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City of Arden Hills – 2040 Comprehensive Plan <br /> <br /> <br />Approved:, 2018 <br />10-1 <br />10. PROTECTED RESOURCES <br /> <br />Goal: Preserve, protect, and restore the community’s natural resources, including open <br />spaces, lakes, wetlands, other significant natural features, and historic resources. <br /> <br />To achieve this protected resources goal, the following policies are proposed: <br />o Identify and work to protect the sensitive natural resources within the City. <br />o Develop or enhance regulations to protect the City’s natural resources, including <br />trees, lakes, wetlands, and other unique or significant natural resources. <br />o Work with the appropriate agencies to assure that surface and ground water <br />quality is protected. <br />o Support public educational opportunities to foster a better understanding of the <br />natural environment as well as ways to restore and protect the natural <br />environment. <br />o Work with the Arden Hills Army Training Site (AHATS) to protect the unique <br />natural resources and open spaces as park and/or open space. <br />o Encourage the identification and protection of historically significant sites and <br />structures. <br /> <br />10.1 INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />The beautiful lakes, diverse topography, and wooded character of Arden Hills provide <br />exceptional residential, recreational, and business environments. The community has <br />carefully guarded these resources in the past; however, they are constantly threatened <br />by human activities. Protecting these areas requires diligence, including adherence to <br />strong protection policies and requirements, studying the most up-to-date preservation <br />methods, and educating the public on environmentally sound development and <br />maintenance practices. <br /> <br />Lakes are a significant resource in the City and will continue to be if water quality can be <br />enhanced and maintained. Lakes and their surrounding watersheds need to be <br />managed as sensitive and limited resources, requiring purposeful planning and action. <br />The lack of management of these limited resources can lead to diminished water quality <br />and can negatively affect public health, recreational activities, wildlife, and fishing, <br />community quality of life, and ultimately tax revenues through diminished property <br />values. <br /> <br />Arden Hills is located entirely within the Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD). The <br />RCWD addresses water issues, administers regulatory programs, and undertakes <br />projects to improve water quality. The City has a number of protective ordinances and <br />policies in place that enhance RCWD activities; however, those policies require Draft 04/04/2018
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