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Planning commission sets public hearing on shoreland ordinance changes after DNR-requested edits
Summary
Fergus Falls City planning commission set a public hearing (Oct. 28) to consider shoreland ordinance revisions that incorporate final Department of Natural Resources (DNR) comments, including removal of duplicate basin listings, added open-space language and a river reclassification that reduces a development setback from about 150 to 75 feet.
The Fergus Falls City planning commission voted to set a public hearing on proposed updates to the city’s shoreland management ordinance after staff explained final edits requested by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
Clara, city planning staff, told the commission the city has been working for years to align its shoreland ordinance with the DNR’s model ordinance and that the DNR provided final comments. Clara said the edits remove duplicate listings of two water basins, fix a section…
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