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<br />Subd. 1. Identification and Delineation of Wetlands. <br /> <br />a. This. Section shall apply to all land containing wetlands and land <br />within the setback and buffer areas as defIned herein. Wetlands <br />shall be subject to the requirements established herein, as well as <br />restrictions "and requirements established by other applicable <br />"Federal, State, and Local regulations. These wetland protection <br />regulations shall not be construed to allow anything otherwise <br />prohibited in the zoning " district where the wetland area is located. <br /> <br />b. A wetland is land that meets the defInition of "wetlands" set " forth <br />in Section 9.02 of this Chapter. It is the responsibility of an <br />applicant to delineate the wetland boundary or to determine that no <br />wetland exists on a subject property. All delineations must be <br />approved by the LGU . Wetland delineations supplied by <br />applicants shali be certified by a qualified wetland delineator. <br />Wetland delineators must satisfy any certification requirements <br />that may be established by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers or <br />the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources. <br /> <br />c. Wetlands have been or will be identified and the management <br />classification" of the wetland, as established by" the municipal <br />wetland management classification map adopted by the City <br />Council, shall be "prima facie evidence of the location and <br />management "classification of a wetlanq.. The municipal wetland <br />management classification map shall be developed and maintained <br />by the City's Community Development Department and is opep. to <br />inspection by the public. <br /> <br />The absence of a wetland on the municipal wetland management <br />classification map or the N ational Wetland Inventory does not <br />represent a defmitive determination as to whether a wetland <br />covered by this Section is or is not present. Wetlands that are <br />identified during site specific delineation activities but" do not <br />appear on the municipal wetland management classification map <br />are still subject to the provisions of this Section. . It is the <br />applicant's responsibility" to supply detailed information to <br />determine the management classification of a wetland that does not <br />. appear on the municipal wetland management classification map. <br />The municipal wetland management classification map will <br />subsequently be amended to reflect this information. <br /> <br />" d. The four wetland management classifications established in this <br />Section are Preserve, Manage 1, Manage 2 and Manage 3 <br />wetlands, defined as follows: <br /> <br />-142- <br />