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DRAFT NATURAL/ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS AND POLICIES Y 1, 1980 Goal l: Ensure that community development is compatible with features of the natural environment and is accommodated without destroying desirable environmental features and natural amenities. Policy: Analyze all development proposed for location within environmentally sensitive areas to insure that cost/benefit issues are thoroughly understood by the public. Policy: where feasible for park and recreation uee, acquire or require dedication of environmentally sen- sitive area. Policy: Topography, soil, depth of water table, vege- tation, and surface drainage will be major considerations in reviewing any proposed development plans. Goal 2: Require indepth subdivision planning to ensure protection of those portions of the community which contain wetlands which serve the public. Goal 3: Maintain, strengthen the quality, quantity, and stability of Mounds View's wetland areas for public benefit. Policy: Restrict or prchibit development of wetlands, flood plains and natural features that perform important environmental functions in their natural state. Where desisakale and practical, maintain such natura2 features in a condition for appropriate recreational uses. Pol;cy: Prohibik development on or alteration of natural drainaqe system components where atorm water ean be ade- quately managed without construction of storm sewer. Po11CY: Protect and preserve soil types associated with drainugeways and wetlands in order to channel flowage and control eroaion. PoliCy: All etreams and drainageways ahall be protected to preserve epaoe for proper storm drainage, avoid prop- erty damaqe, pravent soil erosion and preserve recreational values. PoliCy: Prohibit conatructien/development of. any kind from occurring on wetlanda, flood plaine, and other natural eaturae that perform important public protection functions in their natural state.