Subpart 1.Purpose.To manage the effects of shoreland and water surface crowding, to prevent pollution of surface and ground waters of the state, to provide ample space on lots for sewage treatment systems, to minimize flood damages, to maintain property values, to maintain historic values of significant historic sites, and to maintain natural characteristics of shorelands and adjacent water areas, shoreland controls must regulate lot sizes, placement of structures, and alterations of shoreland areas.
Subp. 2.Residential lot size.All single, duplex, triplex, and quad residential lots created after the date of enactment of the local shoreland controls must meet or exceed the dimensions presented in subparts 2a and 2b, and the following:
A. Lots must not be occupied by any more dwelling units than indicated in subparts 2a and 2b. Residential subdivisions with dwelling unit densities exceeding those in the tables in subparts 2a and 2b can only be allowed if designed and approved as residential planned unit developments under part 6120.3800. Only land above the ordinary high water level of public waters can be used to meet lot area standards, and lot width standards must be met at both the ordinary high water level and at the building line. The sewer lot area dimensions in subpart 2a, items D to F can only be used if publicly owned sewer system service is available to the property.B. On natural environment lakes, subdivisions of duplexes, triplexes, and quads must also meet the following standards: (1) Each building must be set back at least 200 feet from the ordinary high water level.(2) Each building must have common sewage treatment and water systems that serve all dwelling units in the building.(3) Watercraft docking facilities for each lot must be centralized in one location and serve all dwelling units in the building.(4) No more than 25 percent of a lake's shoreline can be in duplex, triplex, or quad developments.C. One guest cottage may be allowed in local controls on lots meeting or exceeding the duplex dimensions presented in subparts 2a and 2b if the controls also require all of the following standards to be met: (1) For lots exceeding the minimum lot dimensions of duplex lots, the guest cottage must be located within the smallest duplex-sized lot that could be created including the principal dwelling unit.(2) A guest cottage must not cover more than 700 square feet of land surface and must not exceed 15 feet in height.(3) A guest cottage must be located or designed to reduce its 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.D. Lots of record in the office of the county recorder on the date of enactment of local shoreland controls that do not meet the requirements of items A to E and subparts 2a and 2b may be allowed as building sites without variances from lot size requirements provided the use is permitted in the zoning district, the lot has been in separate ownership from abutting lands at all times since it became substandard, was created compliant with official controls in effect at the time, and sewage treatment and setback requirements of the shoreland controls are met. Necessary variances from setback requirements must be obtained before any use, sewage treatment system, or building permits are issued for the lots. In evaluating all the variances, boards of adjustment shall consider sewage treatment and water supply capabilities or constraints of the lots and shall deny the variances if adequate facilities cannot be provided. If, in a group of two or more contiguous lots under the same ownership, any individual lot does not meet the requirements of items A to E and subparts 2a and 2b, the lot must not be considered as a separate parcel of land for the purposes of sale or development. The lot must be combined with the one or more contiguous lots so they equal one or more parcels of land, each meeting the requirements of items A to E and subparts 2a and 2b as much as possible. Local shoreland controls may set a minimum size for nonconforming lots or impose their restrictions on their development.E. If allowed by local governments, lots intended as controlled accesses to public waters or recreation areas for use by owners of nonriparian lots within subdivisions must meet or exceed the following standards: (1) They must meet the width and size for residential lots, and be suitable for the intended uses of controlled access lots. If docking, mooring, or over-water storage of watercraft is to be allowed at a controlled access lot, then the width of the lot must be increased by the percent of the requirements for riparian residential lots for each watercraft provided for by covenant beyond six, consistent with the following table: Controlled Access Lot Frontage Requirements
| Ratio of lake size to shore length (acres/mile) | Required increase in frontage (percent) |
| Less than 100 | | 25 |
| 100-200 | | 20 |
| 201-300 | | 15 |
| 301-400 | | 10 |
| Greater than 400 | | 5 |
