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City of Mounds View Comprehensive Plan Wetlands and Drainage Wetlands and ponding areas serve as holding areas for storm runoff, filter ground water supplies, and provide habitat areas for wildlife. Wetlands have been protected, for the most part, as Mounds View has developed.Mounds View has wetland protection and flood plain regulations in place.The City of Mounds View also works cooperatively with Rice Creek Watershed District to ensure that development does not adversely affect wetlands and drainage.Figure 1 on page 13 generally shows the existing wetlands in the community. Figure 2 on page 14 illustrates the six city drainage districts that have been designated. District boundaries were determined by the direction of drainage flow and the watercourse the drainage flows to.Drainage systems include ditches,drainageways,and storm sewers. Storm water problems are limited to some local trouble spots. There is no need for major expansion or major alteration to the current system. New development will be reviewed to ensure that the current system is not adversely affected. Soils The majority of the soils present in Mounds View offer slight to moderate limitations to development. Potential development limitations are shown in Table 1 below and Figure 3 on page 15. TABLE 1: Soil Limitations Soil Type Description Slight Moderate Severe Limitation Limitation Limitation 158 B,C,D:Zimmerman Well drained loamy fine sand X 161:Isanti Poorly drained loamy fine sand X 162:Lino Somewhat poorly drained loamy fine sand X 265:Soderville Somewhat poorly drained loamy fine sand X 540:Seelyville Muck Very poorly drained muck X 543:Markey Muck Very poorly drained muck X 859 B:Urban Land-Zimmerman Complex Excessively drained loamy fine sand X 863:Urban Land-Lino Complex Somewhat poorly drained loamy fine sand X 1027:Udorthents,Wet Substratum Heterogeneous earthy fill material X 1039:Urban Land Developed areas with 90%impervious surface X 1055:A uolls and Histosols,Ponded IVery poorlydrained mineral and organic soils X Source:Ramsey County Soil Survey 12