Agenda - Council Work Session - 08/13/2013

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STAFF REPORT BACKGROUND REAL, CLASSIC. Application A-2013-9c Conditional Use Permit Rum River City of Anoka July 9, 2013 The City of Anoka is processing an application for a conditional use permit to allow a docking facility along the Rum River, west of the proposed Rum River Heights. This area is within the "Scenic" designation of the Wild, Scenic, and Recreational Rivers. As such, a dock with up to 6 moorings/slips, that do not have any areas of the dock wider than 8 feet, is perrnitted in this area by the DNR provided a conditional use permit is granted by the City. The docks will not be wider than 8 feet. The docking facility will be exactly the same as those on 2nd Avenue. The City is the applicant on the CUP application and will own and maintain the proposed facility also. An illustration is attached for reference. No additional permits are needed from the DNR for docks with 6 or fewer slips and less than 8 feet wide. The docking facility is proposed to be located. on the southwest corner of the project area, on the east side of the Rum River. There will be a public dock and up to 6 slips will be assembled onto the main public dock. A gate would separate the public docks from the slips. The proposal is to lease the slips to the Homeowners Association of the development and the terms of this agreement would be incorporated into the Development Agreement reviewed by the City Council. The land adjacent to the Rum River is owned by the City and is within the conservation easement that was established in 2007. The Anoka Conservation District (ACD) is the administrator of the easement documents and management plan. The Anoka Conservation District reviewed the docking facility proposal at their May 20th meeting, and made a motion to allow a publically accessible dock to be stored outside the easement in the off- season as consistent with the conservation value of the easement. The ACD clarified they have no jurisdiction over whether or not restricted access boat slips are attached to the dock since that is not within the conservation easement. Included for Review: Site location Map, docking facility illustration CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT ANALYSIS Anoka City Code Chapter 74, Article IV, Division 2, Section 74-114 requires the Planning Commission to consider to what extent the plan minimizes possible adverse effects of the proposed conditional use, what modifications to the plan and what conditions of approval could further minimize the adverse effects of the proposed use. The following development standards are general requirements for all conditional use permits: