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ORDINANCE 06-19 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 7.13 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE REGULATING WETLAND FILLING The City Council of the city of Pequot Lakes does ordain as follows: Section 1. Purpose and Intent: The purpose and intent of this ordinance is to amend Section 7.13 Grading. Section 2. Section 7.13 shall be amended to read as follows: Section 7.13 Grading. 1. General. The following activities must be authorized by permit, as detailed herein, except for excavation for permitted structures, drives, sewer systems, and parking areas: A. Grading and filling in the shore or bluff impact zone. B. Grading and filling of wetlands. C. Grading the bed of public waters. D. Any alterations of the natural topography when the slope of the land is toward a public water or watercourse involving the movement of more than 10 cubic yards of material in a bluff or shore impact zone or more than 50 cubic yards of material anywhere else within a shoreland area. E. Any alteration outside of the shoreland area where the amount of grading exceeds 500 cubic yards. 2. Conditions. The following conditions shall apply: A. The smallest amount of bare ground is exposed for as short a time as feasible. B. Four inches of topsoil is placed, temporary ground cover such as mulch is used, and permanent ground cover such as sod is planted. C. Methods to prevent erosion and trap sediment are employed. D. Fill is stabilized to acceptable engineering standards and must not create an unstable slope. E. Plans to place fill or excavated material on steep slopes must be reviewed by a qualified professional for continued slope stability and must not create finished slopes of 30% or greater. F. Fill or excavated material must not be placed in bluff impact zones. G. Fill placed in a public water below the ordinary high water line requires a DNR Waters Permit and a Corps of Engineers Permit. H. Excavation in the bed of public waters requires a DNR Waters Permit and a Corps of Engineers Permit. I. Only clean fill consisting of sand, gravel, or rock will be allowed where contact with water is anticipated. Mineral soil may be allowed elsewhere. ■....