Sec. 155.344 requires wetland buffer strips and setbacks: minimum buffer widths and structure setbacks vary by wetland classification, with no structure permitted within the buffer. The Crow River and lakes are also subject to shoreland overlay rules.
Sec. 155.344 (Wetland Buffer Strips and Setbacks) implements the Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act and the city's shoreland overlay. Buffer strips of native vegetation must be maintained around wetlands, with minimum widths varying by wetland category (often 25-50 feet) and structure setbacks of an additional 15-30 feet from the buffer edge. Structures, fences, septic systems, and impervious surface are prohibited inside the buffer strip. Mowing, dumping, and grading in the buffer require a permit. The Crow River and adjacent lakes have a 200-foot shoreland overlay with stricter impervious-surface caps (often 25%) and 50-foot structure setbacks from the ordinary high-water mark.
Buffer violations are misdemeanors under Sec. 10.99 and may trigger Wetland Conservation Act civil penalties enforced by Wright County SWCD or BWSR. Removal/restoration may be ordered.
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