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Goals <br />16. SOIL CLASSIFICATION INFORMATION SHALL BE USED AS A <br />BASIS FOR DETERMINING APPROPRIATE LAND USES AND <br />BUILDING DESIGN. <br />17. GRADING, FILLING OR ANY SIGNIFICANT ALTERATION OF <br />THE TOPOGRAPHY SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED WITHOUT A <br />PERMIT FROM THE CITY OF RAMSEY. <br />WOODLANDS <br />18. DURING PUBLIC OR PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION, THE REMOVAL <br />OF TREES SHOULD BE MINIMIZED, WITH REPLANTING <br />REQUIRED WHERE REMOVAL IS UNAVOIDABLE. • <br />19. SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS SHALL REQUIRE IDENTIFICATION <br />OF EXISTING TREES, TREES TO BE REMOVED AND PROPOSED <br />PLANTINGS. <br />20. CLUSTER DEVELOPMENTS SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED IN AREAS <br />CONTAINING FORESTS OR WOODLANDS. <br />21. THE CITY SHOULD ENCOURAGE PUBLIC REFORESTATION. <br />THROUGH THE STATE, AND PRIVATE REFORESTATION BY <br />PUBLICISING DNR AND SCS SEEDLING PROGRAMS. <br />22. CLEAR CUTTING OF TREES SHALL BE PROHIBITED WITHIN 100 <br />FEET OF ALL LAKES AND STREAMS INCLUDED IN THE DNR'S <br />SHORELAND CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM. CLEAR CUTTING IN <br />OTHER PARTS OF THE COMMUNITY WILL BE ALLOWED ONLY AFTER <br />ISSUANCE OF A PERMIT, AND THE CRITERIA FOR ISSUING <br />SUCH PERMIT SHALL INCLUDE SLOPE AND SOIL CONDITIONS. <br />23. IN NEW DEVELOPMENTS, SELECTIVE CUTTING OF TREES SHALL <br />BE ALLOWED AS LONG AS THE CUTTING IS APPROPRIATELY <br />SPACED AND STAGED SO THAT A CONTINUOUS NATURAL COVER <br />IS MAINTAINED. <br />B. HOUSING ELEMENT <br />1. Encourage housing for a variety of income levels and <br />"age groups. <br />2. Encourage residents to rehabilitate and repair existing <br />housing units. <br />3. Ensure continued proper maintenance of the city's <br />housing stock. <br />4. Encourage energy efficient housing. <br />56 <br />