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<br /> _ Ch. 78,Art. IX, Diu S:
<br /> Sec. 78-1608. - Standards.
<br /> The following standards apply to all land within the wetland overlay districts, existin
<br /> and MCWD-required wetland buffer areas, and to neighboring lands:
<br /> (1) Protection of wetlands .
<br /> a. Except as modified or regulated by the standards of this
<br /> subsection, all requirements of the underlying zoning district
<br /> apply.
<br /> b. No structures are allowed in the wetland overlay districts�
<br /> �e*'�^a����e�-a�e� except those allowed as of right or by
<br /> conditional use permit by sections 78-1606 or 78-1607 of this
<br /> article.
<br /> c. Activities including, but not limited to, building (other than a
<br /> boardwalk or dock), paving, mowing, vegetation removal, filling,
<br /> dumping, yard waste disposal or fertilizer application are
<br /> prohibited, e�tE t�.�ee�t�n���^�,;*;�° °�._'� �� ^
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<br /> non-native vegetation, such as European buckthorn and noxious �
<br /> weeds, may be removed by obtaining a vegetation removal permit
<br /> from the city.
<br /> d. Before grading or construction near a wetland overlay district e�
<br /> ��er—�e�, the owner or contractor must place erosion control
<br /> ' fencing on the upland side of the perimeter of the wetland overlay
<br /> district *' a '� �� , '�' '� ��+r:^+:,,�, or as
<br /> required by the city. This fencing must remain in place until all
<br /> developmerit activities that may affect the wetland ^�a *'�° _�.°*,^�a
<br /> '�••�� have been finished and adequate vegetative cover has
<br /> been established at which time the fencing must be rernoved.
<br /> e. All structures must have a minimum basement floor elevation not
<br /> less than one foot above the 100-year flood elevation.
<br /> f. All hard-surface runoff must be treated in accordance with the
<br /> requirements of the city and the appropriate watershed district.
<br /> Treatment may include site retention, skimmers, weirs or
<br /> sedimentation ponds of appropriate scale. Structures and ponds �
<br /> serving this purpose must be properly maintained and serviced by
<br /> the property owner. -
<br /> g. Discharge into the wetlands must occur at a rate no greater than
<br /> allowed by the city engineer in accordance with the city's surface
<br /> water management plan and the appropriate MCWD requirements.
<br /> (2) Protection of wetland bu�'fer areas. Existin� and MCWD-required wetland
<br /> buffers shall be maintained and �rotected per the requirements of existin�
<br /> covenants as well as MCWD regulations as administered bv MCWD.
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