§ 151.04 JURISDICTION.

   The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the shorelands of the public water bodies as classified in §§ 151.15 through 151.19 of this chapter. Pursuant to Minnesota Regulations, Parts 6120.2500 - 6120.3900, no lake, pond, or flowage less than ten (10) acres in size in municipalities or twenty-five (25) acres in size in unincorporated areas need be regulated in a local government's shoreland regulations. A body of water created by a private user where there was no previous shoreland may, at the discretion of the governing body, be exempt from this chapter.

(Ord. 247, passed 8-4-1992; Am. Ord. 248, passed 10-20-1992; Am. Ord. 249, passed 10-20-1992; Ord. passed 4-14-1997; Am. Ord. 274, passed 4-15-1997)

§ 151.05 COMPLIANCE.

   The use of any shoreland public waters; the size and shape of lots; the use, size, type and location of structures on lots; the installation and maintenance of water supply and waste treatment systems, the grading and filling of any shoreland area; the cutting of shoreland vegetation; and the subdivision of land shall be in full compliance with the terms of this chapter and other applicable regulations.

(Ord. 247, passed 8-4-1992; Am. Ord. 248, passed 10-20-1992; Am. Ord. 249, passed 10-20-1992; Ord. passed 4-14-1997; Am. Ord. 274, passed 4-15-1997)

SHORELAND CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM AND LAND USE DISTRICTS

§ 151.15 SHORELAND CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM.

   The public waters of the city have been classified below consistent with the criteria found in Minnesota Regulations, Part 6120.3300, and Protected Waters Inventory Map for Kanabec County, Minnesota.

(Ord. 247, passed 8-4-1992; Am. Ord. 248, passed 10-20-1992; Am. Ord. 249, passed 10-20-1992; Ord. passed 4-14-1997; Am. Ord. 274, passed 4-15-1997)

§ 151.16 WATERBODIES.

   The shoreland area for the waterbodies listed in § 151.17 of this subchapter shall be as defined in the official zoning map.

(Ord. 247, passed 8-4-1992; Am. Ord. 248, passed 10-20-1992; Am. Ord. 249, passed 10-20-1992; Ord. passed 4-14-1997; Am. Ord. 274, passed 4-15-1997)

§ 151.17 LAKES, RIVERS, STREAMS AND RIVERS.

Lakes
Recreational development lakes
Spring Lake	Inventory I.D. 33-27
General development lakes
Lake Mora	Inventory I.D. 33-34
Rivers and Streams
Transition Rivers
Snake River	Legal description - North Section line, Sec. 30, T40N, R23W
Tributary streams
All protected watercourses in the city shown on the Protected Waters Inventory Map for Kanabec County, a copy of which is hereby adopted by reference, not given a classification shall be considered “tributary.”

 

(Ord. 247, passed 8-4-1992; Am. Ord. 248, passed 10-20-1992; Am. Ord. 249, passed 10-20-1992; Ord. passed 4-14-1997; Am. Ord. 274, passed 4-15-1997)

§ 151.18 CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATION.

   The land use districts in § 151.18, and the delineation of a land use district's boundaries on the official zoning map, must be consistent with the goals, policies, and objectives of the comprehensive land use plan and the following criteria, considerations, and objectives:

   (A)   General considerations and criteria for all land uses.

      (1)   Preservation of natural area;

      (2   Present ownership and development of shoreland areas;

      (3)   Shoreland soil types and their engineering capabilities;

      (4)   Topographic characteristics;

      (5)   Vegetative cover;

      (6)   In-water physical characteristics, values, and constraints;

      (7)   Recreational use of the surface water;

      (8)   Road and service center accessibility;

      (9)   Socioeconomic development needs and plans as they involve water and related resources;

      (10)   The land requirements of industry which, by its nature, requires location in shoreland areas;

      (11)   The necessity to preserve and restore certain areas having significant historical or ecological value.

   (B)   Factors and criteria for planned unit development.

      (1)   Existing recreational use of the surface waters and likely increases in use associated with planned unit developments;

      (2)   Physical and aesthetic impacts of increased density;

      (3)   Suitability of lands for the planned unit development approach;

      (4)   Level of current development in the area;

      (5)   Amounts and types of ownership of undeveloped lands.

(Ord. 247, passed 8-4-1992; Am. Ord. 248, passed 10-20-1992; Am. Ord. 249, passed 10-20-1992; Ord. passed 4-14-1997; Am. Ord. 274, passed 4-15-1997)