HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-14CITY OF LAKE ELMO
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON
STATE OF MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO.2023-14
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LAKE ELMO CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING
SECTION 105.12.200 TO CLARIFY THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT CAN ENCROACH THE
ESTABLISHED SETBACKS FOR A PROEPRTY.
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby amends Title XV Land Use: Chapter 105.12
Zoning Code; Article IV. Additional Regulations and Modifications: by amending Section 105.12.200
Permitted Encroachments On Required Yards; (Amended language is underlined to represent added
language and stFikethFouo represents deleted language):
105.12.200 Permitted Encroachments On Required Yards
The following shall be permitted encroachments into setback and height requirements, except as restricted
by other sections of this chapter:
1. In any yards.
1. Posts, off-street open parking, flutes, leaders, sills, pilasters, lintels, cornices, eaves (up to
three feet), gutters, awnings, open terraces, steps, chimneys, flag poles, open fire escapes,
egress window/wells, sidewalks, fences, essential services exposed ramps (wheelchair),
patios, stoops, decks not requiring railings in accordance with state building codes, or similar
features, provided they do not extend above the height of the ground floor level of the
principal structure or to a distance less than five feet from any lot line nor less than one foot
from any existing or proposed driveway; yard lights and nameplate signs; trees, shrubs,
plants, floodlights or other sources of light illuminating authorized illuminated signs, or light
standards for illuminating parking areas, loading areas, or yards for safety and security
reasons; provided the direct source of light is not visible from the public right-of-way or
adjacent residential property.
2. Porches as defined in LEC 1.08 may encroach up to six feet into a required front yard setback
or side corner yard, but in no case shall be setback less than ten feet from the front property
line. A porch is not allowed in a side or rear yard setback.
2. Side and rear yards. Fences; walls and hedges six feet in height or less; bays not to exceed a depth
of three feet or containing an area of more than 30 square feet; egress/window, wells not to exceed
the minimum area needed to meet building/fire code or fire escapes not to exceed a width of three
feet.
3. Corner lots. Nothing shall be placed or allowed to grow in such a manner as materially to impede
vision between a height of 2 1/2 feet and ten feet above the centerline grades of the intersecting
streets within 100 feet of the intersection.
4. Off-street parking. In no event shall off-street parking spaces, structures of any type, buildings, or
other improvements cover more than 75 percent of the lot area. In no event shall the landscaped
portion of the lot be less than 25 percent of the entire lot as a result of permitted encroachments. In
shoreland areas, no more than one-third of lot areas shall be covered with improvements.
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 2023- 14 was adopted on this 20`h day of June 2023, by a vote of
rJ Ayes and Q Nays.
LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL
Charles Cadenhead, Mayor
ATTEST:
Julie bllson, 1ity erk
This Ordinance 2023- 14 was published on the V'day of 1U12023.