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Memo DATE: June 24, 2010 TO: Ramsey Planning Commission FROM: Community Development Staff RE: Staff Update CASE # G1 City Council Update. The following is a brief summary of actions taken in June that may be of interest to the Planning Commission: Request for Interim Use Permit for Grading and Mining Activities at 7205 Highway 10 and the Adjacent Railroad Right -of -Way. The City Council approved the request for an IUP as recommended by the Planning Commission. Request for a Conditional Use Permit to Operate a Daycare in the B-1 General Business District; Case of El Gato con Botas Learning Center (Doris Griep). The City Council approved the Conditional Use Permit as recommended by the Plamung Commission. Adopt Ordinance to Amend Chapter 117 of the City Code to Increase the Required Depth of Topsoil to ,Six (6) Inches. The City Council adopted the ordinance to increase the required depth of topsoil to six (6) inches. Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area (MRCCA) Rulemaking Process. City Staff has been participating in Working Groups hosted by the DNR, which was directed by the Minnesota Legislature to commence rulemaking in the Critical Area Overlay District. The National Park Service (NPS) was contracted by the DNR to draft proposed land use districts within the Critical Area Boundaries. Staff from the Cities of Ramsey, Dayton, Anoka, Champlin, Coon Rapids, Brooklyn Park, and Fridley agreed on a draft set of principles and specific comments to forward to the DNR rulemaking process to review the proposed districts. City Staff will forward a case to the Planning Commission to review any draft rules when they become available. It is important to note that regardless of the outcome of the Critical Area Rulemaking process, the City is still located within the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act/Overlay (which follow the same boundaries as the Critical Area), and must adhere to the more stringent requirements of the two overlay districts. Attached to the Staff Update is a map depicting the existing MRCCA Overlay District (overlaid with underlying land use), followed by districts as proposed by the DNR (consisting of five 151 sheets), the DRAFT Statement of Principals as drafted by the communities in the NW Working Group for the MRCCA Rulemaking Process, DRAFT responses to the district descriptions by the NW Working Group, and City Staffs recommendations as to the proposed districts in Ramsey. Shoreland Rulemaking. The DNR is also in the process of rulemaking for the Shoreland Overlay Districts, which include several inland water bodies within the City of Ramsey. Staff also has some concerns with the impact of the proposed rules on parcels affected by the overlay district and will be forwarding a case to the Planning Commission in the near future for review. The proposed rules also 19