8C - Extractive Use Overlay District

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�-' conformity to the adjoining land area. Four (4) inches of black topsoil shall be placed on all areas,except beaches,that will remain above water level. Haul roads will be restored to their condition prior to the beginning of the extraction operation. b. Vegetation. Vegetation shall be restored by appropriate seeds of grasses or planting of shrubs or trees in all parts of said mining area where such area is not to be submerged under water as herein above provided. c. Banks of excavation not backfilled. The banks of all excavation not backfilled shall be sloped not steeper than three (3) horizontal feet to one (1) vertical foot and said bank shall be seeded. In addition to meeting these criteria, a successful extractive use application must meet the criteria for a conditional use permit, as detailed in Section 11.6 of the Ordinance. This section indicates that there are four main criteria that must be met and an additional eight factors to be considered by the Planning Commission in making a decision on a conditional use permit application. At last month's meeting, the Planning Commission had indicated that the required distance from the OHW(Section 8.5,Subdivision 2E)should be 1,00o feet,while the Ordinance currently requires 200 feet.The working maps included in this report account for that 1,000-foot distance from the OHW. The distance from residential districts has also been increased from 1,00o feet to a half-mile.The resulting area available for the overlay district is indicated on these maps. During the discussion, the following criteria were discussed as a basis for developing an overlay district for extractive uses: 1. Proximity to residential uses 2. Visibility from roadways or main corridors 3. Separate extractive uses from accessory uses like processing 4. Restrict extractive uses to Forest Management and Agriculture zones 5. Inventory existing extractive uses in the City 6. Map potential sites of extractive uses 7. Buffer existing extractive use sites Four maps have been included in this packet for your discussion: 1. Map showing the proposed extractive use overlay district (l000 feet from residential districts)with the current zoning classifications. 2. Map showing the proposed extractive use overlay district (i000 feet from residential districts)with the aggregate resource potential. 3. Map showing the proposed extractive use overlay district(one half mile from residential districts)with the current zoning classifications. 4. Map showing the proposed extractive use overlay district (one half mile from residential districts)with the aggregate resource potential. In addition, the Staff has included Crow Wing County's Ordinance regarding extractive use applications. The County's ordinance distinguishes between different types of extractive uses and related activities, including a classification scheme, which is the largest difference between the County's and the City's respective ordinances.Article 29.2 of the County ordinance provides five classifications ranging from simple top soil removal and extraction to crushing to mixing plants. In the previous extractive use application, there was concern over the accessory uses proposed for the site, which including a mixing plant, crushing, and washing of materials. The City's �-' current ordinance indicates that such process may be authorized by the CUP as an accessory City of Pequot Lakes Staff Report 10-2 August 17,2006