§ 10. Wetlands District.

10.1. General description. This district is intended to provide for limited use and continued protection of federal and state protected wetlands and wildlife habitat. The principal uses of the lands are those that will be harmonious with the environment.

10.2. Uses permitted. No uses are permitted in the Wetlands District except those which are allowed upon review and approval of a uses permit as listed below:

(a)

Fish camps.

(b)

Marina or boat rental.

(c)

Docks, piers, and wharves.

(d)

Railroad, streets, bridges, and pipelines.

(e)

Other uses similar in nature to the above, which are consistent with the proposes [purposes] set out in this section and the intents of this ordinance.

Upon consideration of the purposes of this section and ordinance as a whole, the city council after review by the planning commission, may attach such conditions to the use permits as it deems necessary to further the purpose of this section and ordinance as a whole. Among such coordinations, including but not limited to:

(a)

Modification of waste disposal and water supply facilities.

(b)

Limitations on periods of use and operations.

(c)

Impositional controls, sureties, and deed restrictions.

(d)

Requirements for construction of channel modification, dikes, levees, and other protective measures.

(e)

Floodproofing measures such as the following shall be designed consistent with the flood protection elevation for the particular area, flood velocities, durations, rate of rise, hydrostatic and hydrodynamic forces and other factors associated with the base flood. The applicant shall submit a plan or document certified by a professional engineer registered in the State of Mississippi that the floodproofing measures are consistent with the base flood factors for the particular area. The following floodproofing measures may be required but not limited to:

(1)

Anchorage to resist flotation and lateral movement.

(2)

Installation of watertight doors, bulkheads, and shutter or similar methods of construction.

(3)

Reinforcement of walls to resist water pressures.

(4)

Use of paints, membranes or mortars to reduce seepage of water through walls.

(5)

Addition of mass or weight to structures to resist flotation.

(6)

Installation of pumps to lower water levels in structure.

(7)

Construction of supply and waste treatment systems so as to prevent the entrance of floodwaters.

(8)

Pumping facilities or comparable practices for subsurface drainage systems for buildings or structures to relieve external foundation wall and basement flood pressures.

(9)

Construction to resist rupture or collapse caused by water pressure or floating debris.

(10)

Installation of valves or controls on sanitary and storm drains which will permit the drains to be closed to prevent backup of sewage and storm waters into the building or structure. Gravity draining of basements may be eliminated by mechanical devices.

(11)

Location of all electrical equipment, circuits and installed electrical appliances in a manner which will assure they are not subject to flooding and to provide protection from inundation by the base flood.

(12)

Location of any structural storage facilities for chemicals, explosives, buoyant materials, flammable liquids or other toxic materials which could be hazardous to public health, safety, and welfare in a manner which will assure that the facilities are situated at elevations above the base flood protection elevation, or are adequately floodproofed to prevent flotation of storage containers which could result in the escape of toxic materials into floodwaters.