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<br />(b) along rivers, existing shading of water surfaces is preserved; and <br /> <br />( c) the above provisions are not applicable to the removal of trees, limbs, or <br />branches that are dead, diseased, or pose safety hazards. <br /> <br />5.32 Topographic Alterations/Grading and Filling. <br /> <br />A. Grading and filling and excavations necessary for the construction of structures, sewage <br />treatment systems, and driveways under validly issued construction permits for these <br />facilities do not require the issuance of a separate grading and filling permit. However, the <br />grading and filling standards in this Section must be incorporated into the issuance of <br />permits for construction of structures, sewage treatment systems, and driveways. <br /> <br />B. Public roads and parking areas are regulated by Section 5.4 ofthis ordinance. <br /> <br />C. Notwithstanding Items A. and B. above, a grading and filling permit will be required for: <br /> <br />(1) the movement of more than ten (10) cubic yards of material on steep slopes or <br />within shore or bluff impact zones; and <br /> <br />(2) the movement of more than 50 cubic yards of material outside of steep slopes and <br />shore and bluff impact zones. <br /> <br />D. The following considerations and conditions must be adhered to during the issuance of <br />construction permits, grading and filling permits, conditional use permits, variances and <br />subdivision approvals: <br /> <br />(1) Grading or filling in any type 2,3,4,5,6,7, or 8 wetland must be evaluated to <br />determine how extensively the proposed activity would affect the following <br />functional qualities of the wetland*: <br /> <br />(a) sediment and pollutant trapping and retention; <br /> <br />(b) storage of surface runoff to prevent or reduce flood damage; <br /> <br />(c) fish and wildlife habitat; <br /> <br />(d) recreational use; <br /> <br />( e) shoreline or bank stabilization; and <br /> <br />(f) noteworthiness, including special qualities such as historic signficance, <br />critical habitat for endangered plants and animals, or others. <br /> <br />*This evaluation must also include a determination of whether the wetland <br />alteration being proposed requires permits, reviews, or approvals by other local, <br />state, or federal agencies such as a watershed district, the Minnesota Department <br />of Natural Resources, or the United States Army Corps of Engineers. The <br />