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The City and County acknowledge the pre-eminence of the Federal and State governments with regard to the identification and regulation of wetlands. Accordingly, the standards contained within this section shall not duplicate the requirements of the US Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) or the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Division of Water Resources (Division), but shall require the buffering of wetland areas, identified by these agencies, on development plans, site plans, preliminary plats, final plats, and as otherwise required under Sec. 8.5, Riparian Buffer Protection Standards.