Minnesota's shoreland management rules (MR 6120.2500 - 6120.3900) establish minimum zoning standards to protect habitat and surface water quality and preserve property values along Minnesota’s lakes and rivers. These standards are administered through local government shoreland ordinances.
The DNR works with local governments to ensure that their shoreland ordinances and ordinance amendments comply with the state shoreland rules and to provide them with administrative assistance. Local governments have authority for making land use decisions, not the DNR. For questions about regulations and permit requirements that apply to properties within lake and river shoreland please contact your county, city or township.
Ordinance and Amendment Development
Resources to help local governments adopt and amend shoreland ordinances.
Ordinance Administration
Resources to help local governments administer shoreland ordinances.
Other resources
Questions
Dan Petrik, Lake and River Shoreland Program Manager, 651-259-5697
Ricky Hoffman, Shoreland Planner, 651-259-5710
Kathleen Metzker, Land Use Hydrologist, 651-259-5694