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(b) Grading, filling or excavating of more than 50 cubic yards is prohibited within 75 feet of the ordinary <br /> high water level of the public waters enumerated in section 78-1217. <br /> (c) Public and private roads, driveways, parking areas,and public or private watercraft access ramps shall <br /> not be constructed within 75 feet of the ordinary high water level of the public waters enumerated in <br /> section 78-1217. If no alternatives exist, such improvements shall be subject to the standard zoning <br /> variance review procedure, and such review shall take into account the following considerations: <br /> (1) Such improvements shall be designed to take advantage of natural vegetation and topography to <br /> achieve maximum screening from view from public waters. <br /> (2) All roads and parking areas shall be designed and constructed to minimize and control erosion to <br /> public waters consistent with the requirements of all agencies with jurisdiction. <br /> (d) Except for those projects requiring permits for construction of structures, sewage treatment systems <br /> and driveways, a land alteration permit will be required as follows: <br /> (1) For movement of up to 50 cubic yards of material within 75 feet of public waters as per item (b) <br /> above, a staff-issued land alteration permit shall be required. <br /> (2) For movement of 51 through 500 cubic yards of material anywhere within the Shoreland Overlay <br /> District, except for within 75 feet of public waters, a staff-issued land alteration permit shall be <br /> required. <br /> (3) For movement of more than 500 cubic yards of material within the Shoreland Overlay District, <br /> conditional use permit approval by the city council is required in addition to the required land <br /> alteration permit. <br /> (e) The following considerations and conditions must be adhered to during the issuance of construction <br /> permits, grading and filling permits, conditional use permits, variances and subdivision approvals: <br /> (1) Grading or filling in any type 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 wetland must be evaluated to determine how <br /> extensively the proposed activity would affect the following functional qualities of the wetland: <br /> a. Sediment and pollutant trapping and retention; <br /> b. Storage of surface runoff to prevent or reduce flood damage; <br /> c. Fish and wildlife habitat; <br /> d. Recreational use; <br /> e. Shoreline or bank stabilization; and <br /> f. Noteworthiness, including special qualities, such as historic significance, critical habitat for <br /> endangered plants and animals, or others. <br /> This evaluation must also include a determination of whether the wetland alteration being <br /> proposed requires permits, reviews or approvals by other sections of city ordinances or by other <br /> local, state or federal agencies including but not limited to watershed districts, state department <br /> of natural resources, or the United States Army Corps of Engineers. <br /> (2) Alterations must be designed and conducted in a manner that ensures only the smallest amount <br /> of bare ground is exposed for the shortest time possible. <br /> (3) Mulches or similar materials must be used, where necessary, for temporary bare soil coverage, <br /> and a permanent vegetation cover must be established as soon as possible. <br /> (4) Methods to minimize soil erosion and to trap sediments before they reach any surface water <br /> feature must be used. <br /> (5) Altered areas must be stabilized to acceptable erosion control standards consistent with the field <br /> office technical guides of the local soil and water conservation districts and the United States Soil <br /> Conservation Service. <br /> (6) Fill or excavated material must not be placed in a manner that creates an unstable slope. <br /> Page 8 <br />