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d. Establishing wetland regulations that are coordinated with flood plain, <br /> shoreland protection regulations and stormwater management; <br /> <br />e. Requiring' sound management practices to protect, maintain, and <br /> improve the quality of wetlands within the community; <br /> <br />Adhering to standards established in the WCA as permitted and <br />enforced by the Lower Rum River Water Management Organization <br />(LRRWMO), which is the Local Governing Unit (LGU); <br /> <br />Obtaining protective easements over or acquire fee title to wetlands as <br />appropriate; and, <br /> <br />Developing and mair~taining a program to educate the public about the <br />numerous benefits and features that wetlands provide and the adverse <br />effects of improperly managed urban development on wetlands. <br /> <br />9.26.O3 <br /> <br />General Provisions. <br /> <br />Subd. 1. Identification and Delineation of W~tlands. <br /> <br />a. This Section shall apply to all land containing wetlands and land <br /> within the setback and buffer areas as defined herein. Wetlands shall <br /> be subject to the requirements established herein, as well as <br /> restrictions and requirements established by other applicable Federal, <br /> State, and City ordinances and regulations. These wetland protection <br /> regulations shall not be construed to allow anything otherwise <br /> prohibited in the zoning district where the wetland area is located. <br /> <br />A wetland is land that meets the definition of "wetlands" set forth in <br />Section 9.02 of this Chapter. It is the responsibility of an. applicant to <br />delineate the exact wetland boundary or to determine that no wetland <br />exists on a subject Property. All delineations must be approved by the <br />LGU. Wetland delineations supplied by applicants shall be certified <br />by a qualified wetland delineator. Wetland delineators must satisfy <br />any certification requirements that may be established by the U.S. <br />Army Corps of Engineers or the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil <br />Resources. <br /> <br /> The absence of a wetland on the national wetland inventory map does <br /> not represent a definitive determination as to whether a. wetland <br /> covered by this Section-'is or is not present. Wetlands that are <br /> identified during site specific delineation activities but do not appear <br /> on the national wetland inventory map are still subject to the <br /> provisions of this Section... <br />Ramsey Wetland Protection Ordinance - June 30. 05 EPB revisions .. <br /> Page 4 <br /> <br />73 <br /> <br /> <br />