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of construction permits, grading and filling permits, conditional use permits, variances and subdivision approvals: 1. Grading or filling in any wetland must be evaluated to determine the extent of impact to the functions and values of the wetland area in accordance with Section 1104 of the City Code. This evaluation must also include a determination of whether the wetland alteration being proposed requires permits, reviews, or approvals by other local, state, or federal agencies such as a watershed district, a local governmental unit, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, or the United States Army Corps of Engineers. The applicant will be so advised. 2. Alterations must be designed and conducted in a manner that ensures only the smallest amount of bare ground is exposed for the shortest time possible. Mulches or similar materials must be used, where necessary, for temporary bare soil coverage, and a permanent vegetation cover must be established as soon as possible; 3. Methods to minimize soil erosion and to trap sediments before they reach any surface water feature must be used. Altered areas must be stabilized to acceptable erosion control standards consistent with the field office technical guides of the Anoka County Soil and Water Conservation District and the United States Soil Conservation Service; 4. Pill or excavated material must not be placed in a manner that creates an unstable slope_ Plans to place fill or excavated material on steep slopes must be reviewed by qualified professionals for continued slope stability and must not create finished sloped of 30 percent or greater; 5. Any alterations below the ordinary high water level of the waterbodics described in 1002.05, Subd. 1B must first be authorized by the Commissioner under Minnesota Statutes, Section 1030.245; 6. Alterations of topography must only be allowed if they are necessary to allow a defined permitted accessory or conditional use within the underlying zoning district and do not adversely affect adjacent or nearby properties; and 7. Placement of natural rock riprap, including associated grading of the shoreline and placement of a filter blanket, is permitted if the finished slope does not exceed three feet horizontal to one foot vertical, the landward extent of the nprap is within ten feet of the ordinary high water level, and the height of the riprap above the ordinary high water level does not exceed three feet. E. Connections to public waters. Excavations where the intended purpose is connection to a public water, such as boat slips, canals, lagoons, and harbors, must be controlled by local shoreland controls. Permission for excavations may be given only after the Commissioner has approved the proposed connection to public waters. Subd. 3. Placement And Design of Roads, Driveways, and Parking Areas. Page 20