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impacts and condition or deny proposals to minimize or prevent adverse impacts in accordance with other provisions of this chapter; 4. In assessing the environmental impacts of a proposal and in determining the need for conditioning or denying a proposal in accordance with other provisions of this chapter, the responsible official shall utilize SEPA, all policies, guidelines and regulations adopted pursuant to SEPA, federal, state and regional environmental quality standards, and the legislative enactments of the city, both specific and general, now in effect or enacted in the future; 5. The city reserves the right to impose specific conditions upon any action or to deny action in conformance with the policies stated in this chapter, so as to mitigate or prevent adverse environmental impacts; 6. It is not the intent or purpose of this chapter to prevent or delay the reasonable development of land in the city. BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: EMC 20.04.230 Specific policies. The City adopts the following specific policies in order to achieve the environmental goals of the Everett community: A. Policies Pertaining to the Natural Environment. 1. Earth: a. To encourage land development practices that result in a minimal disturbance to the city's vegetation and soils; b. To encourage building and site planning practices that are consistent with the City's natural topographical features; c. To insure prompt development, restoration and effective erosion control of property after land clearing through the use of phased development, replanting, hydroseeding and other appropriate engineering techniques; d. Prohibit development on steep slope areas when such development would create imminent danger of landslides. 2. Air: a. To work in cooperation with the Air Pollution Control Agency having jurisdiction over the proposal, to secure and maintain such levels of air quality as will protect human health and safety and to the greatest degree practicable, prevent injury to plant and animal life and to property, foster the comfort and convenience of inhabitants, promote the economic and social development of the City, and facilitate the enjoyment of the natural attractions of the City. 3. Water: a. To encourage development and construction procedures which conform to the South Everett Drainage Basin Plan and Chapter 14.28 of this code or as such may be amended or superseded, to minimize surface water and ground water runoff and diversion and to minimize erosion and reduce the risk of slides; b. To encourage sound development guidelines and construction procedures which respect and preserve the City's watercourses; to minimize water quality degradation and control the sedimentation of creeks, streams, ponds, lakes and other water bodies; to 8