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(6) Conservation, repletion and research activities of the Virginia Marine Resources Commission, the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, the Department of Wildlife Resources and other conservation - related agencies; (67) The construction or maintenance of aids to navigation that are authorized by governmental authority; (48) Emergency measures decreed by any duly appointed health officer of a governmental subdivision acting to protect the public health; (94) The normal maintenance and repair of, Fepa4 or addition to , presently existing roads, highways, railroad beds, or 04o facilities , abutting on or crossing wetlands, provided that no waterway is altered and no additional wetlands are covered; (910) Governmental activity on in wetlands owned or leased by the commonwealth; or a political subdivision thereof; (4=011) The normal maintenance of manmade drainage ditches, provided that no additional wetlands are covered; and provided further, that this section does not authorize the construction of any drainage ditch= ;_and 12) The construction of living shoreline projects authorized pursuant to a general permit developed under subsection B of Code of Virginia § 28.2- 104.1. Sec. 39 -25. Wetlands application fees. A nonrefundable fee as set forth in appendix A to this Code for single - family dwellings and a fee as set forth in appendix A to this Code for all other uses shall be paid to the city treasurer for a permit for the use or development of any wetland within the city under the provisions of this chapter. A receipt showing such payment shall accompany each application for the same. The fee has been set by the city council with due regard for the services to be rendered, including the time, skill and administrator's expense involved. DIVISION 2. WETLANDS BOARD Sec. 39 -46. Created. There is hereby created a wetlands board for the city. In fulfilling its responsibilities under this ordinance, the board shall preserve and prevent the despoliation and destruction of wetlands within its jurisdiction while accommodating necessary economic development in a manner consistent with wetlands preservation and any standards set by the commonwealth in addition to those identified in Code of Virginia L28.2-1308 to ensure protection of shorelines and sensitive coastal habitats from sea level rise and coastal hazards, including the provisions of guidelines and minimum standards promulgated by the commission pursuant to Code of Virginia § 28.2 -1301. 39 -47. Composition; appointment of members.