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<br />I ~'\) <br />( )j <br />!Ii{ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br /> <br />ITEM 7.2. <br /> <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL <br /> <br />STEPHEN ROHLF, BUILDING <br />AND ZONING ADMINISTRATOR <br /> <br />SEPTEMBER 14, 1994.4 R <br /> <br />SUBJECT: ZONE CHANGE REQUEST BY THE <br />CITY OF ELK RIVER FOR THE <br />MINERAL EXCAVATION DISTRICT! <br />PUBLIC HEARING CASE NO. ZC-94-09 <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />REQUEST <br /> <br />The City is initiating a zone change to "Mineral Excavation Overlay District" <br />on most of the parcels that were included in the study area as identified in <br />the Environmental Impact Statement on mineral excavation. Some property <br />owners included in the study area requested not to be part of this zone <br />change request. <br /> <br />LOCATION <br /> <br />The properties proposed to be rezoned to "Mineral Excavation Overlay" <br />include parts of Sections 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 21, and 22; all in Township <br />33, Range 26, Sherburne County, Minnesota. The complete legal descriptions <br />of the parcels involved are included with the attached ordinance amendment <br />as "Exhibit A". Map "A" attached to this memo, shows the location of the <br />parcels where the property owners requested to be part of this rezoning. <br /> <br />ANALYSIS <br /> <br />With an overlay district, the underlying zoning and the rights that go along <br />with that zoning designation remain in effect. The parcels involved with this <br />request are currently zoned AI, RIA, and 12. An amendment to the land use <br />map will not be necessary. <br /> <br />The "Mineral Excavation Overlay District" will put future purchasers of <br />property in this area and surrounding areas on notice of the intent of these <br />property owners to mine gravel deposits. It does not give anyone the right to <br />mine, however. Along with the zone change, each parcel will be looked at on <br />a case by case basis through the Conditional Use process. A license for <br />mineral excavation must also be obtained. There are many factors that must <br /> <br />P.O. Box 490. 13065 Orono Parkway · Elk River, MN 55330 · (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br />