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CITY OF GEM LAKE, RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA. ORDINANCE NO. 92 AN ORDINANCE DESCRIBING TIIE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GEM LAKE ORDAINS: SECTION 1. State law adopted. The City of Gem Lake hereby adopts the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, § 116D.04 and 1160.045, and Minnesota Rules Chapter 4410, as those laws and rules may be amended or altered from time to time, and makes those. provisions a part of this ordinance as if fully set out herein. SECTION 2. Application. The provisions of this ordinance shall apply to all land use applications submitted to the. City, including but not limited to zoning amendments, planned unit development applications, subdivision applications, shoreland and wetland. permits, variances, conditional use permits, and nonconforming use permits. The intent of this ordinance is:. to standardize the City's process for determining when to require review by Environmental Assessment Worksheet ("EAW") or Environmental Impact Statement ("EIS"). SECTION 3. Determination ❑f Need for Environmental Review. 3.1 The City Planner shall be the person responsible for the administration of this ordinance, and the rules adopted by reference by this ordinance. 3.2 The City Planner shall be responsible for determining whether an action for which a permit is required is an action for which an EAW is mandatory under Minn. R. 4410.4300 and/or an EIS is mandatory under Minn. R. 44 10.4400. The planner shall also determine those proposed actions for which a discretionary EAW may be required under Minn. R. 4410.1000, subp. 3, and shall notify the Planning Commission and the City Council of these proposed actions. 3.3 If the : City Planner identifies a proposal as potentially requiringa discretionary EAW, or if the City receives a petition for EAW determination from the Environmental. Quality Board, the decision to require an EAW must be made by the city council. The planner's notice or EQB petition shall be referred to the Planning Commission, which shall make a recommendation to the City Council. The city council's decision on whether or not to require an EAW shall take place. no later than 30 days from receipt of the planner's notice or petition from the EQB. Notice of the council's decision shall be sent to the proposer within five (5) days of the decision. Copies of this notice shall also be sent to the EQB and petitioners' representative if thedetermination was triggered by a citizen petition.