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<br />CASE # 7 <br /> <br />PUBLIC I-IEARlNG TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE <br />SHORELAND MANAGElYIENT REGULATIONS OF THE CITY CODE <br />By: Sylvia Frolik, Community Development Director <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />This summer the Planning Commission and City Council took the necessary steps to adopt an <br />ordinance to Llpdate the Shoreland Overlay district regulations to comply with CUlTent State rules. <br />The Shoreland Overlay district reg;ulations manage all lands adjacent to state designated public <br />waters, with the exception of the Mississippi and Rum Rivers in Ramsey where Critical Area and <br />WlId and Scenic regulations are in place. <br /> <br />Observations: <br /> <br />One ot~ the changes to the Shore land Overlay District included in Ordinance #04-32 adopted on <br />August lO was the reclassification of Rogers Lake from a Natural Environment Lake to a <br />Recreational Lake. Per DNR's request, Staff was to provide a letter of justifIcation to reclassify <br />the water body. Staff was of the understanding that Rogers Lake was classified as a Recreational <br />Lake [11 Bums and Oak Grove, and was planning on utilizing consistency as the justification to <br />change the classification in Ramsey. City Staff called the comniunities of Oak Grove and Bums <br />to verify the classifications and it was learned that Bums has Rogers Lake classified as a Natural <br />Environment Lake and only Oak Grove has it as a Recreational Water. Staff then reviewed the <br />detInitions of Natural and Recreational waters in Milmesota rules with DNR Staff and Planning <br />Consultant at Hoisington Koegler. It was determined that Rogers Lake is more accurately <br />defined as a Natural Enviromnent Lake. <br /> <br />Recl) mmendation: <br /> <br />City Staff has come to the conclusion that the classifIcation of Rogers Lake should be changed <br />back to a l'-/atural Environment Lake. To do so requires an amendment to Ordinance 04-32 <br />adopted on August lO. <br /> <br />Commission Action: <br /> <br />Motion bv and seconded bv to recommend that Citv Council <br />- - . <br />adopt an ordinance to amend Section 9.25 (Shoreland Management) of City Code to reclassify <br />Rogers Lake as a Natural Environment Lake. <br /> <br />Review Checldist: <br /> <br />Copies To: <br /> <br />C[ly.'\nomev <br /> <br />Asst. Commlmity Dev. Dir. <br />Associate Planners <br /> <br />PC: 1017/04 <br /> <br />87 <br />