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LAND USE POLICIES l. ALL DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE CRITICAL AREA SHALL BE LIMITED IN HEIGHT TO 35 FEET. EXISTING PUBLIC ACCESS POINTS TO THE RIVER WILL BE MAINTAINED TO ALLOW PEDESTRIANS TO VIEW THE RIVER. NATURAL SCREENING SHOULD BE PROVIDED TO AVOID CONFLICTS WITH ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS AND PREVENT ENCROACH- MENTS. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND DUPLEXES, ALL NEW DEVELOP- MENTS SHALL REQUIRE SITE PLANS WHICH INCLUDE: DRAINAGE PLANS, LAND- SCAPING, BUILDING MATERIALS, AND COMPLIANCE WITH ALL ZONING REQUIREMENTS (LOT SIZE, SETBACKS, AND PARKING). o URBAN RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISIONS (LOTS OF LESS THAN 5 ACRES) AND URBAN ORIENTED COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT SHALL OCCUR ONLY WITH THE EXPANSION OF THE URBAN SERVICE AREA AND ACCOMPANYING URBAN FACILITIES. AREAS WHICH DO NOT HAVE PUBLIC UTILITIES SHOULD BE DESIGNED WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF RESUBDIVIDING INTO SMALLER LOTS, SECURING ADDITIONAL PUBLIC ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY AND LAND DEDICATION IN THE EVENT THAT PUBLIC UTILITIES ARE MADE AVAILABLE IN THE FUTURE. WITHIN THE DEVELOPED NEIGHBORHOODS OF THE CRITICAL AREAS, THE PREDOMINANT LAND USE SHALL BE RESIDENTIAL OF VARYING DENSITIES WITH COMMERCIAL DEVELOP- MENT LIMITED TO EXPANSION OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES. PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS (PUD) WILL BE ENCOURAGED ON LARGE UNDEVELOPED TRACTS TO PRESERVE NATURAL FEATURES AND ALLOW FOR SCENIC VISTAS. ALL REQUESTS FOR A BUILDING PERMIT FOR PRINCIPAL STRUCTURE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A "CERTIFICATE OF SURVEY" WHICH INDICATES LOCATION OF BUILDING, TREES, NORMAL HIGH WATER MARK, BLUFF LINE, ELEVATIONS, AND SET BACKS FROM PROPERTY LINES. NO IMPERVIOUS SURFACE SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED WITHIN 50 FEET OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, OR ANY OTHER BODY OF WATER IN THE CRITICAL AREA. LOT COVERAGE BY SUCH AN IMPERVIOUS SURFACE SHALL NOT EXCEED 30%. 10. ALL SIGNS THAT ARE VISIBLE FROM THE RIVER SHALL BECOME NON-CONFORMING. 11. SUBSTANDARD LOTS WHICH WERE RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS PRIOR TO APRIL 25, 1975, AND HELD IN SEPARATE OWNERSHIP, WILL BE CONSIDERED A LEGAL BUILDING SITE. -28-