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MEMORANDUM <br /> Memo To :Michelle Hren, City Planner <br /> From :Ric Minetor, City Engineer/Director of Public Works <br /> Date :April 11, 1990 <br /> Subject :Wetland Alteration Permit - <br /> White Oak Home Owners Association <br /> I have reviewed the request of the White Oak Home Owners <br /> Association for a wetland alteration permit. Some of the <br /> activities requested do not require a permit. The following <br /> comments apply to the activity cited, activities not cited do not <br /> require a permit. <br /> Filling low area in lawns: <br /> Minor filling is allowed when it does not have substantial <br /> or significant adverse impacts. Filling of small depressions <br /> would not create these types of impacts. <br /> Removal of vegetation: <br /> Mowing of existing lawns , trimming trees , harvesting <br /> vegetables or flowers, in my opinion, are activities which • <br /> do not require a permit. Complete removal of vegetation in <br /> the pond, whether by harvesting or chemicals, definitely <br /> requires a permit . Since the pond is man-made and has <br /> existed in the current configuration since construction, I <br /> do not believe this activity creates adverse impacts. It <br /> should also be noted that a DNR permit is also required for <br /> this work. <br /> Placement of docks, landscape structures and house alterations: <br /> The permit standards of the current ordinance do not address <br /> minor structures, the regniremPnts are that floor elevations <br /> are 2 feet above the wetland boundary; that there is no <br /> endangerment of health, safety, or welfare; and that there <br /> are no unusual road or utility maintenance costs. While <br /> docks and minor structures require a permit, there is no <br /> standard by which to judge them. <br /> Some of the problems with these activities are that the ordinance <br /> is vague regarding these issues and requires interpretation of <br /> language. An example is removal of vegetation. It could be argued <br /> that mowing a lawn is removal of vegetation: It could also be <br /> argued that mowing a lawn is maintenance of a lawful use of his <br /> land and therefore exempt from the requirement of a permit. In <br /> fact , some may argue that all the activities requested are <br /> maintenance of lawful uses of land. <br />