Wetland Buffer Sample Clauses

Wetland Buffer. (1) Upland buffers adjacent to wetlands shall be established on the Subject Property consistent with the LDC. At a minimum, the buffers shall include the following: (i) A twenty five foot (25') wide upland buffer around all protected or enhanced wetlands and swamps shall remain in its natural state. (ii) The berm and outside slopes for stormwater ponds shall be sodded except that at a minimum, fifty per cent (50%) of the total number of all wet detention ponds shall have littoral zone plantings equal in area to thirty per cent (30%) of the surface area of the pond. The remaining slopes where sod is to be used must be sodded if slopes are steeper than 4:1 (horizontal/vertical). To reduce erosion, all ▇▇▇▇▇▇, detention slopes and drainage ways constructed by the Owner shall be vegetated, or sodded. Only those areas needed for development may be cleared. Vegetative cover shall be restored immediately and maintained after construction on all disturbed areas not covered with an impervious surface. (2) All jurisdictional wetland boundaries, including the 25-foot upland buffer shall be depicted on all residential plats prior to submittal. Wetlands shall be fully delineated on a parcel-by-parcel basis as development is proposed prior to submittal of site plans for review by the City and prior to application for environmental permits for each development phase. (3) No wetland impacts shall occur without acquiring all necessary State and Federal permits.