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CITY OF LAKE ELMO COUNTY OF WASHINGTON STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO.08-010 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING REGULATIONS GOVERNING NON- AGRICULTURAL LOW IMPACT USES Section 1. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby ordains that Section 11.01 (Definitions) is hereby amended to read as follows: NON-AGRICULTURAL LOW IMPACT. The outdoor storage of off -road mobile construction equipment of any weight, roadways; the indoor storage of the aforementioned items and other goods and materials which, in the determination of the City Council, do not jeopardize the health, safety, or welfare of the city; nature farms; agricultural museums; farmer's markets; small engine repair shops; contractor maintenance shops; or office space as an accessory use to the aforementioned uses. rERMINAL BUS/TRUCK An area and building where buses, trucks, and cargo are stored where loading and unloading is carried on regularly, and where minor maintenance of these types of vehicles is performed. Section 2. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby ordains that Section 154.033 subd (F) is hereby amended to read as follows: (F) Non-agricultural low impact use standards. (1) (a) The city desires to maintain and preserve open space and agricultural land within the city. The city recognizes the monetary regards that may be enjoyed by a farmer or larger property owner who sells his or her land for development. The city further recognizes that allowing non- agricultural low impact uses, strictly controlled and regulated by conditional use permit, might allow a farmer or large property owner an economical use of his or her property that is zoned for agriculture. The following standards shall apply to these types of uses. (b) It is also the intent of the city to preserve the appearance of rural character within the community by establishing standards for the setback and screening from adjacent property and public roadways by natural features of any open storage as may be associated with the non-agricultural use. (2) (a) All of the property owner's real estate that is contiguous to the non-agricultural low impact use must be zoned Agricultural and remain so zoned while the conditional use permit is in effect.