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1 e. Erosion and sediment controls are maintained to ensure effective operation; 2 f. The proposed work is eonsistcnt with the vegetation standards in section 117 148(i) 3 (vegetation management); and- 4 g. Best management practices for protecting and enhancing ecological and water 5 resources identified in Best Practices for Meeting DNR General Public Waters Work 6 Permit GP 2004-0001. 7 (7) Compliance with other plans and programs. All development must: 8 a. Be consistent with Minn. Stats. ch. 103B, and local water management plans completed 9 under [Minnesota Rules] chapter 8410; 10 b. Meet or exceed the wetland protection standards under Minnesota Rules, chapter 11 8420; and 12 c. Meet or exceed the floodplain management standards under Minnesota Rules, 13 chapters 6120.5000-6120.6200. 14 (K) Subdivision and land development standards. 15 (1) Purpose. 16 a. To protect and enhance the natural and scenic values of the MRCCA during 17 development or redevelopment of the remaining large sites; 18 b. To establish standards for protecting and restoring biological and ecological functions 19 of primary conservation areas on large sites; and 20 c. To encourage restoration of natural vegetation during development or redevelopment 21 of large sites where restoration opportunities have been identified in MRCCA plans. 22 (2) Applicability. 23 a. The design standards in this section apply to subdivisions, planned unit developments 24 and master -planned development and redevelopment of land involving ten or more 25 acres for contiguous parcels that abut the Mississippi River and 20 or more acres for all 26 other parcels, including smaller individual sites within the following developments that 27 are part of a common plan of development that may be constructed at different times: 28 1. Subdivisions; 29 2. Planned unit developments; and 30 3. Master -planned development and redevelopment of land. 31 b. The following activities are exempt from the requirements of this section: 32 1. Minor subdivisions consisting of three or fewer lots; 33 2. Minor boundary line corrections; 34 3. Resolutions of encroachments; 35 4. Additions to existing lots of record; 36 5. Placement of essential services; and 37 6. Activities involving river -dependent commercial and industrial uses. 38 3) Application materials. Project information listed in section 117 148(c)(6) (application 39 materials) must be submitted for all proposed development. 40 (4) Design standards. 41 a. Primary conservation areas, where they exist, must be set aside and designated as 42 protected open space in quantities meeting the following as a percentage of total parcel 43 area: 44 1. CA-ROS District: 50 percent; 45 2. CA -RN District: 20 percent; 46 3. CA -SR District: Ten percent if the parcel includes native plant communities or 47 provides feasible connections to a regional park or trail system, otherwise no 48 requirement. Page 114 of 160