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<br />setbacks from the road, additional buffer or screening requirements and <br />construction techniques such as fewer windows on the highway side of the <br />house, acoustical design, quieter air handling equipment, and additional <br />insulation, as well as improved siting of new commercial/industrial buildings to <br />act as buffers for highway noise. <br /> <br />23) Revise the standards to include site design and review standards that encourage on- <br />site management of storm water where possible, and storm water conveyance to <br />regional ponds where necessary. For example, some temporary (12-hour) storage <br />could be done in and under parking lots to control flow from parking lots to pond. <br />Work with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and US Environmental <br />Protection Agency to implement a regional water quality system, <br /> <br />24) Protect, preserve and restore features, on both public and private property, which <br />significantly contribute to the character and appearance of the natural environment of <br />Twin Lakes. <br /> <br />a) Utilize dedication of easements, outright purchase, and purchase of development <br />rights to preserve open space near or adjacent to lakes and shore land. <br /> <br />b) Use decked parking and shared parking easements to maximize use of existing <br />parking and driveways. Retain a minimum of 20% of each site in green space <br />and/or ponding, <br /> <br />c) Plant street boulevard and median areas, consistent with the City Master Tree <br />Plan, as part of each redevelopment project and especially in parking areas. <br /> <br />d) Require newly developed parcels to incorporate year-round aesthetically pleasing <br />plantings as part of the landscape plan, <br /> <br />7 <br />