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do <br /> <br />Wetlands have been or will be identified and the management <br />classification of the wetland, as established by the municipal wetland <br />management classification map adopted by the City Council, shall be <br />prima facie evidence of the location and management classification of <br />a wetland. The municipal wetland management classification map' <br />shall be developed and maintained by the Community Development <br />Department and is open to inspection by the public. <br /> <br />The absence of a wetland on the municipal wetland management: <br />classification map does not represent a definitive determination as to <br />whether a wetland covered by this Section is or is not present. <br />Wetlands that are identified, during site specific delineation activities <br />but do not appear on the municipal wetland management classification <br />map are 'still subject to the provisions of this Section. It is the <br />applicant's responsibility to supply detailed information to determine <br />the management classification of a wetland that does not appear on the <br />municipal wetland management classification map. The municipal <br />wetland management classification map will subsequently be amended <br />to reflect this information. <br /> ? <br /> <br />The four wetland management classific//tions established in this <br />Section are Preserve, Manage 1, Manage 2 and Manage 3 wetlands. <br /> <br />The Preserve category is for exceptional and highest-functioning <br />wetlands or those sensitive wetlands receiving conveyed storm <br />water runoff that have yet retained a medium level of vegetative <br />diversity/integrity. These wetlands are those that should be <br />preserved in (or improved to) their most pristine or highest <br />functional capacity with wide, natural buffers, in perpetuity. <br /> <br />Manage 1 category are high-quality wetlands that should be <br />protected from development and other pressures of increased use, <br />including indirect effects. Maintaining natural buffers will help to <br />retain the significant function these wetlands provide. In the event <br />that impacts to these wetlands cannot be avoided, replacement <br />ratios for mitigation should exceed the state-required minimums. <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />Manage 2 wetlands provide medium functional levels and the <br />wetland extent should be maintained. These wetlands often <br />provide optimal restoration opportunity. <br /> <br />4. Manage 3 wetlands haee been substantially disturbed; replacement <br /> considerations can be minimized after proper sequencing. <br /> <br />Ramsey Wet/and Protection Ordinance - June 30. 05 EPB revisions <br /> Page 5 <br /> <br />74 <br /> <br /> <br />