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• <br />II. RULE A: DEFINITIONS <br />A number of minor changes are proposed to clarify language in the District's current <br />definitions. Specifically, the definition of "ordinary high water level" (OHWL) is <br />supplemented to state that where the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has <br />established an OHWL for a public water, the RCWD will consider that to be the OHWL. <br />In addition, the definition of setback would be modified to note that in some cases a <br />setback from a watercourse is measured from the OHWL, and in other cases from the <br />centerline. <br />Definitions also would be added for the following terms: <br />• Better Site Design <br />• Channel <br />• Mill and Overlay <br />• NPDES Permit <br />• Several terms would be deleted because with the proposed changes, those terms no <br />longer would appear in the Rules. <br />III. RULE B: PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS <br />Clarification, simplification and the introduction of flexibility where appropriate <br />underlie the changes to Rule B. <br />The proposed rule urges property owners to contact RCWD staff to discuss the project <br />before submitting an application (Section 1). The RCWD would like to work proactively <br />with potential applicants as a way of making the permitting process more transparent <br />and effective for property owners. The rule also would add language (Section 3) <br />emphasizing that outstanding unfulfilled compliance items must be minimal before an <br />application is brought forward to the Board of Managers for permit approval. The <br />Board intends to adopt, by resolution, a policy more specifically governing when <br />applications will be considered ready for Board review and action. <br />The proposed rules include a number of other small changes and clarifications. These <br />include the following: <br />