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ORDINANCE NO. ____
AN ORDINANCE CREATING AND ENACTING SECTIONS
60.110, 62.801, 62.802, 62.803, 62.814, 62.816, 62.820,
62.856, AND 62.860 OF THE ROCHESTER CODE OF
ORDINANCES, RELATING TO FLOODPLAIN
REGULATIONS.
THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER DO ORDAIN:
Section 1. Section 60.110 of the Rochester Code of Ordinances is hereby
created and enacted to read as follows:
60.110 Authority. The 1965 Laws of Minnesota, Chapter 462,
authorizes the municipality to administer planning and zoning activities,
establish a Zoning Board of Appeals, enact official controls, and provide
penalties for violation thereof. Chapter 104 and 105 of the Minnesota
Statutes authorize minimum standards and criteria for the management of
“Shoreland” and “Floodplain” Areas within the City of Rochester.
Section 2. Section 62.801 of the Rochester Code of Ordinances is hereby
created and enacted to read as follows:
62.801 Flood Fringe District Purpose: The purpose of the flood
fringe district is to insure that uses and structures within the district are
properly flood protected, consistent with accepted principles and standards
for flood protection, resulting in developments which will suffer minimal
damage from flooding and are of such a nature so as to have a minimal effect
on the ability of the flood plain to discharge flood waters.
Section 3. Section 62.802 of the Rochester Code of Ordinances is hereby
created and enacted to read as follows:
62.802 Floodway District Purpose: The purpose of the floodway
district is to assure that adequate space is retained within the channel and
adjoining flood plain to carry and discharge the regional flood, and to restrict
or prohibit uses which are dangerous to health or safety, or result in
economic loss, in times of flood.
Section 4. Section 62.803 of the Rochester Code of Ordinances is hereby
created and enacted to read as follows:
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62.803 Flood Prone District Purpose: The purpose of the flood
prone district is to guide development in generally undeveloped areas of the
flood plain in such a manner so as to reduce the loss of flood storage volume
in the flood plain, and to avoid increases in downstream flood levels and in
the velocity of flood waters.
Section 5. Section 62.814 the Rochester Code of Ordinances is hereby created
and enacted to read as follows:
62.814 Warning and Disclaimer of Liability: The degree of flood
protection intended to be provided by the zoning code is considered
reasonable for regulatory purposes and is based on engineering and other
specific methods of study. Larger floods may occur on rare occasions or the
flood height may be increased by man-made or natural causes, such as ice
jams or bridge openings restricted by debris. The zoning code does not
imply that areas outside of designated flood plain districts or land uses
permitted within such districts will always be totally free from flooding or flood
damages. Nor shall the zoning code create a liability on the part of or be a
cause of action against the City of Rochester or any employee thereof for any
flooding or flood damages that may result from reliance on the zoning code.
Section 6. Section 62.816 of the Rochester Code of Ordinances is hereby
created and enacted to read as follows:
62.816 Right of Passage: No person may obstruct the passage of
water and watercraft nor restrict the lawfully permitted use by the public of the
bed, banks, water and floodway of any stream within the City of Rochester.
Section 7. Section 62.820 of the Rochester Code of Ordinances is hereby
created and enacted to read as follows:
62.820 PROCEDURES: The requirements in this section shall
supplement the procedural requirements of the underlying zoning district in
any flood district. Conditional Use Permits shall be processed under the
Type III Review with a Phase III hearing process utilized.
Section 8. Section 62.856 of the Rochester Code of Ordinances is hereby created
and enacted to read as follows:
62.856. Structural Works for Flood Control: Subdivision 1.
Structural works for flood control such as levees, dikes, floodwalls, and
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reservoirs shall be allowed only upon issuance of a Type III Conditional Use
Permit, and compliance with the following:
A. Any proposed structural work in the beds of public waters as
defined in Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 105, which will change
the course, current, or cross-section of the waters shall be
subject to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 105
and other applicable statutes.
B. When necessary, a permit from the Army Corps of Engineers
certifying compliance with Section 404 of the Clean Waters Act
shall be obtained along with any other necessary permits.
