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Each residential lot may have one water-oriented accessory structure or facility if it complies with the following provisions:
(A) The structure or facility must not exceed ten feet in height, exclusive of safety rails, and cannot occupy an area greater than 250 square feet. The structure or facility may include detached decks not exceeding eight feet above grade at any point or at-grade patios;
(B) The structure or facility is not in the bluff impact zone;
(C) The setback of the structure or facility from the ordinary high water level must be at least ten feet;
(D) The structure is not a boathouse or boat storage structure as defined under M.S. § 103G.245;
(E) The structure or facility must be treated to reduce visibility as viewed from public waters and adjacent shorelands by vegetation, topography, increased setbacks or color, assuming summer, leaf-on conditions;
(F) The roof may be used as an open-air deck with safety rails, but must not be enclosed with a roof or sidewalls or used as a storage area;
(G) The structure or facility must not be designed or used for human habitation and must not contain water supply or sewage treatment facilities;
(H) As an alternative for general development and recreational development waterbodies, water-oriented accessory structures used solely for storage of watercraft and boating-related equipment may occupy an area up to 400 square feet provided the maximum width of the structure is 20 feet as measured parallel to the shoreline; and
(I) Water-oriented accessory structures may have the lowest floor placed lower than the elevation specified in § 152.121 if the structure is designed to accommodate internal flooding, constructed of flood-resistant materials to the elevation, electrical and mechanical equipment is placed above the elevation and, if long duration flooding is anticipated, the structure is built to withstand ice action and wind-driven waves and debris.
(J) Carver County does not regulate permanent or seasonal docks or private boat ramps. The Minnesota DNR regulates, and issues permits for these structures in accordance with Minn. Rules Parts 6115.0150 through 6115.0520, as they may be amended from time to time. For further information contact the Division of Waters at the Minnesota DNR.
(Ord. 97-2021, passed 7-20-21)
Extractive uses are interim uses and must meet the following standards:
(A) Site development and restoration plan. A site development and restoration plan must be developed, approved, and followed over the course of operations. The plan must:
(1) Address dust, noise, possible pollutant discharges, hours and duration of operation, and anticipated vegetation and topographic alterations;
(2) Identify actions to be taken during operation to mitigate adverse environmental impacts, particularly erosion; and
(3) Clearly explain how the site will be rehabilitated after extractive activities end.
(B) Setbacks for processing machinery. Processing machinery must meet structure setback standards from ordinary high water levels and from bluffs.
(C) Must meet the provisions of M.S. §§ 93.44 through 93.51.
(Ord. 97-2021, passed 7-20-21; Am. Ord. 108-2024, passed 11-19-24)
Any supply of water for domestic purposes must meet or exceed the standards for water quality of the Minnesota Department of Health and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and any applicable Carver County ordinances. Central public water supplies shall be used where available and feasible.
(Ord. 47, passed 7-23-02; Am. Ord. 97-2021, passed 7-20-21)
Any premises intended for human occupancy shall be provided with an adequate method of sewage treatment, as follows: central public sewage collection and treatment shall be used wherever available and feasible; all on-site sewage treatment systems shall conform with Chapter 52 of this code of ordinances.
(Ord. 47, passed 7-23-02; Am. Ord. 97-2021, passed 7-20-21)
(A) Building permits, variances, conditional or interim use permits or permits of any type that are required for any improvement on, or use of property, except as provided below, shall not be issued unless a certificate of compliance, pursuant to Chapter 52 of this code of ordinances, has been submitted for all SSTS existing on the property at the time of application.
(B) If an SSTS is found to be nonconforming, the permits or variances shall not be issued until the SSTS is upgraded or replaced to meet the standards of Chapter 52 of this code of ordinances. In lieu of the upgrade or replacement, or when an SSTS compliance inspection report cannot be completed due to weather (such as, snow and frost), an appropriate escrow may be established for the SSTS upgrade, replacement and/or inspection, upon approval by the Department. All SSTS work shall be completed within 12 months of the issuance of the permit or variance, unless a different timeframe is addressed by the permit, variance, or other regulation.
(C) Exceptions. This section shall not apply to: mechanical permits for the installation or repair of heating equipment; permits for roof replacement or repair; and permits for the repair of damage resulting from circumstances such as wind, fire and accidents provided expansion of the structure’s size is not requested. This provision shall not apply to flood damage or those structures otherwise regulated by Floodplain District regulations.
(D) Special provision for certain feedlot conditional use permits. Conditional use permits pursuant to § 152.113 may be issued to correct an existing erosion and/or pollution problem if an increase in the number of animal units is not being requested. At a minimum, submittal of an SSTS compliance inspection report shall be required within 12 months of the issuance of the permit.
(Ord. 47, passed 7-23-02; Am. Ord. 70-2010, passed 1-25-11; Am. Ord. 97-2021, passed 7-20-21)
No rubbish, trash, garbage, awful or putrescible matter shall be deposited into any public water or into any watercourse leading to a public water. Sanitary landfills or other types of solid waste disposal are hereby prohibited within land areas designated as shoreland.
(Ord. 47, passed 7-23-02; Am. Ord. 97-2021, passed 7-20-21)
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