Agenda - Planning Commission - 02/02/2017

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09/22/16 REVISOR CKM/IL AR4240 33.1 6106.0100 DISTRICTS. 33.2 Subpart 1. Establishment of districts. For purposes of this chapter, six districts are 33.3 established in the Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area, as described in this part, to 33.4 protect and enhance the resources and features identified in Minnesota Statutes, section 33.5 116G.15, subdivision 3. 33.6 Subp. 2. Purpose. The six districts are established based on the natural and built 33.7 character of different areas of the river corridor. All districts include diverse land uses, 33.8 including parks and open space and scenic, natural, and historic areas. 33.9 Subp. 3. Rural and open space district (CA-ROS). 33.10 A. The rural and open space district (CA-ROS) is characterized by rural and 33.11 low -density development patterns and land uses, and includes land that is riparian or visible 33.12 from the river, as well as large, undeveloped tracts of high ecological and scenic value, 33.13 floodplain, and undeveloped islands. Many primary conservation areas exist in the district. 33.14 B. The CA-ROS district must be managed to sustain and restore the rural and 33.15 natural character of the corridor and to protect and enhance habitat, parks and open space, 33.16 public river corridor views, and scenic, natural, and historic areas. 33.17 Subp. 4. River neighborhood district (CA -RN). 33.18 A. The river neighborhood district (CA -RN) is characterized by primarily 33.19 residential neighborhoods that are riparian or readily visible from the river or that abut 33.20 riparian parkland. The district includes parks and open space, limited commercial 33.21 development, marinas, and related land uses. 33.22 B. The CA -RN district must be managed to maintain the character of the river 33.23 corridor within the context of existing residential and related neighborhood development, 33.24 and to protect and enhance habitat, parks and open space, public river corridor views, and 33.25 scenic, natural, and historic areas. Minimizing erosion and the flow of untreated storm 6106.0100 33