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CITY OF LAKE ELMO COUNTY OF WASHINGTON STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 08- Q� AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LAKE ELMO CITY ZONING CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING THE SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND THE USES IN THE RURAL DISTRICT TO ALLOW FARM SCHOOLS FOR PROPERTIES MEETING THE ESTABLISHED SITE CRITERIA SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby amends Title XV Land Use: Chapter 154 Zoning Code; Article IX Specific Development Standards: by amending Section 154.303 Standards for Services by adding the following underlined language and deleting the stri ,ethfou language as follows: § 154.303 STANDARDS FOR SERVICES. A. Educational Services. Except in the industrial districts, all typical activities shall be conducted within an enclosed building. B. Farm Schools. Public and Private. 1. The minimum lot area required for a farm school shall be nine (9) acres. 2. An affiliate of the school must live on site as a permanent resident. 3. The site must have primary access to a roadway that is not classified as a neighborhood street or a `B Minor" in the Comprehensive Plan. 4. All parking must be contained on site. Parking must adhere to the standards set forth in Section 154.210 of this Chapter. 5. Student drop off and pick up must occur on site. 6. The buildings on the site that are intended for use by the school must meet all applicable building and fire code requirements for the proposed use. 7. The buildings on site that are intended for use by the school will be subject to an inspection and review by the City Building Official and the Fire Chief to ensure that they meet all applicable building and fire code requirements. The applicant must have a pre -application meeting on site with the Building Official before final submission of the conditional use permit application and any other land use applications needed. 8. The school must comply with the applicable requirements of the U.S. Department of Education and the Minnesota Department of Education. 9. The septic system on the site must be inspected and approved by Washington Count It must be verified with the County that the site can functionally support the allotted number of students and staff at the school. a. The septic system pproval/review documentation from Washington County must be provided by the applicant to the City with the permit application materials. 10. AU structural additions and modifications, if desired, must be structurally similar by design and be similar in color to the existing structure. Any new structures must be structurally similar in design and be similar in color to the existing structures on the site. All structures must have a residential appearance. 11. There shall be no overnight school activities on the site. 12. There shall be no more than 25 students on the site at one time. 13. All school assemblies and activities (such as plays, concerts, parent -teacher conferences, etc.) that are held on the site must be conducted Monday through Friday.