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