(2) They must be jointly owned by all purchasers of lots in the subdivision or by all purchasers of nonriparian lots in the subdivision who are provided riparian access rights on the access lot.(3) Covenants or other equally effective legal instruments must be developed that specify which lot owners have authority to use the access lot and what activities are allowed. The activities may include watercraft launching, loading, storage, beaching, mooring, or docking. They must also include other outdoor recreational activities that do not significantly conflict with general public use of the public water or the enjoyment of normal property rights by adjacent property owners. Examples of the nonsignificant conflict activities include swimming, sunbathing, or picnicking. The covenants must limit the total number of vehicles allowed to be parked and the total number of watercraft allowed to be continuously moored, docked, or stored over water, and must require centralization of all common facilities and activities in the most suitable locations on the lot to minimize topographic and vegetation alterations. They must also require all parking areas, storage buildings, and other facilities to be screened by vegetation or topography as much as practical from view from the public water, assuming summer, leaf-on conditions.Subp. 2a.Lot area and width standards for single, duplex, triplex, and quad residential development; lake classes.The lot area and width standards for single, duplex, triplex, and quad residential developments for the lake classes are:
A. Natural Environment, no sewer: Lot area (square feet)
| Riparian lots | Nonriparian lots |
| Single | 80,000 | 80,000 |
| Duplex | 120,000 | 160,000 |
| Triplex | 160,000 | 240,000 |
| Quad | 200,000 | 320,000 |
Lot width (feet)
| Single | 200 | 200 |
| Duplex | 300 | 400 |
| Triplex | 400 | 600 |
| Quad | 500 | 800 |
B. Recreational Development, no sewer: Lot area (square feet)
| Riparian lots | Nonriparian lots |
| Single | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Duplex | 80,000 | 80,000 |
| Triplex | 120,000 | 120,000 |
| Quad | 160,000 | 160,000 |
Lot width (feet)
| Single | 150 | 150 |
| Duplex | 225 | 265 |
| Triplex | 300 | 375 |
| Quad | 375 | 490 |
C. General Development, no sewer: Lot area (square feet)
| Riparian lots | Nonriparian lots |
| Single | 20,000 | 40,000 |
| Duplex | 40,000 | 80,000 |
| Triplex | 60,000 | 120,000 |
| Quad | 80,000 | 160,000 |
Lot width (feet)
| Single | 100 | 150 |
| Duplex | 180 | 265 |
| Triplex | 260 | 375 |
| Quad | 340 | 490 |
D. Natural Environment, sewer: Lot area (square feet)
| Riparian lots | Nonriparian lots |
| Single | 40,000 | 20,000 |
| Duplex | 70,000 | 35,000 |
| Triplex | 100,000 | 52,000 |
| Quad | 130,000 | 65,000 |
Lot width (feet)
| Single | 125 | 125 |
| Duplex | 225 | 220 |
| Triplex | 325 | 315 |
| Quad | 425 | 410 |
E. Recreational Development, sewer: Lot area (square feet)
| Riparian lots | Nonriparian lots |
| Single | 20,000 | 15,000 |
| Duplex | 35,000 | 26,000 |
| Triplex | 50,000 | 38,000 |
| Quad | 65,000 | 49,000 |
Lot width (feet)
| Single | 75 | 75 |
| Duplex | 135 | 135 |
| Triplex | 195 | 190 |
| Quad | 255 | 245 |
F. General Development, sewer: Lot area (square feet)
| Riparian lots | Nonriparian lots |
| Single | 15,000 | 10,000 |
| Duplex | 26,000 | 17,500 |
| Triplex | 38,000 | 25,000 |
| Quad | 49,000 | 32,500 |
Lot width (feet)
| Single | 75 | 75 |
| Duplex | 135 | 135 |
| Triplex | 195 | 190 |
| Quad | 255 | 245 |
Subp. 2b.Lot width standards for single, duplex, triplex, and quad residential development; river classes.The lot width standards for single, duplex, triplex, and quad residential development for river classes are:
Lot width (feet)
| Remote | Forested | Transition | Agricultural | Urban&Tributary |
| | | | | No sewer | Sewer |
| Single | 300 | 200 | 250 | 150 | 100 | 75 |
| Duplex | 450 | 300 | 375 | 225 | 150 | 115 |
| Triplex | 600 | 400 | 500 | 300 | 200 | 150 |
| Quad | 750 | 500 | 625 | 375 | 250 | 190 |
Subp. 3.Placement and height of structures and facilities on lots.When more than one setback requirement applies to a site, structures and facilities must be located to meet all setbacks. The placement of structures and other facilities on all lots must be managed by shoreland controls as follows:
A. Structure setbacks. The following minimum setbacks presented in the following table for each class of public waters apply to all structures, except water-oriented accessory structures and facilities that are managed according to item H: (1) Structure setback standards | Class | Ordinary high water level setback (feet) | Setback from top of bluff (feet) |
| Unsewered | Sewered | |
| Natural environment | 150 | 150 | 30 |
| Recreational development | 100 | 75 | 30 |
| General development | 75 | 50 | 30 |
| Remote river segments | 200 | 200 | 30 |
| Forested and transition river segments | 150 | 150 | 30 |
| Agricultural, urban, and tributary river segments | 100 | 50 | 30 |
