Minn. R. agency 158, ch. 6105, CANNON RIVER MANAGEMENT PLAN, pt. 6105.1610
The commissioner of natural resources hereby adopts the scenic and recreational land use districts as identified in the land use district descriptions of parts 6105.1550 to 6105.1700. The land use districts were derived in accordance with part 6105.0070, subpart 2, item B.
Parts 6105.0010 to 6105.0250 shall apply to all lands within the scenic and recreational land use districts, except as specified in parts 6105.1550 to 6105.1700.
Because some areas along the Cannon River have been considerably developed, and because the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act states that management plans shall be prepared with no unreasonable restrictions upon compatible, preexisting, economic uses of particular tracts of land (Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.325), the municipalities of Cannon Falls, Dundas, and Northfield shall adopt rules as specified in part 6105.1670.
When land in the land use district is annexed, incorporated, or in any other way transferred to another jurisdiction, a moratorium shall exist on all subdivision platting, building permits, construction, grading and filling, and vegetative cutting until the newly responsible unit of government adopts zoning for that land. The zoning shall meet the provisions of these rules that applied to the land before the transfer. This provision does not apply to work for which lawful permits were previously issued.
Because the Cannon River valley is a major source of sand and gravel in the area and because this resource can be extracted in a manner that will have minor environmental impact, sand and gravel extraction shall be allowed as a conditional use, subject to the following conditions:
Reclamation shall be initiated immediately after the termination of the mining operation and upon completion the area shall be restored to as near its original state as practicable.
To reduce the effects of litter along the river, canoe and inner tube rental establishments shall:
Existing development in the unincorporated area of Welch in E 1/2, W 1/2, NE 1/4 of Section 28, T113N-R16W, north of the river, shall be allowed to continue as now identified by the Goodhue County zoning ordinance, as amended in 1976.
Because agricultural uses are permitted in the land use district and because of the preexistence of agricultural buildings along the Cannon River, part 6105.0110, subpart 3, item D, shall be amended to read: structure height shall not exceed 35 feet, except for buildings used primarily for agricultural purposes.
Part 6105.0110, subpart 3, item C, subitem (1) shall be modified to read:
Structures shall be allowed on slopes of greater than 13 percent or on blufflines if structures can meet the following criteria:
| Land use districts | |||
| Scenic River | Recreational River | ||
| T. Sand and gravel extraction, subject to provisions of subpart 5. | C | C | |
| U. Canoe rental establishments, subject to provisions of subpart 6. | C | C | |
| V. Inner tube rental establishments | N | N | |
Accessory facilities to power plants (intake and outflow structures), when located in the land use district shall be screened to the maximum extent possible to minimize the visual intrusion on the landscape.
Minn. R. agency 158, ch. 6105, CANNON RIVER MANAGEMENT PLAN, pt. 6105.1610
Statutory Authority: MS s 104.34; 104.35; 103F.321; 103F.325