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Therefore, rather than prepare a separate ordinance on vegetation removal, additional provisions should be added to 6120.3300 subp. 4. Consensus _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Vegetation removal should be limited as follows: Xhe provisions of 6120.3300 subp. 4 must be adopted in their entirety with the sole exception of subp. 4 A. (b). P Consensus __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Additional provisions should be included in 6120.3300 subp. 4 as follows: <sw;/i) Within the shore and bluff impact zones and on steep slopes, removal of trees greater than 6 inches in diameter measured 2 feet above th^grounci--' may not be removed without a permit issued by the City Council'! ^ Permits will be granted only when such cutting is consistent with the purpose of the provisions of the Shoreland Management Regulations. Consensus _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Consensus I (^op li^^*' 2. What restrictions should be placed on lights located on the shore but visible from the lake? SUGGESTION: ^ i i.In the course of collecting data from boaters and from managers on the lake, the issue of bright lights shining out across the lake has often been raised. Such lights are often hazards to navigation and disturb the aesthetics of the lake. Therefore, we propose that the following provisions be added to 6120.3300 subp. 3 so as to apply to all portions of lakefront property. a. Lights located aii>-vhere on lakefront property on Lake Minnetonka used to illuminate walkways, accessory structures, stairways, lifts, landings, decks or other features must be directed away from the lake. Consensus _ _ _ _> _ _ _ _ _ _ b. No light source on any shoreline property shall exceed 0.5 candles at the Ordinary High Water Level.Consensus 3. Is a more restrictive noise ordinance necessary for Lake Minnetonka surface? This issue is raised primarily as guidance for another topic that we will addressing in the coming months under the Public Safety Subcommittee. Public Safety addresses the issues that involve the Sheriff's Water Patrol and the local law enforcement agencies. All 14 communities on the lake have controls over noise whether it is by special ordinance that references state standards or under their nuisance provisions. The existing controls seem satisfactory for sources on land. Where problems have been cited, they appear to be as much enforcement problems rather than authority problems. What we would like from this group is guidance. What does the Management Plan, and therefore the Public Safety Subcommittee, need to consider with respect to noise? The LiiCD has implemented noise controls that cover sources both on the land or on the lake. The Public Safety Subcommittee we will be examining the