(2) Exceptions to structure setback standards in subitem (1). Where structures exist on the adjoining lots on both sides of a proposed building site, structure setbacks may be altered without a variance to conform to the adjoining setbacks provided the proposed building site is not located in a shore impact zone or in a bluff impact zone.B. High water elevations. In addition to the setback requirements of item A, local shoreland controls must regulate placement of structures in relation to high water elevation. Where state-approved, local flood plain management controls exist, structures must be placed at an elevation consistent with the controls. Where these controls do not exist, the elevation to which the lowest floor, including basement, is placed or flood-proofed must be determined as follows: (1) For lakes, by placing the lowest floor at a level at least three feet above the highest known water level, or three feet above the ordinary high water level, whichever is higher. In instances where lakes have a history of extreme water level fluctuations or have no outlet capable of keeping the lake level at or below a level three feet above the ordinary high water level, local controls may require structures to be placed higher.(2) For rivers and streams, by placing the lowest floor at least three feet above the flood of record, if data are available. If data are not available, by placing the lowest floor at least three feet above the ordinary high water level, or by conducting a technical evaluation to determine effects of proposed construction upon flood stages and flood flows and to establish the flood protection elevation. Under all three approaches, technical evaluations must be done consistent with parts 6120.5000 to 6120.6200 governing the management of flood plain areas. If more than one approach is used, the highest flood protection elevation determined must be used for placing structures and other facilities.(3) Water-oriented accessory structures may have the lowest floor placed lower than the elevation determined in this subpart if the structure is constructed of flood-resistant materials to the elevation, electrical and mechanical equipment is placed above the elevation and, if long duration flooding is anticipated, the structure is built to withstand ice action and wind-driven waves and debris.C. Bluff impact zones. Structures and accessory facilities, except stairways and landings, must not be placed within bluff impact zones.D. Steep slopes. Local government officials must evaluate possible soil erosion impacts and development visibility from public waters before issuing a permit for construction of sewage treatment systems, roads, driveways, structures, or other improvements on steep slopes. When determined necessary, conditions must be attached to issued permits to prevent erosion and to preserve existing vegetation screening of structures, vehicles, and other facilities as viewed from the surface of public waters, assuming summer, leaf-on vegetation.E. Proximity to unplatted cemeteries and significant historic sites. No structure may be placed nearer than 50 feet from the boundary of an unplatted cemetery protected under Minnesota Statutes, section 307.08, unless necessary approval is obtained from the Minnesota State Archaeologist's Office. No structure may be placed on a significant historic site in a manner that affects the values of the site unless adequate information about the site has been removed and documented in a public repository.F. Proximity to roads and highways. No structure may be placed nearer than 50 feet from the right-of-way line of any federal, state, or county highway; or 20 feet from the right-of-way line of any town road, public street, or others not classified.G. Height. All structures in residential districts in cities, except churches and nonresidential agricultural structures, must not exceed 25 feet in height.H. Accessory structures and facilities. All accessory structures and facilities, except those that are water-oriented, must meet or exceed structure setback standards. If allowed by local government controls, each residential lot may have one water-oriented accessory structure or facility located closer to public waters than the structure setback if all of the following standards are met: (1) The structure or facility must not exceed ten feet in height, exclusive of safety rails, and cannot occupy an area greater than 250 square feet. Detached decks must not exceed eight feet above grade at any point.(2) The setback of the structure or facility from the ordinary high water level must be at least ten feet.(3) The structure or facility 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.(4) The roof may be used as a deck with safety rails, but must not be enclosed or used as a storage area.(5) The structure or facility must not be designed or used for human habitation and must not contain water supply or sewage treatment facilities.(6) As an alternative for general development and recreational development waterbodies, water-oriented accessory structures used solely for watercraft storage, and including storage of related boating and water-oriented sporting equipment, may occupy an area up to 400 square feet provided the maximum width of the structure is 20 feet as measured parallel to the configuration of the shoreline.(7) Any accessory structures or facilities not meeting the above criteria, or any additional accessory structures or facilities must meet or exceed structure setback standards.I. Stairways, lifts, and landings. Stairways and lifts are the preferred alternative to major topographic alterations for achieving access up and down bluffs and steep slopes to shore areas. Stairways and lifts must meet the following design requirements: (1) Stairways and lifts must not exceed four feet in width on residential lots. Wider stairways may be used for commercial properties, public open-space recreational properties, and planned unit developments.(2) Landings for stairways and lifts on residential lots must not exceed 32 square feet in area. Landings larger than 32 square feet may be used for commercial properties, public open-space recreational properties, and planned unit developments.