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WHATISASHORELANDORDINANCE? <br />TheMinnesotaStateLegislatureadoptedtheShorelandManagementActin1969. <br />Since1969,theruleshavebeenrevisedseveralƟmes.Inessence,theact’spurpose <br />isto: <br /> <br />1.Provideguidancefor thewisedevelopmentofshorelandsofpublicwatersand <br />thuspreserveandenhancethequalityofsurfacewaters; <br />2.Preservetheeconomicandnaturalenvironmentalvaluesofshorelands;and <br />3.Provideforthewiseuseofwaterandrelatedlandresourcesofthestate. <br /> <br />ShorelandareasaredeĮnedasthoselandswhicharelocatedwithin1,000feet from <br />aMinnesotaDepartmentofNaturalResourcesͲclassiĮedlakeand300feet froma <br />riverorstream.Theactuallake,river,orstream(thewateritself)isnotregulated <br />withintheOrdinancebeingproposedbytheCity. <br /> <br />MinnesotaStatutes103F.221containstheactandrequiresthatlocalgovernment <br />enactshorelandmanagementstandards. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />