HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-07 ScreeningCITY OF LAKE ELMO
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON
STATE OF MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO.2022-07
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LAKE ELMO CITY CODE BY AMENDING THE
REQUIRED SCREENING CODE
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby ordains that Title 105
Zoning; Chapter 105: 04 General Provisions, Section 040 is hereby amended by changing
the following section (Proposed language is underlined, deleted language is shown with
striketh o rth)
105.04.040 REQUIRED SCREENING
1. Screening. Screening shall be required in residential districts for any off-street parking area
which contains more than four parking spaces and is within 30 feet of an adjoining
residential lot.
2. Business, industrial screening. Where any business or industrial use (structure, parking, or
storage) is adjacent to property zoned or developed for residential use, that business or
industry shall be screened along the boundary of the residential property. Screening shall
also be provided where a business, parking lot, or industry is across the street from a
residential zone, but not on the side of a business or industry considered to be the front.
3. Exterior storage. All exterior storage shall be screened as required by LEG 105 0 n, n
LF.0 105_04-1.
4. Mechanical apparatus on roofs. All mechanical apparatus on roofs shall be screened.
5. Loading docks. Loading docks shall be screened from all streets and adjacent property
unless they are at the rear of the building which abuts another commercial use. The property
owner may provide a 30-foot landscaped area between the dock and the property line where
screening is not possible.
SECTION 2. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon adoption
and publication in the official newspaper of the City of Lake Elmo.
SECTION 3. Adoption Date. This Ordinance 2022- was adopted on this 7 fh day of tT�tn e
2022, by a vote of 5 Ayes and 0 Nays.
LAKE ELMO ITY COUNCIL
Charles Cadenhead, Mayor
ATTEST:
Julie Johnson, City Clerk
This Ordinance 2022- was published on the �LO' day of U 12022.