Agenda - Planning Commission - 04/27/2023

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1 (ii) Modifications or expansions to existing feedlots that are located within 300 feet of 2 the ordinary high water level or within a bluff impact zone are allowed if they do not 3 further encroach into the existing ordinary high water level setback or encroach on 4 bluff impact zones. 5 c. Forest management standards. The harvesting of timber and associated reforestation must 6 be conducted consistent with the provisions of the Minnesota Nonpoint Source Pollution 7 Assessment-Forestry and the provisions of Water Quality in Forest Management "Best 8 Management Practices in Minnesota." 9 d. Extractive use standards. 10 1. Site development and restoration plan. An extractive use site development and 11 restoration plan must be developed,approved,and followed over the course of operation 12 of the site. The plan must address dust, noise, possible pollutant discharges, hours and 13 duration of operation, and anticipated vegetation and topographic alterations. It must 14 also identify actions to be taken during operation to mitigate adverse environmental 15 impacts, particularly erosion, and must clearly explain how the site will be rehabilitated 16 after extractive activities end. 17 2. Setbacks for processing machinery. Processing machinery must be located consistent with 18 setback standards for structures from ordinary high water levels of public waters and 19 from bluffs. 20 e. Mining of metallic minerals and peat. Mining of metallic minerals and peat, as defined in 21 Minn.Stats. §§93.44-93.51,shall be a permitted use provided the provisions of Minn.Stats. 22 §§ 93.44-93.51, are satisfied. 23 (6) Conditional uses. Conditional uses allowable within shoreland areas shall be subject to the 24 review and approval procedures, and criteria and conditions for review of conditional uses 25 established communitywide. The following additional evaluation criteria and conditions apply 26 within shoreland areas: 27 a. Evaluation criteria. A thorough evaluation of the waterbody and the topographic,vegetation, 28 and soils conditions on the site must be made to ensure: 29 1. The prevention of soil erosion or other possible pollution of public waters, both during 30 and after construction; 31 2. The visibility of structures and other facilities as viewed from public waters is limited; 32 3. The site is adequate for water supply and on-site sewage treatment; and 33 4. The types, uses, and numbers of watercraft that the project will generate are compatible 34 in relation to the suitability of public waters to safely accommodate these watercraft. 35 b. Conditions attached to conditional use permits. The city council, upon consideration of the 36 criteria listed in subsection (g)(6)a of this section and the purposes of this subdivision, shall 37 attach such conditions to the issuance of the conditional use permits as it deems necessary 38 to fulfill the purposes of this subdivision. Such conditions may include, but are not limited to, 39 the following: 40 1. Increased setbacks from the ordinary high water level; 41 2. Limitations on the natural vegetation to be removed or the requirement that additional 42 vegetation be planted; and 43 3. Special provisions for the location, design, and use of structures, sewage treatment 44 systems, watercraft launching and docking areas, and vehicle parking areas. 45 (7) Water supply and sewage treatment. 46 a. Water supply. Any public or private supply of water for domestic purposes must meet or 47 exceed standards for water quality of the state department of health and the state pollution 48 control agency. Page 131 of 147