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ORDINANCE NO. <br />) <br />S6f(Z,lCr-^ <br />lhTS^\ v*\ grnPM WATER MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE <br />AN ORDINANCE FROMOTO^ICrrm: HEALTH. GATm' AN^ <br />■OENErotL v^Txr/«JiD-eF Tin: cijtgfisig <br />‘MINI^OTA, BY-AMEND" <br />c <br />O' <br />QRDINAN €BC p^'^ -5^ <br />ADOPTING NEW SECTIONS REQUIRING STORM WATER <br />MANAGEMENT PRACTICES. <br />Vs) /0,S*7 * <br />^uJoA 1. STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION <br />This ordinance is adopted pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section^2351.fw tiiiui and tuwm, <br />3?|<.21 for oountita^ hn'rinfi n nf lt»M thw» lOO QQQ aeeor dmg to the'1950 Lemuel <br />% <br />-»P . 2. FINDINGS <br />Th#.^r;fy riiinitji Twh] hereby finds that uncontrolled and inadequately planned <br />of wetlands, woodlands, natural habitat areas, areas subject to soil erosion and areas containing <br />restrictive soils adversely affects the public health, safety and general welfare by impacting water <br />quality and contributing to other environmental problems, creating nuisarices, impairing other <br />beneficial uses of environmental resources and hindering the ability of the^City,'Coun^iTj0wi*fof <br />to orovide adequate water, sewage, flood control, and other community services. Iri <br />addition, extraordinary public expenditures may be required for the protection of persons and <br />property in such areas and in areas which may be affected by unplanned land usage. <br />SM 3. PURPOSE <br />The purpose of this ordinance is to promote, preserve and enhance the natural resources within the <br />unity Tnuaij,of /Orrs»^ and protect them from adverse effects occasioned by poorly sited <br />development or incompatible activities by regulating land disturbing or development activities that <br />would have an adverse and potentially irreversible impact on water quality and unique and fragile <br />environmentally sensitive land; by minimizing conflicts and encouraging compatibility between land <br />disturbing and development activities and water quality and environmentally sensitive lands; and by <br />requiring detailed review standards and procedures for land disturbing or development activities <br />proposed for such areas, thereby achieving a balance between urban growth and development and <br />orotection of water quality and natural areas. <br />n AS <br />4. DEHNinONS <br />For the nunx)S«\)f this ordinanc e, ihe following terms, phras es, words, and their denvatives shall <br />• 1 ... La mm — ------------------------—aM #1*^ <br />tor inC purposes UUS swiniaj, ------— <br />haveJhe meanineAtated below, ^en not inBonsnter*. >vith the context, words used in the presen <br />_ a a • I 1 * • • t _ .1 - _•_______I-.—)luf^num <br />inbcrNrh <br />Vense include the future tense, words in the plu^number include the singular number, and words <br />merely directive. <br />4.1 Applicant . Any person who wishes to obtain a building permit, zoning or subdivision <br />approval <br />roprml measure . A practice or combination of practices to control erosion and attendant ‘/f’- <br />pollution. <br />Detention facility . A permanent natural or man-made structure, including wetlands, for the <br />temporary storage of runoff which contains a permanent pool of water.