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Draft Rules Commentary <br />potential recreational, scenic, natural, and historic resources <br />for the use and enjoyment of the surrounding region. Natural <br />shorelines, bluffs, steep slopes, and very steep slopes shall be <br />protected and enhanced. Providing public access to and views <br />of the river is a priority in the district. <br />Subp. 3. CA-2 district. <br />A. The CA-2 district includes privately owned rural lands that are <br />riparian or readily visible from the river, as well as large, <br />undeveloped tracts of high ecological value and privately <br />owned undeveloped islands. Many of these areas are <br />designated rural open space in Executive Order 79-19. <br />B. The CA-2 district shall be managed to sustain the rural <br />character and to protect and enhance existing scenic, natural, <br />and historic areas. <br />Subp. 4. CA-3 district. <br />A. The CA-3 district includes developed areas that are riparian or <br />readily visible from the river. These areas feature <br />predominantly privately owned residential land, as well as <br />publicly owned existing or planned future park lands <br />designated urban developed in Executive Order 79-19. <br />B. The CA-3 district shall be managed to protect the scenic and <br />natural values of the river corridor within the context of <br />existing development. In public park lands, enhancing natural <br />shorelines, bluffs, steep slopes, and very steep slopes, and <br />providing public access to and views of the river are priorities. <br />Subp. 5. CA-4 district. <br />A. The CA-4 district includes historic downtown areas where the <br />developed landscape extends to the shoreline, as well as <br />limited areas of high density development near river crossings <br />designated urban open space in Executive order 79-19. These <br />areas feature predominantly mixed uses and small, developed <br />lots. <br />B. The CA-4 district shall be managed in a manner that allows for <br />growth consistent with the existing and planned development <br />in historic downtowns and at river crossings. Providing public <br />access to and public views of the river is a priority in the <br />district. <br />CA-2 District: Rural residential parcels visible <br />from the river and undeveloped parcels with <br />high ecological value. <br />CA-3 District: Developed residential land and <br />existing/planned parkland that are visible <br />from the river. <br />CA-4 District: Historic downtown and river <br />crossing commercial areas (not in <br />Minneapolis and St. Paul). <br />Subp. 6. CA-5 district. CA-5 District: Land that is separated and not <br />visible from the river. <br />A. The CA-5 district includes nonriparian lots separated from the <br />river by distance, development, or a transportation corridor. <br />The land in this district is not readily visible from the river. <br />B. The CA-5 district provides flexibility in managing development <br />23 <br />6106.0080 1 <br />