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AGENDA ITEM 5 B STAFF ORIGINATOR Mary Kay Wyland DATE March 24, 1995 TOPIC (A) .- / „art • Sessl�,v� Vt.* ka--E-- Shoreland Management Ordinance First Reading Ordinance No. 04-95 Minnesota Statutes has mandated that the City update their existing (1983) Shoreland Management Ordinance. The purpose of the Ordinance is to provide for the wise subdivision, use and development of shorelands of public waters. These shorelands can be described as an area roughly 1000' from the ordinary high water mark of the protected waters listed on pages 8 and 9 of the Ordinance. A Model Ordinance was provided by the DNR and intended to be used as a guide. The DNR allows communities to pursue flexibility from the State Model Ordinance to address condi ions unique to the City,- Qt's `"S ' $3 or\o&--\ ( j -A� e b(ekO,; l , 0(v. Doe_ (hod ( ► : pos City Staff has worked closely with DNR Staff in developing the 1A- f attached ordinance and have received a favorable response to ourirnue 4 - request for flexibility. This flexibility was requested in order to b maintain sustainable growth within the City and relates to the J11,51, following areas. wwti0 Land Use Designations Lot Size Density Impervious Surface Coverage Building Heights Sanitary Sewer Connection Shoreland Setback for Uses without Water Oriented Needs SoM1 moo- na1�)` V44- ( tX r `$3 LAND USE DESIGNATIONS: The City has requested the Land Use Designations to compare with our base zoning districts., LOT SIZE: Lot area and width standards are significantly less restrictive than the state standards. We have requested standards that relate again to our base zoning district (10,800 sq. ft. area for R-1 non -riparian lots, 20,000 sq. ft. for riparian lots while the DNR Model requested 15,000 sq. ft. area for non -riparian and 20,000 sq. ft. for riparian). Flexibility was requested due to the short supply of buildable land resulting from the high percentage of state right-of-way, county park, wetlands and lakes within the City. As a condition of approval for this flexibility request, the DNR has asked that our ordinance include a statement which prohibits total district -wide density from being exceeded. We have included such a provision. DENSITY: The DNR Model provided a complicated tier arrangement for calculating density for multi -family developments. The City has proposed a standard calling for 5,000 square feet for townhomes and