(3) Canopies or roofs are not allowed on stairways, lifts, or landings.(4) Stairways, lifts, and landings may be either constructed above the ground on posts or pilings, or placed into the ground, provided they are designed and built in a manner that ensures control of soil erosion.(5) Stairways, lifts, and landings must be located in the most visually inconspicuous portions of lots, as viewed from the surface of the public water assuming summer, leaf-on conditions, whenever practical.(6) Facilities such as ramps, lifts, or mobility paths for persons with physical disabilities are also allowed for achieving access to shore areas, provided that the dimensional and performance standards of subitems (1) to (5) are complied with in addition to the requirements of chapter 1341.J. Decks. Except as provided in item H, decks must meet the structure setback standards. Decks that do not meet setback requirements from public waters may be allowed without a variance to be added to structures existing on the date the shoreland structure setbacks were established by ordinance, if all of the following criteria and standards are met: (1) a thorough evaluation of the property and structure reveals no reasonable location for a deck meeting or exceeding the existing ordinary high water level setback of the structure;(2) the deck encroachment toward the ordinary high water level does not exceed 15 percent of the existing shoreline setback of the structure from the ordinary high water level or does not encroach closer than 30 feet, whichever is more restrictive; and(3) the deck is constructed primarily of wood, and is not roofed or screened.Subp. 4.Shoreland alterations.Vegetative alterations and excavations or grading and filling necessary for the construction of structures and sewage treatment systems under validly issued permits for these facilities are exempt from the vegetative alteration standards in this subpart and separate permit requirements for grading and filling. However, the grading and filling conditions of this subpart must be met for issuance of permits for structures and sewage treatment systems. Alterations of vegetation and topography must be controlled by local governments to prevent erosion into public waters, fix nutrients, preserve shoreland aesthetics, preserve historic values, prevent bank slumping, and protect fish and wildlife habitat. Public roads and parking areas, as regulated by subpart 5, are exempt from the provisions of this part.
A. Removal or alterations of vegetation, except for forest management or agricultural uses as provided for in subparts 7 and 8, is allowed according to the following standards: (1) Intensive vegetation clearing within the shore and bluff impact zones and on steep slopes is not allowed. Intensive vegetation clearing outside of these areas is allowed if the activity is consistent with the forest management standards in subpart 8.(2) Limited clearing of trees and shrubs and cutting, pruning, and trimming of trees to accommodate the placement of stairways and landings, picnic areas, access paths, livestock watering areas, beach and watercraft access areas, and permitted water-oriented accessory structures or facilities, as well as providing a view to the water from the principal dwelling site, in shore and bluff impact zones and on steep slopes is allowed, provided that: (a) the screening of structures, vehicles, or other facilities as viewed from the water, assuming summer, leaf-on conditions, is not substantially reduced;(b) along rivers, existing shading of water surfaces is preserved; and(c) the above provisions are not applicable to the removal of trees, limbs, or branches that are dead, diseased, or pose safety hazards.(3) Use of fertilizer and pesticides in the shoreland management district must be done in such a way as to minimize runoff into the shore impact zone or public water by the use of earth, vegetation, or both.B. Before grading or filling on steep slopes or within shore or bluff impact zones involving the movement of more than ten cubic yards of material or anywhere else in a shoreland area involving movement of more than 50 cubic yards of material, it must be established by local official permit issuance that all of the following conditions will be met. The following conditions must also be considered during subdivision, variance, building permit, and other conditional use permit reviews. (1) Before authorizing any grading or filling activity in any type 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 wetland, local officials must consider how extensively the proposed activity would affect the following functional qualities of the wetland: (a) sediment and pollutant trapping and retention;(b) storage of surface runoff to prevent or reduce flood damage;(c) fish and wildlife habitat;(e) shoreline or bank stabilization; or(f) noteworthiness, including special qualities such as historic significance, critical habitat for endangered plants and animals, or others. This evaluation must also include a determination of whether the wetland alteration being proposed requires permits, reviews, or approvals by other local, state, or federal agencies such as a watershed district, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, or the United States Army Corps of Engineers.
