(A) If the proposal entails grading or filling in any type 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 wetland, the county may require that the applicant have a professional evaluate (at the applicant’s expense) how extensively the proposed activity would affect the following functional qualities of the wetland:
(1) Sediment and pollutant trapping and retention;
(2) Storage of surface runoff to prevent or reduce flood damage;
(3) Fish and wildlife habitat;
(4) Recreational use;
(5) Shoreline or bank stabilization; and
(6) Noteworthiness, including special qualities such as historic significance, critical habitat for endangered plants and animals, and the like.
(B) The evaluation must include a determination of whether the wetland alteration being proposed requires permits, reviews, or approvals by other local, state, or federal agencies such as a watershed district, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, or the United States Army Corps of Engineers.
(Ord. 47, passed 7-23-02; Am. Ord. 97-2021, passed 7-20-21)