08-20-2012 Planning Commission Packet

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(7) Plans to place fill or excavated material on steep slopes must be reviewed by the city engineer for continued slope stability and must not � create finished slopes of 30 percent or greater. (8) Fill or excavated material must not be placed in bluff impact zones. (9) Any alterations below the ordinary high water level of public waters must first be authorized by the commissioner of the department of natural resources under Minn. Stat. § 103G.245. (10) Alterations of topography must only be allowed if they are accessory to ' permitted or conditional uses and do not adversely affect adjacent or ' nearby property. (11) Placement of natural rock riprap, including associated grading of the shoreline and placement of a filter blanket, is permitted if the finished slope does not exceed three feet horizontal to one foot vertical, the landward extent of the riprap is within ten feet of the ordinary high water level, and the height of the riprap above the ordinary high water level does not exceed three feet. A riprap permit shall be obtained per the requirements of section 78-969. (fl Excavations where the intended purpose is connection to a public water, s,,,_. such as boat slips, canals, lagoons and harbors, are prohibited above the ordinary high water level. Such excavations below the elevation��or the ordinary high water level are subject to approval of the department of � natural resources and other agencies with concurrent jurisdiction. . (Ord. No. 101 2nd series, § 1(10.56(16)(J)), 2-24-1992; Ord. No. 127 2nd series, § 8, 7-11-1994; Ord. No. � 163 2nd series, § 3, 12-8-1997; Ord. No. 171 2nd series, §2, 4-4-1998; ' Ord. No. 28 3rd series, § 17, 8-22-2005) Sec. 78-1288. Hard cover limitations. (a) Hardcover allotment. The following hardcover restrictions apply to all properties in the Shoreland Overlay District: (1) Hardcover zones. - a. Within 75 feet of the Ordinary High Water Level (OHWL)of any lake or ' tributary, no hard cover or impervious surface shall be placed, located or constructed, except for driveways, stairways, lifts, landings and lockboxes as regulated elsewhere in this Code. b. Between 75 feet and 250 feet of the OHWL, there shall be no greater than 25 percent hardcover. . c. Between 250 feet and 500 feet of the OHWL there shall be no greater than 30 percent hardcover. d. Between 500 feet and 1,000 feet of the OHWL there shall be no greater than 35 percent hardcover.:�;:.- (2) Zone to zone credit/debit. a. The allowed allotment of hardcover for the 250 feet to 500 feet zone or ` the 500 feet to 1,000 feet zone may be increased up to an unused square footage of allowable hardcover of a zone closer to the OHWL. b. Unused hardcover cannot be transferred to a zone closer to the OHWL.