Agenda - Planning Commission - 03/07/1995

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*p requirements rem~ Su of this Section w minimum lot area of this Section. Environmenlal protection § 9.21 Structure Any building (including mobile homes) or appurtenance thereto, except aerial or undergr~ound utility lines such as sewer, electric, telephone, telegraph or gas lines, including towers, Doles, and other supporting appurtenances. ublic Waters has been changed to "Protected Water". All regulations and in the same, only the names have been changed. }standard Use Any use of shorelands existing prior to the date of enactment rich is permitted within the applicable zoning district but does not meet the and length or water frontage, structure setbacks, or other dimensional standards T~ee 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 h~dships, strict enforcement of the official controls is impractical. Wdtland Any low area permanently or seasonally covered with shallow water, including marsh, ~wamp, bog, wet meadow, slough or intermittent lake or floodway, except any area which is one ~cre or smaller in size. Wdtland 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, rashes : 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 ,r 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 and 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. Wo~jdland A group of trees at least one-half acre in area and with a crown cover of 50% or greater. ' 9.21.04 shoreland overlay district development standards. Subdivision 1. Permitted Uses. Ail 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.