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SECTION 21- REGiTLATInN OF GEM LASE WATERS$. WETLANDS AND SHORELANDS Section 21A General Provisions. e land use regulations in this Section shall: apply to any land.in the City of .Gem Lake located 21:1.1 Shoreland District. Th within a floodplain, within 1,000 feet. of the ordinary high water mark of a public water or public.watexs wetland, Including but not limited to. the body of water known as Gem Lake and.its attendant wetlands, ar. i�itkiiri :3QQ feet of a. stream or river.. The regulations of this Section shall apply in. addition to the.provisioris. of the?oning district applicable. to. the property, the Flood Hazard. Ordinance of the city (No. 114), and other ordinances of the City: 21.:1.2 Wetland. Conservation Act. The. City of Gem Lake has delegated its authority under the Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act of `1991 and attendant rules to the. Vadnais Lake Axea Watershed Management Association (VI AWMO). All requests for'pernjits, review or approval requited by the,Wetland Con8ervation.Act must be submitted to VLAWM0 as the acting Local Government Unit 21.1:3 Applied in Concert with other Law. Thcse;tegulations. and retjui by Federal.and State law, regional and:.local:water management.... gk6la8or apply. Under:joint: application,the most restritdVe-.requirements shall ap Section 21,2 Policy 21.2.1 Policyy, . intact, vegetated and stable..shorcl ries and� streamb other water resources in the City. including prevention of erosion, re of:.nutrients and sediments, and provision of fish and wildlife k abi the criteria established by the Departmer"h4atural Resources: 21.2.2 Minimum Lot Size and Setback Requ r following the enactment of this, Section must in shall be granted, or OYal other appY:g.' which square feet in area [measured abodet3e ordinax structure, other than waiter oriented accessory s ordinary high water mark-'o'f1he water t?v'dy: Tl exits shall .be in addition to those imposed -id city ordinances,: all. of which shall.jointly 21.2 Shoreland Use Coritrols. vide valuaIe... functions to Gem..Lake -and mt of soils through root structure, trapping Lake is: a Kati tial Environment lake .under f5 Ali.:lots createdaiid structures erected in a shoteland.district. the underlying zoning district.`No variance crifea>estabiiskie iws the creado:u. of.a lot iris'i shoreland district that is. less than 80,000 gli waterrnzaxk`of=tilie water body}, or less than 200 feet iiz width. No :t ces zx anaged by'fliii.:Secdon, shall be placed within 150 feet of the laY11?St1rn lot coverage by buildings and -impervious surfaces. is 25%. es and faralities exce t those that axe wateroriented, 21.2.3 sor __.tructvtes and Facilities 'All accessory's r zctur p tizust iiieeti',arexceed'strietire setb`aek standards:' If-allcal government controls, each residential lot may have owed ly local one watier-oriented acces.saryl structure:oxfacllity locstecl closer to public waters than the structure setback if all of the flullowina. standards. are met A The''. t&ucture or. facility tnus.t not exceed ten feet in height, exclusive of safety rails, and cannot occupy an area greafer'than.250 squarefeet. Detached decks inust not exceed eight feet above:grade ati:any point, The setbaek'a£°the. structure or facility from the ordinary high water level must be .at least ten feet. j. The structure ar `facility must be treated. to reduce visi6i3ity as. viewed. from. public waters and adjacent local unit of shorelands by vegetation, topography, increased setbacks, color, or other.means acceptable to. the. government, assuming sumtner,.lea£ o.n .conditions. iJ] The roof may be used as a deck with safety tails, but must.not be enclosed or used as a stoxage.;area... The structure. or facility must not. be designed .or used for human habitation and roust not contain wager supply. or sewage.: treatment facilities, 4 Any accessory structures pr.facilities not meeting the above criteria, or any additional accessory. structures .or fatalities must..meet or exceed structure setback standards. llpdaled March 14, 2017 Gem. Lake Consolidated Land.Use. Ordinance — Page 126