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Criteria to receive credits <strong>for</strong> Riparian Buffer Restoration<br />

To receive credit <strong>for</strong> riparian buffer restoration under a location regulation, the following criteria must be met:<br />

Area is protected by having the limits of disturbance clearly shown on all construction drawings and delineated<br />

in the field.<br />

Area to receive credit <strong>for</strong> trees is 200 square feet per tree or the estimated tree canopy, whichever is greater.<br />

Area to receive credit <strong>for</strong> shrubs is 25 square feet per shrub.<br />

Area is located on the development project.<br />

Area has a maintenance plan that includes weeding and watering requirements from initial installation<br />

throughout ongoing maintenance.<br />

Designer/Reviewer Checklist <strong>for</strong> Riparian Buffer Restoration<br />

ITEM YES NO N/A NOTES<br />

Avoidance of stormwater concentration as much as practical?<br />

Appropriate buffer widths designed?<br />

Soil erodibility considered?<br />

Slope considered and appropriate?<br />

Appropriate vegetation selected based on soils, hydrology,<br />

and ecoregion?<br />

Appropriate vegetation selected based on budget and<br />

aesthetics?<br />

Appropriate plant spacing designed?<br />

Appropriate balance of woody to herbaceous species?<br />

Seasonality of planting/construction considered?<br />

Erosion and sedimentation control provided?<br />

Maintenance accounted <strong>for</strong> and plan provided?<br />

LID <strong>Manual</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Michigan</strong> – Chapter 7 Page 279

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