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Excerpts from <br /> Orono City Code <br /> ARTICLE XI. WETLANDS PROTECTION <br /> Sec. 78-1606. Permitted uses. <br /> (a) Within the wetland overlay districts [the wetland itself� no land may be used except <br /> for one or more of the following uses: <br /> (1) Native wetland vegetation provided that no change is made to the ground <br /> elevation; <br /> (2) Wildlife and nature preserves; <br /> (3) Overhead utility lines and poles that are less than two feet in diameter; <br /> (4) Docks which provide reasonable access to the lakeshore and do not exceed <br /> eight feet in width; <br /> (5) Public and private flood control structures,ponding and drainage facilities <br /> and associated accessory appurtenances as approved by the city; or <br /> (6) Environmental monitoring or control facilities, including those related to <br /> water quality and wildlife regulation. <br /> (b) Within wetland buffer areas no land may be used except for one or more of the <br /> following uses: <br /> (1) Native vegetation, provided that no change is made to the ground elevation; <br /> (2) Wildlife and nature preserves; <br /> (3) Boardwalks, docks or other reasonable access to the wetland not exceeding <br /> eight feet in width, poles that are less than two feet in diameter to be used for <br /> boardwalks and bridges; <br /> (4) Public and private flood control structures,ponding and drainage facilities <br /> and associated accessory appurtenances as approved by the city; <br /> (5) Environmental monitoring or control facilities, including those related to <br /> water quality and wildlife regulation; <br /> (6) Overhead utility poles and lines that are less then two feet in diameter, under- <br /> ground utility lines and distribution equipment, light poles, traffic signals,tr�c <br /> regulatory signs, mailboxes and other equipment that provides an essential public <br /> service; <br /> (7) Retaining walls if the city determines that the retaining wa11 will protect the <br /> wetland from conditions of erosion, when approved as part of a wetland permit <br /> application. <br /> 78-1605.Wetland buffer areas. <br /> (a) T'his subsection establishes requirements for wetland buffer areas around protected <br /> wetlands. Buffer areas are necessary and beneficial to maintain the health of wetlands. <br /> Buffer areas protect the edge of wetlands from erosion while filtering sediment, <br /> chemicals and other nutrients from runoff that drains into wetlands. Buffer areas can <br />