Shoreland Management Reference Materials

  1. Minnesota's Lakeshore Development Study
    1. Minnesota's Lakeshore, Part 1 - Resources, Development, Policy Needs (1970) This is a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download it. (4.4 Mb)
    2. Minnesota's Lakeshore, Part 2 - Statistical Summary (1970) This is a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download it. (2.0 Mb)
  2. Supplementary Shoreland Management Reports
    1. Shoreland Management Classification System (1971, revised 1976) This is a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download it. (1.2 Mb)
    2. Elements and Explanation of Shoreland Rules (1971) This is a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download it. (2.7 Mb)
    3. Procedural Guide for Development of County Shoreland Ordinances This is a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download it. (4.9 Mb)
    4. The Concept of Cluster Development (1974) This is a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download it. (0.5 Mb)
    5. Elements and Explanation of Municipal Shoreland Rules (1976) This is a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download it. (1.9 Mb)
    6. Procedural Guide for Implementation of Municipal SL Rules (1976) This is a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download it. (1.9 Mb)
    7. Suggested Shoreland Ordinances for Municipalities (1976) This is a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download it. (3.5 Mb)
    8. Suggested SL Overlay District Ordinance for Municipalities (1981) This is a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download it. (0.6 Mb)
  3. Shoreland Update Project
    1. Shoreland Management Effectiveness: Survey of SL Managers (1984) This is a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download it. (2.4 Mb)
    2. Evaluation of SLM based on Sample Counties and Townships (1984) This is a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download it. (4.8 Mb)
    3. Local Official Recommendations for SL Program improvements (1983) This is a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download it. (0.8 Mb)
    4. SL Development Trends (1984) This is a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download it. (5.6 Mb)
    5. A River Classification System (1984) This is a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download it. (4.3 Mb)
    6. Shoreland Residents - A Questionnaire Survey (1986) This is a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download it. (2.4 Mb)
  4. Shoreland Rules and Ordinances
    1. Shoreland Rules, Statement of Need and Reasonableness This is a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download it. (0.5 Mb)
    2. Model Ordinance (1999) This is a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download it. (175 Kb)
    3. Ordinance Review Checklist This is a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download it. (54 Kb)
    4. PUD Evaluation Sheet This is a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download it. (187 kb)
  5. Shoreland River Classifications
    1. River Classifications Fact Sheet This is a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download it. (0.8 Mb)
    2. Outstanding River Inventory (1983) This is a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download it. (9.6 Mb)
  6. Lake Development
    1. Lake Development - How Much is Too Much? (1987) This is a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download it. (3.8 Mb)
  7. Guidance Documents
    1. A Technical Report on Managing Shoreland Nonconformities (1995) This is a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download it. (1.4 Mb)
    2. Permeable Pavement Systems (2003) This is a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download it. (39 Kb)
      1. Appendix I. This is a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download it. (52 Kb)