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best interest of Wayzata as well as the Therefore, this chapter of the LMCD acceptable. other lake communities. Plan is found to be SHORELAND PROTECTION The overall strategy of the Shoreland Protection chapter of the LMCD Plan is to utilize a two-pronged approach to minimize the adverse effects of development. The first prong >s to use the new DNR shoreland regulations (July 1989) as the basis for developing a consistent model ordinance to be adopted and enforced by the 14 municipalities. The second part is to use the 509 Plan being developed by the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District. The LMCD is to provide an oversight review to assure the individual communities enforce the shoreland standards and the requirements contained in the 509 Plan. This approach does not alter the traditional jurisdiction and powers of the local governments, rather it requires the greater commitment of the LMCD in order to assure that all involved organizations consistently act in the greater public good and transcend more limited local interest. This also means, nowever, increased staffing for the LMCD as well as increased funding. Appendix C - Lake Minnetonka Shoreland Standards and Criteria: The LMCD encourages local governments to adopt shoreland regulations that meet the standards and criteria containedin Appendix C of the LMCD Plan. In the immediately following paragraphs, provisions of the LMCD Plan questioned for their practical applicability to the urban development character of Wayzata are identified. The text with the bold heading indicates an LMCD regulation, while the "comment" text details potential impacts upon Wayzata. Section C. Minimum lot size shall not decrease on the lakeshore^ - - - - - - - The standards and criteria below (not shown) are designed to pressure cities to increase, not decrease lot sizes wherever the present neighborhood standards falls below 15,000 square feet. Individual local governments may be more restrictive; all must manage to these values with deviations no lower than 60 percent of the values shown. The single family minimum lot standards is 15,000 square Excelsior, Mound and Spring Park may have 10,090 square feet. The exception for those three lakeshore communities is provided in recognition of the extensive development that has already occurred there. However, those three communities are expected to move toward the 15,000 square foot standard as redevelopment occurs.