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DRAFT Revised July 7, 1998 facilities and structures must be done according to the following standards: A. Planned unit developments must be connected to publicly owned water supply and sewer systems, if available. On -site water supply and sewage treatment systems must be centralized and designed and installed to meet or exceed applicable standards or rules of the Minnesota Department of Health and Sections 5.2 and 5.8 of this ordinance. On -site sewage treatment systems must be located on the most suitable areas of the development, and sufficient lawn area free of limiting factors must be provided for a replacement soil treatment system for each sewage system; B. Dwelling units or sites must be clustered into one or more groups and located on suitable areas of the development. They must be designed and located to meet or exceed the following dimensional standards for the relevant shoreland classification: setback from the ordinary high water level, elevation above the surface water features, and maximum height. Setbacks from the ordinary high water level must be increased in accordance with Section 8.53 of this ordinance for developments with density increases; C. Shore recreation facilities, including but not limited to swimming areas, docks, and watercraft mooring areas and launching ramps, must be centralized and located in areas suitable for them. Evaluation of suitability must include consideration of land slope, water depth, vegetation, soils, depth to groundwater and bedrock, or other relevant factors, The number of spaces provided for continuous beaching, mooring, or docking of watercraft must not exceed one for each allowable dwelling unit or site in the first tier (notwithstanding existing mooring sites in an existing commercially used harbor). Launching ramp racilities, including a small dock for loading and unloading equipment, may be provided for use by occupants of dwelling units or sites located in other tiers; D. Structures, parking areas, and other facilities must be treated to reduce visibility as viewed from public waters and adjacent shorelands by vegetation, topography, increased setbacks, color, or other means acceptable to the local unit of government, assuming summer, leaf -on conditions. Vegetative and topographic screening must be preserved, if existing, or may be required to be provided; E. Accessory structures and facilities, except' water oriented accessory structures, must meet the required principal structure setback and must be centralized: and F. Water- oriented accessory structures and facilities may be allowed if they meet or exceed design standards contained in Section 5.2 of this ordinance and are centralized. 8.7 Conversions Local governments may allow existing resort; or other land uses and facilities to be converted to residential planned unit developments if all of the following standards are met: 8.71 Proposed conversions must be initially evaluated using the same procedures for SMO- 260.081 -42- 260 -081 -10