ORD 10-23ORDINANCE NO. 10- 23
CITY OF ELK RIVER
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ELK RIVER AMENDING SECTION 30-
1385 AND CHAPTER 42, ARTICLE II OF THE ELK RIVER CITY CODE OF
ORDINANCES RELATING TO THE MINERAL EXCAVATION OVERLAY
ZONING DISTRICT AND THE REGULATION OF MINERAL EXCAVATION
ACTIVITIES
The City Council of the City of Elk River does hereby ordain as follows:
Section 1. That Section 30 -1835 (d) of the Elk River City Code of Ordinances
shall be amended, and new Sections 30 -1835 (e), (f) and (g) shall be added, to read as
follows:
(d) Zone Change Procedures and Requirements. Establishment of Mineral
Excavation Overlay Zoning on a specific parcel of land shall be by amendment to
the City Zoning map as provided by this article and pursuant to the procedures
and requirements set forth in Section 30 -575 of this Code. Applications for a
zone change to the Mineral Excavation District shall only be approved upon a
finding that: (i) the requirements set forth in Section 30 -575 of this Ordinance
have been met; (ii) the proposed zone change is consistent with the City's
• Comprehensive Plan; (iii) the proposed mineral extraction activities will fully
comply with the applicable standards and requirements set forth in Chapter 42,
Article II, Division 2 of this Code; and (iv) the proposed activities will not be
dangerous or otherwise detrimental to persons residing or working in the vicinity
thereof, or to the public health, safety or welfare, and will not impair the use,
enjoyment or value of any neighboring property or use.
(e) Conditional Use Permit Procedures and Requirements. Applications for
Conditional Use Permits to allow mineral excavation activities shall be approved
pursuant to the procedures and requirements set forth in Chapter 30, Article VI,
Division 2, Subdivision III of this Code, and only upon a finding that: (i) the
standards for issuance of a Conditional Use Permit set forth in Section 30 -654 of
this Code have been met; (ii) the procedures set forth in Chapter 42, Article II,
Division 2 of this Code have been fully complied with; (iii) the standards and
requirements set forth in Chapter 42, Article II, Division 3 of this Code have been
fully complied with; and (iv) the proposed mineral excavation activities will not
be dangerous or otherwise detrimental to persons residing or working in the
vicinity thereof, or to public health, safety or welfare, and will not impair the use
of, enjoyment or value of any neighboring property.
(f) The Council, in its discretion, may attach conditions to the issuance of a
Conditional Use Permit as provided in Section 30 -655 of this Code.
•
(g) An application for a Conditional Use Permit to allow a specific mineral •
excavation operation, if timely filed as provided by this article, may be processed
by the City and considered by the City Council along with an application to zone
the affected property into the mineral excavation overlay district.
Section 2. That the first sentence of Section 42 -52 of the Elk River City Code
of Ordinances shall be amended to read as follows:
Application for an Extraction License, Conditional Use Permit and/or Zone
Change, as required by this division, shall be made in writing to the Council in the form
specified by the City Administrator. The application shall contain the following
information:
Section 3. That Section 42 -52 (7) of the Elk River City Code of Ordinances
shall be amended to add new subpart (f), as follows:
f. A detailed map of the highways, streets, roads or other public ways, and
any private easements or private property, upon and along which the material
removed shall be transported (haul roads). The map shall identify all proposed
haul roads from the proposed excavation site to the Elk River corporate limits.
Section 4. That Section 42 -52 of the Elk River City Code of Ordinances shall
be amended to add new subparts (11) and (12), as follows: 0
(11) Evidence that access to and use of all haul roads will be safe and that the
applicant has received approval by MNDOT for access to and use of state
highways, and approval by Sherburne County for access to and use of county
roads. Evidence of a right to access and use any private property or easement
required to access a public right of way or proposed haul road shall also be
submitted with the application. Approval to access and use City streets as haul
roads shall be at the discretion of the Council and will be considered by the
Council with the application.
