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Chapter 7 ~I'Y1p~Et'Y1e11tC~t1011 169 Commercial and Industrial Districts New Brighton has five commercial and three industrial districts. Commercial districts include Limited Business (office), Neighborhood Business, General Business, Downtown Business, and an Office Development Dis- trict. Industrial districts include Light Industrial, Heavy Industrial and Restricted Industrial, a district border- ing residential and open space areas. The commercial and•industrial districts do not allow residential uses except mobile home parks by special use permit. Per- formance standards are specified for commercial and ,; industrial districts. $-. Subdivision Regulations New Brighton has had regulations governing land subdivi- sion for a number of years. Points of particular note in the ' regulations are a requirement for conformity of subdivisions with the Zoning Code and comprehensive plan and a require- ment that natural features, such as woodlands and wetlands' be taken into account in subdivision design. C. Environmental Regulations The City of New Brighton has a number of specific ordi- nances which will be used to implement various aspects of this plan. The major ordinances are discussed below. Addi- tional implementation measures are discussed in each, section of the plan. Sewer and Septic Tank Regulations The City's sewer ordinance has a number of provisions among which is a requirement that any sewer improve- meet be consistent with the comprehensive sewer plan approved by the Wastewater Control C~ramission. The ordinance prohibits any sewer discharge to any natural outlet. Connection to the municipal sewer system is required when a sewer line is within 75 feet of the property. This requirement applies to virtually every lot in the City. All new subdivisions are sewered at the time of construction. If any of the handful of private systems malfunctions, correction is enforced under the City's nuisance ordi- n~nce, Connection to the City sewer system or recon- structlan accor3ing to Minnesota Department of Health standards is required. The City will adapt Minnesota Department of Health Regulation WPC-40 to govern r~ septic systems, a Wetlands and Water Bodies Protection The City has an ordinance which prohibits filling or other. alteration of wetlands without a special permit. Appli- cants for such permits are also referred to the Rice Creek. Watershed District to obtain Watershed District approval. Permits approved by the City are routinely conditioned an approval of the Rice Creek Watershed District. The City also has adapted a floodplain management ordi-