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The prespiit LMCD Shoreland Protection Guideliret, while <br />being responsive to the smaller single family lo*‘, do not <br />adequately address existing and future irultip e family <br />residential development or redevelopment. The .nflexible <br />imposition of the DNR (and apparently L.MCD supported) <br />multiple family density s anJards could result ii existing <br />high density residential development becomiiig non-conforming <br />and serve to make future high density development and <br />redevelopment impossible. ^’his position and situation <br />fails to recoanize existing urban development chcracter and <br />is an unrealistic, unworkable boiler plate approach. <br />The lake area also has a number of commercial cenr.ers within <br />the Shoreland District. These commercial areas provide <br />retail goods and service both to the lake area aid regional <br />population. The historic development of these commercial <br />areas is not consistent with the shoreland development <br />guidelines of the DNR and LHCD. The develoi^ment issues <br />surrounding these established commercial areas must <br />therefore be specifically identified to allo’- for their <br />continued vitality, growth, and redevelopment, while <br />simultaneously protecting the water and user qu ility of the <br />lake. <br />Finally, the Lake .Minnetonka shoreland boundaries include <br />areas of industrial development. The L.MCD Plan (Appendix C) <br />prohibits this type of land use on riparian poperties and <br />limits manufacturing uses in shoreland are ;s to only <br />existing industrial distri«-ts already deve oped. The <br />direction of this philosoph/ requires some flexibility and <br />attention being given to specific sites and the possible <br />redevelopment of these properties. <br />In total, redevelopment evaiuat will require some <br />defined flexibility and attention to identifying acceptable <br />replacement use, as well as incentives tha\t will make <br />redevelopment attractive and financially feasible. <br />Moreover, the land use issues must be balanced against the <br />environmental goals or Lake Minnetonka. <br />Develoo policies and guidelines that outline the generalized <br />crit«r.. i “ which local com.'iu?Aities can use to devaicp local <br />plans development controls tnat are in character with <br />local planning objectives while wc'-king toward the rtgiona.* <br />shoreland management goals. <br />The intent of th<^ Policy Plan portion of ccnprehensi. <br />shore? '• management . rogram is to o**' ..ine in w *itten form <br />what c. lake communities seek tv- produce or accomplish <br />relati.Vv. cj the physit ax ••pvi rorment. Secondly, the Policy <br />Plan is intended to set forth gui'^elines as to how these <br />desires are to achieved.These elements comprise a