Shoreland Management Reference Materials

• Minnesota's Lakeshore Development Study
  • Minnesota's Lakeshore, Part 1 - Resources, Development, Policy Needs (1970)
  • Minnesota's Lakeshore, Part 2 - Statistical Summary (1970)
• Supplementary Shoreland Management Reports
  • Shoreland Management Classification System (1971, revised 1976)
  • Elements and Explanation of Shoreland Rules (1971)
  • Procedural Guide for Development of County Shoreland Ordinances
  • The Concept of Cluster Development (1974)
  • Elements and Explanation of Municipal Shoreland Rules (1976)
  • Procedural Guide for Implementation of Municipal SL Rules (1976)
  • Suggested Shoreland Ordinances for Municipalities (1976)
  • Suggested SL Overlay District Ordinance for Municipalities (1981)
• Shoreland Update Project
  • Shoreland Management Effectiveness: Survey of SL Managers (1984)
  • Evaluation of SLM based on Sample Counties and Townships (1984)
  • Local Official Recommendations for SL Program improvements (1983)
  • SL Development Trends (1984)
  • A River Classification System (1984)
  • Shoreland Residents - A Questionnaire Survey (1986)
• Shoreland Rules and Ordinances
  • Shoreland Rules, Statement of Need and Reasonableness
  • Model Ordinance (1999)
  • Ordinance Review Checklist
  • PUD Evaluation Sheet
• Shoreland River Classifications
  • River Classifications Fact Sheet
  • Outstanding River Inventory (1983)
• Lake Development
  • Lake Development - How Much is Too Much? (1987)
• Guidance Documents
  • Variances in Shoreland Management (2010)
  • Guidance on Legislative Action Regarding Nonconforming Lots in Shoreland Areas (2009)
  • A Technical Report on Managing Shoreland Nonconformities (1995)
  • Permeable Pavement Systems (2003)
    • Appendix I.