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CITY OF LAKE ELMO COUNTY OF WASHINGTON STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 08-___ AN ORDINANCE TO THE LAKE ELMO CITY ZONING CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING THE HEIGHT STANDARDS FOR ACCESSORY STRUCTURES AND REDEFINING HOW BUILDING HEIGHT IS DETERMINED. SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby amends Title XV Land Use: Chapter 154 Zoning Code; Article XI Rural Dsitrict: by amending Section 154.406 Accessory Structures, Rural Districts; 154.406 ACCESSORY STRUCTURES, RURAL DISTRICTS. C. Structure Height, Rural Districts. No accessory building shall exceed twenty-two (22) feet in height or the height of the principal structure, with the exception of buildings that are intended for a farming or other agricultural use in the judgment of the City. Building projections or features, such as chimneys, cupolas, and similar decorations that do not exceed twenty-five (25) feet in height are permitted in rural districts. F. Openings and Doors. Garage doors and other openings shall not exceed fourteen (14) feet in height for all accessory structures, with the exception of buildings that are intended for a farming or other agricultural use in the judgment of the City. SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby amends the Code of Ordinances Title I: Chapter 11 General Code Provisions; by amending 11.01 Defintions; 11.01 DEFINITIONS. BUILDING HEIGHT. The vertical distance from the average of the highest and lowest point of grade for that portion of the lot covered by building to the highest point of the roof for flat roofs; to the roof deck line of mansard roofs; and to the mean height between eaves and highest ridge for gable, hip, and gambrel roofs. BUIDLING HEIGHT - Means the vertical distance between the average of the ground level elevation(s) to the top of a flat roof, the deck line of a mansard roof, or the midpoint on a pitched roof which is between the highest point (peak of building) and lowest point (bottom of the truss) on the roof. SECTION 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon adoption and publication in the official newspaper of the City of Lake Elmo. SECTION 4. Adoption Date. This Ordinance 08-___ was adopted on this ______ day of ___ 2019, by a vote of ___ Ayes and ___ Nays. LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL
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_________________________________ Mike Pearson, Mayor ATTEST: _________________________________ Julie Johnson, City Clerk This Ordinance 08-____ was published on the ____ day of ___________________, 2019.
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