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All wetlands, including those governed by the Department of Natural Resources, are <br />covered by the other provisions of this Section. <br /> <br /> Subd. 7. The City has also found that it is in the best interest of the <br />general health and welfare of the City to achieve no net loss of wetlands within the <br />commmfity. It is the intent of this Section to avoid or minimize the alteration and <br />destruction of wetlands where possible. When wetlands are altered or destroyed, <br />mitigation must be provided to recreate the functions a~g values of the lost wetland. <br /> <br /> Subd. 8. It is the intent of this a methodology for <br />determining the relative value of the various Ihe City. By use of a <br />values and measures system, four wetland will be defined. <br />They are Preserve, Manage 1, Manage 2, ios will <br />be defined dependent upon the value of a <br />will have more stringent buffering <br /> <br /> Subd. 9. Vegetative buffer stril~ <br />into wetlands. Wetlands are instrumental in <br />quantity and quality for aquifer <br />function of impeding sediment run <br />are indicators of the biological <br />nutrients as well as contaminants <br />macroinvertebrates, and common i.~ldlife <br />quality ('health') of the wetlands <br />quality desired for human use and <br />processes in wetlands and associated <br /> <br />runoff and discharge <br />both water <br />and physical <br />vegetation <br />to metabolize or sequester <br />support microbial life, <br />of the value and <br />region. In turn, the water <br />functional result of biological <br /> <br /> Protection and enhancement of vegetation in the buffers during <br />establishment increases their buffering capacity for the wetlands. Biotic baselines are <br />integral to maintaining and evaluating: the functional health of the inventoried wetlands. <br />Periodic monitoring and periodi¢..~:re~zieW~of biologic functions can be a means of <br />evaluating success of the technical guidelines and implementation in single wetlands, <br />complexes or stream watersheds. Revi6w of existing data from within the City can help <br />establish baselines and expectations. <br /> <br /> Subd. 10. It:is the intent of this Section to place a higher level of priority <br />to protect and preserve larger, Connected wetland complexes of high ecological integrity <br />than smaller, isolated wetlands that have already incurred substantial eutrophication and <br />contamination. <br /> <br />9.26.02 <br /> <br />Purpose and Implementation. <br /> <br /> Subd. 1. Through the adoption and enforcement of this Section, the City <br />shall promote the general health, safety, and welfare of its residents by both conserving <br />and protecting wetlands and requiring sound management practices and mitigation as <br /> <br />Page 2 <br /> <br /> <br />