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(December 26, 2024)

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CHISAGO COUNTY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 2024/1218-3

AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL AND REENACT THE CHISAGO COUNTY SHORELAND MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE

It is the intent and effect of this Ordinance to repeal the Chisago County Shoreland Management Ordinance and all amendments thereto in their entirety and reenact an updated Chisago County Shoreland Management Ordinance in their place.

The general purposes of the reenacted Shoreland Management Ordinance are to regulate the subdivision, use and development of the shorelands of public waters and thus preserve and enhance the quality of surface waters, conserve the economic and natural environmental values of shorelands, and provide for the wise use of waters and related land resources.
The purposes of the updated Shoreland Management Ordinance, as reenacted, are to address outdated or obsolete regulations; allow for new and modified land uses; modernize and organize the Ordinance to make it easier to interpret; and, ensure that the Ordinance is compliant with State and Federal standards. The reenacted Shoreland Management Ordinance includes sections titled: Statutory Authorization and Policy; General Provisions and Definitions; Administration; Shoreland Classification System and Land Use Districts; Special Land Use Provisions; Dimensional and General Performance Standards; Performance Standards for Public and Private Facilities; Vegetation and Land Alterations; Subdivision / Platting Provisions; Planned Unit Developments (PUDs); Water Supply and Sewage Treatment; and, Date of Effect. Most, if not all, sections have been impacted by passage of this Ordinance.

The full reenacted Chisago County Shoreland Management Ordinance is available for inspection by any person during regular business hours at the Chisago County Auditor-Treasurer’s Office, 313 North Main Street, Suite 271/274, Center City, Minnesota, and the Chisago County Department of Environmental Services, 313 North Main Street, Suite 240, Center City, Minnesota. The full reenacted Chisago County Zoning Ordinance may also be viewed at www.chisagocountymn.gov/ Reeancted Chisago County Shoreland Management Ordinance.

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