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introduced the need for greater clarification to the City's shoreland ordinance so that Staff may be able to promptly address common issues and concerns as they pertain to public waters and wetlands. Over the past year Staff has met with the Planning Commission, the City Council, and the community to discuss amending the City's Shoreland Regulations. Over the course of several work sessions, Staff was able to identify common goals shared by the Planning Commission and the City Council for the revised regulations. A community meeting was held on May 21, 2009, to discuss ideas for the amendments with those individuals who lived within the Shoreland District. Approximately 80 lake shore lot owners attended the meeting. Once the initial input was gathered, Staff began drafting the proposed amendments. As revisions were made the City website was updated with new information, and new drafts were emailed out to participants of the community meeting. The Planning Commission reviewed the proposed draft at both their July and August work sessions. At these meetings the Planning Commission discussed the proposed changes to the regulations and provided Staff with feedback. Staff also discussed the proposed changes internally amongst Code Enforcement, Parks and Recreation, Public Works, Engineering, and Building. The goal was to broaden the context out of which the amended regulations were drafted. In addition to internal discussion, Staff discussed the amendments with the City Attorney, the DNR, Ramsey County Conservation District, and the Rice Creek Watershed District. Discussion with these entities helped shape the regulations further. At their September 21, 2009, work session the City Council reviewed the proposed draft, made additional comments, and directed Staff to bring the ordinance to the Planning Commission for a public hearing and recommendation. At the November 4, 2009, public hearing a number of concerns and questions were raised by both the Planning Commission and residents. The Planning Commission voted to table the proposed Zoning Code amendments to a work session in order to further discuss the issue and provide direction to staff on how to proceed with the proposed amendments. The Planning Commission then met at a work session on January 6, 2010, to discuss the concerns raised at the previous meeting. Proposed Amendments Definitions (Attachment jj Amended pages from Section 1305 have been included in this packet. These are the definitions that are proposed to be added or amended with the adoption of the Shoreland Management Ordinance. Most of the changes come directly from the DNR regulations and are required to be City of Arden Hills Planning Commission Work Session for February 3, 2010 IlMetro-inet.uslardenhillslPlanningIPlanning Cases 12009109-003 Shoreland Preservation Ordinance (Pending)102-03-10 - PCMeeting -Memo - Shoreland Regulations. doc Page 2 of 5