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I I I I r r r r 11. Development or alteration of floodplains will be restricted. Most of the City's identified floodplains are located along the shoreline or within designated marshlands and will be protected by other provisions applicable to those areas. In addition, where floodplains do exist on otherwise dry buildable land, construction, filling or alteration will be strictly controlled so as to avoid flow restrictions, to avoid flood level increases on other properties, and to avoid costly flood damage or pollution dangers. 12. Natural resource investigation will be required as part of all development proposals. 1 his will include topographical intormation, soil analysis, drainage plans, vegetation plans, erosion control measures and similar site data related to each project, whether public or private. The extent of each such review will be determined by probable environmental impact. Greater detail will be required of larger projects than of smaller ones. As proximity to Lake Minnetonka or a major wetland increases, so will the care and concern increase in direct proportion. 13. On-site water retention facilities will be required as part of all residen* tial, commercial or industrial development projects whenever necessary' to maintain or improve the existing storm water runoff patterns. Whenever a development’s location, size, scope or hardcover would tend to increase the quantity' of runoff, increase the speed of runoff, or decrease the quality of runoff, that development will be required to provide on-site retention facilities sufficient to maintain the existing situation or to improve the resulting runoff by reducing quantity, reducing speed and/or improving quality. No development will be pemiitted to adversely impact it's neighbors, or the City, by changing drainage patterns or by otherwise adversely affecting storm water drainage. National Urban Runoff Program (Nl IRP) standards will be applied to the desiun of new stormw ater ponds. (This amendment was required by Met Council per CMP Amendment No. 5 adopted via Resolution No. 3343 on 10-25-93) 14. Land use and development will not be permitted at the expense of environmental protection. No land will be permitted to be subdivided or built upon which is held unsuitable by the City for the proposed use because of flood hazard, inadequate drainage, soil formations with severe limitations for development, severe erosion potential, unfavorable topography, inadequate w ater supply or sewage disposal capabilities, or any other feature likely to be harmful to the health, safety, or welfare of the future residents of the proposed subdivision or of the community. No land use will be al lowed to adversely affect the neighborhood ’s air or water resources nor w ill any use be permitted to emit noise, dust, electrical or radiation pollution. C.MP 3A - 26