§ 4.00.06. Wetland impact report requisite.

A.

Except as otherwise provided herein, the applicant shall demonstrate consistency with the category requirements in Table 4-1 as follows:

Table 4-1: Wetland Impact Analysis Report Requirements

Application Submittal Requirements	Optimal Wetland	Moderate Wetland (1)	Minimal Wetland (1)
Wetland Impact Analysis	YES	YES	YES
Alternatives analysis for avoidance and minimization	YES	YES	NO
Assurance of 'no net loss of wetland functions' for the wetland system(s) located on the project site	YES	NO	NO
Compensatory mitigation within the City's geographic boundary is preferred. However, mitigation shall occur within the same hydrologic basin per St. Johns River Water Management District, or as consistent with the Florida Administrative Code (2)	YES	YES	YES
A copy of all requisite federal and/or state wetland permits	YES	YES	YES

 

Notes:

(1)

Wetland impacts regulated by St. Johns River Water Management District or the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

(2)

In accordance with F.S. § 373.4135, as amended, the city shall not deny the use of a mitigation bank or off-site regional mitigation due to its location outside of city jurisdiction.

B.

Category wetlands are described as follows:

1.

Optimal wetlands— Named wetland systems associated with surface water bodies and/or a wetland quality assessment methodology score between 0.71 and 1.0.

2.

Moderate wetlands— Wetland quality assessment methodology score between 0.41 and 0.70.

3.

Minimal wetlands— Wetland quality assessment methodology score between 0.0 and 0.40.

(Ord. No. 2005-18, §1, 7-28-05; Ord. No. 2007-34, § 1(Exh. A), 10-25-07; Ord. No. 2012-08, § 2, 7-26-12; Ord. No. 2017-02, § 2, 5-11-2017)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 2017-02, § 2, adopted May 11, 2017, amended § 4.00.06, to read as set out herein. Former § 4.00.06 was titled "Wetland buffers."