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least 3 dwelling units per acre, a downtown area, a brownfield area, or a previous industrial area. Cities <br />that wish to expand areas of high density may do so if they meet the following specific standards: (1) the <br />comprehensive land use plan has identified the area for higher density development; (2) Minnesota <br />licensed Professional Engineer, with expertise in stormwater management and appropriate training, and <br />certified personnel in Design of Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans are on staff or contract, and they <br />review development plans and implementation of stormwater management best management practices to <br />meet or exceed performance standards; (3) a comprehensive stormwater management plan and a <br />stormwater ordinance have been adopted and effectively implemented; and (4) a natural resource priority <br />map for their jurisdiction. <br />In addition, a public values -driven collaborative development track is provided within the PUD options to <br />give local governments flexibility in development standards. Provisions on the process and the review <br />requirements exist. Flexibility in development standards may be allowed when the development proposes <br />and will provide additional tangible public benefits and advanced environmental and natural resource <br />protections. <br />The proposed draft allows a local government to mitigate impacts on a property with a structure that <br />cannot meet the required setbacks to public waters and use a `string test', provided the building is not in <br />the shore impact zone, rather than use a variance process. A mitigation process can also be used as an <br />option; for example, where stormwater performance standards are not possible to meet. <br />Resorts <br />The proposed standards for resorts were based on the Minnesota's Alternative Shoreland Management <br />Standards that were created in 2005. These standards have meaningful measures that preserve, restore, <br />and enhance the quality of water and habitat; conserve the economic and natural environmental values of <br />shoreland, and provide for wise use of water and shorelands by resort owners and their guests. The <br />proposed standards also give flexibility to resorts for cabin replacement or expansion. The State's interest <br />was to modify these voluntary standards to address some shortcomings that local governments have found <br />with their use. <br />135 <br />