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Satisfy the requirements of the WCA as it may be amended and, thereby <br />achieve no net loss of wetlands within the City; <br /> <br />Preserve the natural character of the landscape through the maintenance of <br />wetland ecosystems; <br /> <br />Preserve scenic viewsheds; <br /> <br />Establish greenway corridors in the City when combined with appropriate <br />upland features; <br /> <br />Protect water quality by maintaining the ability of wetlands to recharge <br />ground water and receive the discharge of ground water, to retain sediment <br />and toxicants and filter and strip 'nutrients from surface water runoff before it <br />discharges into community lakes and streams, thus minimizing the <br />contamination and eutrophication of these water featUres; . <br /> <br />Provide wildlife habitat and thereby support the maintenance of diversity of <br />both plant and animal species within the City; and <br /> <br />Assure the general health, safety, and welfare of city residents by <br />preservation and conservation of wetlands and sound management of <br />development by: <br /> <br />I. Conducting an inventory of all natural and constructed wetlands within <br /> the City; <br /> <br />Developing a system of management classifications for wetlands <br />within the City based on wetland functions and values,' through the <br />application of an assessment method accepted under the WCA; <br /> <br />Preparing and maintain/ng a comprehensive set'of'official maps to be <br />reviewed and adopted by the City Council, identifying the location and <br />management classifications of all inventoried wetlands within the City; <br /> <br />Establishing wetland regulations that are coordinated with flood plain, <br />shoreland protection regulations and stormwater management; ' <br /> <br />5. Requiring sound management practices to protect, maintain, and <br /> improve the quality of wetlands within the community; <br /> <br />Adhering to standards established in the WCA as permitted and <br />enforced by the Lower Rum River Water Management Organization <br />(LRRWMO), which is the Local Governing Unit (LGU); <br /> <br />7. Obtaining protective easements over or acquire fee title to wetlands as <br /> appropriate; and, <br /> <br />-179- <br /> <br /> <br />