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of its natural, aesthetic, cultural and historic <br />values is in furtherance of the health, safety and <br />general welfare of the City. <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br /> The Council further finds that the Critical Area <br />i District is characterized by certain soil types, <br /> slopes and water levels which are unsuitable for <br /> develounent. The preservation of trees and wood- <br /> lar~s, marshes, m~amps, wetlands, drainage ways and <br /> water courses within the Critical Area District <br /> serves important ecological, recreational and <br /> aesthetic functions to the benefit of existing and <br /> future residences of the City and, therefore, is in <br /> furtherance of the health, safety and general <br /> welfare of the City. <br /> <br />In addition to theShorelands and Critical Area <br />District, the City Council of the City of Ramsey <br />finds that the wetlands are a valuable local, <br />state, regional and national resource. The <br />wetlands provide recreation and serve as drainage <br />areas, important biological and ecological <br />functions. <br /> <br />It is the purpose and intent of this section to pre- <br />vent and mitigate irreversible damage to these <br />natural resources and to preserve and enhance their <br />values to the public. DeveloImm-nt shall be so regu- <br />lated so as to minimize the risk of environmental <br />damage to these areas. By doing so, private home- <br />c~eners and goverr~ units are protected from in- <br />curring high maintenance and capital costs <br />resulting from the necessity to correct the defic- <br />iencies encountered as a result of inappropriate <br />or improper develoIm~_nt. <br /> <br />170.0112B Establis~m~_nt of District Boundari~ <br /> <br />This section shall apply to all public and private <br />lands within the following described districts of <br />which the Critical Area and the Shorelands shown on <br />the official environmental overlay map. This overlay <br />map is hereby adopted as a part of this ordinance. <br /> <br />a) The Critical Area Overlay District. The <br />Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area as set forth <br />and legally described in Minnesota State Executive <br />Order No. 7919 as recorded in the State Register, <br />Monday, March 12, 1979. This district hereinafter is <br />called Critical River Area and shall be identified on <br />the official environmental overlay map referenced in <br />Section 170.012B of this chapter. <br /> <br />Ordinance ~85-2 <br /> <br />-2- <br /> <br /> <br />