Section 9. Section 62.860 of the Rochester Code of Ordinances is hereby
created and enacted to read as follows:
62.860. CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS IN THE FLOOD
PRONE DISTRICT. The requirements applicable in the Flood Fringe District,
as defined in section 62.840, shall apply in the Flood Prone District and, in
addition, the deposition of any fill or spoil from dredging of sand and gravel
operations, the construction of any structure, or the grading or paving of any
areas shall require certification by a registered professional engineer or
hydrologist that the following conditions have been met:
A. Fill deposited in the Flood Prone area shall be no more than
the minimum amount necessary to conduct the use.
B. No net loss of capacity for surface storage of flood waters shall
result from the activity.
C. The effect of such activities in the Flood Prone area shall not
result in an increase in erosion potential on the site.
Section 10. This ordinance shall become effective as of the date of its publication.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS ________ DAY OF _______________, 2017.
___________________________________
PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST: __________________________
CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS _______ DAY OF _________________, 2017.
___________________________________
MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)
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ORDINANCE NO.4316
AN ORDINANCE CRE-
ATING AND ENACT-
ING SECTIONS 60.110, 62;814 Warnin d. :pis•.!
62.801, 62.802, 62.803, g an
62.814, 62.816, 62.820, claimer of Liabil€ty The
AFFIDAVIT ®F PUBLICATION degree of flood protection
62.856, AND 62.860 OF intended l.be,prole tion
THE ROCHESTER CODE,
O> ORDINANCES. RE- the zoning code rs consr
LATING TO:FLOODPLAIN Brad seasonable for regufa-
REGULATIONS.. State of Minnesota County of Olmsted toryplugrposesanart&otho
THE COMMON COUNCIL' ' on en meerrn9 and other
OF THE CITY OF ROCH specif€c methods of study. `
ESTER DO ORDAIN:: Larger foods may
Becton 1.::Section 60.110 Site Lovejoy, being duly sworn, on oath that she is the publisher or authorized rare aecasJons or the 19,
of ctio Rochester Cotle of i het"glit may be increased
Ordinances is ter. by cre agent and employee of the publisher of the newspaper known as the Post- by man made, or natural
ated and enacted to read. Bulletin, and has full knowledge of the facts which are stated below: causes,esopen ngsice e jams
60trict-
,11follows: ed b debns :The zon€ia
SD,i 10 Authority. The` Y
1665 Laws 2, Minnesota, (A) The newspaper has complied with all the requirements constituting a coos out e oflaesyg�ra!'i
Chapter. 462, authorizes ed (load pfain:distr€cls;gr-.
the municipality to admin qualifications as a legal newspaper, as provided by Minnesota Statute lana':uses permitted.within
Ister planning and zoning p
activities, establish a Zen- 331A.02, 331A.07 and other applicable laws, as amended. such;d€stnctswill always e.
Ing Board of Appeals, en- totally(ree from flooding or
act official controls, and flood damages. Nor shall
provide penalties for viola- B The printed notice the'zoning cadecreate a't€
ton thereof., Chapter 104 ( ) p ability on the part of or be a
and 105 of.the Minnesota cause of action.against the
Statutes authorize mini- City;of Rochester or.-any
alum standards and.crite- Which is attached was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was employee thereof fatany
ria for the;management of Itooding of flood damages
"Shoreland~.:and `Flood printed and published 1 time(s); in print and online on the following dates: that may result,from e1€-.l
plain"Areas.within the City ance on the zoning code..
a(Rochester,
Section.0. Sect€on 62.8116 Section 2. Section 62.801 Post Bulletin: 08/29/2017 of the Rochester Code o1
Ordinances is;hereb ere
of the Rochester Code of ated..and atiacled to read
O€dinances is hereby cre as follows:
aced and enacted to read Printed below is a copy of the lower case alphabet from a to z, both inclusive, 52,8;s Right of Passage
as follows: which Is hereby acknowledged as being the size and kind of a used in the :the
person may,obstruct:
fi2.80i Flood Fringe Di§ Y g type the passage of water and
trio Purpose: The purpose composition and publication of the notice: watercraft ppnor'rest not tete
of the hood cringe districl p p b Wille public oaf the bed
is to Insure that uses and Y P
structures within the district abcdefgh!,Mrnnopgrstuvw yz banns water.and tloodway
are property flood protect of any stream w€lhm the
ed,consistent with accept- POST- LLETZ COMPANY L.L.C. City of Rochester.
ed principles and Stan-' BY: /� Seolfon 7 Section 62.820
dards for flood protection, ofthe Rochester Code of
resulting in developments Orainarlces is hereby 00
which will suffer minimal aEed and enacted to read
damage from flooding and. TITLE.: Media Sales Manager asfollows
are of such a nature so as 6282'0 PROCEDURESt
to have a minimal effect on Tire requiremehts fn Jhls
the ability of the flood plain Subscribed and sworn to me on Sectlotr shall 5upplemenl,
to discharge flood waters, the rocedura( regolre-
Section 3. Section 62.802 This day of 20 (rierits of the'undarling
of the Rochester Code of
zoning dislrict In any flood...
