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917. "S ", SHORELAND DISTRICT 917.010 PURPOSE. The intent of this Section is to reduce the effects of overcrowding, to prevent pollution of waters of the community, to provide ample space on lots for sanitary facilities, to minimize flood damages, to maintain property values, and to maintain natural characteristics of shorelands and adjacent water areas by controlling lot sizes, placement of structures on lots, and alteration of shoreland areas. 917.020 SHORELAND DISTRICTS. The shorelands within the City of Little Canada are hereby designated as shoreland districts and the requirements set forth in the Ordinance shall govern development and other activities within these districts. The classification of the shoreland areas shall govern the use, alteration and development of these areas according to said classification as per M.S. § 104.435 and Minnesota Regulations NR 32 -34. 917.030 DISTRICT APPLICATION. The "S" District shall be applied to and superimposed upon all zoning districts as contained herein as existing or amended by the text and map of this Ordinance. The regulations and requirements imposed by the "S" District shall be in addition to those established for districts which jointly apply. Under the joint application of districts, the more restrictive requirements shall apply. 917.040 BOUNDARIES. The boundaries of the Shoreland District are established within the following distances from the ordinary high water mark of the surface water depending on the size of the surface water as indicated on the Little Canada Shoreland District Map. SURFACE WATER Greater than ten (10) acres (Table 1) Rivers and Streams (draining an area greater than two (2) square miles) DISTANCE (FEETJ* 1,000 300 ** *The practical distance may be less whenever the waters involved are bounded by topographical divides which extend landward from the waters for lesser distances and prevent flowage toward the surface water. * *The distance requirement shall be increased to the limit of the flood plain when the flood plain is greater than three hundred (300) feet. 917.050 SHORELAND CLASSIFICATION. The surface waters affected by this Section and which require controlled development of their shoreland (shoreland district) are shown on the snap designated as the official "shoreland Map of the City of Little Canada" which is properly approved and made a part of the Ordinance and filed with the Zoning Administrator. Surface waters generally greater than ten (10) acres and given an identification number by the State of Minnesota are defined in Section 902 of this Ordinance and listed in Table 1. Other surface waters affected by this Ordinance, generally having less than ten (10) acres, are classified as wetlands and thus regulated under the provisions of Section 919 of this Ordinance. 21