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The public hearing closed at 8:15 p.m. <br />Commission Business <br />Acting Chairperson Johnson called the regular meeting of the Planning Commission back to <br />order at 8:15 p.m. <br />Motion by Commissioner Brauer, seconded by Commissioner Shepherd, to recommend that City <br />Council adopt an ordinance to amend the R-1 Residential District Regulations. <br />Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Acting Chairperson Johnson, Commissioners Brauer, Shepherd, <br />Jeffrey, and Watson. Voting No: None. Absent: Chairperson Nixt and Commissioner Van <br />Scoy. <br />Case #7: Public Hearing to Consider an Ordinance to Amend the Shoreland <br />Management Regulations of the City Code <br />Acting Chairperson Johnson closed the regular portion of the Planning Commission meeting at <br />8:17 p.m. in order to call the public hearing to order. <br />Public Hearing <br />Acting Chairperson Johnson called the public hearing to order at 8:17 p.m. <br />Presentation <br />Community Development Director Frolik stated this summer the Planning Commission and City <br />Council took the necessary steps to adopt an ordinance to update the Shoreland Overlay district <br />regulations to comply with current State rules. The Shoreland Overlay district regulations <br />manage all lands adjacent to state designated public waters, with the exception of the Mississippi <br />and Rum Rivers in Ramsey where Critical Area and Wild and Scenic regulations are in place. <br />One of the changes to the Shoreland Overlay District included in Ordinance #04-32 adopted on <br />August 10 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 in Burns and Oak Grove, and was planning on utilizing consistency as the justification to <br />change the classification in Ramsey. City Staff called the communities of Oak Grove and Burns <br />to verify the classifications and it was learned that Burns 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 />definitions of Natural and Recreational waters in Minnesota 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 Environment Lake. <br />Planning Commission/October 7, 2004 <br />Page 12 of 15 <br />