(12) Evidence satisfactory to the City that the property proposed to be licensed
for mineral excavation does not include any wetlands. If the property does
include wetlands, the applicant shall submit, with the application for a mineral
excavation license and/or Conditional Use Permit to allow mineral excavation, a
wetland delineation map, wetland impact plan, wetland mitigation plan and such
other information as is required pursuant to Section 30 -1851 (c) of this Code.
Section 5. That Section 42 -53 of the Elk River City Code of Ordinances shall
be amended to read as follows:
Section 42 -53. Issuance
•
• (a) Upon referral of the application provided for in this division from the City
Administrator, the Council shall evaluate the application in accordance with the
applicable requirements of Chapter 30 of this Code, and the standards and
requirements set forth in this article.
(b) No application for an extraction license and /or a Conditional Use Permit
to allow mineral excavation activities on land which includes any wetlands shall
be presented to the Planning Commission or City Council for review unless and
until the process set forth in Section 30 -1851 (d) of this Code has been completed
and the provisions, standards and requirements of Chapter 30, Article VI,
Division 10.5 have been fully complied with. Failure to complete the process set
forth in Section 30 -1851 (d), or to comply with the provisions, standards and
requirements of Chapter 30, Article VI, Division 10.5, shall be cause for denial of
an application for a license or Conditional Use Permit.
(c) The Council shall issue an extraction license only upon a finding that the
proposed extraction activities will comply with the standards and requirements set
forth in this article and will not be dangerous or otherwise detrimental to persons
residing or working in the vicinity thereof, or to the public health, safety or
welfare, and will not impair the use, enjoyment or value of any neighboring
property. The Council, in its discretion, may attach conditions to protect the
public health, safety and welfare, to avoid traffic congestion or hazard, or to
• promote conformity of a proposed use with the character of adjoining property
and uses.
(d) The Council shall issue a Conditional Use Permit allowing extraction
activities only upon a finding that the proposed extraction activities will: (i)
comply with the standards for issuance of a Conditional Use Permit set forth in
Section 30 -654 of this Code; (ii) will comply with the standards and requirements
set forth in this article; and (iii) will not be dangerous or otherwise detrimental to
persons residing or working in the vicinity thereof, or to the public health, safety
or welfare, and will not impair the use, enjoyment or value of any neighboring
property. The Council, in its discretion, may attach conditions to the issuance of
a Conditional Use Permit as provided in Section 30 -655 of this Code.
(e) The Council shall approve a zone change to the mineral excavation
overlay district only upon a finding that: (i) the requirements set forth in Section
30 -575 of this Ordinance have been met; (ii) the proposed zone change is
consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan; (iii) the proposed mineral
extraction activities will comply with the requirements set forth in this article; and
(iv) the proposed activities will not be dangerous or otherwise detrimental to
persons residing or working in the vicinity thereof, or to the public health, safety
or welfare, and will not impair the use, enjoyment or value of any neighboring
property or use.
Section 6. That Section 42 -54 (a) of the Elk River City Code of Ordinances •
shall be amended to add new subpart (3) thereto, as follows:
(3) The estimated quantity of minerals to be extracted. If the quantity of
minerals to be extracted is, for any reason, likely to exceed the original estimate
required in this article, the applicant or owner shall notify the Council of the
change in estimated quantity.
Section 7. That Section 42 -54 of the Elk River City Code of Ordinances shall
be amended to add new subparts (c) and (d) thereto, as follows:
(c) As a prerequisite to the issuance of an extraction license or Conditional
Use Permit, the applicant shall reimburse the City for the City's cost of
processing and reviewing the application.
(d) After an extraction license or Conditional Use Permit has been granted,
the applicant shall reimburse the City for the cost of periodic inspections by the
City Administrator, Building or Zoning Administrator or other City employees
for the purposes of determining that the provisions and extraction license,
Conditional Use Permit and this article are being followed.
