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water or wetland during construction. (d) Use of heavy equipment or machinery shall be the minimum necessary for the use or activity and shall be restricted to those areas where its use is necessary. (7) Landform Character. Grading and excavating conducted as part of restoration or enhancement projects, and bank and channel reconfiguration shall result in topography that resembles the natural undulations, meanders and slopes found in landscapes shaped only by natural processes. For purposes of this standard, straight lines and geometric or angular shapes are not acceptable. Channel and stream bank slopes shall not exceed 25 percent. (S) Filling, Grading and Excavating. These activities shall occur between April 15 and October 15 of the same year, unless the planning director or decision - maker authorizes an exception based on dry weather conditions or overriding public need. Exceptions granted due to overriding public need shall require approval of an erosion and sedimentation control plan by the city manager prior to commencement of earth moving activities, and this plan must be implemented throughout the activity. (9) Disposal Sites. waste materials, brush and spoils from clean -up operations or excavation shall be placed outside wetland boundaries, areas with the / WB overlay zone and other natural areas designated for protection in an adopted plan or policy. (10) Structure Color: (a) Within the NR zone and within areas with the IWB overlay zone, all finished structures shall be in natural earth tone colors, unless otherwise required by local, state or federal law or regulation. (b) within areas with the IWP overlay zone, all finished structures or building facades that face a class A or B stream or pond shall be in natural earth tone colors, unless otherwise required by local, state or federal law or regulation. (11) Boardwalks, Viewing Platforms, Interpretive Information Kiosks, Trail and Interpretive Signs. These structures shall be constructed in a manner that involves the least removal of native vegetation practicable. Signs shall be no more than 5 feet tall, and 16 square feet per face in surface area, except for signs intended to be read from moving automobiles, such as site entrance signs, which shall be no more than S feet tall and 32 square feet per face in surface area. Kiosks shall be no more than S feet tall and 16 square feet per face in surface area. (12) Trails. Trails shall be constructed of gravel, wood chips or soil, unless otherwise approved by the city manager or decision- maker. Trail construction shall involve the least removal of native vegetation practicable for the area and the minimum amount of fill or excavation practicable. (13) Building Height. Building height is limited to 30 feet or the height limit of the base zone, whichever is less. If there is no specified height limit in the base Ordinance - 86