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Ordinance 602 . July 14, 1997 Page 6 b. Increase the financial burdensimposed on the community through increasing floods and overflow of water onto land areas within this City or onto land areas adiacent to Rice Creek. c. Be not in keeping with land use plans and planning objectives for the City or which will increase or cause danger to life or property. d. Be inconsistent with the objectives of encouraging land uses compatible with the preservation of the natural land forms, vegetation and wetlands within the City. e. Include development of land and water areas essential to continue the temporary withholding of rapid runoff of surface water which contributes to downstream flooding or water pollution or development of land and water areas which provide ground water recharge or development which diminishes the land or water which are necessary to carry increased flows of storm water following periods of heavy precipitation. Subd. 4 6 Permit Issuing Authority: The issuing authority for wetland alteration permits shall be as set forth hereinafter: • a. Administrative Issuing Authority: The Director of Community Development or designee •' • • • • .1 shall have has the authority to issue wetland alteration or wetland buffer permits which meet the standards in this Chapter iffor the following types of activities: (-a3The-permit-requests Repair or maintenance of any lawful use of land existing on the effective date hereon. • • • • .. , .. .1 • •• • • •U . • • • • • •• •I. adjacem wetla,xl. ( Th.permit regu.ata Public and/or private utility work on existing facilities. (2) The Diie.tor of Public Works/City Biiguie.r or d.,Si .e • .1 1 . . • • • • • •• .1 • .1 • • • 1 • • 1 • •- 1 - .. .. •• .1 • •• • •• •• • . •• .• . . . _ . . (3) Alterations within the wetland buffer if they do not extend into or create an • adverse impact the adjacent wetland as follows: