Agenda - Planning Commission - 07/27/2023

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1 The site management plan must describe how the site will be developed over 2 time with an emphasis on minimizing environmental risk to public waters; 3 6. Explain where staged reclamation may occur at certain points during the life of 4 the site; 5 7. Address dust, noise, storm water management, possible pollutant discharges, 6 days and hours of operation, and duration of operations; 7 8. Describe any anticipated vegetation and topographic alterations outside the pit, 8 and reclamation plans consistent with the stated end use for the land; and 9 9. Existing and new nonmetallic mining operations must submit land reclamation 10 plans to the local government compatible with the purposes of this section. 11 River -dependent uses. River -dependent uses must comply with the following design 12 standards: 13 1. Structures and parking areas, except shoreline facilities and private roads and 14 conveyances serving river -dependent uses as provided in section 920(L) 15 (exemptions), must meet the dimensional and performance standards in this 16 section must be designed so that they are not readily visible, and must be 17 screened by establishing and maintaining natural vegetation; 18 2. Shoreline facilities must comply with Minnesota Rules, chapter 6115 and must: 19 (i) Be designed in a compact fashion so as to minimize the shoreline area 20 affected; and 21 (ii) Minimize the surface area of land occupied in relation to the number of 22 watercraft or barges to be served; and 23 3. Dredging and placement of dredged material are subject to existing federal and 24 state permit requirements and agreements. 25 f. Wireless communication towers. Wireless communication towers require a conditional ef 26 interim use permit and are subject to the following additional design standards: 27 1. The applicant must demonstrate that functional coverage cannot be provided 28 through co -location, a tower at a lower height, or a tower at a location outside of the 29 MRCCA; 30 2. The tower must not be located in a bluff or shore impact zone; 31 3. Placement of the tower must minimize impacts on public river corridor views; a-n-d 32 4. Gomply-with the general d-esign standards in section 117 148(h)(2) (general d-c ign 33 standards). 34 (F) Structure height and placement and lot size. 35 (1) Purpose. To establish standards that protect primary conservation areas and public river 36 corridor views from development impacts and ensure that new development is sited 37 consistent with the purpose of the MRCCA. 38 (2) Structure height. Structures and facilities must comply with the following standards unless 39 identified as exempt in section 920(L)): 40 a. Structures and facilities must comply with the following standards unless identified as 41 exempt in 920(L): 42 1. ROS District: 35 feet. 43 2. RN District: 35 feet. 44 3. SR District: Height is determined by underlying zoning, provided the allowed 45 height is consistent with that of the mature treeline, where present, and existing 46 surrounding development, as viewed from the OWHL of the opposite shore. 47 b. Height is measured on the side of the structure facing the Mississippi River. Page 105 of 160