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2. Utility facility (such as a transmission pole, utility transmission vault box, or pump station), telecommunication tower, telecommunication platform, satellite dish, sign or billboard; 3. Permanent deck or patio that is attached to a structure listed in subsection 1. above; or 4. Paved parking area, street, driveway, bike path, or pedestrian path. Fences and landscaping do not cause an area to be “developed” to warrant exclusion from the /WQ Management Area. All other uses and structures that were legally established prior to June 10, 2009 but that do not comply with the allowed uses and standards of the /WQ Overlay Zone are subject to EC 9.1200 through EC 9.1240 Legal Nonconforming Situations; and (b) Any land that is included in a: 1. /WP Waterside Protection area as described in EC 9.4720; 2. /WB Wetland Buffer area as described in EC 9.4820; or 3. /WR Water Resources Conservation area as described in EC 9.4920. (4) Where an existing development under subsection (3)(a)1. or 3. above or an existing developed street or sound wall physically isolates a portion of the /WQ Management Area, as part of the city’s consideration of an application for a development permit or land use approval, the city shall exclude that isolated portion from the /WQ Management Area. 9.4780 /WQ Water Quality Overlay Zone - Permitted and Prohibited Uses. Uses are permitted or prohibited within the /WQ Water Quality Overlay Zone based on whether they occur outside or within the /WQ Management Area as follows: (1) Uses Permitted Outside /WQ Management Area. (a) The uses permitted on portions of a lot located outside of the /WQ Management Area are the same as those otherwise permitted on that lot without consideration of the /WQ Water Quality Overlay Zone; and (b) Prior to issuance of a development permit, the city shall verify that the /WQ Management Area setback has been accurately demarcated by a prominent and continuous protective feature indicating a “No Disturbance Area.” No site preparation, including but not limited to vegetation removal, may take place within 50 feet of the /WQ Management Area, until such verification has been provided. (2) Uses Permitted Within /WQ Management Areas. Subject to any applicable development permits, the following uses are the only uses permitted outright within the /WQ Management Area: (a) Vegetation Planting and Management. 1. Plantings of plants and vegetation provided they are not Invasive, Non-Native Plant species as defined in EC 9.0500 Definitions; and 2. Mowing, replacing and pruning vegetation within lawn and garden landscaped areas existing as of June 10, 2009. The use of native vegetation in the /WQ Management Area is preferred, in order to reduce the need to apply water, herbicides, pesticides and fertilizers; (b) Removal of Plants and Vegetation. 1. Other than as permitted pursuant to EC 9.4780(2)(a)2., or approved pursuant to EC 9.4780(3) or EC 9.8030(25), removal of plants and vegetation shall be limited to the following: Ordinance - 4