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. Ms. Susan Hoyt November 21, 1994 Page Three Street Sweeping: The removal of grit, debris, and trash from impervious areas prior to stormwater runoff transporting these materials to surface water. De-icing Chemical Use and Storage: Significant amounts of salt are applied to streets each winter as a de-icing chemical. Proper use and storage of the salt will prevent high concentrations from contaminating the environment. The above topics, better known as "Housekeeping BMPs", are issues the City of Falcon Heights could specifically address as part of the City's interim stormwater strategy. Other topics pertaining to construction practices would be addressed generally through the adoption of the MPCA publication in its entirety. Requirement 3 A local government must adopt the MnDNR Shoreland Regulations. These regulations are the minimum standards that local units of government are required to adopt into their zoning ordinances for the protection of shorelands. For the purposes of these standards, shoreland is defined as the land located within the following distances from the ordinary high water level of protected waters: Land within 1,000 feet from the ordinary high water level of a lake, pond, or flowage. Land within 300 feet of a river or stream or the landward extent of a floodplain delineated by ordinance on such a river or stream, whichever is greater. Land that meets the above criteria is required to conform to regulations last revised by the MnDNR in 1989. Regulations include criteria pertaining to placement of structures, land uses, sewage systems, procedures for variances, and others. The City of Falcon Heights has a single protected water within the corporate boundary. This protected water, Wetland 223W, is located north of Como Avenue, and east of Cleveland Avenue. Any new development in the proximity of this wetland would be required to conform with the requirements of the Shoreland Regulations. •