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Brainerd staff proposes smaller lot minimums and higher impervious limits in shoreland ordinance; commission directs talks with DNR
Summary
Planning staff proposed lowering lot‑size and frontage minimums for sewered, non‑riparian lots in Northeast Brainerd and increasing impervious-surface limits for certain zoning districts; commissioners directed staff to draft a letter and begin negotiations with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Planning staff presented a preliminary analysis of 121 sewered, non‑riparian lots in Northeast Brainerd and proposed changes to the city's shoreland ordinance intended to support infill development in lot‑and‑block areas.
"Staff did review a 121 properties in Northeast Brainerd that are located in the Rice Lake Shoreland District," James told the commission, and reported an average lot width of about 78 feet and an average lot area of about 12,128 square feet for that sample. Based on that review, staff…
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