Agenda - Planning Commission - 03/02/2006

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functions of the river corridor, and providing for the continuation of development of a variety of urban uses where appropriate within the river corridor. The Mississippi River Corridor shall be managed in a manner consistent with its natural characteristics and its existing development, the Executive Order 79-19 district guidelines, and in accordance with regional plans for the development of the Metropolitan Area. The Mississippi River Corridor shall be managed in accordance with the Critical Areas Act of 1973, the Minnesota Environmental Policy Act of 1973, and the Governor's Continuing Critical Area Designation Order, Executive Order #79-19, and other applicable state and federal laws. The Mississippi River Corridor shall be managed in accordance with the Minnesota Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (M.S. 103F.301 - 103F.345), and the Rules for the Mississippi Wild and Scenic River. The Mississippi River Corridor shall be managed in accordance with the Ramsey Comprehensive Plan and the Mississippi River Critical Area Corridor/MNRRA Plan included therein. D. Establishment of Mississippi River Overlay District. The Mississippi River Overlay District is hereby established as part of the Zoning Ordinance of Ramsey, Minnesota. The district shall overlay the zoning districts so that any parcel of land lying in overlay districts shall also lie in underlying established zoning districts. Territory within an overlay district shall be subject to the requirements established in this code as well as restrictions and requirements established by other applicable codes and regulations of Ramsey. Where a conflict may arise, the more restrictive code provisions shall apply. E. District Boundaries. For purposes of determining the application of this code to any particular parcel of land, the boundaries of the Mississippi River Overlay District urban and rural overlay subdistricts are hereby established as designated and shown on the official zoning map. Said map and the boundaries shown thereon are hereby made a part of this code and are incorporated by reference with the same force and effect as if fully set forth herein. The boundaries of the Mississippi River Overlay District are consistent with the Executive Order 79-19 boundary legally described as follows: Commencing at the point where the west boundary line of Anoka County intersects with the north boundary line of Hennepin County, thence north along said Anoka County west boundary line to the NW comer of the NW quarter of the SW quarter of Section 19 (T32N, R25W), thence east along the north side of the NW quarter of the SW quarter of Section 19 (T32N, R25W) to its intersection with the center line of U.S. Highway 10, thence along said center line in a southeasterly direction to the intersection with the north side of Section 30 (T32N, R25W), thence eastward along the north side of Section 30 to the NW comer of Section 29 (T32N, R25W), thence south along the west side of Sectinn 29 to the SW comer of the NW quarter of said Section 29, thence east along the south side of the NW quarter of said Section 29 to the NW comer of the NE quarter of the SW quarter of said Section 29, thence south along the west side of the NE quarter of the SW quarter of said Section 29 to SW corner of the NE quarter of the SW quarter of said Section 29, thence east along the north llne of the southeast quarter of the southwest page 2 Mississippi River Overlay District Draft- Oct '05