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City of Mounds View Comprehensive Plan ________________________________________________________________________ 41 Surface Water Management The City of Mounds View adopted a Surface Water Management Plan in 1992 and is updating it in 1999. The City is completely within the Rice Creek Watershed District. The watershed district adopted an overall plan for water management in 1994 and updated its plan in 1997 in accordance with the Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) second-generation criteria. The BWSR approved the second-generation plan in September of 1997 and it was adopted by the RCWD in October of 1997.These documents were submitted to and approved by the Metropolitan Council. The City continues to use these documents to supplement city planning and to guide site-specific detailed analysis. Historic Site Preservation There are no historically significant or potentially historically significant sites in Mounds View. Therefore there is no need for any special measures to ensure the protection of historically significant properties. The City will consider this issue during the normal development review process. Solar Access Protection The City of Mounds View acknowledges the importance of the concept of the protection and development of access to direct sunlight for solar energy systems. The City of Mounds View is a fully developed community with established buildings, setbacks, and mature trees and therefore there are limited opportunities to impact the existing development. The City will be doing a major review and update of its zoning ordinance as part of its implementation strategy of its updated Comprehensive Plan. The issue of solar access protection will be considered when reviewing and revising the zoning ordinance.