HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-007 Council OridinancesCouncilmember Carlson, introduced second reading of Ordinance No. 07-05 and moved
its adoption:
CITY OF LINO LAKES
ORDINANCE NO. 07-05
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE REGARDING
EXTERIOR BUILDING MATERIALS FOR COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL,
AND INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURES
The City Council of the City of Lino Lakes hereby ordains
Section 1 Findings
The City Council makes the following findings:
1. The zoning ordinance includes requirements for the type of exterior building
materials for commercial, industrial, and institutional buildings.
2. It is appropriate that these requirements be updated to reflect changes in the
community and the market.
3. The requirements should address institutional buildings such as religious and
education facilities in all areas in which they are allowed by the zoning ordinance.
Section 2 Ordinance Amendment
Section 3, Subd. 4.B.4. of the zoning ordinance (Ordinance No. 08-03, as amended) is
amended as follows:
SECTION 3. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subd. 4. General Building and Use Provisions.
B. Building Type and Construction.
4. Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional. All buildings erected on land within
commercial, industrial and public and semi-public zoning districts, and all
institutional buildings (such as public, education, and religious buildings) in
residential and rural zoning districts shall conform with the following:
a. All sides of the principal and accessory structures are to have essentially
the same or a coordinated harmonious finish treatment pursuant to
Section 3, Subd. 4.B of this Ordinance.
b. Exterior wall surfaces may be a combination of materials including brick,
stucco, EFIS (exterior finish insulation system), textured, colored or
decoratively finished pre -cast or poured -in-place concrete panel, textured
concrete masonry units, natural stone, manufactured stone, transparent,
tinted or low -reflective glass, or decorative metal cladding.
Stucco or EFIS shall constitute no more than thirty (30) percent of the
primary, front building elevation, and no more than sixty (60) percent of
any side or rear building elevation. Stucco or EFIS shall not extend closer
than three (3) feet to the ground plane.
Decorative metal cladding refers to decorative, metal cladding systems
such as copper, zinc, titanium, stainless steel and painted steel
components fixed to the outside of the primary wall system. Complete or
partial buildings comprised of structural metal wall panel systems that act
as the primary wall system, or as a complete wall system such as pole
barns or similar structures common to agricultural or industrial storage
uses are prohibited.
c. Buildings shall have a well-defined base, middle and top. The base should
appear visually distinct from the middle and top part (cornice) of the
building through the use of a change in building materials, color, window
shape or size, an intermediate cornice line, sign band, an awning, or
similar techniques.
d. Earth tone colors of exterior materials shall be required. "Earth tone
colors" shall be defined as any various soft colors like those found in
nature in soil, vegetation, etc. Such colors are limited to various shades or
tints of brown, black, gray, tan, beige, brick red, soft green, soft blue, or
white.
e. Ten (10) percent of the building facade may contain contrasting colors.
Contrasting colors shall be those colors not defined as earth tones.
f. All mechanical equipment, such as air handling units located anywhere on
the property, including rooftop equipment, shall be screened from view
from adjacent streets, public rights of way, and adjacent properties.
g. Where a site abuts a residential property, the location of air handling and
other equipment must take into account the potential for noise and other
impacts on the residential property.
Ordinance 07-05, page 2
Section 3
As above amended, the Zoning Ordinance shall stand as initially passed and previously
amended.
Section 4
This ordinance shall be in force and effect from and after its passage and publication
according to the Lino Lakes City Charter.
The motion for the adoption of this Ordinance was duly seconded by Councilmember
Dahl, and upon roll call vote, the following voted in favor thereof:
Dahl, Reinert, Bergeson, Carlson and Stoltz.
The following voted against same: None
Whereupon said Ordinance was declared passed and adoptedby the Lino Lakes City
Council this 13th day of September, 2005.
ATTEST:
Jean - ige Deputy City Cl
J. Be eson,ayor
Ordinance 07-05, page 3