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St. Croix County committee approves four ordinance rewrites: mining, zoning, riverway and recycling
Summary
The Community Development Committee voted Feb. 19 to repeal and recreate four county ordinances — chapters 14 (nonmetallic mining), 15 (general zoning), 17 (Lower St. Croix Riverway), and 21 (municipal solid waste/recycling) — moving the county into compliance with multiple DNR administrative codes and state statute; an amendment clarified one-room schoolhouse use in the R1 district.
St. Croix County’s Community Development Committee on Feb. 19 approved a package of ordinance updates covering nonmetallic mining, general zoning, the Lower St. Croix Riverway overlay and municipal recycling standards.
Staff presented each rewrite as needed to align county code with state administrative rules. Jason, community development staff, said the chapter 14 revision was prompted by a petition and intended to bring the county into compliance with Department of Natural Resources administrative code NR 135; staff moved certain more restrictive zoning provisions (setbacks, on-site fuel storage, groundwater-related standards) out of chapter 14 and into chapter 15 to match the DNR model ordinance. "St. Croix…
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