All Wetlands in the City of Columbus described and identified as Types 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 in “Wetlands of the United States,” U.S. Dept. of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Circular No. 39, 1971 Edition, or described and identified pursuant to “Classification of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States,” (FWS/OBS - 79/31, December, 1979, by Cowardin, et. al.) as shown on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services National Wetlands Inventory Map of 1991, are hereby designated as the Wetlands Zone. Because the Act defines Wetlands in a manner which focuses on predominant hydric soils and prevalent hydrophytic vegetation, the Act may go beyond the federal definitions shown above, and therefore the Wetlands Zone definitions of this Section are the minimum definitions of Wetlands for the City of Columbus and are not intended to be the exclusive definitions or delineations of the Wetlands Zone. The Wetlands Zone shall be increased and augmented with data specifically derived from the investigation, identification, evaluation, and delineation of Wetlands on any land for which development is proposed.
[§ 7C-300 amended by Ord. No. 07-02, effective March 1, 2007.]