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M]NNESOTA STATUTES 2023 <br />103F.221 MUNICIPAL SHO1tELAND MANAGEMENT. <br />103 F•221 <br />Suhdi�•ision I .Commissioner's re�•ievf• of ordinances. (a) A nuuiiripality having shoreland within its <br />corporate boundaries must submit ordinances or rules affecting the use and development of its shorelands <br />to the commissioner t��r rep ie��. The commissioner must review the ordinances or rules and: <br />(1) determine whether the rules and ordinances are in substantial compliance with municipal shoreland <br />management standards and criteria under section 103F.21 l; and <br />(2) consider any feature unique to the municipal shoreland in question; including the characteristics of <br />the waters that may be affected by development, storm sewer facilities, and sanitary and waste disposal <br />facilities in existence at the time of the commissioner's review. <br />(b) If the commissioner determines that the ordinances or rules of a municipality do not substantially <br />comply with the state standards and criteria for municipal shoreland management, the commissioner must <br />notify the municipality The notice must state the changes that are necessary to bring the ordinances or rules <br />into substantial compliance with the standards and criteria. By one year aver receiving the notice ti•om the <br />commissioner, the municipality must make changes necessary to bring the ordinances or rules into substantial <br />compliance with state standards and criteria. <br />Subd. 2. Commissioner's adoption of ordinance for municipalih'. (a) The commissioner may adopt <br />an ordinance or rules for the municipality if: <br />(1) a municipality does not have an ordinance or rule affecting the use and development of shoreland; <br />(2) the corporate boundaries of the municipality are expanded to include shorelands not previously <br />included within the municipal boundaries and the municipality fails to adopt an ordinance within one year <br />after including the shorelands within its municipal boundaries; or <br />(3) the conunissioner determines that a municipal shoreland management ordinance does not substantially <br />comply with the standards and criteria for municipal shoreland management and that the municipality has <br />failed to make the necessary changes within one year after receiving notice of noncompliance. <br />(b) The ordinance or rules for the municipality must be adopted as provided in this paragraph. The <br />commissioner must hold at least one public hearing on the proposed ordinance or rules in the manner provided <br />in section 462.357, after giving notice under section 462.357. The ordinance or rules are effective for the <br />municipality on the date and in accordance with rules prescribed by the commissioner relating to compliance. <br />(c) The ordinance must be enforced as provided in section 462.362. The penalties in section 462.362 <br />apply to violations of the ordinances or rules adopted for the municipality by the commissioner. <br />Subd. 3. Commissioner's cost of adopting ordinances. The costs incurred by the commissioner in <br />adopting the ordinances or rules for the municipality must be paid by the municipality and collected from <br />the municipality in the same manner as casts are paid by a county and collected ti•om a count}'under section <br />103F.21 �. subdivision 4. <br />Subd. 4. Municipal use of land other than shoreland. Municipal planning and land use controls for <br />land other than shoreland in the vicinity of shoreland must be, to the maximum extent practical, compatible <br />with planning and land use controls for shoreland adopted under subdivision 1. <br />Oliicial Publication ol•Ihe State ol'Minncsola <br />Rc�•isor ol•Statules <br />43 <br />