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Proposed Draft MRCCA Standards The following standards apply corridor -wide, unless specified otherwise. Sheet 5a: Uses Use Standard Type Draft Standard Narrative Use will generally be guided by underlying zoning, with additional provisions for certain uses as specified below. All development will be subject to the dimensional and performance standards in these rules, unless stated otherwise. All Uses General A vegetative buffer is required within the slope preservation zone (SPZ) and the shore impact zone (SIZ), which Buffer Requirements must be maintained in perennial vegetation as provided in Sheet 4 - Vegetation & Buffers. Agriculture New animal feedlots and manure storage areas are prohibited. Existing animal feedlots and manure storage areas Feedlots must conform to the standards in chapter 7020. Tree harvesting, biomass harvesting within woodlands, and associated reforestation must be conducted consistent Forestry Requirements with recommended practices in the document Conserving Woodlands in Developing Communities - Best Management Practices in Minnesota (2000) (incorporated by reference). If allowed by the LGU, aggregate mining and extraction require a CUP. A stormwater permit from the Pollution CUP Control Agency is also required according to chapter 7090. New mining and extraction are prohibited within the SIZ, SPZ, and within 40' of the top of a bluff. Processing Setbacks & Dimensional machinery must be located consistent with setback standards for structures from the OWHL and from bluffs as Standards provided in Sheet 1— Dimensional Standards by District. Only one barge loading area, which shall be limited to the minimum size practicable, shall be permitted for each Barge Loading Area mining or extraction operation (see standards for shoreline facilities on next page). New and, where practicable, existing mining and extraction operations shall be appropriately screened from view of Aggregate Screening the river by establishing and maintaining natural screening devices. The unscreened boundaries of mining and Mining &Extraction extraction areas shall be limited to only the loading area. A site management plan must be developed by the operator and approved by the LGU before mining and extraction commence. The operator must follow the site plan over the course of operation of the site. The plan must describe how the pit will be developed over time with an emphasis on minimizing environmental risks to public waters and Site Management Plan explain where staged reclamation may occur at certain points during the life of the pit. The plan must address dust, noise, storm water management, possible pollutant discharges, days and hours of operation, duration of operation, any anticipated vegetation and topographic alterations outside the pit, and reclamation plans consistent with the stated end use for the land. Existing and future mining and extraction operations shall be required to submit land reclamation and reforestation Reclamation plans compatible with the purposes of these rules. Prepared by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, August 5, 2010