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Attachment F Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) and Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Folder The watershed district is governed by a board of governors appointed by the Hennepin County Board. It operates with the authority of the state for protection of the lake and its environs. In addition, many of the powers of the DNR have been delegated by cooperative agreement to the Watershed District. The district enforces its rules in the following areas: Erosion Control Grading of 5,000 square feet or more. Stockpiling or excavation of more than 50 cubic yards of material or more. Floodplain Alteration Any activity that proposes to place fill of any type in a 100 year floodplain associated with a lake, river, stream, wetland, or any other water basin. Wetland Protection All projects associated with the draining, filling, excavation, or alteration of a wetland. Work in wetlands may also require a Wetland Conservation Act permit issued through MCWD or local municipality. Shoreline and Stream Bank Improvement All shoreline and stream bank improvements, including but not limited to rip rap, retaining walls, sheet piling, and boat ramps. All sand blanket projects including family beaches. Stream and Lake Crossings Placement of roads, highways, or utilities in the bed of a protected water or wet land. Construction of a bridge or related crossing of a water, waterway or wetland. Placement of a culvert or similar structure in the bed or channel of a protected water or wetland. Storm water Management All residential, commercial, institutional, industrial, or public land development projects that will increase the area of impervious surface or change land con tours to alter the drainage ways, increase peak runoff rates, or affect the quality of storm water flows. Single family homes, additions of garages, decks, etc. are exempt from this rule but may require a permit under one of the other rules. Dredging Dredging is one of the most stringently applied rules the District implements. The DNR promulgated dredging regulation that are enforced by MCWD. The language of the dredging rule strives to strike a balance between a riparian property owner’s rights to navigation and the ecological impact caused by dredg ing the lake bed. All dredging permit applications for Lake Minnetonka or Lake Minnetonka tributaries must comply with the provisions of the Lake Minnetonka Dredging Joint Policy Statement.(See white papers). Lake Minnetonka Conservation District (LMCD) Folder The Lake Minnetonka Conservation District (LMCD) was created by the Legislature in 44
Attachment F 1967. Prior to 1967, the cities managed the waters in their city. The LMCD is governed by a Board of Directors composed of one member appointed by the City Council of each of the 14 cities around the lake. LMCD power to regulate uses (docks, watercraft, etc) on Lake Minnetonka is superior to municipal powers. Minnesota Statute 103.641: “Subject to the provisions of chapters 97A (game and Fish), 103D(Watershed Districts), 103E (Drainage), 103G (DNR and waters of the State), and 115(Water Pollution Control and Sanitary Districts), and the rules and regulations of the respective agencies and governing bodies vested with jurisdiction and authority under those chapters, the LMCD has the following powers on Lake Minnetonka: to regulate the construction, installation, and maintenance of permanent and temporary docks and moorings consistent with federal and state law; to regulate the construction, configuration, size, location, and maintenance of commercial marinas and their related facilities including parking areas and sanitary facilities. The regulation shall be consistent with the applicable municipal building codes and zoning ordinances where the marinas are located.” The LMCD Board reviews various license application requests, considers lake studies, develops measures to control the invasion of exotic plants and species (i.e. Eurasian Water milfoil, Zebra Mussels, etc.), and considers other related lake-management issues to improve the public’s enjoyment of the lake. In establishing the LMCD, the Legislature granted the “Right of Use” for lakeshore property owners to have BSUs (Boat Storage Units such as: docks, slides and buoys), without regard to sail or motor boat. In granting this “right of use”, the legislature has preempted any local ordinances, and has directed the LMCD to establish ordinances governing, among other things, BSUs. A property owner has the right to the maximum number of BSUs allowed by then current LMCD rules/code. Even if the property owner chooses not to use all of its BSUs, they are inherently part of the property and cannot be curtailed by other local ordinances. This vestment can only be curtailed or changed by amending the LMCD Code. Since 1967 the LMCD has adopted a comprehensive Code of Ordinances to manage and regulate a variety of lake activities. These ordinances include the use of the lake for docking/mooring of boats. However, if a property owner had docks existing at the time the LMCD ordinances were passed, those were considered “legal nonconforming” and were “grandfathered”. For example, the docks at the yacht club east of the public launch ramp extend out 200 ft from the shore and are “grandfathered”. All the sailing center and yacht club docks west of the public launch ramp conform to the LMCD code by extending out 100 feet. The LMCD defines watercraft as restricted and unrestricted watercraft. Restricted watercraft is any boat that is not classified as an unrestricted watercraft. Unrestricted Watercraft are any boat or vessel for use on, or stored on the lake that is: 16 feet or less in length and which uses a motor of 10 horsepower or less; or 20 feet or less in length 45
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Page 31 and 32: The City’s Surface Water Quality
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