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(b) <br /> <br />In shore and bluff impact zones and on steep slopes, limited clearing of trees and <br />shrubs and cutting, pruning, and trimming of trees is allowed to provide a view to <br />the water from the principal dwelling site and to accommodate the placement of <br />stairways and landings, picnic-areas, access paths, livestock watering areas, beach <br />and watercraft access areas, and permitted water-oriented accessory structures or <br />Ihcilities, provided that: <br /> <br />(1) <br /> <br />the screening of structures, vehicles, or other facilities as viewed from the <br />water, assuming summer, leaf-on conditions, is not substantially reduced; <br /> <br />(2) along rivers, existing shading of water surfaces is preserved; and <br /> <br />(3) <br /> <br />the above provisions are not applicable to the removal of trees, limbs, or <br />branches that are dead, diseased, or pose safety hazards. <br /> <br />Topographic Alterations/Grading and Filling. <br /> <br />Grading and filling and excavations necessary for the construction of structures, sewage <br />treatment systems, and driveways under validly issued construction permits for these <br />facilities do not require the issuance of a separate grading and filling permit. However, <br />the grading and filling standards in this Section must be incorporated into the issuance of <br />permits for construction of structures, sewage treatment systems, and driveways. <br /> <br />2. Public roads and parking areas are regulated by this section. <br /> <br />'Notwithstanding Items A. and B. above, a grading and filling permit will be required for: <br /> <br />(a) the movement of more than ten (10) cubic yards of material on steep slopes or <br /> within shore or bluff impact zones; and <br /> <br />(b) <br /> <br />the movement of more than 50 cubic yards of material outside of steep slopes and <br />shore and bluff impact zones. <br /> <br />The following considerations and conditions must be adhered to during the issuance of <br />construction permits, grading and filling permits, conditional use permits, variances and <br />subdivision approvals: <br /> <br />Grading or filling in any type 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 wetland must be evaluated to <br />determine how extensively the proposed activity would affect the following <br />functional qualities of the wetland*: <br /> <br />(i) sediment and pollutant trapping and retention; <br /> <br />(ii) storage of surface runoff to prevent or reduce flood damage; <br /> <br />(iii) fish and wildlife habitat; <br /> <br />17 <br /> <br /> <br />