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Subdivisions and Planned Unit Developments - 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, LGU5, other agencies, and the public.
<br />• For proposed district boundaries, refer to the proposed MRCCA district mops for your area. For current district boundaries, refer to the EO 79-19 District Map. All maps are available on the MRCCA rulemaking project website.
<br />Sheet 6: Subdivisions and Planned Unit Developments — Revised November 5, 2010
<br />Prepared by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, November 5, 2010
<br />Standard
<br />Type
<br />Preliminary Draft Standards
<br />Executive Order 79 -19
<br />Current Standards
<br />(Currently in effect; all loc0/ plans and ordinances must
<br />be consistent with these standards and guidelines.)
<br />Interim Development Regulations (IDR)
<br />(ED 79 -19 provided the IDRS as temporary standards until local
<br />MRCCA ordinances were approved by the EQB. Hastings, Brooklyn
<br />Center, and a small area in Hennepin County are still subject to the
<br />DRS because they do not have approved MRCCA ordinances. The DNR
<br />used some of the 1095 in drafting new MRCCA rules, and some LGUs
<br />have used portions of the IDRS in their current ordinances. The IDRS
<br />are provided here for reference. Local ordinances, which vary widely,
<br />will contain the current effective standards in any given community.)
<br />Subdivisions and PUDs must be processed by LGUs according to Minnesota Statutes,
<br />C.2. Each LGU and state agency shall prepare plans and regulations to
<br />F. Dimensional standards and criteria
<br />1. Objectives
<br />The objectives of dimensional standards and criteria are:
<br />to maintain the aesthetic integrity and natural
<br />environment of certain districts, to reduce the effects of
<br />poorly planned shoreline and bluffline development, to
<br />provide sufficient setback for sanitary facilities, to prevent
<br />pollution of surface and groundwater, to minimize flood
<br />damage, to prevent soil erosion, and to implement
<br />metropolitan plans, guides and standards. 3.
<br />3. Lot size.
<br />a. In the rural open space and urban developed districts,
<br />the following minimum lot sizes shall be required:
<br />(1) in unsewered areas, the minimum lot size shall be
<br />five acres per single family unit;
<br />(2) in sewered areas, the minimum lot size shall be
<br />consistent with the local zoning ordinance.
<br />b. In the urban open space and urban diversified districts,
<br />the minimum lot size shall be consistent with the local
<br />zoning ordinance.
<br />General
<br />Provisions
<br />chapters 394, 462, 505 and 5156.
<br />protect and preserve the aesthetic qualities of the river corridor,
<br />which provide for the following considerations:
<br />a. Site Plans. Site plans shall be required to meet the following
<br />guidelines:
<br />(1) New development and expansion shall be permitted only
<br />after the approval of site plans which adequately assess and
<br />minimize adverse effects and maximize beneficial effects.
<br />(2) Site plans shall be required for all developments for which a
<br />development permit is required, except for the modification
<br />of an existing single - family residential structure or the
<br />construction of one single - family residence.
<br />(3) Site plans shall include, but not be limited to, the submission
<br />of an adequate and detailed description of the project,
<br />including activities undertaken to ensure consistency with the
<br />objectives of the Designation Order; maps which specify soil
<br />types, topography, and the expected physical changes in the
<br />site as the result of the development; the measures which
<br />address adverse environmental effects.
<br />(4) Site plans shall include standards to ensure that structure,
<br />road, screening, landscaping, construction placement,
<br />maintenance, and storm water runoff are compatible with the
<br />character and use of the river corridor in that district.
<br />(5) Site plans shall provide opportunities for open space
<br />establishment and for public viewing of the river corridor
<br />whenever applicable, and shall contain specific conditions
<br />with regard to buffering, landscaping, and re- vegetation.
<br />c. Clustering. The clustering of structures and the use of designs
<br />which will reduce public facility costs and improve scenic quality
<br />shall be encouraged. The location of clustered high -rise
<br />structures may be proposed where public services are available
<br />and adequate and compatible with adjacent land uses.
<br />Site Plan &
<br />Pre - Project
<br />Review
<br />LGUs shall require detailed site information and pre - project review for all proposed
<br />subdivisions and PUDs. Site plans shall identify and address the protection of features
<br />and resources identified in Minnesota Statutes, 51165.15, Subd. 4(b).
<br />Subdivisions
<br />& PUDs
<br />Lot &
<br />Density
<br />Standards
<br />Density and lot size will be governed by underlying zoning, except in District CA -2
<br />(see Sheet 1— Dimensional Standards).
<br />Other
<br />Design
<br />Standards
<br />Local ordinances must contain provisions for conservation design for subdivisions and
<br />PUDs to provide a means of protecting open space and the features and resources
<br />identified in Minnesota Statutes, 51165.15, Subd. 4(b).
<br />Subdivisions and Planned Unit Developments - 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, LGU5, other agencies, and the public.
<br />• For proposed district boundaries, refer to the proposed MRCCA district mops for your area. For current district boundaries, refer to the EO 79-19 District Map. All maps are available on the MRCCA rulemaking project website.
<br />Sheet 6: Subdivisions and Planned Unit Developments — Revised November 5, 2010
<br />Prepared by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, November 5, 2010
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