Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 05/12/2005

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(e) Requiring sound management practices to protect, maintain, and improve the quality of wetlands within the community. (f) Adhering to standards established in the WCA as permitted and enforced by the Lower Rum River Water Management Organization (LRRWMO), which is the Local Governing Unit (LGU). (g) Obtaining protective easements over or acquire fee title to wetlands as appropriafe, (h) Developing and maintaining a program to educate the public about the numerous benefits and features that wetlands provide and the adverse effects of improperly managed urban development on wetlands. 9.26.03 General Provisions. Snbd. 1. Identification and Delineation of Wetlands. (a) This Section shall apply to all land containing wetlands and land within the setback and buffer areas as defined herein. Wetlands shall be subject to the requirements established herein, as well as restrictions and requirements established by other applicable Federal, State, and City ordinances and regulations. These wetland protection regulations shall not be construed to allow anything otherwise prohibited in the zoning district where the wetland area is located. (b) A wetland is land that meets the definition of "wetlands" set forth in Section 9.02 of this Chapter. Wetlands have been or will be identified and the wetland classification as established by the officially adopted City maps shall be prima facie evidence of the location and classification of a wetland. The official maps shall be developed and maintained by the Community Development Department and are open to inspection by the public. The absence of a wetland on the official maps does not represent a definitive determination as to whether a wetland covered by this Section is or is not present. Wetlands that are identified during site specific delineation activities but do not appear on the official wetland maps are still subject to the provisions of the Section. It will be the responsibility of an applicant to delineate the exact wetland boundary or to determine that no wetland exists on a subject property. All dehneations must be approved by the LGU. If an applicant questions whether a wetland exists or disputes its classification, the applicant shall have the burden to supply detailed information for review supporting the applicant's assertion, including but not limited to, topographic, hydrologic, floristic and/or soil data deemed necessary to determine the jurisdictional status of the wetland, its exact boundary and its classification. Wetland delineations supplied by applicants shall be certified by a qualified wetland delineator. Wetland delineators must satisfy any certification requirements that may be established by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers or the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources. Ramsey Wetlan'd Protection Ordinance - May 5, 2005 DraCt Page 4