Agenda - Planning Commission - 02/06/1996

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Scenic waters River Subd. a. § 9.23 Clear-Cutting. Clear-cutting anywhere within the Scenic River Land Use Dislrict of the Rum River is subject to the following standards and 1. Clear cutting shall not be used as a cutting method where soil, slope, or other watershed conditions are determined by the Zoning Authority to be fragile and subject to severe erosion and/or sedimentation. 2. Clear cutting shall be conducted only where clear-cut blocks, patches or strips are, in all cases, shaped and blended with the natural terrain. 3. The size of clear cut blocks, patches or strips shall be kept at the minimum necessary. 4. Where feasible, all clear cuts shall be conducted between September 15 and May 15. ff natural regeneration will not result in adequate vegetative cover, areas in which clear cutting is conducted shall be replanted to prevent erosion and to maintain the aesthetic quality of the area. Where feasible, replanting shall be performed in the same spring or the following spring. Grading, Filling, Alterations of the Bed of Protected Any grading and filling work done within the Scenic River Land Use District of this section shall require a permit and shall comply with the following: 1. Grading and filling of the natural topography which is not accessory to a permitted or conditional use shall not be permitted in the Scenic River Land Use District. 2. Grading and filling of the natural topography which is accessory to a permitted or conditional use shall not be conducted without a grading and filling permit from the Zoning Authority. A grading and filling permit may be issued only ff the conditions of the following paragraphs 3 and 4 are properly satisfied. 3. Grading and filling of the natural topography which is accessory to a pemaitted or conditional use shall be performed in a manner which minimizes earthmoving, erosion, tree clearing, and the destruction of natural amenities. 4. Grading and filling in of the natural topography shall also meet the following standards: (a) The smallest amount of bare ground is exposed for as short a time as feasible. (b) Temporary ground cover such as mulch is used and permanent ground cover such as sod, is planted. (c) Methods to prevent erosion and to trap sediment are employed. (d) Fill is stabilized to accepted engineering standards. Excavation of material from, or filling in a Wild, Scenic or Recreational River, or construction of any permanent structures of navigational obstructions therein is prohibited unless authorized by a permit from the Commissioner of DNR pursuant to Minnesota Statutes § 103G.245. Drainage or filling in of wetlands is not allowed within the Scenic River Land Use District designated by this section.