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"Planned Unit Development'" means a type of development which may incorporate a variety of land uses planned and developed as a unit. The Planned Unit Development is distinquished from the traditional subdivision process of development in that zoning standards such as densi ty, setbacks, height limits, and minimum lot~si:zes may be altered by negotiation and agreement between the developer, the municipality, and the Commissioner of Natural Resources. "Public i.laters" means any vlaters of the State which serve, a beneficial public purpose, as defined in Minnesota Statutes 1976, Section 105.37, Subdivision 6. However, no lake, pond, or flowage of less than ten (10) acres in size and no river or stream having a total drainage area less than two (2) square miles shall be regulated for the purposes of these regulations. A body of water created by a private user where there was no previous shoreland, as defined herein, for a designated private use authorized by the Commissioner of,Natural Resources shall be exempt from the provision of these regulations. The official determination of the size and physical limits of drainage areas of rivers and streams shall be made by the Commissioner of Natural Resources. The official size of lakes, ponds, or flowages shall be the areas listed in the Division of Water Bulletin 25, An Inventory of Minn- esota Lakes, or in the event that lakes , ponds, or flowages are not listed th~rein, official determination" of size and. physical limits'shall be made by the Commissioner of Natural Resources in cooperation with the municipali ty. "Setback" means the mJ.nJ.mum horizontal distance between a structure or sanitary facility and the ordinary high watermark, or between a structure or sanitary facility and a road, highway, or property lines. "Shore land" means land located wi thin the following distances from public water: a. 1,000 feet from the ordinary high water mark of a lake, pond, or flowages; and b. 300 feet from a river or stream, or the landward extent of a flood plain designated by ordinance on such river or stream, whichever isg~ater.. The practical limits of shore lands may be less than the statutory limits were such limits are designated by natural drainage divides at lesser distances, as shown on the official zoning map of the City of Elk River. c. The area included in the recreational Land Use Districts for the Mississippi River as defined in Minnesota Regulations 1m 2400-2420. A.