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- CODE OF ORDINANCES <br />Chapter 90 - ZONING AND LAND USE <br />ARTICLE V. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Hugo, Minnesota, Code of Ordinances Created: 2025-05-22 16:40:52 [EST] <br />(Supp. No. 36) <br /> <br />Page 95 of 198 <br />ARTICLE V. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION <br />Sec. 90-166. Introduction. <br />This article establishes minimum environmental protection standards for all land development and land uses <br />in the city. <br />(Prior Code, § 1175-010.1) <br />Sec. 90-167. Environnemental review. <br />(a) The purpose of this section is to determine whether certain projects have or may have the potential for <br />significant environmental effects and should undergo special procedures of the state environmental review <br />program. <br />(b) When an environmental assessment worksheet (EAW), alternative urban areawide review (AUAR), or <br />environmental impact statement (EIS) is required or otherwise ordered or submitted, the applicable review <br />procedures shall be as set forth in the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board regulations for the <br />Environmental Review Program, as authorized by Minnesota Statutes and specified in Minnesota Rules 4410. <br /> (c) An EAW, AUAR, or EIS application, together with the completed data portions of the environmental <br />document, shall be accompanied by a fee and cash escrow as set forth in ordinance. Costs of city time and <br />materials expended in reviewing and processing the application shall be charged against the cash escrow <br />account and credited to the city. If, at any time, the balance in the cash escrow account is depleted to less <br />than 10% of the originally required cash escrow amount, the project proposer shall deposit additional funds <br />in the cash escrow account as determined by the Zoning Administrator. Any balance remaining in the cash <br />escrow account upon completion of the process shall be returned to the project proposer after all claims and <br />charges thereto have been deducted. <br />(d) Upon completion of the environmental document for distribution and the start of the comment period, the <br />Zoning Administrator shall provide mailed notice of the availability of the environmental document to all <br />property owners within 600 feet of the boundaries of the property that is the subject of the environmental <br />document. Failure of a property owner to receive notice shall not invalidate any such proceedings as set forth <br />in this chapter. <br />(e) Following the required comment period, the city shall prepare the final document with a response to <br />comments. The Environmental Board shall review the final document and provide its recommendations to <br />the City Council. The City Council shall act on the document as required by Minnesota Rules 4410. <br />Sec. 90-168. Steep slopes. <br />(a) No excavation, fill, or construction activity shall be allowed on land within the shoreland overlay district <br />where the slope equals or exceeds 12 percent over a horizontal distance of 50 feet, except by variance <br />granted by the city council. <br />(b) No excavation, fill, or construction activity shall be allowed on land within the city where the slope equals or <br />exceeds 30 percent over a horizontal distance of 50 feet, except by variance granted by the city council. <br />(Prior Code, § 1175-030.1)