| North Shore Management Board
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The North Shore Management Board is a ten-member Joint Powers Board that contains a representative from all local units of government that exercise zoning authority on the North Shore of Lake Superior. Most members joined the NSMB when it was originally created in 1987. Silver Creek Township joined the NSMB in 1999 upon the creation of the zoning ordinance for the Castle Danger Subordinate Service District, which is administered by the Township. Lake County administers other areas within the North Shore Management Zone in Silver Creek Township. The North Shore Management Board is responsible for defining the minimum zoning standards for Minnesota’s North Shore of Lake Superior. The Board’s area of authority is property that lies between a Lake Superior and a line that is 300 feet inland from Highway 61 or a line that is 1,000 feet from Lake Superior, whichever is greater. The North Shore Management Board finished an update of its Management Plan in June of 2004. The NSMB is now working with the participating entities to implement the new regulations. The NSMB has two subcommittees. The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) is made up of zoning administrators and agency officials with interests in North Shore land use, and the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) has a membership of interested citizens. The NSMB meets about four times a year as does the TAC. The CAC meets as requested by the Board. |
| North Shore Oblique Photograph Analysis Results
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| Final Oblique Analysis Report Resulting Maps…click on a community listed below. If you do not see the property you are looking for, look at the maps for an adjacent community. Town of Lakewood Area Town of Duluth Area Two Harbors Unorganized Territory Area City of Two Harbors Area Town of Silver Creek Area Town of Beaver Bay Area City of Silver Bay Area East Lake County Unorganized Area Town of Schroeder Area Town of Tofte Area Town of Lutsen Area West Cook County Unorganized Area City of Grand Marais Area East Cook County Unorganized Area Western Grand Portage Area GIS Files…click below to download the project's GIS files. -for ArcGIS 10 -For ArcGIS 9.3 |
| NSMB Environmental Website
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| This website was designed to make the North Shore Region's scientific information available. The website is currently under development, but follow this link to view the available information. |
| Recent Presentations
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| Board Members
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| Bruce Martinson -Cook County Dave Mount -Town of Duluth (NSMB CHAIR) Jan Sivertson -City of Grand Marais Mark Russell III -City of Beaver Bay Chris Swanson -City of Two Harbors Mike Hoops -Town of Silver Creek Peg Sweeney -St. Louis County Rich Sve -Lake County (NSMB VICE CHAIR) Joanne Johnson -Silver Bay David Updegraff -Town of Lakewood Clicking the link below the board members name will open the website to their area of representation. |
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| Contact Information
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| North Shore Management Board c/o ARDC Attn: Andy Hubley 221 W 1st St. Duluth, MN 55802 1-800-232-0707 ahubley@ardc.org |
| Meetings
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| Meeting Information Previous Meetings |
| Initiatives
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| Environmental Website North Shore GIS Collaborative Erosion Forum Regional Priority Projects State of the Coast Conference |
| North Shore Management Plan Update: June 2004
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The North Shore Management Board is a ten-member Joint Powers Board that contains a representative from all local units of government that exercise zoning authority on the North Shore of Lake Superior. Most members joined the NSMB when it was originally created in 1987. Silver Creek Township joined the NSMB in 1999 upon the creation of the zoning ordinance for the Castle Danger Subordinate Service District, which is administered by the Township. Lake County administers other areas within the North Shore Management Zone in Silver Creek Township. 

