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(c) P~epm:ePrc~in_~g and ~mvao-t~maintaining a comprehensive set of official <br />maps identifying the location and classification of all inventoried wetlands within the <br />City. <br /> <br /> (d) gst<tt3t4shgstablish h~g wetlan~ regulations that are coordinated with flood <br />plain, shoreland protection regulations and stormwater management. <br /> <br /> (e) f~qubeRequirin_g sound management practices to protect, maintain, and <br />improve the quality of wetlands within the community. <br /> <br /> (0 g~l~oreeEn t'orcin~g standards for the alteration of wetlands when alteration is. <br />allowed, including standards and procedures for the mitigation of the loss of wetland <br />area~s and their ftmctions and values, when alteration or destruction occurs. <br /> <br /> (g) Obtai~Obtaining protective easements over or acquire fee title to wetlands as <br />appropriate. <br /> <br /> (h) De~elopDeveloping and maintainmaintaininq a program to educate the public <br />about the numerous benefits and features that wetlands provide and the adverse effects of <br />improperly managed urban development on wetlands. <br /> <br />9.26.03 General Provisions. <br /> <br />Subd. 1, Identification and Delineation of Wetlands. <br /> <br /> (a) This Chapter shall apply to all land containing wetlands and land within the <br />setback and buffer areas as defined .herein". Wetlands shall be subject to the requirements <br />established herein, as well as restrictions and requirements established by other <br />applicable Federal, State, and City ordinances and regulations. These.wetland protection <br />regulations shall not be construed to allow anything otherwise prohibited in the zoning <br />district where thc wetland area is located. <br /> <br /> (b) A wetland is land that meets the definition of "wetlands" set forth in Section <br />9.02 of this Chapter. Wetlands have been or will be identified and the wetland <br />classification as established by the officially adopted City maps shall be prima facie <br />evidence of the location and classification of a wetland. The official maps shall be <br />developed and maintained by the Community Development Department and are open to <br />inspection by the public. The absence of a wetland on the official maps does not represent <br />a definitive determination as to whether a wetland covered by this Chapter is or is not <br />present. Wetlands that are identified during site specific delineation activities but do not <br />appear on the official wetland maps are still subject to the provisions of the Chapter. It <br />will be the responsibility of an applicant to delineate the exact wetland boundary or to <br /> <br />Ramsey Wetland Protection Ordinance - Ap/fl 2005 Draft (showing suggested PC revisions) <br />Pa~e 4 or' 8 <br /> <br />73 <br /> <br /> <br />