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^4^fe.v iury High Water). Appondui C wniains StanJarJfc .md Crueriit fm muoKitpiti ofjinortoix. tifW Waterehcd Distrjgt regujations contfojUng »horeliinti < ■jv eloptwm »n th<? i t tommuniugr..—Th«< purpose of ih« Shoreland Management Siondards arnt Crii»«fia w u> pf»>t«Ki: 1) the lake from poUmion. 2) the natural environm ent of 4tx& lak<? am] tb«» com muni <><*». ?) the tocal taw bas«t 4) aerthticfti both from the fchorw and from l4w lake surfiH.**. $) pubtic heahht -and 6) public wfety. [comment: cities objected to part ut this panigniph, remained not needed in context of new f ,>mbined chapter] The Department of Natural Resource’s Shoreland Management Plan and the Watershed District's regulations provide the basic environmental protection for the lake. Without them the v-nier quality of the lake cannot be assured, [see p.4,para.7] MANAGEMENT AREAS Shoreland Management concerns three intcr-rclaicd areas; 1) controlling development and redevelopment within 1.000 feet of the lake; 2) protection of upland areas fr' -t development and redevelopment induced by use of the lake; and 3) management of public rec. cation facilities on the lake. Therefore, this part'Of-the Lottg Term Management Plan vi ew>6 shoreland areas from both the lake and from the land. - [see p.4,para.l; last sentence gave impetus to idea of separating the discussion found on pages 4 and 5 into land and water components] It-ia essential to protect the lake and upland areas from adv erse effects largely arising from the pepularity and the quality of-4he natural reoourceh of Lake Minnetonka.—The use of the lake generates prewure for dev elopment as well as the deve lopment of on shore attractions that affect «vaicr uso pattornsi—Only some of these are boro, restourante, bait shops, marinas and other Water'oriented facilitiesi- Public recreation facilities, including regionally attractiMo and neighborhood parkfit vi stafit lookowtet fishing piers<-picnic areas and swimming beaches.-present another set of problems to be minimiaedi [comment: somewhat redundant, somewhat recreation chapter] Shoreland Protoetion is closely related to both Env ironmental Protection and Recreational ■management objectiv es provid e further restrictions and-wi-the upper bacin.—Recreation Management focuses on reereational use of the lake-and the shoreline, [comment: this is true, and the reason that 1 combined the two chapters; but it doesn’t need to be said in the plan] AUTHORfTV [comment: plan is for lake management by appropriate agencies; no authority citation for the LMCD is nc^cd] The-EMCP seeks-ftO"new authority'ove r land use docisions in the chorelarHi cities. Implementation of the Comprehensive Monogement Plan depends upon o porlne-^hip and coordination between local, regional and state ageneiesi—No single agency is pooitioned to implement a unilateral shoreland protection' ■progrom for Lake Minnetonkat Local authoriry is div ided between—1-4 riparian communitiesi The LMCP' has ewtensiv e authority ov er the lake surface, but ve ry limited authority ove r shorelandsi The Minnehaha Creek Watersh^ District (Watershed District) and the Minnesota Department of Natural Reeourcee (DNR) hav e extensiv e authority, but both hea^'ily rely on local SP—2