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Ramsey: Comparison of Existing MRCCA Ordinance and Proposed MRCCA Rule Standards
<br />The purpose of this chart is to compare the existing ordinance to the proposed rules on key provisions. DNR staff started completing
<br />items in the column labeled "existing MRCCA district" & "existing MRCCA ordinance" based on the community's web based ordinance.
<br />Corrections and completion of these items will be completed at each meeting.
<br />District -Specific Development Standards
<br />Standards
<br />Existing MRCCA District
<br />Proposed MRCCA Districts
<br />Rural Open Space (96%) Urban Developed (4%)
<br />n.
<br />CA-2
<br />CA-3
<br />CA-5
<br />Height
<br />35'
<br />25'
<br />35'
<br />35'
<br />underlying zoning
<br />w/ visibility limits
<br />Setbacks:
<br />Bluffline
<br />Unsewered 35', Sewered 20'
<br />100'
<br />100'
<br />40'
<br />40'
<br />River - OHWL
<br />Mississippi
<br />200' unsewered, 100' sewered
<br />200'
<br />200'
<br />100'
<br />Rum
<br />75'
<br />Crow
<br />Lot Area
<br />Unsewered 2.5 acres (some underlying zoning is
<br />greater), with public sewer 12,150-40,000 sq ft
<br />depending on underlying zoning and riparian vs
<br />nonriparian
<br />underlying zoning
<br />2 acres
<br />underlying zoning
<br />underlying zoning
<br />Lot Width
<br />200' unsewered /90- 125' sewered
<br />un -
<br />240'
<br />underlying zoning
<br />underlying zoning
<br />Underlying zoning districts in the MRCCA include: WSR recreational, low density residential, open space, ag, commercial
<br />primary part of Ramsey Zoning Ordinance: section 9.21, environmental protection
<br />Corridor -Wide Development
<br />Standards
<br />Existing MRCCA Ordinance Proposed MRCCA Rules
<br />Standards
<br />Private Transportation
<br />Facilities
<br />Consistent with WSR, minimize impacts on natural
<br />terrain/landscape.
<br />Private roads, driveways, and parking areas: not within SPZ, BIZ or SIZ; must meet structure setbacks, take advantage
<br />of natural screening. Exceptions for water access facilities in SPZ, BIZ, and SIZ.
<br />Public Transportation,
<br />Recreational & Utility
<br />Facilities
<br />Consistent with WSR, minimize visibility, underground
<br />where feasible, roads minimize impacts on natural
<br />terrain and landscape, avoid cuts and fills.
<br />Avoid primary conservation areas, reduce visibility to extent feasible
<br />Stairways. Lifts, Landings
<br />Permit required
<br />Specific dimensional standards for residential lots. Emphasis on limiting visibility
<br />Signs
<br />Don't impair views of the water; signs prohibited in
<br />some areas, other underlying zoning requirements.
<br />Underlying zoning as long as off -premise signs meet dimensional and performance standards- Emphasis on limiting
<br />visibility
<br />Bluffs & Slopes
<br />Development and slope alteration prohibited on
<br />slopes > 12%
<br />No structures, impervious surface, land alteration, and intensive vegetation removal on slopes of 18% and greater -
<br />some exceptions. Development on slopes between 12% and 18 % allowed with conditions.
<br />Vegetation
<br />Prohibits clearcutting on undeveloped islands, slope
<br />or face of bluffs, within 200 ft of OHWL, and within
<br />40 ft of bluffline. Requires permit. Blend into views
<br />and maintain continuous natural cover.
<br />Maintain existing vegetation within SIZ, BIZ, SPZ, wetlands, and floodplains - no intensive cleariing, some exceptions.
<br />Restoration required for violations.
<br />Stormwater
<br />Imp surface coverage <=30%. City wide stormwater
<br />plan adopted in 2008. Plan requires development of
<br />controls consistent with MPCA urban BMPs.
<br />Meet state and Metro Council standards, capture first inch rainfall.
<br />Erosion & Sediment
<br />Control
<br />BMPs required for land disturbance > 3,000 sq. ft.
<br />Land Alteration
<br />CUP required for >300 cu yd
<br />Within SIZ, > 10 cu yd or > 250 sq ft requires permit; prohibited within BIZ and SPZ, with exceptions. Local permit and
<br />BMPs for rip rap and retaining walls in SIZ, BIZ, SPZ.
<br />Mitigation
<br />Mitigation required for variances, CUPs, & IUPs with impact on corridor resources. Nexus & proportionality.
<br />CUPs & IUPs
<br />Permits required for all structures
<br />Required for mining
<br />Subdivision
<br />Minimize density through TDR and PUD, establish
<br />continuous trail corridor along river. Allow public
<br />access to river.
<br />For CA-2 District only - smaller lots allowed with additional resource protections (conservation design).
<br />For all CA Districts - open space required for all subdivisions of 3 or more lots. Percentage varies by CA District. 50%in
<br />CA-1 and CA-2; primary conservation areas in CA-3, up to 25%, CA-5, CA-6, CA-7, up to 15%; open space must connect
<br />as part of network.
<br />Subdivision -Dedication
<br />All development in MRCCA must be done as a PUD
<br />with 50% open space preservation and minimal site
<br />alteration.
<br />Dedication: if 3+ lots or PUD, reasonable portion of land or cash equivalent to be dedicated for riverfront access,
<br />parks, open space, etc. within MRCCA
<br />Site Plans
<br />Required for selective or clearcutting.
<br />Site plans containing specific elements are required for variances, CUPS, IUPs, and subdivisions.
<br />Other Overlay Districts
<br />Shoreland, WSR. In 1995 and 2006 city proposed
<br />revisions to do a combined WSR-MRCCA-shoreland
<br />overlay, but the city council did not support the 50%
<br />open space requirement for PUDs in WSR.
<br />WSR designation removed
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