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134 <br />development pressures, the NRI will eventually need to be `recalibrated' to ensure that it is still a <br />meaningful and reliable data source. <br />Existing Wetland Quality <br />Figure 32: Wetland Inventory <br />Legend <br />Q Oily al Ramsey <br />Section Boundary <br />Wetland Management Class <br />▪ Preserve - ExceptionaI and Highest -Functioning Wetlands <br />▪ Manage 1 a High-Cua111y Wetlands <br />Manage 2 Medium Functioning Welltntls <br />Manage 1= Low Functioning Wetlands <br />o- 000Feet <br />A <br />City of Ramsey Wetland Inventory <br />Ramsey, Minnesota <br />Final Welland Management Classifications <br />City Index <br />In 2006, Ramsey completed a Wetland Inventory utilizing the Minnesota Routine Assessment <br />Method (MnRAM) to accompany a now repealed wetland buffer ordinance. While the wetland <br />buffer standards are no longer codified, the Wetland Inventory is still relied upon to understand <br />what, if any, impacts proposed development may have, especially regarding wetlands classified as <br />high and exceptional. <br />Natural Resource Initiatives and Pilot Projects <br />Ramsey has completed a number of natural resource initiatives and pilot projects in recent years. <br />Key programs include, but are not limited to the following. <br />• Buildable Area Standards <br />• Pollinator Friendly Habitat <br />• Shoreline Protection <br />Buildable Area Standards <br />In 2016, the City adopted new standards related to lot depth as well as instituted a wetland setback. <br />The purpose of both of these standards was to ensure that newly created lots would actually have <br />city of RAMSEY <br />Comprehensive Plan 2040 <br />