Section 8. That Section 42 -74 of the Elk River City Code of Ordinances shall
be amended to add new subpart (4) thereto, as follows: •
(4) Within any required buffer zone or setback area on the applicants or any
adjoining property.
Section 9. That Section 42 -78 of the Elk River City Code of Ordinances shall
be amended to read as follows:
Section 42 -78. Haul Roads and Access.
(1) No extraction license or Conditional Use Permit for the extraction of
minerals shall be issued unless and until the applicant has obtained approval from
the City, Sherburne County and/or the Minnesota Department of Transportation
for access to and use of all haul roads necessary to conduct extraction activities in
the proposed location. The City shall not approve access to or use of any public
right of way, including state or county highways or City streets, as a haul road
unless the applicant has demonstrated and the City Council has found that the
proposed access is safe and that use of the proposed access and the public right of
way for mineral excavation activities can and will be done in a safe manner and
will not be a danger to public use of the right of way. The City, County, or State,
in their discretion, may impose appropriate conditions on access to and use of all
public rights of way in the City, including City streets and county and state
highways, in order to ensure safe access to and use of these public rights of way. •
The applicant shall be responsible for the cost of obtaining all necessary permits
• and approvals, and for all costs associated with implementing or complying with
all conditions imposed by the State, County or City. These costs shall include,
but not be limited to, the costs of designing, permitting, testing, constructing and
maintaining the improvements, upgrades or expansions to haul roads in
accordance with applicable state laws and the specifications of the agency with
jurisdiction.
(2) No extraction license or Conditional Use Permit for the extraction of
minerals shall be issued unless and until the applicant has demonstrated and the
City Council has found that the applicant has the right to use any private property
or private easements necessary to access a public right of way and that the
proposed use of private property or easements can and will be done in a manner
that is safe and in compliance with all environmental and other standards and
requirements.
(3) The City shall inspect the haul roads proposed to be used by the applicant
or owner and may require necessary upgrading or repairing of the haul roads prior
to their use by the applicant or owner. The extraction license and Conditional
Use Permit issued to the applicant shall designate the haul roads to be used and
the required upgrading or repairing. It shall be the responsibility of the applicant
or owner to maintain the haul roads in accordance with the provisions set forth in
the extraction license and conditional use permit. The City shall periodically
• inspect haul roads to ensure compliance with the extraction license and
conditional use permit. During the period of or upon completion of the extraction
operations, the applicant or owner shall make any necessary repairs to the haul
roads as required by the City. All costs of inspection provided for in this
subsection shall be borne by the applicant or owner. The use of the haul roads
shall be further subject to any road and weight restrictions imposed by the City.
Section 10. That this Ordinance shall take effect upon adoption and be
published as provided by law.
Section 11. That Interim Ordinance No. 10 -1, adopted by the Elk River City
Council on September 20, 2010, shall be terminated upon the effective date of this
Ordinance No. 10- .
•
Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Elk River this I Ub day of
December , 2010.
Step nie Klinzing
Mayor
Attest:
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Tina Allard
City Clerk
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ORDINANCE NO. 10-23
CITY OF ELK RIVER
AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF ELK RIVER
AMENDING SECTION
30.1385 AND CHAPTER 42,
RTICLE II OF THE ELK
RIVER CITY CODE OF
ORDINANCES RELATING
TO THE MINERAL EXCA-
VATION OVERLAY ZON-
ING DISTRICT AND THE
REGULATION OF
MINERAL EXCAVATION
ACTIVITIES
The City Council of the City
of Elk River does hereby ordain
as follows:
Sectionl. That Section
30-1835'(d) of the Elk River
City Code of Ordinances shall
be amended, and new Sections
30 -1835 (e), (f) and (g) shall be
added, to read as follows:
(d) Zone Change Procedures
and Requirements. Establish-
ment of Mineral Excavati6n
Overlay ZoWn an'il -sliecific
parcel of land shall be by
amendment to the City Zoning
map as provided by this article
and pursuant to the proce-
dures and requirements set
forth in Section 30 -575 of this
Code. Applications for a zone
change to the Mineral Excava-
tion District shall only be
approved upon a finding that:
(i) the requirements set forth in
Section 30 -575 of this Ordi-
nance have been met; (ii) the
/ �oposed zone change is consis-
t with the City's Compre-
.sive Plan; (iii) the proposed
mineral extraction activities
will fully comply with the
applicable standards and-.
