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2008 Mounds View Comprehensive Plan <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br />Physical Environment <br /> <br />Topography <br /> <br />Mounds View is generally flat with slopes that range from zero to six percent. There are few areas <br />that have slopes in excess of twelve to eighteen percent, a grade that would pose substantial <br />limitations on development. Mounds View shares a 60-acre lake, Spring Lake, with the neighboring <br />cities of Spring Lake Park and Fridley. <br /> <br />Drainage <br /> <br />Figure 1 on page 2-4 illustrates the four city drainage districts in Mounds View. The direction of <br />drainage flow and the watercourse the drainage flows to determines the district boundaries. <br />Drainage systems include ditches, drainage ways, and storm sewers. As part of the street <br />reconstruction projects that will be starting in 2009, storm water infiltration features will be added. <br />Storm water problems are limited to a few isolated trouble spots. There is no need for major <br />expansion or major alteration to the current system. The City reviews all new development and <br />redevelopment proposals to ensure that any such proposal would not adversely affect the current <br />storm water system. <br /> <br />Soils <br /> <br />The majority of the soils present in Mounds View offer slight to moderate limitations to <br />development. Potential development limitations are shown in Table 1 below. <br /> <br />TABLE 1: Soil Limitations <br />Soil Type Description Slight Moderate Severe <br /> Limitation Limitation Limitation <br />158 B,C,D: Zimmerman Well drained loamy fine sand X <br />161: Isanti Poorly drained loamy fine sand X <br />162: Lino Somewhat poorly drained loamy fine sand X <br />265: Soderville Somewhat poorly drained loamy fine sand X <br />540: Seelyville Muck Very poorly drained muck X <br />543: Markey Muck Very poorly drained muck X <br />859 B: Urban Land-Zimmerman Complex Excessively drained loamy fine sand X <br />863: Urban Land-Lino Complex Somewhat poorly drained loamy fine sand X <br />1027: Udorthents, Wet Substratum Heterogeneous earthy fill material X <br />1039: Urban Land Developed areas with 90% impervious surface X <br />1055: Aquolls and Histosols, Ponded Very poorly drained mineral and organic soils X <br />Source: Ramsey County Soil Survey <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Chapter 2: Community Background <br /> <br />2-3 <br />