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CITY OF LAKE ELMO COUNTY OF WASHINGTON STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 08-091 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LAKE ELMO CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES BY ADDING A VMX - VILLAGE MIXED USE ZONING DISTRICT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby amends Title XV: Land Usage; Chapter 154: Zoning Code, by adding the following language: Article 11 - VILLAGE MIXED USE DISTRICT 5154.500 Purpose and District Description 5154.501 Permitted and Conditional Uses 5154.502 Lot Dimensions and Building Bulk Requirements 5154.503 Dimensional Requirements and Preservation of Open Space 5154.504 General Site Design Considerations - LMX District 5154.505 Development Standards for Specific Uses 5154.506 VMX District Design and Demolition Review 5154.507 Accessory Uses and Structures 5154.508 Residential Accessory Structures 5154.509 Accessory Uses 5154.510 Accessory Uses and Structures Not Listed 5154.500 Purpose. The purpose of the VMX district is to provide an area for compact, mixed use development made mutually compatible through a combination of careful planning and urban design and coordinated public and private investment. This district is intended to continue the traditional mixed use development that has occurred in the Village area by allowing retail, service, office, civic and public uses as well as residential units. The mixture of land uses within the district is essential to establishing the level of vitality and intensity needed to support retail and service uses. The placement of building edges and treatment of building, parking, landscaping, and pedestrian spaces is essential to creating the pedestrian friendly environment envisioned for the VMX district. The standards in this chapter are intended to implement and effectuate the principles and relationships established in the Village Master Plan, which will be carried out through specific standards related to site planning, signage, architecture, building materials, and landscaping. Renovation and infill of traditional storefront -type buildings is encouraged, and parking standards may be waived to recognize the availability of on -street and shared parking facilities. 5154.501 Permitted and Conditional Uses. Table 11-1 lists all permitted and conditional uses allowed in the urban residential districts. "P" indicates a permitted use, "C" a conditional use. Uses not so indicated shall be considered prohibited. Cross-references listed in the table under "Standards" indicate the location within this Ordinance of specific development standards that apply to the listed use. A. Combinations of uses. The following use types may be combined on a single parcel: 1. Principal and accessory uses may be combined on a single parcel.