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City of Mounds View <br /> <br />1010.08 1010.08 (Rev. 8/97) <br /> <br />City Council approval, and activities subject to administrative approval, the permit shall <br />cover all activities and shall be reviewed and approved by the City Council. (Ord. 602, 8- <br />25-97) <br /> <br />Subd. 3. Exceptions to Permit Requirements: <br /> <br /> a. Emergencies: Upon the declaration of an emergency by the City, emergency work <br />necessary to preserve life or property shall be permitted in a wetland zoning district. <br /> <br /> b. Repairs: Upon application and approval by the City Council, a person may repair or <br />maintain any lawful use of land existing on the effective date hereof. <br /> <br /> c. Recreation Areas or Parks: Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code to the <br />contrary, a person may develop a Municipally-owned recreation area or park facility on <br />City-owned lands which will involve the development within a wetland zoning district as <br />part of an integrated plan, comprising not less than seventy five (75) acres, where such <br />development would reasonably conserve, preserve and enhance the environment by <br />providing facilities that would protect the public health, safety and welfare. <br /> <br />Subd. 4. Standards for Approval of Permits: No permit shall be issued unless the City finds and <br />determines that the proposed development complies with the standards as stated in this <br />subdivision 4. Approval of either a wetland alteration permit or wetland buffer permit shall <br />constitute approval of a variance to the requirements of this Chapter 1010. (Ord. 602, 8-25- <br />97) <br /> <br /> a. Minimum Alteration in Ecological and Hydrological Characteristics: A minimum <br />alteration of a wetland may be allowed when necessary for the use of property but only <br />when it will not have a substantially or significantly adverse effect, as determined by the <br />City, upon the ecological and hydrological characteristics of the wetland. However, in no <br />case shall the restrictions set out below in Section 1010.08, subdivision 3a(1) - (6) be <br />exceeded. Since the extent of alteration which can be permitted is limited, the City, when <br />considering a permit application, shall consider equal apportionment of alteration <br />opportunity. The alteration opportunity within the wetland shall be allocated among <br />property owners in proportion to the area of wetland located within each property. (Ord. <br />602, 8-25-97) <br /> <br /> (1) Any alteration shall not cause a reduction in the flood storage capacity of the <br />wetland. Flood storage capacity shall be determined by analysis of the runoff from the <br />entire developed wetland drainage district resulting from both the two (2) year and one <br />hundred (100) year frequency, twenty four (24)hour SCS Type I distribution storms. <br /> <br /> (2) An alteration shall not reduce the existing water quality enhancement value of a <br />wetland under conditions of ultimate development, during both the two (2)year and one <br />hundred (100) year frequency, twenty four (24) hour SCS Type I distribution storms. Water <br />quality enhancement value of a wetland shall be determined using methods approved by the