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637 b. Not located within 40 feet of slopes greater than 12%. 638 c. Not located in the regulatory floodplain. 639 640 (h) PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC FACILITIES 641 1. Purpose. To establish design standards for public facilities that are consistent with best management 642 practices and that minimize impacts to primary conservation areas, public river corridor views and other 643 resources identified in the MRCCA plan. Public facilities serve the public interest by providing public 644 access to the Mississippi River corridor or require locations in or adjacent to the river corridor and 645 therefore require some degree of flexibility. 646 2. General design standards. All public facilities must be designed and constructed to: 647 a. Minimize visibility of the facility from the river to the extent consistent with the purpose of the 648 facility; 649 b. Comply with the structure placement and height standards in Section 117-148(f) (Structure height 650 and placement and lot size), except as provided in Section 117-148(1) (Exemptions); 651 c. Be consistent with the vegetation management standards in Section 117-148(i) (Vegetation 652 Management) and the land alteration and storm water management standards in Section 117- 653 148(j) (Land alteration standards and stormwater management), including use of practices 654 identified in Best Practices for Meeting DNR General Public Waters Work Permit GP 2004-0001, 655 where applicable; 656 d. Avoid primary conservation areas, unless no alternative exists. If no alternative exists, then 657 disturbance to primary conservation areas must be avoided to the greatest extent practicable, 658 and design and construction must minimize impacts; and 659 e. Minimize disturbance of spawning and nesting times by scheduling construction at times when 660 local fish and wildlife are not spawning or nesting. 661 662 663 3. Right-of-way maintenance standards. Right-of-way maintenance must comply with the following standards: a. Vegetation currently in a natural state must be maintained to the extent feasible; 664 b. Where vegetation in a natural state has been removed, native plants must be planted and 665 maintained on the right-of-way; and 666 c. Chemical control of vegetation must be avoided when practicable, but when chemical control is 667 necessary, chemicals used must be in accordance with the regulations and other requirements of 668 all state and federal agencies with authority over the chemical's use. 669 4. Crossings of public water or public land. Crossings of public waters or land controlled by the commissioner 670 are subject to approval by the commissioner according to Minnesota Statutes, sections 84.415 and 671 103G.245. 672 5. Public utilities. Public utilities must comply with the following standards: 673 a. High -voltage transmission lines, wind energy conversion systems greater than five megawatts, and 674 pipelines are regulated according to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216E, 216F, and 216G 675 respectively; and 19