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ity of <br />E <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />ITEI~ 8.16. <br /> <br />iver <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL <br /> <br />STEPHEN ROHLF, BUILDING AND <br />ZONING ADMINISTRATOR ~Z <br /> <br />AUGUST 19, 1996 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />WILD AND SCENIC RIVER <br />ORDINANCE AMENDMENT <br />BY THE CITY OF ELK RIVER <br />CASE NO. OA 96-11/PH <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: <br /> <br />The City of Elk River is being required by the Minnesota Department of <br />Natural Resources (DNR) to update its "Wild and Scenic River Ordinance". <br />Attached is a draft ordinance supplied by the DNR. <br /> <br />ISSUES: <br /> <br />Staff proposed several changes to the DNR's draft Wild and Scenic River <br />Ordinance to make it compatible with the City's existing situation and its <br />newly adopted Comprehensive Plan. Staffs proposed revisions are make on <br />the attached draft ordinance. The Planning Commission recommended <br />approval of this ordinance as revised by staff contingent on DNR acceptance. <br /> <br />The DNR has initially rejected staffs proposed changes. Staff feels the <br />ordinance as drafted by the DNR will cause major problems to the orderly <br />development of the City. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br /> <br />Staff is recommending the Wild and Scenic River Ordinance is tabled until <br />the City has a chance to meet with the DNR and work out the differences. <br />The new meeting time and place to consider this ordinance will need to be <br />readvertised. <br /> <br />13065 Orono Parkway · P.O. Box 490 · Elk River, MN 55330 · (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br /> <br /> <br />