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From: Selle, Alexander (He/Him/His) (DNR) <ALexander Selle(cilctate mn us> <br />Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2025 1:57 PM <br />To: Chris Anderson <CAnderson(a)ci.ramsev.mn.us> <br />Cc: Todd Larson <tlarsnnari ramsev mn us> <br />Subject: RE: Shoreland Overlay District Question <br />EXTERNAL EMAIL ALERT: This email originated from outside the City of Ramsey email system. Unless you recognize the sender and know the content, DO NOT click any links or open <br />attachments <br />Afternoon, Chris and Todd, <br />I did some additional digging into the impervious surfaces questions you raised for Magnesium Street Pond (02-116W). In a setting where a variance <br />is applied related to impervious surface coverage of that parcel the DNR would like comment on that variance, but our main goal to limit these <br />impervious surfaces within the Shoreland Impact Zone (SIZ) or 50% of the structural setback for a lake which for a general development lake would <br />be 25ft from the OHWL and far away from this parcel. <br />DNR would look for and encourage the use of appropriate stormwater infiltration practices (ie, Riparian vegetation, permeable pavements, <br />bioretention, etc.). <br />Does the City of Ramsey have a comprehensive stormwater management plan or ordinance? <br />The Minnesota Stormwater Manual would be a great resource for design criteria specific to the site. Additionally, we have other general conditions <br />regarding the use of permeable pavements. <br />Feel free to reach out with any additional questions. <br />Thanks, <br />-Alex <br />Alex Selle <br />Public Water Protection Hydrologist <br />Email: Alexander.Selle@state.mn.us <br />651-259-5411 <br />From: Chris Anderson .c Andersorii ri ramsev mn un> <br />Sent: Friday, June 20, 2025 3:00 PM <br />To: Selle, Alexander (He/Him/His) (DNR) <Alexander Salle awstatpmn_us> <br />Cc: Todd Larson <tlarsnnna ci.ramsev mn uv <br />Subject: Shoreland Overlay District Question <br />IThis message may be from an external email source. <br />Do not select links or open attachments unless verified. Report all suspicious emails to Minnesota IT Services Security Operations Center. <br />Good afternoon Alex, <br />We have an existing business (Zero Zone), located at 6151 140th Avenue NW, that is looking to expand onto their vacant lot, which is addressed as 6030 Bunker Lake <br />Blvd (highlighted on the aerial below). This falls within the Shoreland Overlay District (that's what that darker blue line represents) for Magnesium Street Pond, <br />which is a General Development Lake. As I'm reading our Shoreland Overlay District standards in our City Code, specifically Seri -inn t nF-gd0, (Shoreland Overlay <br />District Development Standards) (d) (Shoreland Alterations) (4) (Stormwater Management) b. (Specific Standards), it states that impervious surface coverage of lots <br />may not exceed 25% of the lot area. Limiting building and parking areas to no more than 25% of a non -riparian lot seems to be very, very, restrictive. Considering <br />how restrictive that seems to be, I wanted to reach out and ask if I may be misinterpreting the regulations or if I'm maybe just not seeing something? Any sort of <br />expansion is realistically going to require a variance to this standard. If that ends up being the case, is there any mitigation that they could do that the DNR would <br />find acceptable? <br />As always, any guidance or feedback you can provide is greatly appreciated. Thanks! <br />