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<br />Program. In no case should a community state in the text of the ordinance that they will do this <br />delineation and then not follow through and show the shoreland district boundary on the official <br />zoning map. A copy of a community's official zoning map must accompany a shoreland ordinance <br />text that is submitted to DNR for approval. <br /> <br />The DNR's area hydrologists have listings and/or maps for each community showing (preliminary) <br />lake and river classifications. For outstanding recreational rivers, area hydrologists have <br />preliminary classification maps and tables for the 5 specific river classifications above ("Remote" <br />through "Urban") which identifY the legal descriptions ofthe river classification boundaries. <br />Protected waters inventory (PWl) maps for the respective county are available from the area <br />hydrologist and can be used to identifY the remaining "Tributary" river and stream reaches in the <br />community. Local governments may consider adopting these additional documents by reference <br />into their shoreland ordinance if these documents are properly dated, labelled, and signed. <br /> <br />Section 4.2 - Land Use District Designations: <br /> <br />Communities are encouraged to demonstrate at the time of shore land ordinance adoption that the <br />categories ofIand use districts in the zoning ordinance text (and their designation on the official <br />zoning map) meet state standards. These land use district designations could have been developed <br />in a section of the ordinance devoted specifically to shore lands, or the community could <br />demonstrate that its existing community-wide land use district designations as applied to <br />shorelands already meet the intent of state shoreland management standards. In determining <br />compliance with state standards, the following provisions of Minnesota Regulations, Part <br />6120.3100, must be satisfied: <br /> <br />I. The management of areas unsuitable for development due to wet soils, steep slopes, <br />flooding, inadequate drainage, severe erosion potential, presence of significant historic sites, or any <br />other feature likely to be harmful to the health, safety, or welfare of the residents ofthe <br />community. <br /> <br />2. The reservation of areas suitable for residential development from encroachment by <br />commercial and industrial uses. <br /> <br />3. The centralization of service facilities for residential areas and enhancemenl of economic <br />growth for those areas suitable for limited commercial development. <br /> <br />4. The management of areas for commercial or industrial uses which, by their nature, require <br />location in shoreland areas. <br /> <br />5. The protection of valuable agricultural lands from conversion to other uses. <br /> <br />6. The preservation and enhancement of the quality of water-based recreational use of public <br />waters including provisions for public accesses. <br /> <br />Generally, the Department of Natural Resources will accept existing or proposed land use district <br />designations in the zoning ordinance text and on the official zoning map as "substantially <br />