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<br />B-W, Business / Warehouse <br />I-2, General Industrial <br />I-P, Industrial Park I-2, Industrial-Office Park <br />Districts to Be Used without Changes: The floodplain, shoreland and public districts would be <br />incorporated without change, as would the 2020 planned-unit district. The wetland district would be <br />made consistent with the 1991 Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act. No changes are proposed for <br />manufactured housing, signs or adult businesses. <br />Conditional Uses: Many of the Conditional Uses in the commercial and the residential districts <br />would become Permitted Uses with certain conditions stated in the code. That would allow more <br />buildings to be approved by City staff without having to go through the Planning Commission and <br />City Council, which is time-consuming. It would also ensure that the conditions are clearly stated <br />before a site plan is drawn. Those conditions will be shown in Chapter 914, Specific Development <br />Requirements, which we will describe to the Council in a future memo. <br />Structure of the Code: The lists of Permitted, Conditional and Accessory land uses would be <br />consolidated into three tables, one each for the residential, commercial and industrial districts. <br />Presently, such lists are shown in paragraph form in each separate district, making comparison <br />more difficult. <br />Tables of Dimensional Regulations: Dimensional regulations such as setbacks or minimum lot <br />area would be shown in tables rather than sentences for easier understanding. <br />Tables of Contents: There would be an overall table of contents and one at the beginning of <br />each chapter. <br />New vs. Existing Regulations: Existing regulations would be re-used whenever it seems <br />appropriate but replacements will be proposed as judged necessary. There would not be change <br />just for the sake of change. So, the future code will seem both familiar and new. It is apparent <br />that some regulations were adopted for specific local conditions and that others were given quite <br />a bit of recent thought. <br />Setback Dimensions: Many of the minimum setbacks in the residential, commercial and <br />industrial districts would be reduced slightly. A few new setbacks will be specified where the <br />present code is silent. <br />Two-Family Units in the R-1 District: Two-family houses would be Permitted in the R-1 district, <br />with the conditions that the location is a corner lot, the parcel meets the minimum size for a <br />corner lot, and that the building is architecturally compatible with others in the immediate <br />vicinity. <br />Accessory Dwelling Units: Accessory dwelling units may be either attached or detached. Either type <br />would be a Conditional Use in the R-1 zoning district but Permitted with conditions in the R-2, R-3 and <br />R-B districts. <br />Fairly large lots would be required to accommodate an ADU: 15,000 square feet in the R-1 district, <br />12,000 in the R-2 and 11,000 in the R-3. <br />Other requirements address maximum floor area, setbacks, total lot coverage, building height, exterior <br />appearance, short term rental, parking, owner-occupancy of the principal dwelling and prohibition of