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Town Center Guidelines- Overview Water features and drainage systems are essential components of the Town Center Master Plan. The potential mix of ponds, streams, fountains and other waver elements will provide focal amenities and year round activities within, the framework of an environ- · mentally responsible, visually pleasing strategy to manage stormwater. Guideline Recommendations Blue System guidelines encourage the following: · create signature water features (ponds, pools, fountains, water falls, etc.) · promote high quality, creative and appealing aesthetics for all blue system elements · integrate stormwater management components (meeting both water quality and quantity requirements) A great deal of time and effort has gone into the calculation and design of a 'watershed-based' stormwater management plan to support Town Center development. While this overall strategy addresses the water quantity issue for the entire Town Center by providing storage and conveyance facilities for storm events, indi- vidual development projects (block-by-block) have a responsibility to meet water quality standards as a primary goal joined with a reasonable effort to provide water quantity solutions as feasible for each site. Projects should integrate a variety of the techniques, materials and methods (shown in the examples}' to promote multi- ple use, maximum flexibility, improved aesthetics for parking areas, park spaces, drainage swales and other site features. Examples · Water should be expressed in a variety of ways in the Town Center, including signature water features, ponds, wetlands 6nd rain gardens. · Innovative new products, such as special soil systems and porous pavements, should be used to improve infiltration and water quality. · "Green architecture," expressed through green roofs, gray water recycling and other techniques Should be included to reduce the impact of new development on the site.. Ramsey Town Center Development GuideLines 4