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Whether the variance will impair established property values within the <br />neighborhood, <br /> <br />Whether the variance will violate the intent and purpose of the <br />Comprehensive Plan. <br /> <br />Whether the variance requested is the minimum variance necessary to <br />accomplish the intended purpose of the applicant. <br /> <br /> Subd. 2. Alternative Standards. The City may approve alternative standards, <br />based on an assessment of the following: <br /> <br />a. size of the parcel; <br /> <br />b. topography; <br /> <br />c. hydrology; <br /> <br />d. existing roads and utilities; <br /> <br />e. percentage of parcel impacted by wetlands; <br /> <br />f. configuration of wetlands on the parcel; <br /> <br />g. quality of the affected wetland(s). <br /> <br /> Subd. 3. Extraordinary Management Measures. In instances where the City <br />approves alternative buffer standards, an applicant may be required to apply extraordinary <br />management measures to control erosion, sedimentation and nutrient loading during and for two <br />years after construction as necessary. <br /> <br /> Subd. 4. Extraordinary management measures that may be permitted in <br />coqj unction with and up-slope from the above buffer strip and setback requirement include, but <br />are not limited to, measures that add redundant protections to normal required Best Management <br />Practices. <br /> <br /> Subd. 5. The applicant shall be responsible to submit all of the necessary <br />information to document that the proposed extraordinary construction and stormwater <br />management practices (hereinafter referred to as "Extraordinary Management Practices") will at <br />least duplicate the performance of the required buffers and setbacks, if not exceed it. The <br />applicant shall also have the burden of proving that the purpose and objectives of the Section wilt <br />be met through the use of these Extraordinary Management Practices. <br /> <br />9.26.08 Monument Required. A permanent wetland edge and wetland buffer monument <br />shall be installed along lot lines and where needed to accurately indicate the contour of the <br />buffer, with a maximum spacing of two hundred (200) feet of wetland edge. If no buffer is <br />required, the monument shall be at the edge of the wetland. The monument shall consist of a <br />post and a wetland buffer strip sign, The post shall be of a material approved by the Zoning <br />Administrator, such as a fiberglass reinforced composite post with amaximum size of four <br />(4) inch by fbur (4) inch (4" x 4"). The sign shalI be mounted flush with the top of the post and <br /> <br />-23- <br /> <br /> <br />