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<br />|,«j:is|.itne intent ti‘ pass ibis ordinamv without such
<br />*iuut»ustituti<m;d |H>rtion. and the lemaindei of this
<br />onlin.uu e .shall be deenuHl and held to bo valid ns if such
<br />pull ion hail not been included herein. If this ordinance, or
<br />an) provision liereof. is h**M to b«* inapplicabl** to any
<br />person, group of persons, property, kind of prrjperty.
<br />circumstances, or of eircumstanci-s. such holding '.ball
<br />not alteet tin* applicability hereof to any other perM»ns.
<br />property, or circumstances.
<br />FLOODPLAIN AND WETLANDSOUDINANCK OF VILLAGK OFORONO, MINNESOTA
<br />STATEMENT OF POLICY
<br />It is in the public interest to protect against
<br />uncoordinated and unplanned land development which
<br />affects marshes, swamps, wetlands, drainage ways, lakes,
<br />and watercourses within the village of Orono, which
<br />d<‘velopment, if allowed to continue, will result in loss and
<br />damage to public and private improvements through
<br />inundation by flood waters and subsequent expensive
<br />construction of storm sewers and other public projecLs, in
<br />the permanent destruction of these natural resources, loss
<br />of water retention facilities, open space, and wildlife
<br />habitats, and impairment of public and private water
<br />supplies. The objectives of this ordinance are to permit
<br />and encourage a coordinated land and water management
<br />program and the retention of open land uses which will
<br />locate permanent structures and artificial obstructions so
<br />as not to obstruct the passage of waters nor destroy the
<br />natural public water areas, marshes, and wetlands within
<br />the village. The village council has in mind Its statutory
<br />obligation to adopt a floodplain ordinance pursuant to
<br />Minnesota Statutes 1969, Chapter 104, the proposed
<br />regulations of the Minnetonka Conservation District, the
<br />open space policies of the Metropolitan Council, and its
<br />guidelines encouraging protection of marshes, wetlands,
<br />and the flcKidplain area, and the public interest in
<br />preventing irreparable destruction of valuable natural
<br />resources as expressed by numerous persons and
<br />organisations.
<br />In addition to these general purposes, the specific intent
<br />of this ordinance is to:
<br />(1) Reduce danger to health by protecting surface and
<br />ground water supplies from the impairment which results
<br />from incompatible land uses by providing safe and
<br />sanitary drainage.
<br />(2) Reduce the financial burdens imposi'd both on the
<br />community and on communities within the Minnehaha
<br />Creek Watershed District and the individuals therein by
<br />* frequent floods and overflow of water on lands.
<br />(3) Permit and encourage planned development land
<br />u.scs which will not impede the flow of flood water or cause
<br />danger to life or property.
<br />(4) Permit and encourage land uses compatible with the
<br />preservation of the natural vegetation and marshes, which
<br />are a principal factor in the maintenance of constant rates
<br />of water flow through the year and which sustain many
<br />species of wildlife and plant growth.
<br />(5) Avoid fast runoff of surface waters from developed
<br />areas to prevent pollutional materials such as animal
<br />f«*ces, motor oils, paper, sand, salt and other debris,
<br />garbage, and foreign materials from being carried directly
<br />into the nearest natural stream, lake, or other public
<br />waters.
<br />(0) Encourage a suitable system of ponding areas to
<br />permit the temporary withholding of rapid water runoff
<br />which presently contributes to downstream flfxiding and
<br />general water pollution, giving preference to areas which
<br />contribute to groundwater infiltration and recharge,
<br />thereby reducing the need for public projects to contain,
<br />store, and control such runoff.
<br />(7) Provide sufficient land area to carry abnormal flows
<br />of storm water in periods of heavy precipitation and to
<br />prevent needless expenditures of public funds for storm
<br />sew'ers and flood protection devices which proper planning
<br />could have avoided.
<br />(8) Prevent the development of structures in areas unfit
<br />for human usage by reason of danger from fl»joding,
<br />unsanitary conditions, or other ha/.ards.
<br />(9) Prevent the placement of artificial obstructions
<br />wdiich restrict the right of public passage and use of the
<br />lx*d, bank, and water of any creeks, marshes, or
<br />watercourses within the village.
<br />DKFINITION.S
<br />For the purpose of this ordinance, the terms defined in
<br />this section .shall have the following meanings:
<br />obstruction. Any dam, wall, wharf, embankment, levee,
<br />dike, pile abutment, projection, excavation, bridge,
<br />conduit, pole, culvert, building, wire, fence, fill, or
<br />projection into the Floodplain and Wetlands Conservation
<br />Area.
<br />natural obstruction. Any rock, tree, gravel, or analogous
<br />natural mutter thui ts an obstruction and has been located
<br />within the floodplain by a nonhuman cause.
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<br />artificial obstruction. Any obstniction which is not a
<br />natural obstruction.
<br />Poodplain. I’be land area adjacent to a watercourse,
<br />drainage way, or creek which has been or may be covered
<br />by flood waters.
<br />DEFINITION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF PRO
<br />TECTED AREA
<br />The “Floodplain and Wetlands Conservation Aren
<br />within the village of Orono, hereinuftcT referred to as the
<br />protected area, is defined and established to be the low
<br />ureas and floodplain adjoining and including any
<br />watercourse or drainage way or body of water subject to
<br />lieriodic fl«ioding or overflow; and those areas designated
<br />and shown as marsh, wooded marsh, submerged marsh,
<br />inundation urea, intermittent lake, or intermittent
<br />streams by the United Stales Department of the Interior,
<br />12.S
<br />through the tuntlo^
<br />* data. . . . ‘rh«>se
<br />of this ordinance
<br />remain on file i
<br />niini.strnfor for |
<br />of (leiining the appli
<br />th«* maps, data, an
<br />this .survey shall b
<br />administrator and s
<br />the I'loodplain and
<br />change in the Floodf
<br />as may from time to
<br />be reflected on thosi
<br />DEVELOPMENT 1
<br />No filling, gn
<br />constniction shall fa
<br />Wetlands Conserva
<br />adjoining, or affectir
<br />adjacent areas is inc
<br />in this ordinance and
<br />their natural state; n
<br />bo used in determin
<br />building sites except
<br />furth<*r define the S|
<br />and Wetlands Cons
<br />official maps thereof
<br />ordinance are pro]
<br />j undertaking improv'e
<br />1 adjacent to the pro‘te
<br />1 the work, obtain a [
<br />■ Orono. Approval ma,
<br />with other permits a]
<br />implied from the gr;
<br />neces.sity to apply foi
<br />In extraordinary ca
<br />application therefor,
<br />determined to be in t
<br />shall be granted which
<br />tendency to:
<br />11) Increa.se the hei
<br />along the Minnehaha
<br />(2) Result in the plj
<br />which will re.strict thi
<br />manner as to increa:
<br />obstructions approv(
<br />Watershi^l District in
<br />management.
<br />(3) Result in incomf
<br />detrimental to the prot
<br />supplie.s.
<br />M) lncrea.se the fii
<br />community through ii
<br />W’ater onto land arca.s w
<br />adjacent to Minnehaha
<br />(5) Be not in keeping
<br />obj«ftives for the villagi
<br />cause tlanger to life or |
<br />|b) Be inconsistent w
<br />lami u.sfs compatible wi
<br />land torn IS, vegetation
<br />within ihf village of Or
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