SECTION 7A-301.   AGRICULTURAL USE ZONING PERMITS AND BUILDING PERMITS; CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.
No Building or other Structure for Agricultural Use shall be erected, moved, added to, or structurally altered without an Agricultural Use Zoning Permit. The application for an Agricultural Use Zoning Permit shall be made and signed by the owner or applicant attesting to the truth and exactness of all information supplied by the application. Each application shall clearly state that the permit shall expire and be revoked if work has not begun within one (1) year or substantially completed within two and one-half (2-1/2) years except for where the completion date is extended to five (5) years. The following information is the minimum required:
   A.   Name, address, and phone number(s) of applicant.
   B.   Accurate legal description of property and a survey of the Lot, whether platted or metes-and-bounds description, in the form required for surveys shown in Appendix B to this Chapter 7A.
   C.   Existing and proposed Use.
   D.   Zoning District.
   E.   Plans in duplicate drawn to scale on the survey, showing the actual dimensions and shape of the Lot to be built upon; the exact size and location of existing Buildings on the Lot, if any; the exact size, location, and elevation of the existing Buildable Area(s) or Future Buildable Area(s); the exact size, location, and elevation of the proposed Driveway(s); the location and dimensions of the proposed Building(s) or Alteration; and the elevations of the footings and lowest floor above the High Water Table.
   F.   Building Heights.
   G.   Number of Off-Street Parking Spaces or loading berths.
   H.   Number of Dwelling Units.
      1.   The survey shall also show the location and elevation of the high water mark of all wetlands or other line of demarcation between any wetlands and uplands and the setback line, if any, from the high water mark on the Lot so that a determination can be made that the proposed development will be in compliance with Chapter 7C of this City Code and in compliance with the Minnesota Wetlands Conservation Act of 1991.
      2.   The application must be accompanied by either a certificate of exemption or an approved wetlands replacement plan issued pursuant to Chapter 7C of this City Code. The application will not be accepted if it is not accompanied by the appropriate wetlands documentation.
   I.   Any development must comply with State law regarding the creation of impervious surfaces of one acre or more, on site water retention facilities must be provided in accordance with Minnesota Statutes.
   J.   If development is proposed which will require a Storm Water Management Plan under the provisions of Chapter 7D of this City Code, then a copy of the survey, altered to show the Storm Water Management Plan, shall be submitted with the application.
   K.   The survey shall also show the location of the Mature Trees and Wooded Areas, if any, on the Lot and shall be accompanied by a tree protection plan so that a determination can be made that the proposed development will be in compliance with the tree protection provisions of Chapter 20 of this City Code. (See City Code § 20-202 for definitions of “Mature Trees” and “Wooded Areas.”)
   L.   Any other matters which may be necessary to determine conformance with, and provide for the enforcement of this Ordinance.
[§ 7A-301, amended by Ord. No. 89-1, effective July 21, 1989, Ord. No. 89-15, effective December 29, 1989, Ord. No. 90-3, effective March 23, 1990, Ord. No. 92-2, effective April 17, 1992, Ord. No. 91-2, effective June 12, 1992, Ord. No. 94-5, effective January 12, 1996, Ord. No. 93-1, effective February 2, 1996, and Ord. No. 02-01, effective May 17, 2002, amended by Ord. No. 04-04A, effective June 3, 2004, amended by Ord. No. 07-02, effective March 1, 2007.]