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10/12/90 LMCD LONG TERM !-IAllAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR LAKE MIHMETONK.A SHORELINE PROTECTION INTRODUCTION The September 1990 LMCD’s Long Term Management Plan for Lake Minnetonka Shoreland Protection Chapter cails for and is intended to oe a "program" from which "rules and regulations" governing and "controlling" the area within 1,000 feet of the shoreline will be pursued and implemented. Overlooked in this stated purpose as well as directly referenced in the "management objectives" is the definition of a shoreland plan and how such a plan will be structured, achieved, and implemented. The present "program" jumps over a plan and a planning process and into regulations and implied standards and concerns, without any knowledgeable or factual basis from which to make present or future evaluations. This, is a key factor in the objection to the LMCD Plan, and as a result, attention will be directed to the stated objective of the document and the definition of a "program" whereby a Shoreland Management Plan for Lake Minnetonka can be achieved. From the regional perspective to be supplied by the LMCD, the purpose of the Shoreland .Management Plan for Lake Minnetonka Shoreland District (herein referred to as the "Shoreland Plan") is the establishment of a development framework and guidelines that carry out the intent of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources State-Wide Standards for "Management of Shoreland Areas". This must, however, be accomplished on the basis and within the context of recognizing and accommodating the unique existing urban development character of the individual lakeshore communities plus providing opportunity for continued development and renewal within an acceptable fr.mework. The regional Shoreland Plan is therefore a basic management tool from which an overall perspective of Lake Minnetonka can be achieved and from which local City based plans and regulations can be formulated. Within this context, the present draft of the LMCD Shoreland Management "Program" has raised constituent community concerns, specifically in regard to the following items: 1. LMCD expanding its authority to review shoreland regulations and development variances within the shoreland management area. This "watch dog" function is seen as an unnecessary duplication of time and expense of governmental agency functions already being performed and furthermore, if an appropriate "plan" is prepared and established there will be little if any need for extra processi