Minn. R. agency 141, ch. 4410, CRITICAL AREAS PLANNING PROCESS, pt. 4410.8300 - CHARACTERISTICS AND CRITERIA FOR IDENTIFICATION OF CRITICAL AREAS
Subpart 1.
Characteristics.
A critical area shall have one of the following four characteristics:
A. an area
significantly affected by an existing or proposed major government development
that is intended to serve substantial numbers of persons beyond the vicinity in
which the development is located and that tends to generate substantial
development or urbanization;
B. an
area having a significant effect upon an existing or proposed major government
development that is intended to serve substantial numbers of persons beyond the
vicinity in which the development is located and that tends to generate
substantial development or urbanization;
C. an area containing historical, natural,
scientific, or cultural resources of regional or statewide importance;
or
D. an area having a significant
impact upon historical, natural, scientific, or cultural resources of regional
or statewide importance.
Subp.
2.
Criteria.
In accordance with the characteristics of subpart 1 and the purpose of these rules, a critical area shall meet all of the following criteria:
A. The area shall be of significant regional
or statewide public interest.
B.
Other powers are unavailable, inapplicable, or are not being used effectively
to ensure adequate and coordinated local, regional, or state planning and
regulation to protect the public interest in the area.
C. The area shall be one of a limited number
of such areas in the region or state.
D. The area shall be described specifically
enough to permit delineation by legal description.
Notes
Statutory Authority: MS s 116G.04
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