A. Wetland Application: Every applicant for a grading permit to allow wetland disturbing activities must submit a report to the environmental resources coordinator. No grading permit to allow wetland disturbing activities shall be issued until approval of the wetland replacement plan application or a certificate of exemption has been obtained in strict conformance with the provisions of this title and the Minnesota wetland conservation act. This section applies to all land, public or private, located within the city.
B. Wetland Management Plan: Utilization and development impacts to wetlands shall be consistent with the city's wetland management plan.
C. Impacts To Wetland:
1. Protective Buffer: A protective buffer of natural vegetation shall surround all wetlands within areas developed or redeveloped after March 17, 2003, in accordance with the following provisions:
a. Minimum Width: The buffer shall have a minimum width from the delineated edge of the wetland at the time of development based upon the wetland classification defined by the wetland management plan as follows:
Wetland Classification
| Buffer Requirement
|
Wetland Classification
| Buffer Requirement
| |
Preserve | 50 feet | |
Manage I | 25 feet for wetlands <2 acres; or | |
35 feet for wetlands >2 acres | ||
Manage II | 17 feet for wetlands <2 acres; or | |
25 feet for wetlands >2 acres | ||
Utilize | 17 feet | |
Restore | 25 feet | |
Wetland mitigation sites | 25 feet | |
b. Average Width: The width of the buffer may be averaged provided that a minimum buffer width is maintained equal to one- half (1/2) the required buffer or seventeen feet (17'), whichever is greater.
c. Public Trails And Sidewalks: Public trails and sidewalks that are a maximum of ten feet (10') in width can be included within the buffer provided the designated width is maintained.
d. Outlot Plat: The wetland and buffer shall be platted as an outlot if established as part of a subdivision application. All other applications shall require dedication of a conservation easement.
e. Exception: Property owned by the city of Lakeville shall be exempt from establishing an outlot or conservation easement for required buffer areas.
2. Building Setback:
a. For properties developed or redeveloped after March 17, 2003, a building setback of ten feet (10') for a side yard and twenty feet (20') for a rear yard shall be provided from the delineated edge of all required wetland buffers at the time of development.
b. A building setback of thirty three feet (33') shall exist from the delineated edge of all wetlands at the time of development within areas developed or redeveloped between July 17, 2000, and March 17, 2003. (Ord. 730, sec. 5, 3-17-2003)