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• Adopt the urban best management practices of the MPCA (as <br />presented in its manual titled "Protecting Water. Quality in Urban <br />Areas'') to be followed for all new or redeveloped. land <br />development: <br />0 Continue. to administer standards. and setback. requirements to <br />protect Gem. Lake: (water body) and its:shi inland. A 100 foot <br />.structure and impervious surface setback is required by the <br />existing ordinance: A 100 foot septic systemsetback is also. <br />recommended. It is also recommended that a shoreland impact <br />zone be developed; litfiitulg vegetation.removal and fill. The tree <br />ordinance does presently prohibif-cutimg. trees. within 75 feet of <br />Gem Lake (water body). <br />• Require drainage plan for any impervious areas constructed or <br />improved within .the . City of Gem Lake. <br />11.0 Community Facilities and Services Plan <br />The Community '$eryices and Facilities Component. of ihe <br />Comprehensive Municipal Plan is based principally .on goal 4 that <br />establishes desire of the residents of the community to maintain <br />'lowprotile" government providing a minimum of urban.services <br />.consistent with the needs .of a low density "rustic" communii�., and <br />goal.number,5--whirh identifies the community's desire#o establish. <br />long-term service ommitments with other governmental units in the: <br />area. It woul undesirable to maintain a separate. municipal <br />commitment for any community services given the relatively small <br />ultimate population planned for the community.. <br />11.1 Police. <br />Currently, the City receives police protection on -a contractual. basis. <br />from. Ramsey -County. As the population of Gem Lake -increases, <br />there will be need* to increase police surveillance_ Poli:` " The. City <br />of Gem Lake will. seek to combine with other. goverrunerltal unitsdn <br />the area in developing a.high quality sub -regional police foixe., <br />11.2 Fire, Protection <br />TheCity.;of-Gem-Lakecurfently contracts-witli the City of White. Bear. <br />Lake for fire protection services being eharged as a base rate plus a <br />fixed charge per fire occurrence. Policy: The City will seek a longer <br />term commitment by -an association either with Vadnais Heights or. <br />White Bear Lake: Fire protection services might be charged on an <br />annual basis based on reasonable criteria such as assessed. property. <br />valuation. <br />Comprehensive Plan A-GEMLK9501.00 <br />Gem Lake, Minnesota Page 33 <br />