04-10-2003 Long Range Planning Commission Minutes

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• Retain and manage native vegetation cover in areas with high erosion potential. • Develop an integrated forest management plan for privately and publicly owned forests in Pequot Lakes and the surrounding area to ensure their long-term ecological and economic viability. Such a plan should address forest health protection, and the management of timber,wildlife,hazard trees,street trees, as well as resource preservation and forest recreation opportunities. • Establish a Purchase of Development Rights(PDR)and/or Transfer of Development Rights (TDR)program preserve natural areas and encourage higher-density,traditional resort and neighborhood development in suitable building areas. • Support county officials and agencies in identifying and mitigating failing or substandard septic systems and polluted wells. • Enact ordinances to encourage developments that are designed to fit into the natural environment rather than to alter the environment and to allow for the innovative treatment of storm-water on the site,native landscaping,tree preservation,and other actions to protect the natural environment. • Require the reforestation of land cleared - for development. • Allow and encourage cluster = E ommon - developments,planned unit developments . , R (PUDs), and performance standards to , t f• preserve natural resources on new •�,..�;r., ,•�: �,; -. • developments.(Figure on Cluster — : F • Developments) 1dd L• Develop an integrated education program that informs landowners and residents of Conventional subdivision Cluster subdivision new developments and teaches them about the presence and importance of local natural resources,the use of BMPs and incentive programs for conserving land and natural resources,and existing programs and regulations pertaining to natural resources. • Host community clean-up and tree-planting events. • Set examples of responsible development and natural resource management projects throughout the City and County through the phasing of capital improvement projects and collaborative efforts funding efforts. • Consider a salt-free policy for road maintenance and snow removal. • Develop lake management plans for each lake in the City that include lake-specific regulations on items such as boat speeds,time-of-day restrictions on jet skis,motorized uses and no-wake zones. • Work with ATV and snowmobile clubs to consolidate and map trail systems that don't disrupt residential or environmentally sensitive areas. • Develop a corridor management plan for vegetation,signs,and structures along public roads to insure vegetative screening,protect scenic vistas,provide alternative modes of transportation,and inform the public. • Develop and implement a City recycling and litter management program. • Work with the DNR to make public accesses an example of how to manage for environmentally friendly shoreline areas. 6