Posted December 28, 2016 2:45 pm by Comments

By AmmoLand Editor Duncan Johnson

Waterfowl Minnesota
Waterfowl Minnesota
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Minnesota-(Ammoland.com)- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources today published development rules for the Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area (MRCCA), an important milestone toward protecting the river’s 72-mile stretch through the Twin Cities metropolitan area.

This 54,000-acre land corridor on both sides of the Mississippi River extends through the seven-county metro area from Ramsey in the north to Hastings in the south.

The land along this stretch was designated a state critical area in 1976 to protect its scenic, environmental, and economic values. The Minnesota Legislature directed the DNR to conduct a rulemaking to create new, updated districts and standards to replace those in the nearly 40-year old executive order that currently regulates development in the MRCCA.

The new rules contain setback provisions intended to keep buildings and development activity away from shoreline areas and areas prone to soil erosion and slope failure. Building height provisions are designed to preserve natural views within the corridor. And new vegetation and land alteration standards aim to retain and restore deep-rooted vegetation along the river’s edge and on steep slopes and to prevent erosion during development.

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