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Chapter 2: Resource Management System Plan Frequently Asked Questions What is the Resource System Management Plan? The Resource Management System Plan is a conservation design framework for the entire City that will guide sustainable decisions regarding growth and development. The plan integrates three major components to provide an integrated system -wide approach to natural resource management: 1) Rice Creek Watershed District/Lino Lakes Resource Management Plan: This plan provides a watershed -based approach to water resource management based on wetland function, Lino Lakes citizens' public values regarding wetlands, and the effects of anticipated future land use. 2) Lino Lakes Surface Water Management Plan; This plan, required by state law, aims to improve the quality of the City's surface waters by identifying techniques and strategies to manage the volume, rate, and sediment loading of stormwater runoff into the City's lakes and wetlands. 3) Lino Lakes Parks, Natural Open Space /Greenways, and Trail System Plan: This plan embraces the "city as a park" concept, whereby preserved natural areas and parks serve as a key factor in shaping the character of the community. The plan identifies a City-wide system of parks, trails, and open space areas that will serve new growth while also enhancing the city's valuable natural resource areas. How can our resources be protected while growth occurs? The Resource Management Plan provides a framework for preserving the City's valuable natural resource areas as it grows. The plan identifies several implementation measures to meet this objective, including: 1) Low Impact Development: Development that takes a natural approach, including wetland protection, open space preservation, and providing for the natural movement of stormwater run- off. 2) Establish a wetland preservation corridor to protect high priority wetlands. 3) Establish a wetland bank that provides incentives for replacing wetlands within the same watershed area so that the benefits of replacing wetland functions and values remain local. 4) Establish a stormwater runoff volume and banking system that allows parties to receive credit for stormwater volume reduction measures beyond what is required. How will the Resource Management System Plan affect and owners? The Plan will benefit landowners. The Plan provides opportunities for landowners who are unable to develop large areas of their land due to the presence of wetlands to still benefit as the City grows through wetland and stormwater banking and credit opportunities. Additionally, the plan provides opportunities for streamlined local, state and federal permitting, clear stormwater management expectations, expanded range and flexibility of wetland replacement options, expended opportunities for wetland credits, and increased value for properties associated with preserved open space.