Agenda - Planning Commission - 01/02/1996

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Environmental protection § 9.21 Structure Any building (including mobile homes) or appurtenance thereto, except aerial or underground utility lines such as sewer, electric, telephone, telegraph or gas lines, including towers, poles, and other supporting appurtenances. *Public Waters has been changed to "Protected Water". Ail regulations and requirements remain the same, only the names have been changed. Substandard Use Any use of shorelands existing prior to the date of enactment of this Section which is permitted within the applicable zoning district but does not meet the mir~imum lot area and length or water frontage, structure setbacks, or other dimensional standards of this Section. Tree Any woody plant that has at least one trunk whose diameter 4 feet above ground is 4" or greater. Variance Any modification or variation of official controls where it is determined that, because of hardships, strict enforcement of the official controls is impractical. Wetland Any low area permanently or seasonally covered with shallow water, including marsh, swamp, bog, wet meadow, slough or intermittent lake or floodway, except any area which is one acre or smaller in size. Wetland Types 1. The soil is seasonally flooded, but during the growing season it is well drained. Vegetation is dependent on the duration of flooding. Due to the nature of Type I wetlands, the DNR did not identify any within the study area. 2. Inland Fresh Meadows. The soil usually is without standing water during most of the growing season, but is water logged within at least a few inches of its surface. Vegetation includes grasses, sedges, rushes and various broad-leaved plants. 3. Inland Shallow Fresh Marshes. The soil is usually water logged during the growing season; often it is covered with as much as 6 inches or more of water. Vegetation includes grasses, bulrushes, spikerushes and various other marsh plants such as cattails, arrow- heads and smart weed. 4. Inland Deep Fresh Marsh. The soil is covered with 3 to 6 feet or more of water during the growing season. Vegetation includes cattails reeds, bulrushes, spikerushes and wild rice. 5. Inland Open Fresh Marsh. Shallow ponds and reservoirs are included in this type. Water is usually less than 10 feet deep a~:t is fringed by a border of emergent vegetation. Vegetation includes pond weeds, wild celery, coon tail, muskgrasses, water lilies and spatterdocks. 6. Shrub Swamps. The soil is usually water logged during the growing season and is often covered with as much as 6 inches of water. Vegetation includes alders, willows, dogwoods and swamp-privet. A group of trees at least one-half acre in area and with a crown cover Woodland of 50% or greater. 9.21.04 Shoreland overlay district development standards. Subdivision I. Permitted Uses. All permitted uses allowed and regulated by the applicable zoning district underlying this shoreland overlay district as indicated on the official environmental overlay map of the City.