§ 20-403. No net loss.

(a)

To achieve no net loss of wetland, except as provided under sections 20-417 and 20-418 of this article or authorized by a wetland alteration permit issued by the city, a person may not drain, grade, excavate, fill, burn, remove healthy native vegetation, or otherwise alter or destroy a wetland of any size or type. Any alteration to a wetland permitted by a wetland alteration permit must be fully mitigated so that there is no net loss of wetlands.

(b)

Wetlands shall be subject to the requirements established herein, as well as restrictions and requirements established by other applicable city ordinances and regulations. The wetland protection regulations shall not be construed to allow anything otherwise prohibited in the zoning district where the wetland area is located.

(c)

All activities within the city shall comply with the Wetland Conservation Act of 1991, as amended (M.S. § 103F.612 et seq.), and the accompanying rules of the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (Minnesota Rules Chapter 8420, as amended). Where the requirements of City Code differ from those requirements, the more restrictive shall apply.

(Ord. No. 449, § 2, 5-14-07)