Balance important in state shoreland zoning rules

From State Senator Neal Kedzie Cap Times Op-Ed

...Chief among those concerns was a limitation on impervious surfaces within 1,000 feet of a lake, river or stream. Any impervious surface, such as a driveway or a roof, would be restricted to no more than 15 percent of the total area for any lot within 1,000 feet of the shoreline. While the intent of that restriction was to create greater habitat and water quality protection, it could have made a number of long-time homeowners and business immediately in violation. The 15 percent limit could be exceeded up to 30 percent, but only if the property owners agreed to various, and perhaps costly, efforts to mitigate the impact.