A. Standards for Planting Plans. A planting plan shall be submitted to the town for review and approval. The planting plan shall address the following design standards:

1. Plants indigenous to the region (not introduced or foreign species) shall be used.

2. Plants adaptable to a broad range of water depths shall be used.

3. Plants should be commercially available or available from local sources.

4. Plant species high in food and cover value for fish and wildlife shall be used.

5. Mostly perennial species should be planted.

6. Committing significant areas of the site to species that have questionable potential for successful establishment shall be avoided.

7. Plant selection must be approved by a qualified consultant.

B. The following standards shall apply to wetland design and construction:

1. Water depth shall not to exceed six and one-half feet (two meters).

2. The grade or slope that water flows through the wetland shall not to exceed six percent.

3. Slopes within the wetland basin and the buffer zone shall not be steeper than 3:1 (horizontal to vertical).

4. The wetland (excluding the buffer area) should not contain more than sixty percent open water as measured at the seasonal high water mark.

C. Substrate should consist of a minimum of one foot, in depth, of clean (uncontaminated with chemicals or solid/hazardous wastes) inorganic/organic materials.

D. Planting densities and placement of plants should be determined by a qualified consultant and shown on the design plans.

E. The planting plan shall be approved by the town.

F. Stockpiling should be confined to upland areas and contract specifications should limit stockpiling of earthen materials to durations in accordance with town clearing and grading standards, unless otherwise approved by the town.

G. Planting instructions shall be submitted which describe proper placement, diversity and spacing of seeds, tubers, bulbs, rhizomes, sprigs, plugs and transplanted stock.

H. Controlled release fertilizer shall be applied (if required) at the time of planting and afterward only as plant conditions warrant (determined during the monitoring process).

I. An irrigation system shall be installed, if necessary, for the initial establishment period.

J. All construction specifications and methods shall be approved by a qualified consultant and the town.

K. Construction management shall be provided by a qualified consultant. On-going work on-site shall be inspected by the town. (Ord. 00-387 §1(part), 2000)