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( \ AGENDA ITEM 5.2 of ty FMEMORANDUM 41kRiver TO: PLANNING COMMISSION FROM: STEPHEN ROHLF, BUILDING AND ZONING ADMINISTRATOR DATE: AUGUST 17, 1994 5-K SUBJECT: ZONE CHANGE REQUEST BY THE CITY OF ELK RIVER FOR THE MINERAL EXCAVATION DISTRICT/ PUBLIC HEARING CASE NO. ZC-94-09 REQUEST The City is initiating a zone change to "Mineral Excavation Overlay District" on most of the parcels that were included in the study area as identified in the Environmental Impact Statement on mineral excavation. Some property owners included in the study area requested not to be part of this zone change request. • LOCATION The properties proposed to be rezoned to "Mineral Excavation Overlay" include parts of Sections 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 21, and 22; all in Township 33, Range 26, Sherburne County, Minnesota. A complete legal description is available upon request. Map "A" attached to this memo, shows the location of the parcels where the property owners requested to be part of this rezoning. ANALYSIS With an overlay district, the underlying zoning and the rights that go along with that zoning designation remain in effect. The parcels involved with this request are currently zoned Al, R1A, and I2. An amendment to the land use map will not be necessary. The "Mineral Excavation Overlay District" will put future purchasers of property in this area and surrounding areas on notice of the intent of these property owners to mine gravel deposits. It does not give anyone the right to mine, however. Along with the zone change, each parcel will be looked at on a case by case basis through the Conditional Use process. A license for • mineral excavation must also be obtained. There are many factors that must P.O. Box 490 • 13065 Orono Parkway • Elk River, MN 55330 • (612) 441-7420 • Fax: (612) 441-7425