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Itn-- <br />�RQEN HILLS <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: November 4, 2009 PC Agenda Item 3.A <br />TO: Planning Commission <br />FROM: Meagan Beekman, City Planner <br />SUBJECT: Shoreland Regulations Ordinance <br />City of Arden Hills <br />Requested Action <br />Approve Planning Case 2009-003 to amend the City's Shoreland Regulations based on the <br />November 4, 2009, Planning Case Report. <br />The proposed amendments impact three sections of the Zoning Code: <br />• Section 1305.04, Definitions (Attachment A) <br />• Section 1330, Shoreland Regulations (Attachment B) <br />• Section 1325.07, Performance Standards (Attachment C) <br />Backiround <br />The current set of shoreland regulations was updated in early 2002 to address certain <br />requirements in the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) shoreland regulations. <br />While that ordinance update did address some of the technical requirements set by the DNR, <br />there were a number of holes and unaddressed issues remaining after that update. Concurrently, <br />Staff has been faced with a number of questions and concerns expressed by local property <br />owners that are not explicitly addressed in the existing ordinance. These scenarios have <br />introduced the need for greater clarification to the City's shoreland ordinance so that Staff may <br />be able to promptly address common issues and concerns as they pertain to public waters and <br />wetlands. <br />Over the past year Staff has met with the Planning Commission, the City Council, and the <br />community to discuss amending the City's Shoreland Regulations. Over the course of several <br />City of Arden Hills <br />City Council Work Session for November 4, 2009 <br />I (Metro-inet. us l ardenhills 0anning0anning Cases 12009109-003 Shoreland Preservation Ordinance (Pending) I11-04-09 - PC Report - <br />Shoreland Regulations. doc Page 1 of 5 <br />