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<br />~ <br /> <br />NATURAL RESOURCE GOALS AND POLICIES <br /> <br />It is the goal of the City of Centerville to: <br />· Conserve and protect Centerville Lake, Peltier Lake, and Clearwater Creek for <br />future generations to enjoy. <br />· Promote and implement sustainable practices through education, by example <br />and use of eco~friendly products on public lands. <br />· Protect environmental systems from unnecessary impacts of future growth and <br />development activities. <br />· Protect the surface waters, ground waters and wetland areas of the City to <br />promote aesthetic qualities, natural habitat areas, ground water recharge and <br />recreation opportunities. <br />· Protect ground water purity by preventing erosion and improper discharge of <br />sedimentation into ours local lakes and streams. <br />· Maintain the open space/rural atmosphere of the community. <br /> <br />It is the policy ofthe City of Centerville to: <br />· Prohibit new development in floodplains, steep slopes, wetlands, and other <br />environmentally sensitive areas. <br />· Adopt and enforce wetland alteration and mitigation requirements consistent <br />with the Wetlands Conservation Act**. <br />· Establish erosion and sedimentation control standards consistent with <br />MPCA';,;"s "best management practices." <br />· Require that stonnwater ponds meet the design standards of the National <br />Urban Runoff Program (NURP)** (Are these still current?). <br />· Enforce shoreland management regulations along Centerville Lake, Peltier <br />Lake, Clearwater Creek and County Ditch No. 47. <br />· Establish landscaping requirements for all new residential and commercial <br />developments that address water run-off and other harmful side effects. <br />· Promote planned unit development and clustering concepts that will result in <br />more efficient protection of natural resources and open spaces. <br /> <br />35 <br />