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ceaznacher 515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117 -1600 (651) 766 -4029 / FAX: (651) 766 -4048 www, ci.little- canada. mn. us MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Fahey and Members of the City Council FROM: Joel Hanson, City Administrator DATE: September 20, 2002 RE: Pipeline Ordinance MAYOR Michael I. Fahey COUNCIL Beverly Scalze Jim LaValle Matt Anderson Rick Montour ADMINISTRATOR Joel R. Hanson Staff has conducted research on the issue of a pipeline ordinance. Here is a summary of what we discovered. • The only Minnesota city that we found thus far which has a pipeline setback ordinance is Maplewood. We have contacted Maplewood relative to their enforcement of this ordinance and have attached their comments. • The City of Woodbury has a "policy" regarding pipeline setbacks. They require a 50 -foot setback from the edge of the easement. Given the policy format, we are not sure how enforceable it is should it be challenged. The City Attorney should comment on this option. • Mr. Charles Kenow from the Office of Pipeline Safety was not able to garner us any additional information regarding Minnesota Cities and pipeline setback ordinances. He did forward to us the California Law dealing with setbacks. (A copy is attached.) This seems similar to the Minnesota Law. • We reviewed the pipeline maps for our City and attempted to scale the approximate structure setbacks from these documents. A chart of setback ranges from both the Williams and Amoco lines is below. It should be noted that this listing includes commercial and multi - family structures as well as single - family. Also attached are maps showing the pipelines and the impacts on individual properties. Williams Pipeline Amoco Pipeline Oto25feet 5 3 26 to 50 feet 17 6 51 to 75 feet 7 10 76 to 100 feet 13 17 101 to 125 feet 16 35 126 to 150 feet 16 14 Greater than 150 feet 39 20