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CITY OF L_ IKE E120
WASHINC-70N. COUNTY, r TIMESOTA
AN ORDINANCE A'_EIJDING THE 1979 '?UNICIDAL CODE OF LA E 7-L.".0
-.She -City Council of the Citv or Lake Eli-o ordains:
Sectionl. Araerdment. Section 301.070 D. 1 of the 19;9
TIunicinal Code or Lake Elmo adopted October 16, 1979, is
hereby -amended to read as follows:
D. 'Districts.
1. Aa - Agriculture.
- a. Perini"ed Uses and Structures.
(1) Commercial agriculture and horticulture
(2) Poultry facilities meeting state and federal
regulations.
(3) Farm buildings.
(4) Farm drainage and irrigation systems.
(5) Forestry meeting state and federal regulations.
(6) One farm dwelling per farm.
( 7 ) One non -fain dwelling per each-fortr ( 4 0 ) acres,
or part thereof on a prorated basis, not already containing a farm or
non -farm dwelling provided:
dwelling unit is located on a separate
e of the County Recorder and/or County
ast one -and -one-half (12) acres in size.
(b) parcel on which the dwelling unit is
located must have at least one hundred twenty-five (125) feet of
frontage along a public street, be rectangular in shape and no
dimension to be greater than three times the other.
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(c) The dwelling is separated by at least three
hundred (�0�) =met the nearest ��r.: bui_dinc.
(8) Seasonal open sales lots for agricultural and
horticultural products produced on the premises.
(9) Pick, -your -own or cut -your -own type sales
operations for products grown on the premises.
(10) Joint ownership of property or ownership by
association or rental for the purpose of providing private gardens
or forest plots to its members or lessees.
b. Uses Permitted by Conditional Use Permit.
(1) Greenhouses
(2) Kennels
(3) Stables
(4) Commercial recreation of a rural nature, including
outdoor target ranges.
(5) Agricultural service establishments primarily
engaged in performing agricultural animal husbandry or horticultural
services on a fee or contract basis including sorting, grading and
packing fruits and vegetables for the owner, lessee or sublessee;
agricultural produce milling and processing for the owner, lessee,
or sublessee; horticultural services; fruit picking; grain cleaning;
veterinary services; boarding and training of horses.
(6) Alternative Uses.
The City Council may, at its discretion, allow
nontraditional agricultural uses and nonagricultural uses by CUP.
The purpose of the CUP shall be to allow the landowner to obtain a
reasonable return from the agricultural land and still maintain the
open spaces and preservation of agricultural use.
The following requirements shall be applicable for
all alternative conditional use permits:
(a) All of the landowner's contiguous real
estate within the city must be zoned agricultural -and be included
within the granted SUP.
(b).No nonagricultural business use shall
exceed an area of one and a half acres per forty acres. Transfer
of density for this one and a half acres shall only be allowed on uD to
four-_ contiguous _ f_orty-acre-7arcels -under _the--saine ownership and their:
total area of nonagricultural usage"_shall not be larger` than- six. acres.
(c) An alternative use shall only be allowed
on a parcel 40 acres or larger.
(d) The landowner shall be the owner and operator
of any nonagricultural use and must reside on the contiguous real
estate.
(e) A rural appearance shall be maintained for
any nonagricultural business usage. There shall be no signs, no
paved parking areas, no exterior lighting and only agricultural
style buildings shall be erected or used.
(f) Any use involving the outside storage of
vehicles or goods shall be limited to one vehicle or one hundred
fifty (150) square feet of occupied space for every 2.5 acres of
landowner's contiguous real estate. Any outside storage area
shall be a minimum of 200 feet from any public roadway.
(g) There shall be a landscape plan for the
nonagricultural use area and this landscaping plan shall be adequate
to screen said use within the time period specified by the City.
water. (h) No use shall require public sewer or public
(i) No use shall be of a type which may create
pollution or other health hazards.
(j) Each use shall comply with all other City
ordinances unless specifically exempted.
(k) The landowner shall be required to maintain
his remaining land or farm his remaining land in accordance with the
required practices of the Soil and Water Conservation District.
(1) The Citv shall have the sole discretion asto the granting of any use. Anv other requirements which are
necessary in order to maintain open spaces, a rural atmosphere,
Protect local neighborhoods and the public health and welfare may
be added as additional terms, althou¢h not specifically required in
this ordinance.
7. All uses Permitted by a CUP shall be setback
a minimum horizontal distance of'660 feet from R-1, R-2, R-4, R-4
zoning district.
C. Accessory Uses and Structures.
(1) Uses and structures which are customarily
accessory and clearly incidental and subordinate to Permitted uses
and structures.
(2) Private garages, carports, screen houses,
conservatories, playhouses, swimming Pools and storage buildings
for use by occupants of the principal structure.
(3) Home occupations.
Section 2. Effective Sate. This ordinance shall become
effective upon ;cs passage and publication.
Adopted by the City Council this 18th day of
ATTEST:
Robert Lee Overby
City Administrator
November, 1986
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David A. Mcrcan , Mayor