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VII-2 <br />_ f <br /> POLICIES: <br /> •Provide access to parks and other open spaces with active and passive recrea- <br /> tional opportunities for residents in all age groups. <br /> •Maintain and improve the city's existing public recreation facilities. <br /> •Require developers of new residential areas to either dedicate public open <br /> space or make a payment in lieu of dedication to the City's park improvement <br /> fund. <br /> 3. GOAL: Develop,preserve and protect environmental resources, such as wetlands, <br /> water bodies and their shorelines, within the area with respect to open space, <br /> recreational uses,water and air quality and natural ecosystems. <br /> POLICIES: <br /> •Restrict development of shorelands,wetlands and drainage ways. <br /> •Restrict alteration of natural contours and soils, and restrict removal of <br /> natural vegetation. <br /> •Preserve natural systems through acquisition, dedication or easements. • <br /> •Require that development plans demonstrate a compatibility with natural <br /> features and systems. <br /> 4. GOAL: Preserve,maintain and/or strengthen the cultural,social,historical,physical <br /> and visual qualities unique to the community. <br /> POLICIES: <br /> •Reserve through purchase,easement,or dedication public access to wetlands, <br /> waterways, lakeshore or other natural preservation areas. <br /> •Work with other public and private agencies to identify,preserve and protect <br /> sites of historical, architectural and cultural significance. <br /> •Work with developer to preserve existing natural open space areas. <br /> •Require that developers provide for buffer area between differing,non-com- <br /> patible land use, whenever possible making use of the natural land charac- <br /> teristics. <br /> • <br />