requirements set forth in Chap-
ter 42, Article II, Division 2 of
this Code; and the pro-
posed activities will not be
dangerous or otherwise detri-
mental to persons residing or
working in the vicinity therod,
or to the public ewW, aahty
or welfore, and grill net impe fr
the nee, a
99yovist or wlne of
t» lertf
or
tYeM:
(b) Coaditionol Use Permit
Procedures and Requirements.
Applications for Conditional
Use Permits to allow mineral
excavation activities shall be
approved pursuant to the pro-
cedures and requirements set
forth in Chapter 30, Article VI,
Division 2, Subdivision III of
this Code, and only upon a
finding that: (i) the standards
for issuance of a Conditional
Use Permit set forth in Section
30 -654 of this Code have been
met; 00 the procedures set
forth in Chapter 42, Article II,
Division 2 of this Code haii'e
been fully complied with; ( #i)4
tg standards and require-
is set forth in Chapter 42,
cle II, Division 3 of this
Code have been fully complied'
with; and (iv) the proposed
mineral excavation activities
will not be dangerous or other-
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Newspaper known as the Star News, and has full knowledge of the facts which are stated
below:
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as a qualified newspaper, as provided by Minnesota Statue 331A.02, 331A.07 and other
applicable laws, as ammended.
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newspaper and was printed and published once a week for one week; it was first published
on Saturday, the 18th day of December, 2010, and was therefore printed and published on
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wise detrimental to persons
residing or working in the
the applicant shall submit,
vicinity thereof, or to public
health, safety or welfare, and
;kith the g2�pplication for a min -
, eral exceMion license and/or
will not impair the use of,
Conditional Use Permit to
enjoyment or value of any
llow mineral excavation, ,a
neighboring property.
(f) The Council, in its discre-
wetland delineation map, wet -
tion, may attach conditions to
land impact plan, wetland
.
mitigation plan and such other
the issuance of a Conditional
a
'I information as is required pur-
Use Permit provided in Sec-
tion 30 -655 of this Code.
91}ant to Section 30 -1851 (c) of
(g) An application for a Con -
this Code.
Section 5. That Section 42 -53
ditional Use Permit to allow a
of the Elk River City Code of
specific mineral excavation
operation, if timely filed as
, Ordinances shall be amended
provided by this article, may be
to read as follows:
Section 42 -53. Issuance
processed by the City and con-
sidered by the City Council
(a) Upon referral of the'
along with an application to
application provided for in this
division from the City Adminis- i
zone the affected property into
trator, the Council shall evalu-
the mineral excavation overlay
district.
ate t h,e application in
Section 2. That the first sen-
accordance with the applicable
requirements of Chapter 30 of
tence of Section 42 -52 of the
Elk River City Code of Ordi-
this Code, and the standards
nances shall be amended to
and requirements set forth in
this article.
read as follows:
Application for an Extrac-
(b) No application for an
tion License, Conditional Use
extraction license and /or a
Conditional Use Permit to
Permit and/or. Zone Change, as
required by this division, shall
allow mineral excavation
;
be made in writing to the
activities on land which
includes any wetlands shall be
Council in the form specified by
presented to the Planning'
the City Administrator. The
Commission or City Council for
application shall contain the
following information:
review unless and until the'
Section 3. That Section 42 -52
process set forth in Section
30 -1851 (d) of this Code has
(7) of the Elk River City Code
of Ordinances shall be
been completed and the
amended to add new subpart
provisions, standards and
requirements of Chapter 30,
(f), as follows:
f A detailed map of the
Article VI, Division 10.5 have'
'fully
highways, streets, roads or
been complied with. .
