Agenda - Planning Commission - 03/07/1995

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Environmental Subd. 4 a. protection (a) § 9.21 All pipelines and underground facilities shall be subject to the site planning requirements set forth in §9.21.05 subd. 4b; and (b) The facilities shall be located to avoid wetlands, woodlands and areas of unstable soils; and (e) All underground placing of utility facilities and pipelines shall be followed by revegetafion and rehabilitation to the conditions which existed on-site prior to development, Public and Private Roads and Railways. New roads and railways crossing the Critical Area Corridor or routed within the Critical Area Corridor shall meet the following standards: i. Roads and railways shall be constructed to minimize impacts on the natural terrain and natural landscape. 2. Cuts and fills are to be avoided. 3. All roads and railways shall be subject to the site planning requirements set forth in §9.21.05 subd. 4b. 4. New roads and railways shall not utilize the river corridor as a convenient right-of-way for new arterials or main lines. 5. New roads and railways shall be restricted to those facilities needed to access existing and planned residential, commercial and industrial uses. 6. All new roads and railways shall provide safe pedestrian crossing points to allow access to the riverfront. Rest areas, vistas and waysides shall be provided. Riverfront Uses/Access. Public Property. Public pedestrian access shall be provided to the riverfront of all public property. Public pedestrian access shall be provided to the riverfront of developments on publicly owned and publicly-controlled riverfront property whether leased to private leasees or not, except where: 1. Unavoidable hazards exist to the public. 2. Public pedestrian access at a particular location cannot be designed or developed to provide a pleasant view or recreational experience. 3. Access to the riverfront may be denied to any person who creates a nuisance or who engages in illegal conduct on the property and public access may be temporarily or permanently closed upon a finding by the City that such offensive conduct cannot otherwise be reasonably controlled. Public Access - Private Property. Public pedestrian access shall be provided to the riverfront for all non-water dependent uses which are: 1. Commercial or industrial. 2. Developed as a planned unit development or requiring subdivision approval. 3. Access to the riverfront may be denied to any person who creates a nuisance or who engages in illegal conduct on the property and public access may be temporarily or permanently closed upon a finding by the City that such offensive conduct cannot otherwise be reasonably controlled.