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<br /> <br />Mounds View Matters <br />July-August, 2007 <br /> <br />City Wetland Regulations Updated <br /> <br />Recently the Mounds View City Council <br />approved an ordinance that amended <br />Chapter 1010 of the City Code pertaining <br />to wetlands and wetland management. <br />The ordinance (Ordinance 786) clarified <br />that residents who live within 100 feet of a <br />wetland do not need to obtain a special <br />wetland permit to conduct normal and <br />typical yard and lawn maintenance and <br />upkeep activities. Also clarified was that <br />the City or agents working at the direction <br />of the City do not need to obtain a wetland <br />permit when operating in the course of <br />normal municipal functions, such as park maintenance, installation of trailways, utility <br />maintenance, etc. Finally, the other amendment adopted by the Council was to strengthen <br />and clarify the enforcement provisions of the chapter to ensure that the City can effectively <br />and quickly respond to violations of the City’s wetlands regulations. <br /> <br />None of the amendments adopted by the City Council changes the fact that wetlands are <br />protected areas and that Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD) is the responsible <br />governmental unit having jurisdiction over all wetland areas. No person shall engage in <br />development, alteration or construction activity, except as stated above, within a city- <br />designated wetland or wetland buffer without first obtaining a permit from the City. If work <br />is proposed to occur within the wetland, a RCWD permit is needed in addition to the City’s <br />wetland permit. <br /> <br />For more information on wetlands management in the City of Mounds View, the following <br />materials may be reviewed online at www.ci.mounds-view.mn.us/wetlands.htm or in person <br />at the Mounds View City Hall: <br /> <br />• Chapter 1010, Mounds View Wetlands Regulations <br />• Ordinance 786, amendments to Chapter 1010 <br />• Wetland Maps, Maps of all wetlands and wetland buffers in Mounds View <br /> <br />If you have any questions about this information or you are unsure whether you have a <br />wetland on or near your property, please call the Community Development Department at <br />763-717-4020. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />\\trout\CommDev\Users\JIME\Comm Dev Stuff\Newsletter Articles\Wetlands (Jul-Aug, 2007).doc <br />