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INTRODUCTION Lino Lakes is mandated to update its Shoreland Ordinance to carry out the intent of the Minnesota Department of Resources' State -Wide Standards for "Management of Shoreland Areas". The purpose is to preserve the quality and user enjoyment of the local lakes. The City agrees with the intent of the shoreland regulations, however, wishes to pursue flexibility from some of the shoreland standards to allow the City to maintain housing diversity and a sustainable level of growth. In this regard, the City of Lino Lakes has requested flexibility from shoreland standards in the following areas: 1. Lakes and wetlands designated as shoreland protected. 2. Land use designations. 3. Lot size. 4. Residential density. 5. Impervious surface coverage. The City's request for flexibility is based on the following background technical data. This information is presented to demonstrate the need for flexibility in specific areas of the shoreland regulations. The request will also illustrate how Lino Lakes proposes to address each flexibility item through its Zoning Ordinance. CURRENT SHORELAND REGULATIONS In 1983, Lino Lakes adopted its current shoreland regulations. This existing Shoreland Ordinance incorporated flexibility from DNR standards in the following area: a. Establishment of Shoreland Overlay District. The 1983 Lino Lakes shoreland regulations were applicable to 15 protected lakes. The proposed new Shoreland Ordinance expands the protected water bodies to include unnamed lake (2-1) and three tributary rivers and streams. While the DNR has identified a number of protected wetlands for inclusion into the Shoreland Overlay District, the City requests a more limited application as described on page 9 of the proposed ordinance. The basis for this flexibility request is that the protected wetlands are regulated by the 1991 Wetland Conservation Act and local development regulations which protect from the intrusion of development. These protected wetlands offer no surface water use. As such, the protection of recreational use of the wetlands is limited. The City is requesting Shoreland Overlay District consistent with the previously approved 1983 shoreland regulations.