(A) Coordination with other permits. An application for a wetland use permit may be submitted prior to or concurrently with an application for site plan approval or other land use permit application.
(B) Application requirements. The application for a wetland use permit shall include the following:
(1) A completed application for wetlands, on the form supplied by the MDNRE, (copies of which may be obtained from the township).
(2) A wetland delineation or verification request shall include, at minimum, the following information: dominant vegetation in the tree, sapling, shrub, and herb layers; presence or lack of accepted wetland hydrology indicators; analysis of soil including a description of the soil profile to at least 20 inches and comparison to Ingham County Soil Survey; and a map or maps, drawn to scale, showing the actual wetland boundaries. Mapped data shall be represented in a manner that allows comparison to the Township Wetland Inventory Map. The boundaries of the wetlands shall be staked or flagged and clearly marked with sequential numbers in the field to permit observation and review by the Township Wetland Consultant.
(3) Soil drainage and stormwater management plans.
(4) A mitigation plan, if the proposed activity will result in the loss of or alteration to wetland resources.
(5) Copies of any proposed or existing MDNRE or Michigan Department of Natural Resources permits or applications (including any for floodplains or threatened and endangered species) filed with township in accordance with Part 303 of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (Act 451, Public Acts of 1994, as amended), which shall become part of the application.
(6) A written statement of the qualifications of the applicant’s wetland expert.
(Ord. passed 3-5-2002; Ord., § 5.1, passed 9-7-2010)