(A) Water-oriented uses. Surface water-oriented uses and public, or semipublic uses, where allowed by this subchapter, that have need for access to and use of public waters may be located on parcels or lots with frontage on public waters. Those uses with water-oriented needs must meet the following standards:
(1) In addition to meeting impervious coverage limits, stormwater management requirements, setbacks and other zoning standards in this subchapter, the uses must be designed to incorporate topographic and vegetative screening of parking areas.
(2) Uses that require short-term watercraft mooring for patrons must centralize these facilities and design them to avoid obstructions of navigation and to be the minimum size necessary to meet the need; and
(3) Uses that depend on patrons arriving by watercraft may use signs and lighting to convey needed information to the public, subject to the following general standards:
(a) No advertising signs or supporting facilities for signs may be place in or upon public waters. Signs conveying information or safety messages may be placed in or on public waters by the city.
(b) Signs may be placed, when necessary, within the shore impact zone if they are designed and sized to be the minimum necessary to convey needed information. They must only convey the location and name of the establishment and the general types of goods or services available. The signs must not contain other detailed information such as product brands and prices, must not be located higher than ten feet above the ground, and must not exceed 32 square feet in size. If illuminated by artificial lights, the lights must be shielded or directed to prevent illumination out across public waters; and
(c) Outside lighting may be located within the shore impact zone or over public waters if it is used primarily to illuminate potential safety hazards and is shielded or otherwise directed to prevent direct illumination out across public waters. This does not preclude use of navigational lights.
(B) Non-water-oriented uses. Uses without water-oriented needs are encouraged to locate on lots or parcels without public waters frontage.
(C) Agriculture use standards.
(1) In all lake and river shoreland areas, general cultivation farming, grazing, nurseries, horticulture, truck farming, sod farming and wild crop harvesting are permitted uses if steep slopes and shore and bluff impact zones are maintained in permanent vegetation or managed under an approved conservation plan (resource management systems) consistent with the field office technical guides of the local soil and water conservation districts of the United States Soil Conservation Service, as provided by a qualified individual or agency. The shore impact zone for parcels with permitted agricultural land uses is equal to a line parallel to and 50 feet from the ordinary high water level.
(2) Animal feedlot operations shall be prohibited.
(D) Forest management standards. The harvesting of timber and associated reforestation shall be conducted consistent with the provisions of the Minnesota Nonpoint Source Pollution Assessment Forestry and the provisions of Water Quality in Forest Management “Best Management Practices in Minnesota.”
(E) Extractive use standards.
(1) Site development and restoration plan. An extractive use site development and restoration plan shall be developed, approved and followed over the course of operation of the site. The plan shall address dust, noise, possible pollutant discharges, hours and duration operation, anticipated vegetation and topographic alterations. It shall also identify actions to be taken during operation to mitigate adverse environmental impact, particularly erosion and shall clearly explain how and when the site will be rehabilitated after extractive activities end.
(2) Setbacks for processing machinery. Processing machinery shall be located consistent with setback standards for structures from ordinary high water levels of public waters and from bluffs.
(F) Mining of metallic minerals and peat. Mining of metallic minerals and peat, as defined in M.S. §§ 93.44 to 93.51, as may be amended from time to time, shall be a permitted use provided the provisions of M.S. §§ 93.44 to 93.51 are satisfied.
(G) Private sewer systems. There shall be no private sewage systems permitted. All uses shall be connected to the municipal sewage treatment system and the municipal water supply where available.
(Ord. passed 3-9-93; Am. Ord. 98-02, passed 11-10-98; Am. Ord. 00-01, passed 5-9-00; Am. Ord. 00-03, passed 6-13-00; Am. Ord. 04-01, passed 8-10-04)