(A) The efforts of the city’s water management programs are to prevent flooding and improve water quality through the best possible utilization of wetlands and artificial detention areas. Wetland management, as opposed to preservation, will allow the city to maintain the integrity of its wetlands while improving water quality and reducing the city maintenance efforts.
(B) To guide and control new development of lands within the city in ways that will be consistent with the zoning laws and Comprehensive Development Plan in force at the time of the development, consistent with the requirements of Rice Creek Watershed District, this municipal code, state statutes and other regulatory agencies and consistent with sound economic policies as such policies affect property owners and the proponents of new developments and to require proponents of new developments to adopt sound development plans and proposals that will cause no economic burden both as to storm waters or drainage on the owners of abutting or adjoining properties or affected properties or on the property owners of the city at large.
(Prior Code, § 1301.02) (Ord. 507, passed 04-27-1992)