Agenda - Planning Commission - 04/20/2015 - Joint with EPB

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RELEVANT LINKS: Minn. Stat. § 103F.121. Minn. R. 6120.5000. See MN DNR sample floodplain management ordinances. See also MN DNR for more information and resources on floodplain management. Minn. Stat. § 103F.335. See also MN DNR website for more information on MN Wild and Scenic Rivers. Minn. Stat. § 103F.221. Minn. R. 6120.2500 — 3900. See MN DNR sample shoreland management ordinance. See also MN DNR website for more information and resources on shoreland management. Minn. Stat. § 462.355, subd. 1. Minn. Stat. § 103G.005, subd. 10b. 5. Natural resource protection and flood plain provisions In cities that contain certain natural resources such as lakes and rivers, or are located in a floodplain, the zoning ordinance may also contain the following: • Floodplain requirements: Floodplain management ordinances are required by state law. Flood plain ordinances regulate the use of land in the floodplain in order to preserve the capacity of the floodplain to carry and discharge regional floods and minimize flood hazards. • Wild and scenic rivers development requirements: Wild and Scenic Rivers development ordinances are required by state law for cities that have shore land located within the Minnesota Wild and Scenic Rivers System. These ordinances must comply with state standards set by the Commissioner of Natural Resources. • Shoreland development requirements: For cities that contain shore land, these zoning regulations control the use and development of its shorelands. City shore land regulations must be at least as restrictive as State standards and are subject to the review of the Commissioner of Natural Resources. • President Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Bill to Preserve Agricultural, Forest, Wildlife, and Open Space Land. Non -metropolitan cities subject to the T. Roosevelt Memorial Preservation Act when adopting or amending a zoning ordinance, must consider restricting new residential, commercial, and industrial development in a manner consistent with the Act's goal of preserving land from development sprawl. Cities are not required to adopt zoning practices consistent with the T. Roosevelt Memorial Preservation Act, but must demonstrate (possibly through findings of fact), that their decision process considered the Act's stated goals. B. Drafting a readable zoning ordinance Zoning ordinances can be lengthy documents, but from the first to last page, emphasis should be placed upon drafting a well organized ordinance that communicates clearly. A good zoning ordinance: • Makes information easy to find. • Is easy to administer and amend. • Uses plain, well-defined language that reduces the potential for erroneous or controversial interpretations. League of Minnesota Cities Information Memo: 1/20/2015 Zoning Guide for Cities Page 7