Carver County, MN Historic Preservation: Historic-Cultural Monuments (2026)

133 protects SIGNIFICANT HISTORIC SITES within the county's Shoreland Overlay District, the zone that runs along the county's rivers, lakes and wetlands in unincorporated territory. 130 (definitions section) as any archaeological site, standing structure, or other property meeting the criteria for eligibility to the National Register of Historic Places, listed in the State Register of Historic Sites, or determined to be an unplatted cemetery under Minn. 08; the code states that all unplatted cemeteries are automatically treated as significant historic sites, and eligibility can also be confirmed by the Minnesota State Archaeologist or the Director of the Minnesota Historical Society.

133 itself is short and direct: no structure may be placed on a site meeting that definition in a manner that affects its values unless adequate information about the site has first been removed and documented in a public repository, meaning a professional survey or salvage record has to be filed before construction can disturb the site. This rule was adopted by Ord. 97-2021, passed July 20, 2021, as part of the county's shoreland management standards. Because it sits inside the Shoreland District subchapter, the protection applies only to land within that overlay, not countywide; the code does not create a separate historic-landmark or cultural-monument commission.

191, and can require a certificate of compliance under Minn. 134(A). Any construction on a significant historic site done without the required documentation is treated as a permit violation reviewed under that same administrative process.