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ORDINANCE NO. 98-01
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 5-1-7 AND 5-8-3 A.3. OF PRIOR
LAKE CITY CODE AND AMENDING SECTION 8.1 AND 9.3A.3 OF PRIOR
LAKE ZONING ORDINANCE 83-6.
The City Council of the City of Prior Lake does hereby ordain:
Sections 5-1-7 and 5-8-3A.3 of Prior Lake City Code and Section 8.1 and 9.3A.3 of Prior
Lake Zoning Ordinance 83-6 are hereby mended to read as follows:
Section 5-1-7 and 8.1 Amend the definition ofbluffto read as follows:
Bluff.' A topographic feature such as a hill, cliff or embankraent having the
following characteristics;
(A) Part or all of the feature is located in a shoreland area;
03) The slope rises at least 25 feet above the ord'mary high water level of the
water body;
(C) The grade of the slope from the toe of the bluff to a point 25 feet or more
above the ordinary high water level averages 30% or more;
(D) The slope must drain toward the water body.
Amend the definition of Top of Bluffto read as follows:
Top of Bluff: The highest point of the slope, as measured from the toe of the
bluff, where the grade becomes less than 30%.
Section 5-8-3A.3 and 9.3A.3 are amended to read as follows:
3. Blufflmpact Zones, Bluff Setbacks and Engineering Required
Structures and accessory facilities, except stairways and landings, shall not be
placed in bluff impact zones.
Bluff setbacks: As measured from the Top of Bluff, the upper end of a segment
at least 25 feet in length having an average slope less than 18%.
On properties determined to have a bluff, the applicant for a building permit on
that property shall provide engineering certification to the City by a registered
professional engineer that no excavation, fill or placement of slructures on the
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site will cause any slope to become unstable or will impose loads that may affect
the safety of structures or slopes. The engineer shall also certify that the site
development will not interfere with adequate drainage for the site or adjacent
properties, will not obstruct, damage or adversely affect existing sewer or
drainage facilities, will not adversely affect the quality of sto~mwater runoff,
will not adversely affect downstream properties, wetlands or bodies of water and
will not result in erosion or sed'unentation.
The owner of the property shall provide certification from a registered
professional engineer that the final grading of the site was completed in
compliance with an approved grading plan.
The property owner shall prepare and record a declaration of covenants
conditions and restrictions in a form acceptable to the City Attorney which
provides for owner maintenance of all manufactured slope areas, acceptance of
all risks and liability associated with those areas and indemnification of the City
from all associated claims.
This ordinance shall become effective from and after its passage and publication.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Prior Lake tiffs 20th day of January, 1998.
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Publi~aed~ln the Prior Lake American on the 24th day of January, 1998.
Drafted By:
City of Prior Lake Planning Department
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