102-1198. Wetland impact.

The applicant shall be responsible for identifying all on-site wetlands and avoiding or minimizing adverse impacts, to the greatest extent practical, on both on-site wetland bodies and wetland bodies located on adjacent parcels. At a minimum, the applicant must demonstrate compliance with all provisions of the state Natural Resources Protection Act (NRPA) and chapter 82 of this Code. The planning board, however, shall not use adverse impacts on wetland resources as the sole reason to deny a project. The planning board also has the authority to require an applicant to prepare a functional analysis of wetland values and how a proposed project may affect such wetland values. This analysis also must identify potential methods to avoid, minimize or mitigate the wetland impact.