Ordinances is hereby cre- district Conditional Use
ated and enacted to read Permits shatl lie processed.
as follows: r
62.802 Floodway District Notary Public
Purpose: The purpose RATE INFORMATION under the Type;ill Review
of the floodway district is with >a Phase;ill hearing
to assure that adequate process utilized:
space is retained within I Lowest classified rate paid by commercial user $21.95 Section 8. Section 82.856
the channel and adjoiningFor comparable space (per inch/per daylaisplay rate) of the:Flochester Code bf
flood plain to carry and&s- For Ordinances is hereby cr
charge the regional flood, ale.d and enacted to read..
and to restrict or prohibit Publication Fee $509.93 as follows
uses which are dangerous 2) PblitiF62,856. .Structural Vi 6m
to health or safety,or resultfor Flood Control Subdl
In economic loss, in times vision' .
of flood, Structural works for flood
Section 4. Section 62.803 Ad ff 2202135:ORDINANCE N0,4316 AN ORDINANCE CREA control. such. as levees,,
of the Rochester Code of dkes„lfcodw'11' and,res
Ordinances is hereby ce-. ervorrs Shall;by allowed
ated and enacted to read ant u on iissuance,of a
as follows: Y
62.803 Flood Prone District+ Type;;tlt 11 Contlitional Use
Purpose: The purpose of with the folfowing�gmpliance
the flood prone district Is to A.�Any.praposed.stnrct rral
guide development in gen- werk f. the beds of public:
orally undeveloped areas waters as defined in:Mln-
of the flood plain in such a nesota Statutes, .Chapter
manner so as to reduce the 105„which will change. the
loss of flood storage vol-.' course current; ar cross
ume in the flood plain,and section of thewafers shall `.
to avoid increases In down- be subjIect to the provislons
stream flood levels and in of in iesota:; Stalutes,.
the velocity of flood waters., Chapter 105 and other op-
Section 5, Section 62.814 pplica”"statutes:
the Rochester Cade of Or- B.When necessary, a per
dinances Is hereby created mit from the Army Corps of
and enacted to read as fol- Engineers certifying corn
Tows pliance with Section 404 of
the Clean Waters Act shad
be obfalned along with any
Other necessarypermits:'
Section 9. Seefion.62.860
of the Rochester Code of
Ordinances,is:hereby cre
ated and enacted to read
as follows
62.860. CONSTRUC-
TION STANDARDS IN
THE FLOOD PRONE D!S-
TRICT. The requirements
applicable m the Florid '
Fringe Dlstrlcl, as defined
In section 62.840 shall
apply In the Fleod Prone
District and, in addilion,
the deposftfon of om d1ld any fill or
andrlgravel perationsOf,the
econstruction of any struc-
re, or the grading or
paving of any areas shalt
require certification by a
registered professional en-
gineer or hydrofoglst that
the following conditions
have been mei:
A. Fill deposited in the
Flood Prone area shall be
no more than the minlmurn
amount necessary to Con-
duct the use.t loss of capacity
for surface sf age of foo
waters shalt result from the
activity.
C. The effect of such ac-
tivilles in the no Prone
area shall not result in an
Increase n th fn erosion paten
tial on the site.
Secllon i0. This ordinance
shalt become effective as
of the date of
tion. its publlca•
PASSED AND ADOPTED
BY THE COMMON COUpi.
CIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESO-
TA, THIS 218T DAY OF
AUGUST,2017.-
IJI RandPRESIDENT 01:SAID
COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST:
/sf Anissa Holfingshead
CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS 24TH
DAY OF AUGUST,2017.
/S!Ardefl F;Brede
MAYOR
Seat of the City of
Rochester,Minnesota
(8129).'