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provided for in the WCA when development occurs in the vicinity of wetlands. Through <br />the implementation of this Section, the City seeks to accomplish the following purposes: <br /> <br />a. To satisfy the requirements of the WCA as it may be amended and, <br /> thereby achieve no net loss of wetlands within the City; <br /> <br />b. To preserve the natural character of the landscape through the <br /> maintenance of wetland ecosystems; <br /> <br />c. To preserve scenic viewsheds; <br /> <br />d. To establish greenway corridors in the City when combined with <br /> appropriate upland features; <br /> <br />To ensure water quality by maintaining the ability of wetlands to <br />recharge ground water and receive the discharge of ground water, to <br />retain sediment and toxicants and filter and strip nutrients from surface <br />water runoff before it discharges into community lakes and streams, <br />thus avoiding the contamination and eutrophication of these water <br />features; .'i <br /> <br />f. To provide wildlife habitat and thereby support the maintenance of <br /> diversity of both plant and animal species within the City; and <br /> <br /> g. To put in place a means of baselining the existing wetlands in the City <br /> in order to determine if the buffering policies are effective in <br /> maintaining wetland quality upon development. This monitoring <br /> should include but is not limited to water quality measures, flora <br /> analysis and biological surveys. <br /> <br /> Subd. 2. It is the purpose of this Section to. assure the general health, <br />safety, and welfare of the residents through preservation and conservation of wetlands <br />and sound management of development by: <br /> <br />a. Conducting an inventory of all natural and constructed wetlands within <br /> the City; <br /> <br />bo <br /> <br />Developing a system of management classifications for wetlands <br />within the City based on wetland functions and values, through the <br />application of an assessment method accepted under the WCA; <br /> <br />Preparing and maintaining'a comprehensive set of official maps to be <br />reviewed and adopted by the City Council, identifying the location and <br />management classifications of all inventoried wetlands within the City; <br /> <br />Ramsey Wetland Protection Ordinance - June 30. 05 EPB revisions <br /> Page 3 <br /> <br />72 <br /> <br /> <br />