Landowners or developers desiring to develop land or construct any dwelling or any other artificial obstruction or direct the flow of water from any underground water source, on land located within the wetland conservation area or change the shoreline of Lake Minnetonka, Galpin Lake, Christmas Lake, Lake Mary, Silver Lake and Lake Virginia within the city, shall first submit a plan of development, hereinafter referred to as “an earth change plan,” to the City Council which shall set forth proposed provisions for sediment control, water management, maintenance of landscaped features and any additional matters intended to improve or maintain the quality of the environment. The plan shall set forth proposed changes requested by the applicant and affirmatively disclose what, if any, change will be made in the natural condition of the earth, including loss or change of earth ground cover, destruction of trees, grade changes and its effect, if any, upon lakes, streams, watercourses and marshes, lowlands and wetlands in the area. The plan shall minimize tree removal, ground cover change, loss of natural vegetation and grade changes as much as possible and shall affirmatively provide for the relocation or replanting of as many trees as possible which are proposed to be removed. The purpose of the earth change plan shall be to eliminate as much as possible potential pollution, erosion and siltation.
(1987 Code, § 1102.05) (Ord. 217, passed 7-10-1989)