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<br />Minnesota Department of Natural Resources • Division of Ecological and Water Resources <br />1200 Warner Road, St. Paul, MN, 55106 <br />Minnesota Department of Natural Resources <br />Ecological and Water Resources Division <br />Central Region Headquarters <br />1200 Warner Road, St Paul MN 55106 <br /> <br /> April 06, 2020 <br /> <br />Jeremy Barnhart, Community Development Director <br />City of Orono <br />2750 Kelley Parkway <br />Orono, MN 55323 <br /> <br />Re: Conditional Approval of City of Orono Shoreland Ordinance Amendment <br />Dear Mr. Barnhart: <br />Thank you for sending your proposed shoreland ordinance amendment to the DNR for conditional approval <br />review. I am pleased to inform you that the proposed amendment is substantially compliant with the statewide <br />rules and hereby approved, provided all of the conditions of approval in this letter are met. <br /> <br />Ordinance Evaluation <br />We have reviewed the amendment received on March 20,, 2020 for compliance with state shoreland rules (MR <br />6120.2500 – 6120.3900). Attached is the proposed amendment with our comments. We have noted that a <br />number of existing and amended provisions exceed the minimum statewide standards. <br />Conditions of Approval <br />The following conditions must be met before the DNR will issue final approval: <br />1. Return the attached “Ordinance Processing Checklist” and documents identified on the checklist. <br /> <br />Next Steps <br />Following are the steps for completing and receiving final DNR approval for your amendment: <br />1. The city council adopts the amendments. <br />2. Email the completed Ordinance Processing Checklist (attached) and the documents identified on the <br />checklist within 10 days of city council adoption to: <br />a. Jack Gleason, John.Gleason@state.mn.us <br />b. Ordinance.review.dnr@state.mn.us <br />3. We will review the amendment adopted by the city council for consistency with the attached proposed <br />amendments. <br />4. If the adopted amendments are consistent with those conditionally approved (attached), I will send you <br />a “final approval” letter. State rules require DNR final approval of shoreland ordinances and <br />amendments for those ordinances to be effective.