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1979 <br /> <br />ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES <br /> <br /> / 1. <br />NATURAL <br />WATER- <br />COURSES ~ 3. <br /> <br />NATURAL WATERCOURSES SHALL BE MAINTAINED TO HANDLE STORM WATER RUNOFF. <br /> <br />SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS SHALL REQUIRE PROTECTION OF NATURAL WATERCOURSES <br />AS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN THROUGH EASEMENTS OR LAND DEDICATION. <br /> <br />COMPREHENSIVE STORM WATER DRAINAGE PLANS SHALL BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO <br />URBAN DEVELOPMENT OCCURRING WITHIN A WATERSHED. THE PLAN SHALL MAXIMIZE <br />THE USE OF EXISTING WATERCOURSES, AND WETLAND AREAS, WHICH WILL IMPROVE <br />WATER qUALITY, AND SLOW THE RATE OF RUNOFF. <br /> <br />SLOPES~6' <br /> <br />NO STRUCTURE WILL BE ALLOWED ON SLOPES WHICH ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO SEVERE <br />EROSION. THESE SLOPES SHALL BE MAINTAINED IN A NATURAL STATE AND <br />REGULATIONS SHALL REQUIRE PRESERVATION OF VEGETATIVE COVER TO MINIMIZE <br />EROSION PROBLEMS. SHORELINE PROPERTY WITH BANKS WHICH EXCEED 12% <br />CAN CONTRUCT FACILITIES ONLY AFTER OBTAINING A PERMIT FROM THE MUNICIPALITY. <br /> <br />DEVELOPMENT CONTROLS SHALL BE ADOPTED TO MINIMIZE EROSION AND SLIPPAGE <br />ON SLOPES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO MODERATE EROSION. CONTROLS WILL <br />REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF ALL VEGETATIVE COVER ON THESE SLOPES TO MINIMIZE <br />EROSION PROBLEMS. <br /> <br />DURING CONSTRUCTION, THE SOIL SHALL BE LEFT BARE FOR THE SHORTEST TIME: <br />POSSIBLE, AND NECESSARY PRECAUTION USED TO TRAP SEDIMENT. <br /> <br />SHORELINE PROTECTION AND STABILIZATION WILL BE THE INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY <br />OILERS RESPONSIBILITY. INFORa~TION GENERATED FROM THE U.S. CORPS OF <br />ENGINEERS STUDY WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE BY THE CITY TO ASSIST PROPERTY <br />OWNERS WITH BOTH PERMIT APPLICATIONS AND DESIGN ALTERNATIVES FOR THE <br />IMPROVEMENTS. <br /> <br />SOILS / 9. <br /> <br /> 11. <br /> <br />ON-SITE ABSORPTION SYSTEMS WHERE PERMITTED~ b~ST MEET OR EXCEED <br /> MINIMUM DESIC A 'CONSr UCTIO STA OAm)s SP CIFIm) IN W C-40 <br /> <br />LAND WHICH IS UNSUITABLE FOR PRIVATE SEWAGE-SYsTEMs SHALL NOT BE <br />DEVELOPED UNTIL PUBLIC SEWERS ARE AVAILABLE. <br /> <br />SOIL CLASSIFICATION INFORmaTION SHALL BE USED AS A BASIS FOR DETERMINING <br />APPROPRIATE LAND USES, AND BUILDING DESIGN, AND SUCH INFORMATION SHALL <br />BE SUPPLIED BY THE DEVELOPER AT THE TIME OF PLATTING. <br /> <br />GRADING, FILLING, OR ANY SIGNIFICANT ALTERATION OF THE~ TOPOGRAPHY SHALL <br />NOT BE PERMITTED WITHOUT A PERMIT FROM THE MUNICIPALITY. <br /> <br /> 12. <br />FLOODPLAIN~/ <br /> 13. <br /> <br />FOR ALL WATER COURSES WITHIN THE MUNICIPALITY, THERE SHOULD BE A <br />DESIGNATED 100-YEAR FLOOD PLAIN, WITHIN WHICH BUILDING SHALL BE <br />LIMITED TO APPROPRIATE USES. <br /> <br />THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL'RESOURCES STANDARDS SHALL BE ENFORCED <br />WITHIN THE DESIGNATED FLOOD PLAIN AREAS. <br /> <br />WETLANDS___i4. ALTERATIONS OF ANY WETLAND OVER 2.5 ACRES SfdICH WILL INHIBIT ITS ROLE <br /> IN THE HYDROLOGIC OR ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS SHALL BE PROHIBITED. <br /> <br /> <br />