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it. The applicant shall also have the burden of proving that the purpose and objectives of <br />the Section will be met through the use of these Extraordinary Management Practices. <br /> <br />9.26.07 Monument Required. A permanent wetland edge and wetland buffer <br />monument shall be installed along lot lines and where needed to accurately indicate the <br />contour of the buffer, with a maximum spacing of two hundred (200) feet of wetland <br />edge. If no buffer is required, the monument shall be at the edge of the wetland. The <br />monument shall consist of a post and a wetland buffcr:,~strip sign. Thc post shall be of a <br />material approved by the Zoning Administrator, such a~':i'~fiber reinforced composite <br />post with a maximum size of four (4) inch by four 4"). The sign shall <br />be mounted flush with the top of the post and ,shall Buffer: No Mowing <br />Allowed" or "Wetland Buffer: Vegetation CI be mounted to <br />a height of a minimum of four (4) feet in <br />the ground. The bottom of the post must <br />expand upon attempted removal. <br />where the City determines that such signs purpose: <br /> <br />9.26.08 Buffer Strip Vegetation Performance S~~:,,~ <br /> Subd. 1. Where acceptable~iural3&egetation ~:7~'~ buffer strip areas, <br />the retention of such vegetation in ~-:::'Undi~ti~f¢$d :S~'~js preferred. A buffer strip has <br />acceptable natural vegetation if it: ~'!':'"!'"~' ~ ;"- "ili~iiiii!??i~:ii~;,~?~.~ <br /> <br /> a. Has a continuou~dens~::iayer of,~iat grasses that have been <br /> uncultivated o/:,:unbroken;:fot at le,asf'tep (10) consecutive years, or <br /> <br /> b. Has an overstory of trees' .an&oi~-"'shrubs with at least eighty (80) <br /> percent canopy closure that have been uncultivated or unbroken for at <br /> least ten (!0) consecutive years, or <br /> c. Contains a miXture;of the plant communities described in (a) and (b) <br /> above that have;-:b~en: uncultivated or unbroken for at least ten (10) <br /> consecutive years':. <br /> <br /> Subd. 2. Notwithstanding the above performance standards, the City may <br />determine existing buffer vegetation to be unacceptable if it is composed of undesirable <br />plant species including, but not limited to common buckthorn, purple loosestrife, leafy <br />spurge, noxious weeds or any other plants included in the DNR's Minnesota Invasive <br />Non-Native Terrestrial Plants list. <br /> <br /> Subd, 3. Where buffer areas, or a portion thereof, are not vegetated or <br />have been cultivated, or otherwise disturbed within ten (10) years of the permit <br />application, such areas shall be re-planted and maintained according the City's standard <br />seeding specifications available from the city Engineer's office. <br /> <br />Page <br /> <br /> <br />