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SHORELAND <br /> • <br /> The ridgeline between the river and the development is considered a true bluff line as <br /> defined by the city's Shoreland Ordinance. A thirty (30) foot setback from the bluff line <br /> is required. The proposed townhomes meet this requirement. <br /> Intensive vegetation clearing and topography alteration on the bluff and within the twenty <br /> (20) feet bluff impact zone (measured from the top of the bluff going away from the <br /> river) is prohibited. The developer will be allowed to cut any dead trees or trees of less <br /> than four (4) inches in diameter. Other trees may be cut selectively to create views of the <br /> river as long, as a continuous tree canopy is maintained. <br /> The developer does not own the property all the way to the river, so access down the bluff <br /> is not being requested. The only topographical alteration of the bluff being proposed is <br /> for a storm pipe. This alteration appears to be unavoidable. <br /> Recommended Shoreland conditions: <br /> The developer gains approval for what vegetation is removed from the bluff <br /> by city staff. <br /> A thirty (30) foot setback from the top of the bluff is required. <br /> i That minimal topographical alteration of the bluff and within the twenty (20) <br /> foot bluff impact zone takes place (alterations approved by city staff) and <br /> • that erosion control and revegetation is required. <br /> WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DISTRICT <br /> Currently the top of this bluff is also the boundary line of the Wild & Scenic River <br /> District. The DNR is considering a new boundary for the district that would go to <br /> Highway 10. The DNR's proposal would classify the property in question as River <br /> Town. The uses proposed in Mississippi Ridge are consistent with the proposed River <br /> Town classification. <br /> Recommended Wild and Scenic River District conditions: <br /> • That the exteriors of the townhomes are done in earth tones to help them <br /> blend in with the natural environment. <br /> • Glare from the development is required to be directed away from the river. <br /> • That signage for the commercial portion of the proposal is not visible from <br /> the river (this condition may be more difficult for the proposed restaurant on <br /> the south end of the development due to the deforestation of the adjacent <br /> bluff line). <br /> • <br />