Those wetlands subject to the regulatory terms of this chapter include:
(a) An inland lake or pond, or river or stream, more than two acres in size.
(b) An inland lake or pond, or river or stream, one acre or more in size, if the Village determines that protection of the area is essential to the preservation of the natural resources of the Village from pollution, impairment or destruction and the Village has so notified the owner.
(c) All other wetlands which are one acre or more in size and are determined by the Village of Franklin to be essential to preservation of the natural resources of the Village. These wetlands must meet one or more of the following provisions:
(1) The site supports State or Federal endangered or threatened plants, fish or wildlife appearing on a list specified in Section 6 of the Endangered Species Act of 1974, Act 203 of the Public Acts of 1974, as amended, being M.C.L.A. 299.226.
(2) The site represents what is identified as a locally rare or unique ecosystem.
(3) The site supports plants or animals of an identified local importance.
(4) The site provides groundwater recharge documented by a public agency.
(5) The site provides flood and storm control by the hydrologic absorption and storage capacity of the wetland.
(6) The site provides wildlife habitat by providing breeding, nesting or feeding grounds or cover for forms of wildlife, waterfowl, including migratory waterfowl, and rare, threatened or endangered wildlife species.
(7) The site provides protection of subsurface water resources and provision of valuable watersheds and recharging groundwater supplies.
(8) The site provides pollution treatment by serving as a biological and chemical oxidation basin.
(9) The site provides erosion control by serving as a sedimentation area and filtering basin, absorbing silt and organic matter.
(10) The site provides sources of nutrients in water cycles and nursery grounds and sanctuaries for fish.
(Ord. 190. Passed 5-9-94.)