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i. The screening of structures, vehicles, or other facilities as viewed from the water, 643 <br />assuming summer, leaf-on conditions, is not substantially reduced; 644 <br />ii. Existing shading of water surfaces along rivers is preserved; 645 <br />iii. Cutting debris or slash shall be scattered and not mounded on the ground; and 646 <br />iv. Perennial ground cover is retained. 647 <br />v. Picnic areas, access paths, livestock watering areas, beaches and watercraft access areas 648 <br />are prohibited in bluff impact zones. 649 <br />d. Removal of trees, limbs, or branches that are dead, diseased, dying, or pose safety hazards is 650 <br />allowed without a permit. 651 <br />e. Fertilizer and pesticide runoff into surface waters must be minimized through use of 652 <br />vegetation, topography or both. 653 <br />3. Grading and Filling 654 <br />a. Grading and filling activities must comply with the provisions of this subsection except for 655 <br />the construction of public roads and parking areas if consistent with Section 1012.03.G.1 of 656 <br />this ordinance. 657 <br />b. Permit Requirements 658 <br />i. Grading, filling and excavations necessary for the construction of structures, and 659 <br />driveways, if part of an approved permit, do not require a separate grading and filling 660 <br />permit. However, the standards in Section 1017.08.B.3 of this ordinance must be 661 <br />incorporated into the permit. 662 <br />ii. For all other work, including driveways not part of another permit, a grading and filling 663 <br />permit is required for: 664 <br />A. The movement of more than 10 cubic yards of material on steep slopes or within 665 <br />shore or bluff impact zones; and 666 <br />B. The movement of more than 50 cubic yards of material outside of steep slopes and 667 <br />shore and bluff impact zones. 668 <br />c. Grading, filling and excavation activities must meet the following standards: 669 <br />i. Grading or filling of any wetland must meet or exceed the wetland protection standards 670 <br />under Minnesota Rules, Chapter 8420 and any other permits, reviews, or approvals by 671 <br />other local state, or federal agencies such as watershed districts, the DNR or US Army 672 <br />Corps of Engineers; 673 <br />ii. Land alterations must be designed and implemented to minimize the amount of erosion 674 <br />and sediment from entering surface waters during and after construction consistently by: 675 <br />A. Limiting the amount and time of bare ground exposure; 676 <br />B. Using temporary ground covers such as mulches or similar materials; 677 <br />C. Establishing permanent, deep-rooted and dense vegetation cover as soon as possible; 678 <br />RCA Attachment A <br />Page 23 of 32