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Using the Plan 12. Preserve natural systems through acquisition, dedication, or easements. • 13. Require that development plans demonstrate a compatibility with natural features and systems. 14. Work with developers to preserve existing natural open space areas. 15. Allow the transfer of densities on a site in order to preserve site features that otherwise might not be preserved. 16. Encourage energy efficient housing and business construction and operations. 17. Encourage urban design strategies that utilize the natural environment to save heating and cooling costs (solar energy), snow removal expenses (living snow fence) or storm sewer development (rainwater gardens, cisterns, rooftop gardens.) 18. Use the development process to obtain information about natural land features. Community Facilities 1. Provide adequate public facilities to protect the health, safety and welfare of the community. 2. Cooperate with regional agencies to achieve efficiencies in the provision • of services that may cross jurisdictional boundaries. 3. Cooperate and facilitate the planning and development of school facilities to serve growth in the community and better integrate school facilities with neighborhoods. 4. Work with the School District to reuse facilities no longer needed for public education. 5. Support collaborative solutions for local facility needs. Community Development 1. Prioritize the allocation of community resources towards infill development, redevelopment of blighted or depressed areas, and revitalization of existing neighborhoods. 2. Promote the creation of a variety of new employment opportunities that allow people to live and work in Elk River. Community Image 1. Utilize the Mississippi River as an attraction and focal point for the downtown 2. Adhere to controls for the size and placement of signage and landscaping for commercial applications within the City limits. 4111 (� Building the Future -A Comprehensive Plan for Elk River 3+18 Eluiver