(A) Permit required. Any person owning or operating an existing feedlot, or proposing a new feedlot, shall make application to the Environmental Services Department, and obtain a permit:
(1) When required under Minn. Rules Chapter 7020;
(2) When a change in the construction or operation of an animal feedlot would significantly or adversely affect the storage, handling, utilization, or disposal of animal manure;
(3) When a new feedlot, of 50 animal units or more outside of shoreland, is proposed;
(4) (a) The County Board may, by resolution, require all un-permitted feedlots within environmentally sensitive areas to apply for, obtain, and operate according to the requirements of a permit. These areas may include, but are not limited to:
1. Shoreland areas;
2. Specific watersheds or sub-watersheds;
3. Areas determined by the County Board to be sensitive to ground or surface water pollution;
(b) The resolution adopting these requirements must state the reason or reasons for declaring the area an environmentally sensitive area and shall include legally sufficient findings of fact. A public meeting, for the purpose of receiving comment on the proposed resolution, shall take place prior to the adoption of the resolution. All known feedlots and local governments within the area shall receive written notice of the intention of the County Board to take such action at least 14 days prior to the public comment meeting.
(5) A feedlot, of any size, which is located within the Shoreland Zoning District, may be reviewed by the Carver County Feedlot Officer to determine if a pollution hazard exists. The Feedlot Officer may place conditions upon the operations of such feedlots to limit their impact on surface water quality.
(B) Permit application. Applications will be the MPCA permit application for animal feedlots and/or manure storage areas.
(Ord. 49, passed 7-7-03; Am. Ord. 101-2022, passed 7-19-22)