Agenda - Council Work Session - 10/29/2013

Home

Draft Rules (1) CA-1: 200 feet from the Mississippi River and 150 feet from the Minnesota and Vermillion Rivers; (2) CA-2: 200 feet from the Mississippi River and 150 feet from the Vermillion River; CA-3: 100 feet from the Mississippi River and 75 feet from the Rum River; (4) CA-4: 75 feet from the Mississippi River and 75 feet from the Crow River; CA-5: 75 feet from the Vermillion River; CA-6: 50 feet from the Mississippi and Rum Rivers; CA-7: 50 feet from the Mississippi River; and all other public waters within the Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area are subject to underlying zoning. B. Structures, including accessory structures, and impervious surfaces must meet the following setback requirements from the bluffline as specified for each district: (1) CA-1: 100 feet; (2) CA-2: 100 feet; (3) CA-3: 40 feet; (4) CA-4: 40 feet; (5) CA-5: 40 feet; (6) CA-6: 40 feet; and (7) CA-7: 40 feet. (3) (5) (6) (7) (8) C. Items A and B do not apply to: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) public bridges and approaches, railroad sidings, and public and private roadways serving river -dependent uses according to part 6106.0110; public recreational facilities according to parts 6106.0110 and 6106.0120, except picnic shelters are prohibited in the bluff impact zone, the shore impact zone, and the slope preservation zone; aboveground pumping stations for sewer lines, if the stations are not readily visible; historic sites; one water -oriented accessory structure for each riparian lot less than 300 feet in width at the ordinary high water level, with one additional water -oriented accessory structure allowed per each additional 300 feet of shoreline on the same lot, except that structures are prohibited in the bluff impact zone and the slope preservation zone; public safety facilities and airfield pavements; shoreline facilities according to part 6106.0110; rock riprap and retaining walls according to part 6106.0140; flood control structures and public storm water 29 Commentary Structure setbacks from the OHWL vary by district and river. Specific standards were derived from EO79-19, existing standards in local government ordinances, natural resources, and existing development patterns. Item 8 lists the setbacks from bluffs in each district. Item C lists exceptions to setback requirements. It includes many items requested by local governments. This item allows one or more water -oriented accessory structures depending on lot width, provided they are not in a bluff impact zone or slope preservation zone. 6106.0100 1_