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City of Sartell
Natural Resource Inventory
Environmentally Sensitive Areas Ordinance
Open Space Planning
Located in Central Minnesota along the banks of the
Mississippi River, Sartell is one of the fastest growing
communities in the region!
• Physical Characteristics
• 2006 Population Estimate—13,900
(41% increase from 2000 census)
• 5.95 square miles and growing (+315
acres on average annexed per year)
• 2006 Development Statistics: 105,000
sq. ft of new commercial building, 261
new single family lots, 227 new
townhome lots, 23 new commercial
lots,125 SF building permits
• 37 parks
• 38 miles of pedestrian trails
Why, WHAT and How??
Why??
Comprehensive Plan
Public Desire for Protection
Mandates (NPDES)
WHAT??
What is or isn’t Currently Protected?
What Features are Unique to Sartell/LeSauk/Sauk
Rapids?
What Features do we Value?
HOW??
Short Term Protection/Long Term Protection
NRI and Ordinance
Past Preservation Initiatives
• Creekview Preserve
• Watab River
• DNR Grants Applications
• Local Option Sales Tax
• Natural Resource Inventory
Preservation Protections
•Landscaping Ordinance (1989)
•Comprehensive Plan (2003)
•Storm Water Pollution Prevention 2003)
•Wetland Ordinance (2003)
•Subdivision Ordinance (2005)
Future Preservation Actions • Regulatory Options
Short Term
-Interim Ordinance –Annexed Properties
Long Term (Create a Community Based Task Force)
-Open Cutting and Clear Cutting within the City shall require a
Conditional Use Permit except along shorelines or steep slopes
(Nisswa)
-Open Cutting and Clear Cutting within those areas identified as
environmentally sensitive shall be reviewed (St. Cloud and
Sartell Interim Ordinance)
-No regulations on clear cutting prior to development – meet goals
through education and conservation programs
Environmental Sensitive Ordinance Task Force
Council Initiated Task Force Creation – September 2005
Met every other week for 7 months
Explore Environmental Protection Models
Voting Members
Tryg Hanson, Parks Commission
Sandy Cordie, Planning Commission
Steve Feneis, Economic Development Commission
Mike Larson, St. Cloud State University
Robert Sip, State of MN
Bruce Johnson, River Council of MN
Constance Holth, MN Dept. of Agriculture
Wendy Hulsebus, Synergy Development
Mark Osendorf, Xcel Energy
Scott Reinert, Showcase Properties
Staff/Other Non-Voting Members
Anita Rasmussen, Sartell Planning Director
Jean Coleman, Mississippi River Renaissance
Non-Voting Members
Linda Peck, Retired, Audubon Society, SCAEC
Wayne Cymbaluk, Stearns County Soil and Water Conservation District
Jane DeAustin, Central MN Builders Association
The Why!
1.
Protect, conserve and enhance natural resources and
ESA’s for community’s long term environmental and
economic benefits.
2.
Recognize the Mississippi, Sauk, Watab and other rivers as
assets to the community.
3.
To conserve and improve ESA’s.
4.
To protect, preserve and enhance the supply of clean water
and clean air for the current and future generations.
5.
To restore and re-establish native vegetation.
6.
Establish balance between protection of- and urban use ofnatural resources.
The Why!
7.
Provide for the orderly growth and development.
8.
Promote flexible site planning and allow for a mix of
housing types.
9.
Encourage coordination between city, county, state and
federal agencies concerned with natural resources.
10.
Encourage cooperation through joint planning and
development with neighboring communities to protect,
preserve, and enhance our shared natural environment.
11.
Encourage early cooperative planning between
landowners/developers, the City and scientific experts in
natural communities and resources.
The Why!
a.
Identify and prioritize environmentally sensitive areas
b.
Aid developers in the creation of their development
plans
c.
Aid City staff, the Joint Planning Commission and City
Council in their assessment development plans in
ESA’s
d.
Provide flexibility in the planning process when needed to
balance environmental and economic goals
The Why?
May-June 2006: Community survey(s) conducted.
The following summarizes the percentage of
responses that rated funding for certain features or
amenities in our community as important or very
important:
Protection of natural areas and habitat 91%
Land acquisition for natural areas, open
spaces & nature parks
89%
The What!
1.
Surface waters
2.
Floodplains
3.
Sensitive groundwater area
4.
Storm water management
5.
Wetlands
6.
Sensitive geological features
7.
Forests and wooded areas
8.
System Connections
9.
Habitat
10. Non-woody upland vegetation/prairie
The What!
The priority of importance among the features are determined based on
the presence of one or more of the following characteristics:
1. Degree of disturbance
2. Rarity
3. Biodiversity
4. Interconnectedness
5. Size
6. Ecological Sensitivity
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The What!
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HOW?
General Provisions
A.
Regulated Activities (subject to ordinance)
1. Subdivision of land
2. Land alterations
3. New roads, bridges, road expansion, utilities
B.
Exemptions
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C.
Otherwise regulated (Wetland Ordinance, WCA, etc)
Prior approvals (preliminary and final platted properties)
Public projects
Maintenance
Emergency
Utility poles
Agriculture
Unplatted property
Hierarchy of Protection and Development Guides
1. Hierarchy of Protection (Most Important, More Important, Important)
2. Development Guidelines
Maximize the protection while proving an opportunity for equitable
economic return for the development
Natural Resource Inventory/
Environmentally Sensitive
Area Designation
Site Planning Process
Planning Office
Site Planning Process
Planning Office
Exempt
Not Exempt
Sketch
Plan
Activate Environment & Development Team
Concept
NRMP
Concept Plan and Natural Resource
Management Plan
Rezoning, Preliminary Plat and NRMP
Prepared and Submitted to Planning
No Platting
Required
EDT Review
Park and/or Planning (PH) Commissions
Review and Recommend
Planning Commission PH
City Council PH and Review
Final Plat and NRMP Review by Planning
Commission and City Council
Re-Zoning/EPUD/Platting
Planning
Office
Approve
Concept Plan
and NRMP
WHAT ELSE???? Natural Resource Inventory
Initial inventory funded by DNR, expanded with funding from the McKnight Foundation. This
provided roughly 2/3 of coverage for the growth boundary, City of Sartell funded the rest.
Park and Open Space Planning
Local Option ½ Cent Sales Tax Priority
Athletic Facilities
River-Greenway Corridors
Future Land Use Planning
Review of FLU plans based on
transportation and environmental features
Environmental Reviews
Robert’s Road and 50th Avenue Realignment
Highway 15 AUAR
Other
Identify Eagle Habitat Along Mississippi River
Native Prairie Restoration Areas
Results of Conducting
ESA on TH #15 Site
Open Space
Green space requirement was increased from
baseline 20% to 35%
On Site Mitigation
Wetlands – required on site mitigation of all
impacts – doubled size of wetlands on site
Trees and Vegetation – 20,000 perennial
plants, 1,000 shrubs and 500 trees
Negotiation for Reduced
Impervious
Sam’s Club and WalMart reduced parking
requirments from over 6 units per 1,000 to
4.6 units per 1,000, significantly reducing
runoff volumes.
Good, Bad and the Ugly – Lessons Learned
1. Natural resource protection should not stop at a city
border
2. Be proactive
3. Base decisions on science and fact – NOT emotion
4. Be inclusive
5. Move the process along……………..
For additional information regarding the
Environmentally Sensitive Ordinance and NRI
Please contact:
Anita Rasmussen, AICP
Planning and Community
Development Director
320-258-7306
[email protected]
City of Sartell website:
www.sartellmn.com