FINAL ORDINANCE NO. 97-092 - Laserfiche WebLink

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(300.07 Subd. 4 L.6.A..vii) Lake Elmo Municipal Code Chapter 3 — Zoning Section 300 — Zoning Ordinance vii The exterior surfaces of all buildings shall be faced with brick, stone, or glass., The City may allow architecturally enhanced and integrally colored block, in all cases examples of the proposed finish are to be submitted for review by the Planning Commission. No building shall be constructed with a main exterior surface of sheet aluminum, steel, corrugated aluminum, or similar products; these materials are acceptable only as trim. Non-structural metal standing seam roofing is permitted. No accessory building shall exceed the height of a principal building. All exterior equipment and trash and recycling storage areas and dock areas shall be screened with materials used in the principal structure. Low profile, self-contained HVAC units which blend in with the building architecture are exempt from the screening requirement. Underground utilities shall be provided for all structures. b. Parking. Each building site shall be provided with such off-street automobile parking as may be approved by the City. No parking shall be permitted on any street, driveway, or any place other than in approved parking spaces. i. Construction. All drives and parking lots shall be constructed with concrete or blacktop, and with concrete curb and gutters. Where appropriate, sidewalks may be required. Parking lot landscape areas, including landscape islands shall be reasonably distributed throughout the parking lot area so as to break up expanses of paved areas. ii. Ratio. Unless otherwise approved by the City, parking shall be provided as follows: (a) The minimum ratio of one permanently paved off-street automobile parking space for each 250 square feet of office building area, or the minimum ratio of one permanently paved off-street automobile parking space for every two employees, whichever ratio shall result in the greater number of parking spaces. (b) Screening. All parking area shall be screened from the public view in a Manuel approved by the City prior to the construction or alteration of any building or building site. (c) Location. Unless otherwise approved by the City prior to construction or alteration, parking will not be permitted within 30 feet of the front property lines (those facing any dedicated street) of the building site, nor within 10 feet of its side property lines, not within 10 feet of its rear property line. c. Landscaping. All yard area shall either be landscaped green areas or open and left in a natural state. Yards to be landscaped shall be landscaped attractively with lawn, trees and shrubs in accordance with a plan prepared by a landscape architect. Areas left in a natural state shall be kept free of litter, debris and noxious weeds. Yards adjoining any residential zone shall contain a buffer area consisting of bemnng, landscaping and/or fencing for the purpose of screening noise, sight, sound and glare. A reasonable attempt shall be made to preserve as many existing trees as is practical and to incorporate them into the site plan. Where areas abut residential districts, a buffer area of a minimum depth of 150. 'Amended Ordinance 97-92 10-16-01 300-52