The intent of the RR-O Recreation River Management Overlay District is to provide a district with the primary purpose of preserving and protecting the North Fork of the Crow River and its adjacent lands which possess outstanding scenic, recreational, natural, historical, scientific and similar values. This shall be accomplished by controlling bluffland and riverland development in a manner consistent with MN Statutes, sections 103F.301—103F.345, MN Rules, parts 6105.0100-6105.0250, and the management plan for the North Fork of the Crow River in MN Rules, parts 6105.1000—6105.1130.

The North Fork of the Crow River in Meeker County has been designated as a "recreational river" according to guidelines established by the department of natural resources, for the purposes of managing certain lands nearby. The RR-O Recreational River Management Overlay District is identified on the official zoning map and in MN Rules, parts 6105.1000—6105.1130. In case of conflict between the zoning map and the legal descriptions in MN Rules, part 6105.1100, the latter shall prevail.

The following uses shall be permitted within the RR-O Recreational River Management Overlay District subject to the performance standards set forth elsewhere in this ordinance:

A.

All uses allowed as permitted uses in the applicable basic zoning districts, unless expressly prohibited.

B.

Governmental campgrounds, subject to management plan specifications.

C.

Public accesses, road access type with boat launching facilities subject to management plan specifications.

D.

Public accesses, trail access type, subject to management plan specifications.

E.

Temporary docks.

F.

Other governmental open space recreational uses, subject to management plan specifications.

G.

Agricultural uses.

H.

Single-family residential uses.

I.

Forestry uses.

J.

Essential services.

K.

Sewage treatment systems.

L.

Private roads and minor public streets.

M.

Signs approved by federal, state or local government which are necessary for public health and safety and signs indicating areas that are available, or not available, for public use.

N.

Signs not visible from the river that are not specified.

O.

Governmental resource management for improving fish and wildlife habitat, wildlife management areas, nature areas, accessory roads.

The following uses may be allowed within the RR-O Recreational River Management Overlay District subject to the performance standards set forth elsewhere in this ordinance and upon issuance of a conditional use permit:

A.

All uses allowable as a conditional use in the applicable basic zoning district, unless expressly prohibited.

B.

Private campgrounds, subject to management plan specifications.

C.

Other private open space recreational uses, subject to management plan specifications.

D.

Underground mining that does not involve surface excavation in the land use district.

E.

Utility transmission power lines and pipelines, subject to the provisions of MN Rules, parts 6105.0170 and 6105.0180.

F.

Public roads, subject to the provisions in MN Rules, parts 6105.0190 and 6105.0200.

The following uses shall be permitted as accessory uses within the RR-O Recreational River Management Overlay District subject to the performance standards set forth elsewhere in this ordinance:

A.

All uses allowed as accessory uses in the applicable basic zoning districts.

B.

Temporary docks.

The following uses are considered incompatible with the management objectives for the RR-O Recreational River Management Overlay District and are expressly prohibited from locating therein:

A.

Sanitary landfills.

B.

Junkyards.

C.

Airports, airport facilities or landing strips.

D.

More than one dwelling unit per lot.

E.

All other uses not allowed as permitted or conditional.

The following minimum requirements shall be observed in the RR-O Recreational River Management Overlay District, except as provided otherwise by this ordinance:

A.

Height.

1.

No building shall hereafter be erected or structurally altered to exceed the height as specified in the basic zoning district except that:

a.

No nonagricultural building shall exceed 30 feet in height.

B.

Front yard. There shall be a front yard setback from the right-of-way line of all public rights-of-way of not less than that distance necessary to meet the required front yard setback of the basic zoning district.

C.

Side yard. There shall be a side yard having a width of not less than that amount necessary to meet the side yard requirement of the basic zoning district.

D.

Rear yard.

1.

There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than that amount necessary to meet the rear yard requirement of the basic zoning district, except that;

2.

No rear yard shall have a depth of less than the following distances:

a.

200 feet from the ordinary high water mark.

b.

20 feet from the bluffline.

E.

Lot width.

1.

Every lot or tract shall have a width of not less than that width necessary to meet the lot width requirement of the basic zoning district, except that;

2.

The lot width for lots abutting the North Fork of the Crow River shall be:

F.

Lot depth. Every lot or tract shall have a depth of not less than that depth necessary to meet the lot depth requirements of the basic zoning district.

G.

Lot area.

1.

Every lot or tract shall contain an area of not less than that area necessary to meet the lot area requirements of the basic zoning district; except that;

2.

The lot area for lots abutting the North Fork of the Crow River shall not be less than the following:

a.

Two acres above the ordinary high water mark.

H.

Lot coverage.

1.

Buildings and other impervious surfaces shall not occupy more than that percentage of the total area as allowed in the basic zoning district, except that not more than 30 percent of the total lot area shall be covered for lots abutting the North Fork of the Crow River.

The following additional regulations shall apply to those lands in the RR-O Recreational River Management Overlay District subject to the performance standards set forth elsewhere in this ordinance:

A.

Excessive slope. No structure shall be placed on any slope greater than 13 percent unless:

1.

Adequate natural vegetation screening is planted and maintained.

2.

Unless the individual sewage system can be installed so as to comply with this ordinance.

B.

Structure elevation. The elevation to which the lowest floor of a structure, including a basement, shall be placed, shall be determined after an evaluation of available flood information and shall be consistent with the statewide standards and criteria for management of floodplain areas of Minnesota.

C.

Road and railroad crossings. No construction, reconstruction, removal or abandonment of any road or railroad crossing over the North Fork of the Crow River shall be commenced unless a permit, as established in MN Statutes, section 103G.245, is secured from the department of natural resources.

D.

Public road work. Any construction of new public roads, or the reconstruction of any existing public roads shall be subject to:

1.

The application and issuance of a conditional use permit.

2.

The standards and criteria for construction of new public roads, or the reconstruction of existing public roads pursuant to MN Rules, parts 6105.0190 and 6105.0200.

E.

The vegetative cutting provisions contained in this ordinance apply to the following areas:

1.

On lands within 100 feet of the ordinary high water mark of the North Fork of the Crow River.

2.

On lands 20 feet landward of the bluffline of the North Fork of the Crow River.

F.

Grading and filling in of the natural topography which is accessory to a permitted or conditional use shall be performed in a manner consistent with this ordinance. Additionally:

1.

No grading of filling shall be permitted if it is not accessory to a permitted or conditional use.

2.

Drainage or filling of wetlands determined to be Types III, IV or V by the U.S. Department of the Interior shall be prohibited.

G.

Excavation of material from, or filling in the North Fork of the Crow River, or construction of any permanent structures or navigational obstructions therein is prohibited unless authorized by a permit from the commissioner of natural resources pursuant to MN Statutes, section 103G.245.

H.

All major essential service crossings of land shall require a conditional use permit and be subject to the performance standards as provided in this ordinance.