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Subd. 4. Responsibilities of Applicant for Subdivision. Establishment <br />and initial maintenance of buffer strip vegetation for the first two (2) years is the <br />responsibility of the subdivision applicant. During the first two (2) years, any buffer <br />vegetation that does not survive must be re-planted by the subdivision applicant. After <br />the first two (2) years, if the condition of the buffer area changes through natural~ <br />processes not caused by human activity, the subdivision applicant shall not be required to <br />reestablish the buffer area to meet the standards contained in this Section. <br /> <br /> Subd. 5. Responsibilities of Subsequent Lot Purchasers. Subsequenf <br />purchasers of lots subject to this Section are not required to engage in active maintenance <br />o[' buffers. However, it remains the responsibility of lot purchasers to refrain from <br />activities prohibited within wetland buffers as enunciated in this subdivision and in the <br />required notice recorded against the lot title. Some otherwise prohibited activities, such <br />as mowing or herbicide applications, may be allowed as elements, of an active <br />maintenance plan approved by City staff. The following activities are prohibited within <br />wetland buffers unless expressly allowed 'under a City-approved buffer management <br />regimen: <br /> <br />Mowing; .. <br /> <br />'Cutting of woody vegetation, with the exception of invasive non- <br />native trees and shrubs, shall be prohibited. A list of non-native trees- <br />and shrubs is available from the City; <br /> <br />c. Filling, grading or excavating; <br /> <br />d. Disposal of grass clippings, tree branches or other vegetative waste; <br /> <br />e. Placement of structures;' <br /> <br />Application of herbicidea, except as applied in Spot treatments to <br />control or eradicate prohibited, restricted or secondary noxious weeds <br />as defined in Minn. Rules I505.0730 to 1505.750. A list of these <br />species is available from the City. <br /> <br />9.26.1}9 Encroachment in Buffer Areas. Water quality ponds may encroach into <br />required wetland buffer areas, provided it doesn't reduce the buffers ability to treat water <br />quality and that the amount of buffer width encroached upon does not exceed 50 percent <br />of the total area required for such ponding. <br /> <br />Ramsey Wetland Protection Ordinance - June 30. 05 EPB revisions <br /> Page 1 0 .,., <br /> <br />79 <br /> <br /> <br />