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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ORDINANCE 92 - ~ <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER IX OF THE ELK RIVER CITY CODE, <br />CREATING A NEW MINERAL EXCAVATION OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICT <br /> <br />The City Council of the City of Elk River does hereby ordain as <br />follows: <br /> <br />Sectio~ That Section 900.10(1) of the Elk River City Code <br />is amended to add to the list of zoning districts within the <br />City of Elk River the following: <br /> <br />"ME Mineral Excavation Overlay Zoning District" <br /> <br />Section 2. That Section 900.12 of the Elk River City Code is <br />hereby amended to add thereto the following new section 18, as <br />follows: <br /> <br />18. <br /> <br />ME Mineral Excavation Overlay Zoninq District <br /> <br />a. Purpose The purpose of the Mineral excavation <br />Overlay Zoning District is to protect the public health, <br />safety, and general welfare by providing a specific zoning <br />district for the use of land for the establishment of <br />mineral excavation operations and related facilities. <br />Since these uses are so unique, the demands upon pUblic <br />services such as transportation are so intense, and their <br />potential for causing harm to the environment and to the <br />public health, safety and general welfare is so great, a <br />special zoning district is necessary. Mineral excavation <br />operations and related facilities shall not be permitted <br />nor conditional uses in any other zoning district. <br /> <br />b. Uses The Mineral excavation Overlay District is <br />an overlay zoning district. Land zoned into the Mineral <br />Excavation District will also remain in its original <br />zoning district (the Underlying Zoning District). All <br />permi tted, accessory and conditional uses allowed in the <br />Underlying Zoning District will continue be allowed on <br />land zoned into the Mineral Excavation Overlay District, <br />subject to all restrictions and requirements applicable in <br />the Underlying District. In addition to the uses allowed <br />in the Underlying Zoning District, there shall be allowed <br />in the Mineral Excavation Overlay District the following <br />conditional uses, subject to all requirements of the City <br />Code for the establishment and operation of such uses: <br /> <br />i. Mineral <br />facilities <br />Code. <br /> <br />excavation <br />licensed under <br /> <br />operations <br />Section 720 <br /> <br />and <br />of <br /> <br />related <br />the City <br /> <br />c. Dimensional and Other <br />Performance Standards <br />setbacks, yard regulations, <br /> <br />~ulations and Standards; <br />Dimensional regulations, <br />height regulations, sign <br />