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CITY OF HUGO <br />WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA <br />ORDINANCE NO. 2001 — 349 <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 320 (ZONING ORDINANCE) OF THE CITY <br />CODE BY ALLOWING RETAIL AND WHOLESALE GREENHOUSES IN THE <br />GENERAL BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICT <br />(Sixth Amendment to Chapter 320) <br />THE CITY OF HUGO ORDAINS: <br />Section 1. Amendment of Cites. Hugo City Code, Chapter 320, Section 6.52 and 6.53 is <br />hereby deleted in their entirety and replaced with the followimg: <br />6.52 Plant Nurseries, Retail. It is unlawful for any person to construct, operate, or maintain a <br />retail plant nursery, except in conformance with this ordinance. <br />A. Retail plant nurseries are permitted as accessory uses in the Central Business and <br />General Business Zoning Districts. Plant nurseries may be allowed as a principal or accessory <br />use in the Agricultural Zoning District, or as a principal use in the General Business Zoning <br />District by Conditional Use Permit. <br />B. Retail sales of the plants grown on-site are permitted, except that retail sales in the <br />Agricultural Zoning District will only be allowed if the principal road access to the site is a state <br />highway, county road, or City collector street. <br />C. Retail sales of materials brought in from off-site are allowed in the Central Business <br />and General Business Zoning Districts. Such sales may be allowed in the Agricultural Zoning <br />District by Conditional Use Permit. <br />6.53 Plant Nurseries, Wholesale. It is unlawful for any person to construct, operate, or maintain <br />a wholesale plant nursery, except in conformance with this ordinance. <br />A. Wholesale plant nurseries that do not include the import, storage, processing, and <br />distribution of plants and materials grown off-site are a permitted principal and accessory use in <br />the Agricultural and Rural Residential zoning districts. The import, storage, processing, and <br />distribution of plant materials grown off-site may be allowed in the Agricultural zoning district <br />by Conditional Use Permit, and are allowed as a principal or accessory use in the Industrial <br />zoning district. <br />B. Wholesale plant nurseries that do not include the import, storage, processing, and <br />distribution of plants and materials grown off-site are a conditional use in the General Business <br />zoning district, subject to the following conditions and standards: <br />1) The City Council may require a greater front yard setback in order to insure that that <br />the proposed greenhouse structures are compatible with the City's Comprehensive Plan <br />and adjacent land uses. <br />2) Adequate parking and truck loading and maneuvering areas shall be provided on the <br />site. <br />3) On site storage and use of pesticides and fertilizers shall meet the standards of the <br />Minnesota Department of Agriculture. A chemical storage plan shall be provided to the <br />