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Sample Overlay <br />District <br />Minn. Stat. § <br />103F.121; Minn. R. <br />6120.50001 <br />See MN DNR sample <br />floodplain <br />management <br />ordinances <br />See also MN DNR for <br />more information and <br />resources on <br />floodplain <br />management <br />Minn. Stat. § <br />103F.335 <br />See also MN DNR <br />website for more <br />information on MN <br />Wild and Scenic <br />Rivers. <br />Minn. Stat. § <br />103F.221; Minn. R. <br />6120.2500 — 3900 <br />See MN DNR sample <br />shoreland <br />management <br />ordinance <br />See also MN DNR <br />website for more <br />information and <br />resources on <br />shoreland <br />management. <br />Minn. Stat. § 462.355, <br />subd. 1; Minn. Stat. § <br />103G.005, subd. 10b <br />• Overlay districts: A district that is developed to be imposed over or <br />"overlay" one or more existing zoning districts, which impose additional <br />zoning requirements. Overlay districts may be developed with a specific <br />land area in mind or they may be developed to "float" until they are <br />anchored to a suitable development proposal. In some cities, overlay <br />districts may be structured as conditional uses. <br />5. Natural resource protection and flood plain <br />provisions <br />In cities that contain certain natural resources such as lakes and rivers, or are <br />located in a floodplain, the zoning ordinance may also contain the following: <br />• Floodplain requirements: Floodplain management ordinances are <br />required by state law. Flood plain ordinances regulate the use of land in <br />the floodplain in order to preserve the capacity of the floodplain to carry <br />and discharge regional floods and minimize flood hazards. <br />• Wild and scenic rivers development requirements: Wild and Scenic <br />Rivers development ordinances are required by state law for cities that <br />have shore land located within the Minnesota Wild and Scenic Rivers <br />System. These ordinances must comply with state standards set by the <br />Commissioner of Natural Resources. <br />• Shoreland development requirements: For cities that contain shore <br />land, these zoning regulations control the use and development of its <br />shorelands. City shore land regulations must be at least as restrictive as <br />State standards and are subject to the review of the Commissioner of <br />Natural Resources. <br />• President Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Bill to Preserve <br />Agricultural, Forest, Wildlife, and Open Space Land. Non - <br />metropolitan cities subject to the T. Roosevelt Memorial Preservation <br />Act when adopting or amending a zoning ordinance, must consider <br />restricting new residential, commercial, and industrial development in a <br />manner consistent with the Act's goal of preserving land from <br />development sprawl. Cities are not required to adopt zoning practices <br />consistent with the T. Roosevelt Memorial Preservation Act, but must <br />demonstrate (possibly through findings of fact), that their decision <br />process considered the Act's stated goals. <br />10 LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA CITIES <br />