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<br />32. Does the community have a Parks & Open Space Plan including regional park elements? <br /> <br />~I ~:~' Year adopted: 12004 <br /> <br />SECTION 7: IMPLEMENTATION <br /> <br />33. Will the plan amendment require changes in zoning or subdivision ordinances, capital improvement <br />program (CIP), or other official controls? <br /> <br /> No. <br />X Yes, describe proposed changes and timeline: <br /> The development site will require rezoning. Any needed changes to the city's CIP will be part of the <br /> annual reviews of the CIP. <br /> <br />34. Does the community have natural resources protection ordinances, including wetland, tree preservation, <br />and steep slopes? <br /> <br />X Yes, identify: Both the subdivision and zoning ordinances include tree preservation plans. <br /> Wetlands are protected by the Wetlands Conservation Act, administered by the <br /> Rice Creek Watershed District. The city's subdivision ordinance requires <br /> drainage and utility easements that extend at least ten feet beyond delineated <br /> wetland edges. Because the site is within the AUAR area, conservation <br /> development practices will be required for all development. This will include <br /> preserving and buffering wetlands as well as extensive attention to stormwater <br /> management to protect and even enhance water quality. The shoreland <br /> ordinance includes steep slope orotections. <br /> No. <br /> <br />September 2005 <br /> <br />11 <br />