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Columbus, MN Code of Ordinances
CHAPTER 1 CODIFICATION OF ORDINANCES
CHAPTER 2 OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
CHAPTER 3 PLANNING COMMISSION
CHAPTER 4 LICENSING
CHAPTER 5 PUBLIC SAFETY AND PUBLIC NUISANCE [Chapter 5, retitled by Ord. No. 88-2, effective July 1, 1988.]
CHAPTER 6 STREETS
CHAPTER 7A GENERAL ZONING REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 7B SIGN REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 7C WETLANDS ZONING REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 7D STORM WATER MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 7E SHORELAND MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 7F FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 8 SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 9 EXCAVATION, MINING AND FILLING
CHAPTER 10 QUASI-JUDICIAL PROCEDURES
CHAPTER 11 THE MINNESOTA STATE FIRE CODE
CHAPTER 12 LIFE SAFETY CODE
CHAPTER 13 BUILDING CODE
CHAPTER 14 PUBLIC HEALTH, WELLS, SEWERS, AND UTILITIES
CHAPTER 15 PARK RULES AND REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 16A COLUMBUS HOUSING CODE
CHAPTER 16B DANGEROUS BUILDINGS CODE
CHAPTER 16C VIOLATIONS ABATEMENT CODE
CHAPTER 17 LODGING TAX
CHAPTER 18 REGULATION OF UTILITIES
CHAPTER 19 SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
CHAPTER 20 FORESTRY REGULATIONS
SECTION 7E-520 PLACEMENT OF STRUCTURES.
   A.   Ordinary High Water Level (OHWL) Setbacks. The setback requirements for principal structures, accessory structures (except permitted water-oriented structures), and sewage treatment systems from the ordinary high water level are as follows:
 
Classification
Unsewered Structures
Sewage Systems
Sewered Structures
Natural Environment
150 feet
150 feet
150 feet
General Development
75 feet
75 feet
50 feet
Rivers and Streams*
100 feet
75 feet
50 feet
 
[Amended by Ord. No. 22-02, effective August 23, 2023]

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