Ordinance regarding wetlands management

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SECTION 15. Municipal Zoning Code Section 78-570(2) is hereby amended as follows: "(2) Minimum setback from �es��ra�e�wetlands shall be: a. Wells and sewage treatment systems, 75 feet. b. All structures, land alteration or hard cover of any kind, �-6-�ee� shall meet the setbacl< requirements established within Article XI of Chapter 78 of the Municipal Code (the Wetlands Protection element of the Zoning Code)." SECTION 16. Municipal Zoning Code Section 78-1211, definition of Wetlands, is hereby amended as follows: "Wetlands shall have the same nleaning as the °`protected wetlands" defined in Section�R—�� 78-1602." SECTION 17. Municipal Zoning Code Section 78-1286(e)(1) is hereby amended as follows: "(e) The following considerations and conditions must be adhered to during the issuance of construction perinits, grading and fillin�perinits, conditional use permits, variances and subdivision approvals: (1) Grading or fillin� in any type 1 2, 3, 4, �, 6, 7 or 8 wetland must be evaluated to determine how extensively the proposed activity would affect the following functional qualities of the wetland: a. Sediment and pollutant trapping and retention; b. Storage of surface runoff to prevent or reduce flood damage; c. Fish and wildlife habitat; d. Recreational use; e. Shoreline or banlc stabilization; and f. Noteworthiness, includin� special qualities, such as historic significance, critical habitat for endangered plants and animals, or others. This evaluation must also include a deterrnination of whether the wetland alteration beinQ proposed requires permits, reviews or approvals by other sections of �itv ordinances or bv other local scate or �ederal a�encies includina but not limited to watershed districts, state departinent of natural resources, or the United States Arnly Corps of Engineers." Pana 71 nf 7')