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a. 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 />b. Preserve the natural character of the landscape through the maintenance of <br /> wetland ecosystems; <br /> <br />c. Preserve scenic viewsheds; <br /> <br />d. Establish greenway corridors in the City when combined with appropriate <br /> upland features; <br /> <br />eo <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 />f. Provide wildlife habitat and thereby support the maintenance of diversity of <br /> both plant and animal species within the City; and <br /> <br />go <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 />1. 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 />o <br /> <br />Preparing and maintaining 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 />4. 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 />o <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 /> <br />