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138 <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 30: Wetland Inventory <br />Legend <br />City or Ramsey <br />Section Boundary <br />Welland Management Class <br />Preserve = Exceptional and Highest -Functioning Aetlands <br />Manage 1 = High -Quality Wetlands <br />Manage 2 = ivledrum Functioning `4^Jetlarxls <br />, Manage 3 = Low Functioning 3etlands <br />nxn,wy7. <br />Fdr+�=.k, k,4 S53+e <br />+HnyF l5h+t3iili9 <br />I=1 Feet <br />4,000 <br />City of Ramsey Wetland Inventory <br />Ra rse f" ;.1 nnesota <br />Final Wetland 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Method (MnRAM) to accompany a now repealed wetland buffer ordinance.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 24 <br />