Ordinance regarding wetlands management

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(2) A concept pian showing the ultimate use of the property; (3) A grading plan, in hard copy format and a CAD or GIS format in Hennepin County coordinates, with appropriate drainage calculations and erosion controls prepared by a registered engineer; (4) A landscaping or revegetation plan; (5) Such other infornzation as may be necessary or convenient to evaluate the proposed permit; and (6) A MnRAM assessment approved by the MCWD. Sec. 78-1611 Public Control of Wetlands. (a) The City Council may require that the owner of any property affected by this ordinance must establish wetland and buffer area easements or restrictive covenants to be recorded within the property's chain of title. These easements or covenants must describe the boundaries of the wetland and buffer area; document the obligations of the property owner with regards to the wetland buffer; and prohibit any building, paving, mowing (unless approved as a buffer management plan), cutting, filling, dumping, yard waste disposal or fertilizer application within the wetland and the buffer area. The owner or developer must record these easements or covenants with the final plat, with deeds from a lot division or, if no subdivision is involved, before the City issues a grading permit or building permit for an affected property. The applicant must submit evidence that the easement or covenant has been submitted to the county for recordin�. (b) If the City Council does not require an easement or covenant, the City may record a notice of the wetland and buffer area requirements ajainst the property. The property owner must still comply with the requirements of this section. Sec. 78-1012 ��etland Buifer 1l�arkers. When new development or redevelopment results in multifamily residential or a business use, the developer must place marl.ers at the upland boundary of the wetland buffer ed�e at least every two hundred feet, subject to City approval. The developer must submit a location plan in hard copy format and a CAD or GIS fonnat in Hennepin County coordinates and must tise unifonn marl<ers provided by the City. The City will charge a reasonable cost for the markers and approve the location of the markers prior to installation. Pa�e 1� of??