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9.24 Shoreland Management <br /> <br />9.24.01 <br /> <br />Statutory Authorization and Policy. <br /> <br /> Subdivision 1. Statutory Authorization. This shoreland ordinance is <br />adopted pursuant to the authorization and policies contained in Minnesota Statutes, Chapter <br />103F, Minnesota Regulations, Parts 6120.2500 - 6120.3900, and the planning and zoning <br />enabling legislation in Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 462. <br /> <br /> Subd. 2 Policy. The uncontrolled use of shorelands of the City of Ramsey, <br />Minnesota affects the public health, safety and general welfare not o.nly by contributing to <br />pollution of public waters, but also by impairing the-local tax base. Therefore, it is in the .best <br />interests of the public health, safety and welfare to provide for the wise subdivision, use and <br />development of shorelands of public waters. The Legislature of Minnesota has delegated <br />responsibility to local governments of the state to regulate the subdivision, use and development <br />of the shorelands of public waters and thus preserve and enhance the quality of surface waters, <br />conserve the economic and natural environmental values of shorelands, and provide for the wise <br />use of waters and related land resources. This responsibility is hereby recognized by the City of <br />Ramsey. <br /> <br />9.24.02 <br /> <br />General Provisions and Definitions <br /> <br /> Subdivision. 1. Jurisdiction. The provisions of this ordinance shall apply <br />to the shorelands of the public water bodies as classified in Section 4.0 of this ordinance. <br />Pursuant to Minnesota Regulations, Parts 6120.2500 - 6120.3900, no lake, pond, or flowage less <br />than 10 acres in size in municipalities or 25 acres in size in unincorporated areas need be <br />regulated in a local government's shoreland regulations. A body of water created by a private <br />user where there was no previous shoreland may, at the discretion of the governing body, be <br />exempt from this ordinance. <br /> <br /> Subd. 2. Compliance. The use of ahy shoreland of public waters; the size <br />and shape of lots; the use, size, type and location of structures on lots; the installation and <br />maintenance of water supply and waste treatment systems, the grading and filling of any <br />shoreland area; the cutting of shoreland vegetation; and the subdivision of land shall be in full <br />compliance with the terms of this ordinance and other applicable regulations.' <br /> <br /> Subd. 3. Definitions. Unless specifically defined below, words or phrases <br />used in this ordinance shall be interpreted so as to give them the same meaning as they have in <br />common usage and so as to give this ordinance its most reasonable application. For the purpose <br />of this ordinance, the words "must" and "shall" are mandatory and not permissive. All distances, <br />unless otherwise specified, shall be measured horizontally. <br /> <br />Accessory structure or facility. Any building or improvement subordinate to a principal use <br />which, because of the nature of its use, can 'reasonably be located at or greater than normal <br />structure setbacks. <br /> <br />Shoreland Management page I <br />May '04 Draft <br /> <br />7O <br /> <br /> <br />