Agenda - Environmental Policy Board - 03/02/2015

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Appendix A —Ordinances Updated Storm Water Management Plan (SWMP) City of Ramsey, Minnesota against th titl t th 1 t with th ffic f the An ka C unty R c rdor. B f r the City is u s a building permit f r a 1 t with a rcquir d wetland buffer, th d v 1 por shall install th wetland buffer m num ntati n required under Section 9.26.08. Subd. 2. Wetland Buffer Compliance. Subject pr perties must c mply with the wetland buff r s cti n s tbacks fr m all w tlands including th s wetlands n t 1 cat d r my partially 1 cat d o the subject property. Subd. 3. Adjacent Roadways. F r r adways that must be aligned either adjacent t r acr se wetlands and are subject t WCA replacement requirements, additi nal wetland filling t create a buffer strip shall n t be required. All ther r adways and trails shall meet the buffer standards established in this Secti n. if the slope subsequent to final grading is greater than twelve (1'7) percent, then the maximum buffer width f r the wetland type is applicable t the area having such sl pes. The use f a meandering buffer strip is encouraged to help maintain a natural characteristic but average buffer widths must be adhered to. The widest p rti n f the buffer sh uld be in areas where surface drainage t the wetland will likely be concentrated. Construction grading should be kept mindful of the areas where surface drainage to the w tland will likely be c ncentrat d and grad d appr print ly. Subd. 5. Voluntary Buffer Creation. Wetland buffer strips n t required by this Socti n may be v luntarily created in c of rmancc with th requirom nts f this Socti n c ncurront with appr val f n sit plan, r in th abs nc f a site plan, up n appr val f an administrative permit. Subd. 6. Wetland Buffer Widths and Setbacks. Wetland Buffer widths and setbacks f r the vari us Wetland Manag mont Cla-t;ificati ns aro as sh wn n the f 11 wing table: Management Classification Preserve Wetland Buffer Strip Min. Width 25' 20' Wetland Buffer Strip Max. Width* 50' 30' 25' Wetland Buffer Strip Average Width 30' 25' 20' Min. Structure Setback fr Buffer Strip** m * Buffer widths in excel f the listed maximums shall n t be used in calculating the average buffer width. ** These setbacks shall take precedence ver ther setbacks required in this Chapter. 9.26.07 Variances Subd. 1. Variance Requirements. A variance will be required t install and/ r maintain with the pr ccdur s stablishod in Secti n 9.03.07 f Chapt r 9. Crit ria g verning c nsid rati n f a Appendix A February 20, 2015March 6, 2015 Page 70