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Environmental <br /> <br />bo <br /> <br />Subd. <br /> <br /> a. <br /> <br />protection <br /> (b) <br /> <br /> § 9.21 <br /> Clear cutting shall not be used where soil, slope or other <br /> water shed conditions are fi'agile and subject to injury; <br /> (c) Clear cutting shall be conducted only where clear cut blocks, <br /> patches or strips are, in all cases, shaped and blended with <br /> the natural terrain; <br /> (d) The size of clear cut blocks, patches or stripes shall be kept <br /> at the minimum necessary; and <br /> (e) Where feasible, ali selective cuts shall be conducted between <br /> September 15 and May 15. If natural regeneration will not <br /> result in adequate vegetation cover, areas ha which dear <br /> cutting is conducted shall be replanted to prevent erosion and <br /> to maintain the aesthetic quality of the area; and where <br /> feasible, replanting shall be performed in the same spring or <br /> the following spring. <br /> 3. The selective cutting of trees greater than 4" in diameter may be <br /> permitted by local units of government when the cutting is <br /> appropriately spaced and staged so that a continuous natural cover <br /> is maintained. <br /> <br /> These vegetative management standards shall not prevent the pruning <br /> and cutting of vegetation to the minimum amount necessary for the <br /> construction of bridges and roadways and for the safe installation, <br /> maintenance and operation of essential services and utility transmission <br /> services which are permitted uses. <br /> <br />7. Administration of the Mississippi River Critical Area <br /> <br /> In areas when overlapping standards are present the governing body <br /> shalI apply the most restrictive standards. <br /> <br /> No development or alteration of the Critical Area shall take place without <br /> complete compliance with Chapter 9 of the City Code. Ali permits for <br /> conditional uses, building, sewer system construction or extension <br /> (public or private), DNR and EQB review if applicable, and variances <br /> shall be obtained prior to any construction. Variances shall be issued <br /> only upon demonstration of hardship as defined by §9.21.03 of this <br /> Section. Failure to comply with all the standards and regulations of <br /> Chapter 9.01 may be enjoined by the governing body through proper <br /> legal channels. Each day a violation is permitted to exist shall constitute <br /> a separate offense. <br /> <br /> Notification Procedures and Certification <br /> 1. Certain land use decisions which directly affect the use of land <br /> within the Mississippi Critical River Area District and involve any <br /> of the following actions must be certified by the Commissioner as <br /> specified in §9.21.07 sub& 7c2. <br /> (a) Adopting or amending an ordinance regulating the use of <br /> land including rezoning of particular tracts of the land. <br /> (b) Granting a variance from a provision of this section which <br /> related to the zoning dimension provision of §9.21.07 subd. <br /> 1 and any other zoning dimension provisions established in <br /> the Mississippi River Critical Area. <br /> (c) Approving a plat which is inconsistent with the local land <br /> use code. <br /> (d) Granting a conditional use permit for a private or commercial <br /> recreational development. <br /> <br /> <br />