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• Staff recommends adopting applicable subdivision standards. Additional review of the PUD ordinances is needed before making a recommendation. Points nine through 15 below are either not addressed by the DNR, or the City has complied with DNR regulations but there are still open issues. Based on our review other city ordinances, there are not any standard methods to address most of these issues. No or Insufficient DNR Guidelines:. 9. Storage along the shoreline: boats, docks, boatlifts, etc • The City does not allow the storage of watercraft within 10 feet of the shoreline. The City's definition of watercraft is: "Motorized water -oriented vehicles including, but not limited to, power boats, cruisers, jet skies, fishing/hunting boats, pontoon boats, and any non -motorized craft with greater than a two person capacity." • The DNR has model regulations for water -orientated accessory structures where watercraft may be stored but does not address boats, docks, etc. As noted above, the City does not permit water oriented accessory structures. • Do we want to further regulate the storage of docks, boat lifts, and smaller recreational equipment? To what extent? 10. Dock setbacks • Although most cities defer to the DNR for dock regulations, the DNR does not have specific dock setbacks from side property lines. A few cities have required docks to follow side yard setbacks for structures or only permit docks within the center third of the property's shoreland. • Are dock setbacks needed? 11. Dock usage. • The City does not permit docks and/or associated storage to make up more than 10 percent of a property's shoreland width. Along the west side of Lake Johanna, there are a handful of lots with less than 20 feet of shoreline, which would limit a dock to no more than two feet in width. Docks are typically four or more feet wide, although the DNR allows docks up to eight feet wide without a permit. • Most cities lack any type of comparable regulation to Arden Hills. To make these smaller lots usable, we should look at amending the regulations to allow docks of reasonable width on smaller lots. 12. Wetland setbacks • A number of cities have wetland setbacks and the Rice Creek Watershed District encourages the adoption of such setbacks. The setbacks may be consistent for all wetlands or vary depending on the type of wetland. Cities have adopting varying classifications for wetlands. • Staff recommends adopting wetland setbacks. 13. Fence setbacks • Most cities do not have specific setbacks for fences in shoreland districts, instead applying their regular fencing guidelines. A few have height and setback standards in City of Arden Hills Planning Commission Meeting for February 4, 2009 l Whdocsl IahWHdatalPlanninglPlanning Cases 12009109-003 Shoreland Preservation Ordinance 1020409 -PC report - Shoreland Regulation Ordinance.doc Page 5 of 6