7B - Crow Wing County Ordinance Revisions

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ARTICLE 28 DIRT MOVING/ WETLAND IMPACTS The standards in this Article shall apply to dirt moving activity within the Shoreland Zone and€riling, draining and ding wetland in all zoning districts where such uses activities are allowed. 28.1 POLICY It is the view of the Crow Wing County Board of Commissioners that protection of wetlands, protected waters and sensitive slopes and bluff areas is essential to the welfare of the County. The Board of Commissioners herein adopts the Wetland Conservation Act of 1991;pursuant to Minnesota State Statutes,Chapters 103A, 103B, 103E, 103F, 103G,-102G.345;The State Minnesota Rules Cens do A e4 Rules, Chapter 8420 including,but not limited toithe delegation of authority to local units of government for the protection of wetlands and water resources of the State of Minnesota. The application of the above may be limited within the provisions of this ordinance. In as much as the excavation or fill of materials into these protected natural resources is detrimental to the welfare of the State, Crow Wing County adopts a dirt moving permit review process that recognizes the need for protection while attempting to streamline the process. In addifien,the Cr-ew Wing Ceanty Watef Plan has pr-iefkized wetlands in sher-elands for-pFe4eeti due-tetheir-intfinsie fime4ions. To this end-achieve the aforementioned purposes,the following standards are adopted. 28.2 APPLICABILITY AND PERMITS Crow Wing County through the Plaftning and Zening Offiee Land Service Department is the Wetland Conservation Act Local Government Unit in and is responsible for notification and permitting requirements therein. The c^:, and Water-Cense.ye6e..Dist iet shat Crow Wing County adopts and administers the standards in this section which shall apply to all dirt moving, activities within shorelands and wetland impact activities in the unincorporated area of Crow Wing County. For the purpose of this ordinance, a wetland impact activity shall be defined as set forth in Minnesota Rules Chapter 8420.0111 subpart 32. A dirt moving activity ctivity shall be defined as any movement, excavation, grading or filling of f dirt. X411 Dirt moving or wetland impact activities in this Article may require a permit from the Land Services Department, ° °• °•_ �-�a�^� „° �+ +''° e�x'rr, and may require notification, review, gp rp oval and permit from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, tThe Army Corps of Engineers, tThe Board of Seil and Wa Water and Soil Resources and the Thirty Lakes Watershed District. The Crow Wing Seil and Weter- C e ,alien Dist iet (SWGD) shall Activities in these areas require a site plan, and scope of work and may require additional supporting_gVVrpVA@jg documents including, but not limited to, surveys, wetland delineation