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1 <br /> <br /> <br />July 28, 2021 <br /> <br />Jessica Jagoe <br />Senior Planner <br />1245 West Highway 96 <br />Arden Hills, MN 55112 <br /> <br />Re: Conditional Approval of Arden Hills Shoreland Ordinance Amendment <br />Dear Ms. Jagoe: <br />Thank you for sending your proposed shoreland ordinance amendment to the DNR for conditional <br />approval review. I am pleased to inform you that the proposed amendment is substantially compliant <br />with the statewide rules and hereby approved, provided all of the conditions of approval in this letter <br />are met. <br />Ordinance Evaluation <br />We have reviewed the following sections that you propose to amend in your draft ordinance received <br />on July 26, 2021 for compliance with state shoreland rules (MR 6120.2500 – 6120.3900). We specifically <br />reviewed City Code Section 1330.02, subd. 1. Our conditional approval only applies to the specific <br />section. <br />Conditions of Approval <br />The following conditions must be met before the DNR will issue final approval: <br />1. Return the attached “Ordinance Processing Checklist” and documents identified on the <br />checklist. <br /> <br />Next Steps <br />Following are the steps for completing and receiving final DNR approval for your amendment: <br />1. Revise the amendment based on the conditions listed above under conditional approval. <br />2. The city council adopts the amendment revised according to the listed conditions. <br />3. Email the completed Ordinance Processing Checklist (attached) and the documents identified on <br />the checklist within 10 days of city council) adoption to: <br />a. Dan Scollan, East Metro Area Hydrologist (daniel.scollan@state.mn.us) <br />b. Ordinance.review.dnr@state.mn.us <br />4. We will review the amendment adopted by the city council for consistency with the above <br />conditions. <br />5. If the adopted amendments are consistent with the conditions, I will send you a “final approval” <br />letter. State rules require DNR final approval of shoreland ordinances and amendments for <br />those ordinances to be effective. <br /> <br /> Attachment D