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REQUEST FOR ACTION <br />To Item Number <br />Planning Commission 4.3. <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />Planning Items November 23, 2010 Rebecca Haug, Environmental <br /> Administrator <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Request by City of Elk River for Ordinance Amendment to Peter Beck, Ci Attorne <br />Section 30-1385 and Chapter 42, Article II of the Elk River City Reviewed by <br />Code of Ordinances relating to the Mineral Excavation Overlay <br />Zoning District and the Regulation of the Mineral Excavation <br />Activities, Public Hearin -Case No. OA 10-12 <br />Action Requested <br />Staff supports the ordinance changes to Section 30-1385 and Chapter 42, Article II of the Elk River City <br />Code of Ordinances relating to the Mineral Excavation Overlay Zoning District and the Regulation of <br />Mineral Excavation Activities as most of the proposed changes are considered housekeeping. <br />Background/Discussion <br />Section 30-1385 in the Land Development Regulations, which requires that land proposed for mineral <br />excavation activities be zoned into the Mineral Excavation Overlay District and receive a Conditional Use <br />Permit, is being amended to: <br />1) Specifically require that a proposed zone change to the Mineral Excavation District be consistent <br />with the City's Comprehensive Plan and the City Code requirements for a rezoning; and <br />2) Specifically require that a proposed Conditional Use Permit for mineral excavation activities <br />meet both the City Code standards for issuance of Conditional Use Permits and the standards <br />and requirements set forth in the Mineral Excavation Ordinance for issuance of a mineral <br />excavation license. <br />The amendments to Chapter 42, Article II of Mineral Excavation ordinance accomplish the same goal <br />and also address the wetlands, haul roads and access issues. <br />Attachments <br />• Ordinance No. 10- <br />Action Motion by Second by Vote <br />FOllow Up <br />