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t. <br />rv. SHQREL.'V>.D PPQTECTIQN <br />PERSPECTIVE <br />Lake Minnetonka is particularly affected by the actions of 14 lakcshorc communities, the Minnehaha <br />Creek Watershed District, and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in controlling <br />development and redevelopment within their jurisdictions. To protect the lake, controls need to be <br />impost bovond the chorclinn and ripirinn ptir-ri^l-- Accordingly, this part of the Long-Term <br />Management Plan for Lake Minnetonka pre6 «nt8 -gu idelwws for controlling development, <br />redevelopment and land uses within 1.000 feet of the lake (shorclands). (see p.2,par.2] <br />The Dictrict rocognizeo that ih^ gnrmunft tng 4h*»4rikc are faced with dhffenng circuinrtanccr. and <br />Thcco cities have tiuhnrit^i tr> nHnpi land use plans, zonwe <br />ordinonces. and Bubdivicion regulatiofw •r.ubject to the roquirements of statf <br />rorognirirr th"* the citiefi and not of the LMCD. The LMCP <br />doer not reel: **"'** ^>»»hnHry or m r-uporseded local-zoning ordinances. Rathofr^he <br />Dictrict coolo: to heilitnie hy tho citior. with ctatuton.' fequirem«nts-iwd <br />to act as 0 liaicon bctvTfn th'^ f-ttinr -inri itw» BMP To that end the D»trK>t-ha6 propocod a cel Oi <br />ctandardf and oriterir- n\^R antowide <;iandard6. Iw4 tailored to fit Lake Minnetonka. <br />q: the bacic for *h» riii^r. Mnwever.tho District recognizos that the actual shoroland <br />ordinoncoF nd^p*"'^ «rcnmmodntg concornc of a purely local character-. <br />(comment: not needed, as city shoreland ordinance process is in-progress; cities proposed language <br />not needed, if paragraph is dropped] <br />Some lakeshore cities have their historic central business district partially or wholly within the <br />shoreland zone ac dofinod by DNR rogulationf. The LMCP rocognizes that there needs to be <br />flexibility in the shoreland ordinances to preserve these historical uses. Tho Dictrict beliovofr that, <br />subject to DNR approval and appropriate environmental protection for the lake, ouch hiotortcai U6« <br />within tho shorelond zono should bo allow'ed to rcdov'clop. Differences in use, density and building <br />heights will have to be worked out with the DNR during the time tho city’s ordinance is developed. <br />[see p.2,pani.4] <br />Tho overall ctratfla* wtili?"*- npprmrh to minimizing the adverec offec^ of developf^ntT <br />The Gfct port ic to ucc the oiocting BNP m*>nfi <iipmant plan-as tho bacic for devolopinc a <br />concictant modal ordinance hf aii£nrrnft hy tho 14 municipalitios: The second part <br />ic to uce the 509 Plan being de*'el"p^ Ky.tha 'Minnnhnhn Cfeek W'atershod Distpct-.- (comment: per <br />cities recommendation] <br />Thk approach doec nnt nh?r jnrifHiriif>nf nnH pnwforr. of local eovominont on^he lakOi <br />Incteod, it dnpendr on cooperation to oohievo the stated <br />goak and objootiiroc. That hy the l^MCD in order to- assure-that-aH <br />in^-ol"oc! orEnnirntmm ■" ftrantar pnhlic ftnod and cometimec transcend more <br />limited Irrtnl [comment: not needed in the new combined chapter, where the "approach" is <br />not described] <br />Acrordingly. prntrrlr" ^ rrr»ni >hn nHwenie effects of- development and redcvolopment <br />roquirec a ctrong worlnne iwannpinp entitioc and the Lake Minnetonka <br />Confiorvation Dictrict since the Pistrict do jo not cook firpinded authority above elevation 929.4 feet <br />SP—4