Failure to complete the process
other public ways, and any pri-
vate easements or private
set forth in Section 30 -1851 (d),
property, upon and along which
or to comply with the
provisions, standards and
the material removed shall be
requirements of Chapter 30,
transported (haul roads). The
map shall identify all proposed
Article VI, Division 10.5, shall
haul roads from the proposed
be, cause for denial of an
'a
excavation site to the Elk River
application for license or
Conditional Use Permit.
corporate limits.
Section 4. That Section 42 -52
(c) The Council shall issue an
of the Elk River City Code of
extraction license only upon a
finding that the proposed
Ordinances shall be amended : extraction activities will comply
to add new subparts (11) and,;
(12), as follows: -
with the standards and '
(11) Evidence that access to
re uirements set forth in this
,._
and use of all haul roads will be
article and will not be
dangerous or otherwise
safe and that the applicant has
received approval by MNDOT
detrimental to jierssas
for access to and use of state
highways, and approval by
o f we tdi wi o A ty
may impose appropriat
vitl
Sherburne County for access to
and use of 'county roads. Evi-
i+wo at or
dence of a right to access and
r ' ee sl s j not ibsering.
use any private property or
1'14e Comicil, m its
J
easement required to access a
d i s on, may attach i
public right of way or proposed
conditions to protect the public
haul road shall also be submit-
health, safety and welfare, to
ted with the application.
avoid traffic congestion or
Approval to access and use City
hazard, or to promote
streets as haul roads shall be at
conformity of a proposed use
the .discretion of the Council
with the character of adjoin*-,
and will be considered by the
property and uses.
Council with the application.
Article, the applicant or owner
(12) Evidence satisfactory to
shall notify the Council of the
the City that the property pro-
change in estimated quantity.
posed to be licensed for min-
Section 7. That Section 42 -54
eral excavation does not
of the Elk River City Code of
include any wetlands. If the
Ordinances shall be amended
property does include wetlands,
to add new subparts (c) and (d)
(d) The Council shall issue a
Conditional Use Permit
Section 8. That Section 42 -74
a1191ving extraction activities '
of the Elk River City Code of
only upon a finding that the `
•Ordinances shall be amended
proposed extraction activities ;
=to add new subpart (4) thereto,
will: 0) comply with the
- as follows:
"
standards for issuance of a,:
(4) Within any required
Conditional Use Permit set. ,
buffer zone or setback area on
forth in Section 30 -654 of this
' the applicants or any adjoining
Code; (ii) will comply with the
property.
standards and requirements
Section 9. That Section 42=78
set forth in this article; and (iii)
of the Elk River City Code of
will not be dangerous or
Ordinances shall be amended
ptherwise detrimental to
to read as follows:
ersons residing or working in
Section 42 -78, Haul Roads
he vicinity thereof, or to the
and Access.
'�ublie health, safety or welfare,
(1) No extraction license e
and will not impair the use,
Conditional Use Permit for th
';enjoyment or value of any
extraction of minerals shall b
neighboring property. The
'issued unless and until tl
Council, in its discretion, may
applicant has o b t a i n e i
attach conditions to the
approval from the City
issuance of a Conditional Use
Sherburne County and/or the
'Permit as provided in Section
' Minnesota Department a.
30 -655 of this Code.
