07-12-2018 Planning Commission Packet

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10 Recreational Development Lakes usually have between 60 and 225 acres of water per mile of shoreline, between three and 25 dwellings per mile of shoreline; and are more than 15 feet deep. General Development Lakes usually have more than 225 acres of water per mile of shoreline and 25 dwellings per mile of shoreline and are more than 15 feet deep. The DNR has classified five lakes and an unnamed stream as public waters within the City. Classifications for the lakes and creek are shown in the Table 1 below: Table 1: Little Canada’s Public Waters Public Waters Number Name of Resource Classification 62-3801P Vadnais Lake Recreational Development 62-390P Twin Lake Natural Environment 62-90P Round Lake General Development 62-80P Savage Lake General Development 62-70P Gervais Lake General Development 62-08aPW Unnamed Stream Public Water Watercourse Source: MnDNR Little Canada protects the shoreland of its lakes through its Shoreland Ordinance. The uncontrolled use of shoreland can negatively impact public health, safety and general welfare through contributions to pollution and the impairment of the local tax base. Little Canada’s Shoreland Overlay District requirements are based on the DNR’s classification of the identified protected waters and provide for the use utilization of the shoreland areas to preserve the quality and character of the City’s protected waters. Impaired Waters Every two years the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) creates a list of waters in the state that do not meet water quality standards set forth by the Clean Water Act. The MPCA lists the following waterbodies located within or near the City as being impaired: • Gervais Lake (Assessment ID 62-0007-00): impaired for mercury in fish tissue, affecting aquatic consumption. • Vadnais Lake (Assessment ID 62-0038-01): impaired for mercury in fish tissue, affecting aquatic consumption.