(2) Alterations must be designed and conducted in a manner that ensures only the smallest amount of bare ground is exposed for the shortest time possible.(3) Mulches or similar materials must be used, where necessary, for temporary bare soil coverage, and a permanent vegetation cover must be established as soon as possible.(4) Methods to minimize soil erosion and to trap sediments before they reach any surface water feature must be used.(5) Altered areas must be stabilized to acceptable erosion control standards consistent with the field office technical guides of the local soil and water conservation districts and the United States Soil Conservation Service.(6) Fill or excavated material must not be placed in a manner that creates an unstable slope.(7) Plans to place fill or excavated material on steep slopes must be reviewed by qualified professionals for continued slope stability and must not create finished slopes of 30 percent or greater.(8) Fill or excavated material must not be placed in bluff impact zones.(9) Any alterations below the ordinary high water level of public waters must first be authorized by the commissioner under Minnesota Statutes, sections 103G.245 and 103G.405.(10) Alterations of topography must only be allowed if they are accessory to permitted or conditional uses and do not adversely affect adjacent or nearby properties.(11) Placement of natural rock riprap, including associated grading of the shoreline and placement of a filter blanket, is permitted if the finished slope does not exceed three feet horizontal to one foot vertical, the landward extent of the riprap is within ten feet of the ordinary high water level, and the height of the riprap above the ordinary high water level does not exceed three feet.C. Connections to public waters. Excavations where the intended purpose is connection to a public water, such as boat slips, canals, lagoons, and harbors, must be controlled by local shoreland controls. Permission for excavations may be given only after the commissioner has approved the proposed connection to public waters.Subp. 5.Placement and design of roads, driveways, and parking areas.Public and private roads, driveways, and parking areas must be designed to take advantage of natural vegetation and topography to achieve maximum screening from view from public waters. They must be designed and constructed to minimize and control erosion to public waters consistent with the field office technical guides of the local soil and water conservation district, or other applicable technical materials.
A. Roads, driveways, and parking areas must meet structure setbacks and must not be placed within bluff and shore impact zones, when other reasonable and feasible placement alternatives exist. If no alternatives exist, they may be placed within these areas, and must be designed to minimize adverse impacts.B. Public and private watercraft access ramps, approach roads, and access-related parking areas may be placed within shore impact zones provided the vegetative screening and erosion control conditions of this subpart are met. For private facilities, the grading and filling provisions of subpart 4, item B, must also be met.Subp. 6. [Repealed, 13 SR 3029]Subp. 7.Agricultural use standards.The agricultural use standards for shoreland areas are contained in items A, B, C, and D.
A. The shore impact zone for parcels with permitted agricultural land uses is equal to a line parallel to and 50 feet from the ordinary high water level.B. General cultivation farming, grazing, nurseries, horticulture, truck farming, sod farming, and wild crop harvesting are permitted uses if steep slopes and shore and bluff impact zones are maintained in permanent vegetation or operated under an approved conservation plan (Resource Management Systems) consistent with the field office technical guides of the local soil and water conservation districts or the United States Soil Conservation Service.C. Animal feedlots as defined by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, where allowed by zoning district designations, must be reviewed as conditional uses and must meet the following standards: (1) New feedlots must not be located in the shoreland of watercourses or in bluff impact zones and must meet a minimum setback of 300 feet from the ordinary high water level of all public waters basins.(2) Modifications or expansions to existing feedlots that are located within 300 feet of the ordinary high water level or within a bluff impact zone are allowed if they do not further encroach into the existing ordinary high water level setback or encroach on bluff impact zones.(3) A certificate of compliance, interim permit, or animal feedlot permit, when required by parts 7020.0100 to 7020.1800, must be obtained by the owner or operator of an animal feedlot.D. Use of fertilizer, pesticides, or animal wastes within shorelands must be done in such a way as to minimize impact on the shore impact zone or public water by proper application or use of earth or vegetation.Subp. 8.Forest management standards.The harvesting of timber and associated reforestation or conversion of forested use to a nonforested use must be conducted consistent with the following standards:
A. Timber harvesting and associated reforestation must be conducted consistent with the provisions of the Minnesota Nonpoint Source Pollution Assessment-Forestry and the provisions of Water Quality in Forest Management "Best Management Practices in Minnesota."B. If allowed by local governments, forest land conversion to another use requires issuance of a conditional use permit and adherence to the following standards: (1) shore and bluff impact zones must not be intensively cleared of vegetation; and(2) an erosion and sediment control plan is developed and approved by the local soil and water conservation district before issuance of a conditional use permit for the conversion.C. Use of fertilizer, pesticides, or animal wastes within shorelands must be done in such a way as to minimize impact on the shore impact zone or public water by proper application or use of earth or vegetation.Subp. 9.Extractive use standards.Processing machinery must be located consistent with setback standards for structures from ordinary high water levels of public waters and from bluffs.
