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Dimensional Standards - Comparison of Preliminary Draft & Current MRCCA Standards
<br />Notes:
<br />• The preliminary draft standards presented at the work group meeting on August 12, 2010 have been revised based on input from work group members, LGUs, other agencies, and the public.
<br />• For proposed district boundaries, refer to the proposed MRCCA district maps for your area. For current district boundaries, refer to the ED 79 -19 District Map. All maps are available on the MRCCA rulemaking project website.
<br />Sheet 1: Dimensional Standards — Revised November 5, 2010
<br />* Structure height will be defined by underlying zoning; however, for purposes of this rule, height is measured on the side of the
<br />structure facing the river. For buildings, height is measured from the lowest adjacent grade to the highest point of a flat or
<br />mansard roofs, or the average height between the eaves and highest ridge for pitched, hip, or gambrel roofs. For non - building
<br />structures, height is measured from the lowest adjacent grade to the highest point of the structure.
<br />Provided structure is not visible from the OHWL of opposite shore.
<br />Structure design and placement most minimize interference with views to the river from public parkland and to bluffs from the
<br />OHWL of the opposite shore. Tiering from the river and from blufflines is encouraged.
<br />The objectives of the dimensional standards and criteria in section F of the Interim
<br />Development Regulations are to: maintain the aesthetic integrity and natural environment of
<br />certain districts, reduce the effects of poorly planned shoreline and bluffline development,
<br />provide sufficient setback for sanitary facilities, prevent pollution of surface and groundwater,
<br />minimize flood damage, prevent soil erosion, and implement metropolitan plans and standards
<br />(IOR, F.1.).
<br />Prepared by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Novembers, 2010
<br />Interim Development Regulations (IDR)
<br />(6079-19 provided the IDRS as temporary standards until
<br />Districts
<br />local MRCCA ordinances were approved by the EQ8.
<br />Executive Order 79 -19
<br />Hastings, Brooklyn Center, and a small area in Hennepin
<br />Standard
<br />Type
<br />Preliminary Draft Standards
<br />Current Standards & Guidelines
<br />Currently in effect; all local plans and ordinances must be
<br />consistent with these standards and guidelines.)
<br />County are still subject to the /DRs because they do not have
<br />approved MRCCA ordinances. The DNR used some of the IDRS
<br />in drafting new MRCCA. rules, and some LGUs have used
<br />portions of the IDRS in their current ordinances. The IDRS ore
<br />CA -2
<br />CA -3
<br />CA -4
<br />CA -5
<br />provided here for reference. Local ordinances, which vary
<br />widely, will contain the current effective standards in any
<br />given community.)
<br />C.2. Each LGU and state agency shall prepare plans
<br />F. Dimensional standards and criteria * * **
<br />Structures shall be no taller than the heights specified for each
<br />Under-
<br />Under-
<br />and regulations to protect and preserve the
<br />5. Height of structures.
<br />Height
<br />district *:
<br />25' 35'
<br />35'
<br />48'
<br />lying 65'
<br />zoning * **
<br />lying
<br />zoning
<br />aesthetic qualities of the river corridor, which
<br />provide for the following considerations:
<br />a. Rural Open Space, Urban Developed, & Urban
<br />Open Space districts:
<br />**
<br />* **
<br />b. Structures. Structure site and location shall
<br />be regulated to ensure that riverbanks,
<br />bluffs, and scenic overlooks remain in their
<br />(1) new structures and additions to existing
<br />structures shall be limited to a maximum of 35';
<br />(2) the following exceptions to height limits shall
<br />Exceptions:
<br />(1) expansion (including additions, new structures, and redevelopment within the developed area) of existing industrial
<br />natural state, and to minimize interference
<br />be permitted:
<br />complexes, such as refineries, storage areas, terminal facilities, and industrial parks, subject to mitigation;
<br />(2) barns, silos, and similar farm structures;
<br />with views of and from the river, except for
<br />specific uses requiring river access.
<br />a) expansion of existing industrial complexes,
<br />(3) bridges, bridge approach roadways, and public utilities per the applicable standards in Sheet 5b - Facilities;
<br />such as refineries and storage areas;
<br />(4) structures, districts, and sites on the inventory of the State Historical Society or the National Register of Historical Places,
<br />b) barns, silos, and similar farm structures;
<br />Height
<br />provided new and redeveloped heights are compatible with historic character;
<br />c) essential service distribution systems;
<br />(5) aviation safety features such as navigational lighting fixtures and other navigational structures;
<br />d) bridges, bridge approach roadways, and
<br />Exceptions
<br />(6) barge facilities, elevat ors, and industrial structures that need to be taller for operational reasons, subject to mitigation;
<br />transmission services;
<br />(7) chimneys, church spires, flag poles, public safety facilities, mechanical service stacks, public monuments, ventilation
<br />equipment, and similar equipment; and
<br />e) restoration or construction of historical
<br />(8) cell towers with a CUP or IUP, provided the tower creates minimal interference with views to the river from public
<br />structures and sites on the inventory of
<br />parkland and from the OHWL of the opposite shore, and the applicant demonstrates that functional coverage cannot be
<br />the State Historical Society or the National
<br />provided through co- location, at a lower height, or at a location outside the MRCCA. No towers in the BIZ, SIZ or SPZ.
<br />Register of Historical Places.
<br />b. Urban Diversified district: no restrictions on the
<br />height of structures.
<br />Dimensional Standards - Comparison of Preliminary Draft & Current MRCCA Standards
<br />Notes:
<br />• The preliminary draft standards presented at the work group meeting on August 12, 2010 have been revised based on input from work group members, LGUs, other agencies, and the public.
<br />• For proposed district boundaries, refer to the proposed MRCCA district maps for your area. For current district boundaries, refer to the ED 79 -19 District Map. All maps are available on the MRCCA rulemaking project website.
<br />Sheet 1: Dimensional Standards — Revised November 5, 2010
<br />* Structure height will be defined by underlying zoning; however, for purposes of this rule, height is measured on the side of the
<br />structure facing the river. For buildings, height is measured from the lowest adjacent grade to the highest point of a flat or
<br />mansard roofs, or the average height between the eaves and highest ridge for pitched, hip, or gambrel roofs. For non - building
<br />structures, height is measured from the lowest adjacent grade to the highest point of the structure.
<br />Provided structure is not visible from the OHWL of opposite shore.
<br />Structure design and placement most minimize interference with views to the river from public parkland and to bluffs from the
<br />OHWL of the opposite shore. Tiering from the river and from blufflines is encouraged.
<br />The objectives of the dimensional standards and criteria in section F of the Interim
<br />Development Regulations are to: maintain the aesthetic integrity and natural environment of
<br />certain districts, reduce the effects of poorly planned shoreline and bluffline development,
<br />provide sufficient setback for sanitary facilities, prevent pollution of surface and groundwater,
<br />minimize flood damage, prevent soil erosion, and implement metropolitan plans and standards
<br />(IOR, F.1.).
<br />Prepared by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Novembers, 2010
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