§ 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)

§ 151.19 LAND USE DISTRICT DESCRIPTIONS.

   The land use districts provided below, and the allowable land uses therein for the given classifications of waterbodies, shall be properly delineated on the official zoning map for the shorelands of this community. These land use districts are in conformance with the criteria specified in Minnesota Regulations, Part 6120.3200, Subp. 3:

Land Use Districts for Lakes
	General Development Lakes	Recreational Development Lakes
Residential district - uses
Single residential	P	P
Semi-public	C	C
Parks and historic sites	C	C
Extractive use	C	C
Duplex, triplex, quad residential	C	C
Forest management	P	P
High density residential district - uses
Residential planned unit developments	C	C
Surface water oriented commercial*	C	C
Semi-public	C	C
Parks and historic sites	C	C
Duplex, triplex, quad residential	P	P
Forest management	P	P
General use district - uses
Commercial	P	P
Commercial planned unit development**	C	C
Industrial	C	C
Public, semi-public	P	P
Extractive use	C	C
Parks and historic site	C	C
Forest management	P	P
Mining of metallic materials and peat	P	P
*   As accessory to a residential planned unit development **   Limited expansion of a commercial planned unit development involving up to six (6) additional dwelling units or sites may be allowed as a permitted use provide the provisions of §§ 151.80 through 151.86 are satisfied

Land Use Districts for Rivers and Streams
	Transition	Tributary
Residential district - uses
Single residential	P	P
Semi-public	C	P
Parks and historic sites	C	P
Extractive use	C	C
Duplex, triplex, quad residential	C	C
Forest management	C	C
Mining of metallic minerals and peat	C	C
High density residential - uses
Residential planned unit developments	C	C
Single residential	C	C
Surface water oriented commercial*	C	C
Semi-public	C	C
Parks and historic sites	C	C
Duplex, triplex, quad residential	P	P
Forest management	C	C
*   As accessory to a residential planned unit development

 

(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)

ZONING AND WATER SUPPLY/SANITATION PROVISIONS

§ 151.30 LOT AREA AND WIDTH STANDARDS.

   The lot area (in square feet) and lot width standards (in feet) for single, duplex, triplex and quad residential lots created after the date of enactment of this chapter for the lake and river/stream classifications are the following:

    (A)   Unsewered lakes.

	Riparian Area	Lots Width	Nonriparian Area	Lots Width
Recreational development
Single	40,000	150	40,000	150
Duplex	80,000	225	80,000	265
Triplex	120,000	300	120,000	375
Quad	160,000	375	160,000	490
General development
Single	20,000	100	40,000	150
Duplex	40,000	180	80,000	265
Triplex	60,000	260	120,000	375
Quad	80,000	340	160,000	490

 

   (B)   Sewered lakes.

	Riparian Area	Lots Width	Nonriparian Area	Lots Width
Recreational development
Single	20,000	75	15,000	75
Duplex	35,000	135	26,000	135
Triplex	50,000	195	38,000	160
Quad	65,000	255	49,000	245
General development
Single	15,000	75	10,000	75
Duplex	26,000	135	17,500	135
Triplex	38,000	195	25,000	190
Quad	49,000	255	32,500	245

 

   (C)   River/stream lot width standards. There is no minimum lot size requirements for rivers and streams. The lot width standards for single, duplex, triplex and quad residential developments for the six river/stream classifications are:

 

	Transition		Urban and Tributary
	No Sewer	Sewer	No Sewer	Sewer
Single	150	100	100	75
Duplex	200	150	150	115
Triplex	225	200	200	150
Quad	250	250	250	190

 

   (D)   Additional special provisions.

      (1)   Residential subdivisions with dwelling unit densities exceeding those in the tables in this section can only be allowed if designed and approved as residential planned unit developments under §§ 151.80 through 151.86 of this chapter. Only land above the ordinary high water level of public waters can be used to meet lot area standards, and lot width standards must be met at both the ordinary high water level and at the building line. The sewer lot area dimensions in this section can only be used if publicly owned sewer system service is available to the property.

      (2)   Subdivisions of duplexes, triplexes, and quads on natural environment lakes must also meet the following standards:

         (a)   Each building must be set back at least two hundred (200) feet from the ordinary high water level;

         (b)   Each building must have common sewage treatment and water systems in one (1) location and serve all dwelling units in the building;

         (c)   Watercraft docking facilities for each lot must be centralized in one (1) location and serve all dwelling units in the building;

         (d)   No more than twenty-five percent (25%) of a lake's shoreline can be in duplex, triplex, or quad developments.

      (3)   One (1) guest cottage may be allowed on lots meeting or exceeding the duplex lot area and width dimensions presented in this section, provided the following standards are met:

         (a)   For lots exceeding the minimum lot dimensions of duplex lots, the guest cottage must be located within the smallest duplex-sized lot that could be created including the principal dwelling unit;

         (b)   A guest cottage must not cover more than seven hundred (700) square feet of land surface and must not exceed fifteen (15) feet in height;

         (c)   A guest cottage must be located or designed to reduce its visibility as viewed from public waters and adjacent shorelands by vegetation, topography, increased setbacks or color, assuming summer leaf-on conditions.

      (4)   Lots intended as controlled accesses to public waters or as recreation areas for use by owners of nonriparian lots within subdivisions are permissible and must meet or exceed the following standards:

         (a)   They must meet the width and size requirements for residential lots and be suitable for the intended uses of controlled access lots.

         (b)   If docking, mooring, or over-water storage of more than six (6) watercraft is to be allowed at a controlled access lot, then the width of the lot (keeping the same lot depth) must be increased by the percent of the requirements for riparian residential lots for each watercraft beyond six (6), consistent with the following table:

 

Controlled Access Lot Frontage Requirements
Ratio of Lake Size to Shore Length (Acres/Mile)	Required Increase in Frontage (Percent)
Less than 100	25
100 - 200	20
201 - 300	15
301 - 400	10
Greater than 400	5

 

         (c)   They must be jointly owned by all purchasers of lots in the subdivision or by all purchasers of nonriparian lots in the subdivision who are provided riparian access rights not the access lot;

         (d)   Covenants or other equally effective legal instruments must be developed that specify which lot owners have authority to use the access lot and what activities are allowed. The activities may include watercraft launching, loading, storage, beaching, mooring, or docking. They must also include other outdoor recreational activities that do not significantly conflict with general public use of the public water or the enjoyment of normal property rights by adjacent property owners. Examples of the nonsignificant conflict activities include swimming, sunbathing, or picnicking. The covenants must limit the total number of vehicles allowed to be parked and the total number of watercraft allowed to be continuously moored, docked, or stored over water, and must require centralization of all common facilities and activities in the most suitable locations on the lot to minimize topographic and vegetation alterations. They must also require all parking areas, storage buildings, and other facilities to be screened by vegetation or topography as must as practical from view from the public water, assuming summer, leaf-on conditions.

(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)