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gNVlRONMENT JUNE, 1980 <br />7. <br />A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF NATURAL WOODLANDS AND OPEN SPACE WILL BE <br />DETAINED ON EACH PROPERTY. Retention of the natural environment <br />requires careful siting and preservation of trees and open space <br />each urban property. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ <br />ALL DEVELOPMEtNTS WILL BE DESIGNED TO ASSURE PROTECTION OF LIGHT AIR <br />AND SOLAR ACCESS FOR NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES. Requirements for minimim <br />lot size, amounts of open space, minimum yard setbacks, and maximum <br />building heights will be designed to assure protection of these values <br />for all urban residents. <br />Lion. <br />&nd <br />lining <br />rent <br />Lon. <br />ints, <br />:lands <br />RURAL AREA POLICIES FOR NATURAL RESQURCg MANARFMFMT <br />1. LSND USE STANDARDS WILL LIMIT THE POLLUTION LOADING OF PURAL MARSHES <br />^ND DRAINA6EWAYS. Rural densities will be low enough to ensure <br />p^.'^Qanent reliance upon satisfactory on-site sewer and water systems <br />and to ensure that rates of phosphorus and nitrogen generation will <br />drainage system. <br />lAND USE DENSITIES WILL ALLOW MAXIMUM RETENTION , PT/.VATE <br />W.-^jOS and open space. Low rural densities will accommodate homesites <br />without affecting the traditional vistas of open fields and woods. <br />The retention of these woodlands and marshlands will then assure <br />permanent habitat for our abundant wildlife. <br />RURAL WETLANDS AND MARSHLAND WILL BE MAINTAINED AND PROTECTED FOR <br />SURFACE WATER RETENTION AND FILTRATION. As total watershed population <br />increases, even at our relatively low rural densities, the volume <br />of runoff increases as does the nutrient input. Upland marshes and <br />wetlands will be required for flood control water retention and for <br />maximum nutrient assimilative capacity. <br />Tffi CITY WILL PROMOTE FARMING PRACTICES DESIGNED TO CONSERVE THE <br />SOIL AND GROUND WATER. Where farming occurs in the rural areas, the <br />innovative tilling methods, land banking, crop rotation and <br />Wind breaks are encouraged to protect the native soil from erosion <br />and deterioration. Animal sanitation methods will be enforced to <br />assure minimal pollution of drainageways or ground waters. <br />intal <br />CMP 3-23