Lakes, ponds, wetlands and watercourses shall
be retained as permanent open space. No development, filling, piping
or diverting shall be permitted except for required roads, or as may
be allowed or required by the Macomb County Public Works Commissioner
and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources in accordance with
the provisions of Act 203, Public Acts of 1979, as amended.
The owner of land affected by wetlands intending
to use the same for any purpose authorized by this chapter shall furnish
the Village Building Department with a wetlands permit issued by the
Michigan Department of Natural Resources pursuant to Act 203, Public
Acts of 1979, as amended, as a precondition for said use.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated.
WETLANDS
Land characterized by the presence of water at a frequency
and duration sufficient to support and that under normal circumstances
does support wetland vegetation or aquatic life and is commonly referred
to as a bog, swamp or marsh and which is any of the following:
A.
Contiguous to Lake St. Clair, an inland lake
or pond, or a river or stream;
B.
Not contiguous to Lake St. Clair, an inland
lake or pond or a river or stream; and more than five acres in size;
or
C.
Not contiguous to Lake St. Clair, an inland
lake or pond or a river or stream; and five acres or less in area,
if the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has determined that
protection of the area is essential to the preservation of the natural
resources of the state from pollution, impairment, or destruction,
and the Department has so notified the owner.