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Back2round The current set of shoreland regulations was updated in early 2002 as part of the re-codification of the overall City Code and to address certain requirements in the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) shoreland regulations. While that ordinance update did address some of the technical requirements set by the DNR, there were a number of holes and unaddressed issues remaining after that update. Concurrently, Staff has been faced with a number of questions and concerns expressed by local property owners that are not explicitly addressed in the existing ordinance. These scenarios have introduced the need for greater clarification to the City's shoreland ordinance so that it may be able to promptly address common issues and concerns as they pertain to public waters and wetlands. The DNR has started an update process to the statewide shoreland regulations, which is the foundation for shoreland regulations in virtually all cities. Based on conversations with the DNR, the update process is most likely to impact developing communities with undeveloped shoreline and it could still be a number of years before anything is approved by the legislature. The DNR has produced a set of voluntary "alternative" shoreline standards for a five county test area in central Minnesota; however, those standards were geared toward rural communities with undeveloped shoreline. While future changes to the statewide regulations may impact the City's ordinance, Staff recommends moving forward with our update process so that local needs can be addressed. Identified Shoreland Mana!!ement Ordinance Concerns As part of this update project, Staffhas identified a number of open issues and questions. Some of the issues can be addressed with the DNR model ordinance and guidelines, while other issues do not have guidance from the DNR. As part of this process, staff has been researching regulations in other cities, particularly for those issues not addressed by the DNR. For the most part, the regulations vary considerably from city to city. The list of issues and questions is divided into two parts. The first part includes those concerns that have guidance from the DNR and sample language in the DNR model shoreland management ordinance. The second part includes the list of issues and questions that do not have guidance from the DNR. For tonight's meeting, we are not looking for solutions to these concerns. Instead, we want to review the list for completeness, add additional concerns if necessary, and gather additional questions. For your reference, the applicable sections of the DNR model ordinance are provided for concerns one through six. City of Arden Hills City Council Work Session for February 17, 2009 \\Ahdocs1\ah\AHdata\Planning\Planning Cases\2009\09-003 Shoreland Preservation Ordinance \021 709 - CC report - Shoreland Regulation Ordinance. doc Page 2 of 5