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Ordinance 2010-004 6. The above provisions are not applicable to the removal of trees, limbs, or branches that are dead, diseased, or pose safety hazards. B. Grading and Filling. All land disturbance activity in the Shoreland Management District shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 15 of the City Code, Erosion and Sediment Control. C. Shoreline Alterations. Any work which shall change or diminish the course, current or cross section of a protected water or wetland, or shall alter the shoreline below the ordinary high water level, shall be subject to approval by the Commissioner of Natural Resources, and the approval shall be construed to mean the issuance by the Commissioner of Natural Resources of a permit under the procedures of Minnesota Statutes. D. Permeable Surface Credit. At the discretion of the Zoning Administrator, up to five percent of a lot's required landscaped area, but not exceeding 700 square feet, may be covered with pervious hard surfaces subject to the approval of a Shoreland Mitigation Plan. E. Shoreland Mitigation. A shoreland mitigation plan must be submitted for residential development that requires land use approval including, but not limited to, variances; conditional use permits; subdivisions; rezonings; or a permeable surface credit. The plan shall be designed to mitigate the adverse effects land development has on water quality and the lake environment. The mitigation plan shall be signed by the property owner, approved by the Zoning Administrator, and a Mitigation Affidavit recorded with the Register of Deeds prior to the commencement of development activity. Furthermore, mitigation plans shall be completed within one year of the plan's approval unless otherwise approved by the City. An escrow fee that shall be held for a minimum of two years shall also be submitted. The mitigation plan shall include at a minimum two of the following practices: 1. Vegetation Restoration. Vegetation restoration areas may be established which at a minimum shall include land within the shore and the bluff impact zones or steep slopes. Land area shall be restored from lawn, beach or other disturbances using native or natural landscaping. a. Steep Slope/Bluff Restoration. Steep slopes and bluffs that are vegetated with turf may be restored with deciduous and ornamental trees, evergreens and shrubs that are native to the area. b. Shoreline Buffer Restoration. A buffer zone of at least 25 feet from and parallel to the ordinary high water mark shall be planted or restored and maintained with vegetation native to the area to