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Planning commission reviews DNR‑negotiated shoreline ordinance edits, directs staff to schedule public hearing
Summary
Commissioners reviewed proposed shoreline ordinance changes negotiated with the DNR that would raise primary structure height limits, allow guest cottages, reduce PUD open‑space minimums, and include a 160 sq ft annual exemption from triggering a no‑maintenance shoreline buffer; the commission directed staff to hold a public hearing.
The Brainerd City Planning Commission reviewed an updated draft of the city’s shoreline ordinance that planning staff negotiated with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and directed staff to schedule a public hearing.
Staff member James summarized the principal edits: allow primary structures up to 35 feet in residential districts (previously 25 feet); permit a guest cottage on a single‑family lot that meets lot‑size requirements; reduce required open space in planned unit developments from 50% to 35%; and provide an annual 160 square‑foot exemption for small impervious increases on riparian lots so that very small projects would not trigger a…
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