Transportation for access t
(e) The Council shall approve
and use of all haul road'!
a zone change to the mineral
necessary to conduct extraction
excavation overlay district only
activitiei( in the propose)
upon a finding that: (i) the
: location. The City shall no
requirements set forth in
approve access to or use of an;
Section 30-575 o f this ;
public right of way, includin;
Ordinance have been met; (ii)
state or county highways o,
the proposed zone change is
City streets, as a haul road
consistent with the City's
unless the applicant ha
Comprehensive Plan; (iii) the
demonstrated and the City
proposed mineral extraction
Council has found that thi
activities will comply with the
proposed access is safe and tha
requirements, set forth in this
use of the proposed access anc
article; and (iv) the proposed
the public right of way fol
activities will not be dangerous
mineral excavation activities
or otherwise detrimental to
can and will be done in a safe
persons residing or working in
manner and will not be a
the vicinity thereof, or to the
danger to public use of the
public health, safety or welfare,
right of way. The City, County.,
and will not impair the use,
or State, in their discretion'
enjoyment or value of any
may impose appropriat
neighboring property or use.
conditions on access to and us
Section 6. That Section 42 -54
of all public rights of way in th '
(a) of the Elk River City Code of
City, including City streets an
Ordinances shall be amended
county and state highways, i
to add new subpart (3) thereto,
order to ensure safe access to
as follows:
and use of these public rights of
(3) The estimated quantity of
way. The applicant shall be'.
minerals to be extracted. If the
responsible for the cost of!
quantity of minerals to be
obtaining all necessary permits'
extracted is, for any reason,
and approvals, and for all costs
likely to exceed the original
associated4ith implementing
estimate required in this
or complying with all
Article, the applicant or owner
' conditions- imposod by the
shall notify the Council of the
State, County or City. These
change in estimated quantity.
costs shall include, but not be
Section 7. That Section 42 -54
limited to, the costa o f
of the Elk River City Code of
designing, permitting,: testing,
Ordinances shall be amended
constructing and maintaining
to add new subparts (c) and (d)
the improvements, upgrades or
thereto, as follows:
expansions to haul roads in
(c) As a prerequisite to the
accordance with applicable
issuance of an extraction
state laws and the specifica-
license or Conditional Use
tions of the agency with
Permit, the applicant shall
jurisdiction.
reimburse the City for the
(2) No extraction license or
City's cost of processing and
Conditional Use Permit for the
reviewing the application.
ewk%ettft of s"H be
(d)After an extraction
issued unless and im#1 &e
license or Conditional Use '
spplicaat has Ao aetsRtatod
Permit has been granted, the
sad tke City Cjc aci h" isead
applicant shall reimburse the
� the � bag tbo �t
City for the cost of periodic
to use alley private y or
inspections by the City
private easements neeersasy to
Administrator, Building or
access a public right of way and
Zoning Administrator or other
that the proposed use of private
City employees for the
property or easements can and
purposes of determining that
will be done in a manner that is
the provisions and extraction
safe and in compliance with all
license, Conditional Use Permit
environmental and other
and this article are being
standards and requirements.
followed.
(3) The City shall inspect the
haul roads proposed to be used
by the applicant or owner and
may require necessary
upgrading or repairing of the
haul roads prior to their use by
the applicant or owner. The
extraction license and
Conditional Use Permit issued
to the applicant shall designate
the haul roads to be used and
the •kequired upgrading or
repairing. It shall be the
responsibility of the applicant
or owner to maintain the haul
roads in accordance with the
provisions set forth in the
extraction license and
conditional use permit. The
City shall periodically inspect
haul ro'ads to ensure
compliance with the extraction
license and conditional use
permit. During the period of or
upon completion of the
extraction operations, the
applicant or owner shall make
any necessary repay to the
haul roads as regt ',by the
City. All costs of-- .,pection
provided for in this subsection
shall be home by the applicant
or owner. The use of the haul
roads shall be further subject to
any road and weight
restrictions imposed by the
City.
Section 10. T h a t t h i s
Ordinance shall take effect
upon adoption and be published
as provided by law.
Sectionll. That Interim
Ordinance No. 10 -1, adopted by
the Elk River City Council on,
September 20, 2010, shall be
terminated upon the effective
date'9f this Ordinance No.
10 -23``:
Passed and adopted by the
City Council of the City of Elk
River this 13th day of
December, 2010.
Stephanie Klinzing,
Mayor
Attest:
Tina-Allard,
City Clerk
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