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of natural vegetation in the shoreland overlay district shall <br /> be subject to the following provisions. <br /> 1. Selective removal of natural vegetation is allowed, <br /> provided that sufficient vegetative cover remains to <br /> screen cars, dwellings and other structures when <br /> viewed from the water. <br /> 2. Clear cutting of natural vegetation is prohibited. <br /> 3. Natural vegetation shall be restored insofar as feasible <br /> after any construction project is completed to retard <br /> surface runoff and soil erosion. <br /> 4. The provisions of this section shall not apply to <br /> permitted uses which normally require the removal of <br /> natural vegetation. <br /> B. Grading and filling in shoreland areas or any alteration of <br /> the natural topography where the slope of the land is toward <br /> a protected water or a watercourse leading to a protected <br /> water must be authorized by a permit. The permit may be <br /> granted subject to the conditions that: <br /> 1. The smallest amount of bare ground is exposed for as <br /> short a time as feasible. <br /> 2 . Temporary ground cover, such as mulch, is used and <br /> permanent ground cover, such as sod, is established. <br /> 3. Methods to prevent erosion and trap sediment are <br /> employed. <br /> 4. Fill is stabilized to accepted engineering standards. <br /> C. Excavations on shorelands where the intended purpose is <br /> connection to a protected water shall require a permit from <br /> the Zoning Administrator before construction is begun. Such <br /> permit may be obtained only after the Commissioner of Natural <br /> Resources has issued a permit to work in the beds of protected <br /> waters. <br /> D. Any work which will change or diminish the course, current or <br /> cross-section of a protected water or wetland shall be <br /> approved by the Commissioner of Natural Resources,and such <br /> approval shall be construed to mean the issuance by the <br /> Commissioner of Natural Resources of a permit under the <br /> procedures of Minnesota Statutes, Section 105.42 and other <br /> related statutes. <br /> E. All developments in shoreland areas shall comply with the <br /> requirements of the Rice Creek Watershed District for grading <br /> and filling and stormwater management. <br /> 8 <br />