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§ 10.56 • ti’ SECTION 10.56. SHORELAND MANAGEMENT. Subd. 1. Statement of Purpose. The purpose of this section is to promote the public health, safety, and general welfare by providing for the wise subdivision, use and development of shorelands abutting public waters that exist within the City's corporate boundaries. The City recognizes that the uncontrolled use and development of shorelands has a negative impact on not only the quality of surface waters, but on the economic, recreational, and natural environmental values of shorelands and the waters they surround. The specific intent of this section is to: A. Protect the water quality of Lake Minnetonka and other lakes within the City by allowing development of uses in the shoreland areas which are compatible with Orono's Comprehensive Land Use Management Plan. -y. B. Provide appropriate standards for development which will minimize the impact of shoreland development on the water quality and the economic, aesthetic, and natural environment values of Orono's lakes. Subd. 2. Statutory Authorization. This shoreland ordinance is adopted pursuant to the authorization and policies contained in Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 105, Minnesota Regulations, Parts 6120.2500-6120.3900, and the planning and zoning enabling legislation in Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 462. - * A V * Subd. 3. Definitions. Unless specifically defined below, words or phrases used in this section shall be interpreted as defined elsewhere in this chapter. All other words or phrases shall be interpreted so as to give them the same meaning as they have in common usage and so as to give this ordinance its most reasonable application. For the purpose of this section, the words "must" and "shall" are mandatory and not permissive. All distances, unless otherwise specified, shall be measured horizontally. 1. "Animal Feedlot" - A lot or building or combination of lots and buildings intended for the confined feeding, breeding, raising or holding of animals and specifically designed as a confinement area in which manure may accumulate, or where the concentration of animals is such that a vegetative cover cannot be maintained within the enclosure. For purpose of this Code, open lots used for the feeding and rearing of poultry (poultry ranges) shall be considered as animal feedlots. Pastures shall not be considered as animal feedlots when the area enclosed as pasture is equal to or greater than 1.0 acre per animal unit. ORONO CC 376-1 'A