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environment <br />JUNE, 1980 <br />6. A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF NATURAL WOODLANDS AND OPEN SPACE WILL BE <br />RETAINED ON EACH PROPERTY. Retention of the natural environment <br />requires careful siting and preservation of trees and open space on <br />each urban property. <br />7. ALL DEVELOPMENTS WILL BE DESIGNED TO ASSURE PROTECTION OF LIGHT, AIR, <br />AND SOLAR ACCESS FOR NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES. Requirements for minimum <br />lot size, amounts of open space, minimum yard setbacks, <br />building heights will be designed to assure protection of these values <br />for all urban residents. <br />RURAL AREA POLICIES FOR NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT <br />1. <br />2. <br />3. <br />4. <br />LAND USE STANDARDS WILL LIMIT THE POLLUTION LOADING OF RURAL MARSHES <br />AND DRAINAGEWAYS. Rural densities will be low enough to ensure <br />permanent reliance upon satisfactory on-site sewer and water systems <br />and to ensure that rates of phosphorus and nitrogen generation will <br />not adversely affect the water quality in the natural drainage system. <br />RURAL LAND USE DENSITIES WILL ALLOW MAXIMUM RETENTION OF PRIVATE <br />WOODS AND OPEN SPACE. Low rural densities will accommodate homes! es <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 />THE CITY WILL PROMOTE FARMING PRACTICES DESIGNED TO CONSERVE THE <br />SOIL AND GROUND WATER. Where farming occurs in the rural areas, the <br />use of 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 />CMP 3-23