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<br /> <br /> <br /> Created: 2025-05-22 16:40:53 [EST] <br />(Supp. No. 36) <br /> <br />Page 175 of 198 <br />(3) Accessory buildings and structures on each lot shall match, in color, form, and appearance, the <br />principal building on the lot. <br />(4) All trash-handling and loading areas shall be fenced with materials consistent with the exterior facing <br />materials on the principal buildings. <br />(5) Ground-level mechanical units shall be low profile and located to the side or rear of the building. <br />(6) On-site exterior lighting shall be directed down and shielded from adjacent properties and roadways in <br />accordance with section 90-238. The maximum height of parking lot lighting adjacent to residential <br />areas shall be 20 feet. <br />(7) All utilities shall be constructed underground, and utility meters shall be screened or integrated into <br />the building structure. <br />(8) All areas not covered by building, parking, driveways, or impervious storage areas shall be landscaped <br />and maintained in accordance with section 90-236. <br />(b) Any building constructed in a commercial or industrial zoning district shall comply with the commercial and <br />industrial design guidelines. <br />(Prior Code, § 1195-740.1, § 90-272; Ord. No. 2011-457, § 1, 8-1-2011) <br />Sec. 90-269. Public improvement construction standards. <br />(a) This section describes the minimum construction standards required for improvements or expansion of <br />public infrastructure within the city. The city engineer may authorize or require deviations from these <br />standards to protect the public's safety, adjust for unusual site conditions, and to ensure the economical <br />construction and maintenance of public infrastructure. <br />(b) All improvements to the municipal water system shall be made in conformance to the city's comprehensive <br />water supply plan. All materials and construction shall conform to state department of health rules. All <br />construction and use of sanitary sewer system shall comply with chapter 82 of this Code. <br />(c) All improvements to the sanitary sewer system shall be made in conformance to the city's Comprehensive <br />Sanitary Sewer Plan. All materials and construction shall conform to Minnesota Pollution Control Agency <br />rules and the standards of Metropolitan Council Environmental Services where appropriate. All construction <br />and use of sanitary sewer system shall comply with chapter 82 of this Code. <br />(d) All improvements to the public drainage and stormwater management system shall be made in conformance <br />with the city's comprehensive stormwater management plan. Necessary permits from the U.S. Army Corps of <br />Engineers, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, and/or the watershed district of jurisdiction are <br />required prior to final approval of any drainage plans by the city. <br />(e) All street improvements shall be made in conformance to the city's comprehensive transportation plan. <br />Streets shall be constructed in accordance with the standards found in chapter 66 of this Code and in <br />conformance with American Public Works Association Standards. <br />(f) All sidewalks, paths, and trails shall be constructed in conformance with the city's master parks plan, state <br />department of transportation bicycle transportation planning and design guidelines, and in accordance with <br />the standards found in chapter 66 of this Code. <br />(g) Street lighting. <br />(1) Within the urban development, commercial/industrial development, and Egg Lake redevelopment <br />areas all street lighting systems shall be constructed in accordance with Illuminating Engineering <br />Society Standards, except for lighting on urban residential streets. Lighting on urban residential streets <br />shall be constructed with at least one 100-watt high-pressure sodium vapor street light at each public