2026.07.06 ORD 2026-549 Replace Zoning and Land Use Ordinance

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Created: 2025-05-22 16:40:50 [EST] (Supp. No. 36) Page 13 of 198 Flood fringe means that portion of the floodplain located out of the floodway. Flood fringe is synonymous with the term "floodway fringe" used by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in preparing the city's official flood map. Floodplain means the area that is expected to be covered with floodwaters during a regional flood. Floodproofing means provisions, changes or adjustments to properties and structures primarily made to reduce or eliminate flood damages. Floodway means the channel of the watercourse and those portions of the adjoining floodplains which are reasonably required to carry and discharge the regional flood. Frontage means the width of a lot or parcel abutting a public right-of-way measured at the property line. Funeral home and mortuary means any facility where dead humans are taken to be prepared for burial. A funeral home may or may not contain facilities to conduct remembrance services for the dead. Garage, commercial means any garage, including parking ramps, other than a private garage. Garage, private attached means an accessory portion of the principal building, on residential property that is intended for the storage of private passenger vehicles and noncommercial trucks not exceeding 12,000 pounds gross vehicle weight. No business or industry may be carried on in a private garage unless specifically authorized by ordinance. Ground mounted solar energy system means a solar energy system that is structurally mounted to the ground, generally upon a pole or rack mount. A ground mounted system may be a fixed or tracking system. Home occupation means any occupation or profession engaged in by the occupant of a residential dwelling unit, except as provided by this chapter, which is clearly incidental and secondary to the residential use of the premises and does not change the character of said premises. Hotel means any building or portion thereof occupied as the more or less temporary abiding place of individuals and containing three or more guest rooms, used, designated, or intended to be used, let, or hired out to be occupied, or which are occupied by three or more individuals for compensation, whether compensation be paid directly or indirectly, including motels and extended stay facilities. Impervious surface means any ground cover that seals surface soils from the infiltration of surface waters. Incidental use means an occasional, random or sporadic use of a property not directly related to the principal use, but in keeping with the spirit and intent of the zoning district in which it is located. Interim use means a use that is allowed for a limited period of time, subject to conditions imposed by the city, and that may be terminated upon the occurrence of a specified event or date, in accordance with Minn. Stat. § 462.3597, as may be amended. In-ground swimming pool means a swimming pool that is built into the ground. Kennel means any place where four dogs or more over six months are kept, raised, sold, boarded, bred, shown, treated, or groomed. Kennel, commercial means a kennel where dogs are bred and/or sold for re-sale, individually or in litter lots, whether or not any of these animals are also kept for personal use, and where the business may be a primary source of income. Commercial kennels are also places where dogs are boarded, groomed or trained for a fee. Kennel, hobby means a kennel where dogs are kept primarily for personal companionship, for recreational enjoyment, or for performance events in addition to the purpose of improving the physical soundness and temperament of such dogs, and where the breeding and selling of animals is incidental to occupancy of the premises for residential purposes, and is not a primary source of income.