An extractive use site development and restoration plan must be developed, approved by the local government, and followed over the course of operation of the site. The plan must address dust, noise, possible pollutant discharges, hours and duration of operation, and anticipated vegetation and topographic alterations. It must also identify actions to be taken during operation to mitigate adverse environmental impacts, particularly erosion, and must clearly explain how the site will be rehabilitated after extractive activities end.
Subp. 10.Standards for commercial, industrial, public, and semipublic uses.Surface water-oriented commercial uses and industrial, public, or semipublic uses with similar needs to have access to and use of public waters may be located on parcels or lots with frontage on public waters. Uses without water-oriented needs must be located on lots or parcels without public waters frontage, or, if located on lots or parcels with public waters frontage, must either be set back double the normal ordinary high water level setback or be substantially screened from view from the water by vegetation or topography, assuming summer, leaf-on conditions. Those with water-oriented needs must meet the following standards:
A. In addition to meeting impervious coverage limits, setbacks, and other zoning standards presented elsewhere in parts 6120.2500 to 6120.3900, the uses must be designed to incorporate topographic and vegetative screening of parking areas and structures.B. Uses that require short-term watercraft mooring for patrons must centralize these facilities and design them to avoid obstructions of navigation and to be the minimum size necessary to meet the need.C. Uses that depend on patrons arriving by watercraft may use signs and lighting to convey needed information to the public, subject to the following general standards: (1) No advertising signs or supporting facilities for signs may be placed in or upon public waters. Signs conveying information or safety messages may be placed in or on public waters by a public authority or under a permit issued by the county sheriff.(2) Signs may be placed, when necessary, within the shore impact zone if they are designed and sized to be the minimum necessary to convey needed information. They must only convey the location and name of the establishment and the general types of goods or services available. The signs must not contain other detailed information such as product brands and prices, must not be located higher than ten feet above the ground, and must not exceed 32 square feet in size. If illuminated by artificial lights, the lights must be shielded or directed to prevent illumination out across public waters.(3) Other outside lighting may be located within the shore impact zone or over public waters if it is used primarily to illuminate potential safety hazards and is shielded or otherwise directed to prevent direct illumination out across public waters. This does not preclude use of navigational lights.Subp. 11.Storm water management.Local governments must consider proper storm water management in all reviews, approvals, and permit issuances under shoreland management controls adopted under parts 6120.2500 to 6120.3900. The following general and specific standards must be incorporated into local government shoreland management controls and their administration.
A. The following are general standards: (1) When possible, existing natural drainageways, wetlands, and vegetated soil surfaces must be used to convey, store, filter, and retain storm water runoff before discharge to public waters.(2) Development must be planned and conducted in a manner that will minimize the extent of disturbed areas, runoff velocities, erosion potential, and reduce and delay runoff volumes. Disturbed areas must be stabilized and protected as soon as possible and facilities or methods used to retain sediment on the site.(3) When development density, topographic features, and soil and vegetation conditions are not sufficient to adequately handle storm water runoff using natural features and vegetation, various types of constructed facilities such as diversions, settling basins, skimming devices, dikes, waterways, and ponds may be used. Preference must be given to designs using surface drainage, vegetation, and infiltration rather than buried pipes and human-made materials and facilities.B. The following are specific standards: (1) Impervious surface coverage of lots must not exceed 25 percent of the lot area.(2) When constructed facilities are used for storm water management, they must be designed and installed consistent with the field office technical guide of the local soil and water conservation districts.(3) New constructed storm water outfalls to public waters must provide for filtering or settling of suspended solids and skimming of surface debris before discharge.Subp. 12.Mining of metallic minerals and peat, as defined by Minnesota Statutes, sections 9344 to 9351.Mining of metallic minerals and peat shall be a permitted use provided the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 93.44 to 93.51, are satisfied.
Minn. R. agency 158, ch. 6120, SHORELAND MANAGEMENT, pt. 6120.3300
13 SR 3029; 17 SR 1279; 23 SR 2042; L 2005 c 56 s 2; L 2007 c 140 art 4 s 61; art 13 s 4; L 2008 c 337 s 64; 38 SR 1535Statutory Authority: MS s 16B.59 to 16B.75; 103F.211; 105.485; 326B.101 to 326B.194; 115.03