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(d) In cases of new development or redevelopment the City shall require that <br /> vegetation in the wetland buffer be installed prior to the issuance of the certificate of <br /> occupancy. The City may waive this requirement in lieu of a cash escrow or letter of <br /> credit equal to 150 percent of the cost to install the required buffer. <br /> (e) The City may allow the disturbance of an existing buffer area during the <br /> course of construction activity. This disturbance must be kept to a minimum, soils must <br /> be decompacted to a level that will accommodate root growth, and the buffer area must <br /> be re-established as required by the City. The City will determine the amount of <br /> allowable disturbance. The City may require a cash escrow or letter of credit equal to 150 <br /> percent of the cost to re-establish the buffer to its original condition. <br /> (� The City may require buffer area planting and maintenance when the City <br /> determines that there is inadequate vegetation in the buffer area to meet the intent of this <br /> section. The City may require a cash escrow or letter of credit equal to 150 percent of the <br /> estimated cost of the vegetation and installation. The escrow or letter of credit must be <br /> valid for up to two years and may be used by the City to replace any vegetation that dies. <br /> (g) The affected property owner or homeowner association that is responsible <br /> for the maintenance must: <br /> (1) Maintain and repair damage to buffer areas from such activities as <br /> mowing, cutting, grading or other prohibited activities, unless mowing is <br /> approved by the City as a buffer management plan. Permission must be <br /> obtained from the City before implementing buffer management plans, <br /> which may include mowing, burning, and the use of herbicides. <br /> (2) Maintain only the permitted vegetation in the buffer area and must remove <br /> all noxious weeds and invasive, non-native species such as European <br /> buckthorn, upon obtaining a vegetation removal permit from the City in <br /> conjunction with an approved buffer management plan. <br /> (3) Ensure that all soil surfaces in the buffer area axe planted with the <br /> permitted vegetation and that there is no open soil surface that may result <br /> in erosion. <br /> (4) Ensure that livestock or other domesticated animals which have the <br /> potential to permanently disturb the buffer area by compaction or <br /> vegetation removal be kept from entering the buffer area and wetland by a <br /> fence or other suitable means. <br /> (h) The final upslope edge of the buffer shall be provided to the City in a hard <br /> copy and in a CAD or GIS format in Hennepin County coordinates. <br /> Page 8 of 22 <br />