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DRAFT Revised 1/5/95, 3/1/95, 3/24/95 illumination out across public waters; and 3. Other outside lighting may be located within the shore impact zone or over public waters if it is used primarily to illuminate potential safety hazards and is shielded or otherwise directed to prevent illumination out across public waters. This does not preclude use of navigational lights. Subd. 2. Agriculture Use Standards. A. General cultivation farming, grazing, nurseries, horticulture, truck farming, sod farming, and wild crop harvesting are permitted uses if steep slopes and shore impact zones are maintained in permanent vegetation or operated under an approved conservation plan consistent with the Lino Lakes Local Water Management Plan, as provided by a qualified individual or agency. The shore impact zone for parcels with permitted agricultural land uses is equal to a line parallel to and 50 feet from the ordinary high water level. B. Animal feedlots must meet the following standards: 1. new feedlots must not be located in the shoreland of watercourses and must meet a minimum setback of 300 feet from the ordinary high water level of all public waters basins; and 2. modifications or expansions to existing feedlots that are located within 300 feet of the ordinary high water level are allowed if they do not further encroach into the existing ordinary high water level setback. Subd. 3. Forest Management Standards. The harvesting of timber and associated reforestation must be conducted consistent with the provisions of the Minnesota Nonpoint Source Pollution Assessment -Forestry and the provisions of Water Quality in Forest Management "Best Management Practices in Minnesota." Subd. 4. Extractive Use Standards. A. Site Development and Restoration Plan. An extractive use site development and restoration plan must be developed, approved, and followed over the course of operation of the site. The plan must address dust, noise, possible pollutant discharges, hours and duration of operation, and anticipated vegetation and topographic alterations. It must also identify actions to be taken during operation to mitigate adverse environmental impacts, particularly erosion, and must clearly explain how the site will be rehabilitated after extractive activities end. B. Setbacks for Processing Machinery. Processing machinery must be located consistent with setback standards for structures from ordinary high water levels of public waters. Subd. 5. Mining of Metallic Minerals and Peat. Mining of metallic minerals and peat, Page 24