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"J CHAPTER 49A . SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT CONTROL ORDINANCE 49A.01 Findinqs of Fact and Purpose. Subdivision 1. Findings of Fact. (a) The public interest necessitates sound land use development as land is a limited and irreplaceable resource and the land within the municipality is a resource to be developed in a manner which will result in minimum damage to the quality of life and to property and threat to health and reductions of private and public economic loss caused by drainage problems. " (;~ . (b) The existing drainage system in Mounds View in general adequately meets the needs of the city. However, the storm drainage system will not in the future provide adequate or proper drainage in those areas' of the City subject to substantial residential, commercial or industrial development unless the large increase in storm water runoff that is known to result from such development is properly controlled and regulated. The consequence of not restricting such increase in runoff would be to subject a major portion of the lands of the City to high water tables, drainage problems, storm water flooding by heavy rains, inadequate drainage facilities, causing erosion, damage to property, disruption of residential, commercial and governmental services, unsanitary conditions and interruptions of transportation, all of which would be detrimental to the health, safety, welfare and property of affected residents of the city. (c) The Local Water Management Plan was prepared for the city in accordance with Minnesota Statutes 103B.201 TO 103B.255. The plan identifies the goals and policies of the City in providing for future development while minimizing surface water problems. The goals, policies, and development guidelines in the Local Water Management Plan are hereby incorporated by reference into this Chapter. Subdivision 2. Purposes. (a) The efforts of the City'S Water Management programs are to prevent flooding and improve water quality through the best possible utilization of wetlands and artificial detention areas. Wetland management, as opposed to preservation, will allow the city to maintain the integrity of its wetlands while improving water quality and reducing the City maintenance efforts. . (b) To guide and control new development of lands within the City in ways that will be consistent with the zoning laws and Comprehensive Development Plan in' force at the time of the development, consistent with the requirements of the Local Water Management Plan, Rice Creek Watershed District, Municipal Code, Minnesota State Statutes, and other regulatory agencies and consistent with sound economic policies as such policies affect property owners and the proponents of new developments; and to require proponents of new developments to adopt sound development 1