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Ordinance 08-025 City Council; 6-1-10 SCHOOLS, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE — Establishments at the primary, elementary, middle, junior high, or high school level that provide state mandated basic education. Accessory uses include play areas, cafeterias, recreational and sport facilities, auditoriums, and before or after school day care. Examples include public and private daytime schools, boarding schools, and military academies. Exemptions: 1) Preschools are classified as Day Care Facilities, and 2) Business Schools and Professional Private Trade Schools. SECTION 3. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby amends Title XV: Land Usage; Chapter 154: Zoning Code, by adding the following language: § 154.067 OP-2 — OPEN SPACE PRESERVATION OVERLAY DISTRICT. (A) Purpose. The purpose of the Open Space Preservation Overlay District (OP-2) is to maintain the rural character of Lake Elmo by preserving agricultural land, woodlands, corridors, and other significant natural features while allowing residential development consistent with the goals and objectives of the city's Comprehensive Plan. This type of development will allow an alternative to large lot, single-family housing and will reduce the cost of constructing and maintaining public facilities and infrastructure. The OP-2 Overlay District allows for higher density development than is permitted under the OP District regulations at a density of up to 2 units per acre. In addition to single-family residences and townhouses, multi- family housing for seniors is permitted in this district. (B) General regulation. All regulations governing the OP Open Space Preservation District, Sections 150.175 through 150.189, shall also apply to properties zoned OP-2 Open Space Preservation Overlay District except as outlined in this section. (C) Permitted uses. Permitted uses and the general requirements of such in the OP-2 Overlay District shall be the same as in the OP District and also include the following: (1) Senior Housing (2) Farm Schools for pre-school children and school -aged children. (3) Townhouses (no more than 50% in any development) (D) Development Standards. The development standards for the OP District shall also apply to properties zoned OP-2 Overlay District unless modified by 4/5 affirmative votes of the City Council and with the following exceptions: (1) All development within an OP-2 district shall only be permitted as a Planned Unit Development. All requests for flexibility from the standards of this Section shall be considered and documented as part of a request for a Planned Unit Development. (2) The minimum land area for an OP-2 conditional use permit is a nominal contiguous 20 acres.