Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 158 - Natural Resources Department
Chapter 6106 - MISSISSIPPI RIVER CORRIDOR CRITICAL AREA
Part 6106.0180 - EXEMPTIONS FROM SETBACKS, HEIGHT LIMITS, AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Set-backs

Height limits

SIZ

BIZ

Standard (the use must comply with standard or referenced parts)

Industrial and utility structures requiring greater height for operational reasons (such as elevators, refineries, and railroad signaling towers)

N

E

N

N

Structure design and placement must minimize interference with public river corridor views

Barns, silos, and farm structures

N

E

N

N

Bridges and bridge approach roadways

E

E

E

(E)

Part 6106.0130

Wireless communication facilities (towers)

E

E

N

N

Part 6106.0110, subpart 7

Chimneys, church spires, flag poles, public monuments, and mechanical service stacks and similar mechanical equipment

N

E

N

N

Historic properties and contributing properties in historic districts

E

E

E

E

Exemptions do not apply to additions or site alterations to historic buildings or structures

Buildings and structures on the face of or abutting the bluff in the CA-UC district of St. Paul, between Chestnut Street and Highway 52

E

n/a

n/a

E

Height in the CA-UC district is governed by underlying zoning

Public utilities

Electrical power facilities

E

E

E

(E)

Part 6106.0130

Essential services (other than storm water facilities)

E

E

E

(E)

Part 6106.0130

Storm water facilities

E

N

E

(E)

Part 6106.0160

Wastewater treatment

E

N

E

N

Part 6106.0130

Public transportation facilities

E

N

(E)

(E)

Part 6106.0130

Public recreational facilities

Accessory structures, such as monuments, flagpoles, light standards, and similar park features

E

E

(E)

(E)

Part 6106.0130; within BIZ, only on slopes averaging less than 30 percent. Exemptions do not apply to principal buildings

Picnic shelters and other open-sided structures

E

N

(E)

N

Part 6106.0130

Parking areas

(E)

N

(E)

(E)

Part 6106.0130; within BIZ, only within 20 feet of toe of bluff; not on face of bluff; and must not affect stability of bluff

Roads and driveways

(E)

N

(E)

(E)

Part 6106.0130

Natural-surfaced trails, access paths, and viewing areas

E

N

E

E

Part 6106.0130

Hard-surfaced trails and viewing platforms

E

N

E

(E)

Part 6106.0130; within BIZ, only on slopes averaging less than 30 percent

Water access ramps

E

N

E

(E)

Part 6106.0130

Public signs and kiosks for interpretive or directional purposes

E

N

E

(E)

Part 6106.0130

River-dependent uses

Shoreline facilities

E

N*

E

(E)

Part 6106.0110, subpart 6. Exemptions do not apply to buildings, structures, and parking areas that are not part of a shoreline facility

Private roads and conveyance structures serving river-dependent uses

E

N*

E

(E)

Part 6106.0110, subpart 6

Private residential and commercial water access and use facilities

Private roads serving 3 or more lots

(E)

N

N

(E)

Part 6106.0140; in BIZ, only on slopes averaging less than 30 percent. Exemption does not apply to private roads serving fewer than 3 lots or to private driveways and parking areas

Access paths

E

N

E

E

Part 6106.0140

Water access ramps

E

N

E

N

Part 6106.0140

Stairways, lifts, and landings

E

N

E

E

Part 6106.0140

Water-oriented accessory structures

E

N

E

N

Part 6106.0140

Patios and decks

E

N

N

N

Part 6106.0140, subpart 6

Directional signs for watercraft (private)

E

N

E

N

Part 6106.0140; exemption does not apply to off-premise advertising signs

Temporary storage of docks, boats, and other equipment during the winter months

E

N

E

N

Erosion control structures, such as rock riprap and retaining walls

E

N

E

(E)

Part 6106.0160, subpart 4

Flood control structures

E

N

E

(E)

Part 6106.0160