is usually <br /> without standing water during much of the growing season, but is <br /> waterlogged within at Ieast a few inches of the st�rface. Vegetation <br /> includes grasses, sedges, rushes and various herbaceous plants. <br /> (3) Type 3 Inlccnd Shccll.o�a� Fi°esh Ma�°sh: Soil is usually water logged during <br /> the growiug season, often covered with as much as six inches or more of <br /> water. Vegetation includes grasses, bulrushes, cattails, arrowheads, <br /> smartweeds and other emergent aquatic vegetation. <br /> (4) Type 4 Inlcrnd Deep Fi°esh Mc�i°sh: Soil covered with six inches to three <br /> feet or more of water dttring growing season. Vegetation includes cattails, <br /> reeds, bulrushes and wild rice. Open water areas may contain poudweeds, <br /> naiads, coontail, water milfoils and other submergent aquatic vegetation. <br /> (5) Ty�e S h�lccnd Open Fr•esh Wczt,e�•: Water is usu�lly less than 10 feet deep <br /> and is fringeci by a border of emergent vegetation. Vegetation includes <br /> pondweeds, naiads, coontail, watei• milfoils and other submergent aquatic <br /> vegetation. <br /> (6) Type 6 Sh�°zrb S�-vcr»zp: Occurs along sluggish streams or on floodplains. <br /> The soil is usually waterlogged during the growing season, and is ofl:en <br /> covered with as much as six inches of water. Vegetation includes alder, <br /> willow and dogwood. <br /> 3 <br />