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Home My WebLink About2001.03.19 ORD 2001-349CITY OF HUGO WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 2001 — 349 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 320 (ZONING ORDINANCE) OF THE CITY CODE BY ALLOWING RETAIL AND WHOLESALE GREENHOUSES IN THE GENERAL BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICT (Sixth Amendment to Chapter 320) THE CITY OF HUGO ORDAINS: Section 1. Amendment of Cites. Hugo City Code, Chapter 320, Section 6.52 and 6.53 is hereby deleted in their entirety and replaced with the followimg: 6.52 Plant Nurseries, Retail. It is unlawful for any person to construct, operate, or maintain a retail plant nursery, except in conformance with this ordinance. A. Retail plant nurseries are permitted as accessory uses in the Central Business and General Business Zoning Districts. Plant nurseries may be allowed as a principal or accessory use in the Agricultural Zoning District, or as a principal use in the General Business Zoning District by Conditional Use Permit. B. Retail sales of the plants grown on-site are permitted, except that retail sales in the Agricultural Zoning District will only be allowed if the principal road access to the site is a state highway, county road, or City collector street. C. Retail sales of materials brought in from off-site are allowed in the Central Business and General Business Zoning Districts. Such sales may be allowed in the Agricultural Zoning District by Conditional Use Permit. 6.53 Plant Nurseries, Wholesale. It is unlawful for any person to construct, operate, or maintain a wholesale plant nursery, except in conformance with this ordinance. A. Wholesale plant nurseries that do not include the import, storage, processing, and distribution of plants and materials grown off-site are a permitted principal and accessory use in the Agricultural and Rural Residential zoning districts. The import, storage, processing, and distribution of plant materials grown off-site may be allowed in the Agricultural zoning district by Conditional Use Permit, and are allowed as a principal or accessory use in the Industrial zoning district. B. Wholesale plant nurseries that do not include the import, storage, processing, and distribution of plants and materials grown off-site are a conditional use in the General Business zoning district, subject to the following conditions and standards: 1) The City Council may require a greater front yard setback in order to insure that that the proposed greenhouse structures are compatible with the City's Comprehensive Plan and adjacent land uses. 2) Adequate parking and truck loading and maneuvering areas shall be provided on the site. 3) On site storage and use of pesticides and fertilizers shall meet the standards of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. A chemical storage plan shall be provided to the Zoning Administrator at the time of application for a conditional use permit to provide the City with the location, type, amount, and storage method of pesticides, chemicals, and fertilizers kept on the site. C. Operation of a landscaping business is not incidental to operation of a wholesale plant nursery, and only equipment and machinery actively used and maintained for the principal purpose of cultivating plants grown on site, or as allowed by the principal use of the property, may be stored or maintained on the site of a plant nursery. D. It is the intent of this section to allow landscaping plants, shrubs, trees, etc., to be grown as an agricultural activity. Section 2. Amendment of Cites Hugo City Code, Chapter 320, Section 3, Figure 3- 3, as it relates to retail and wholesale plant nurseries, is hereby amended to read as follows: Figure 3-3 Table of Land Uses # USE AG LT RR UR MF CR RS CB GB RI CSI RC 6.2 Accessory Apartments CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP 6.3 Accessory Buildings PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA 6.4 Antennas PA PA PA PA r PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA 6.5 Automobile Recycling CUP 6.6 Automotive Service Station CUP CUP CUP 6.7 Balloon Ports, Commercial CUP CUP 6.8 Bed and Breakfast Business CUP CUP CUP 6.9 Car Wash CUP CUP CUP CUP 6.10 Campgrounds CUP CUP 6.11 Campus Development CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP 6.12 Cemeteries CUP CUP. CUP 6.13 Cluster Housing CUP CUP 6.14 Commercial Recreation, indoor CUP PP PP 6.15 Commercial Recreation, outdoor CUP CUP CUP 6.16 Community Residences 1-6 Individuals 7-16 Individuals 17+ Individuals PP " CUP PP CUP PP r --CUP C U P PP CUP 6.17 Daycare Facilities County Licensed, 12 or fewer State Licensed, 14 or fewer Other PA PP PA PP PA PP PA PP PA PP PA PP PA PP CUP PA PP CUP PA PP PA PP PA PP CUP PA PP 6.18 Drive-in Business CUP CUP CUP 6.19 Driveways PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA 6.20 Essential Public Service PP PP PP. PP PP PP PP PP PP PP PP PP 6.21 Exterior Stairways, Lifts, and Landings PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA' PA PA PA 6.22 Exterior Storage PA PA PA CUP CUP PA 6.23 Farm and Garden Produce PA PA PA PA PA PA PA 6.24 Feed Lots PP PA PA 6.25 Fences PA PA PA ' PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA 6.26 Funeral Homes CUP PP 6.27 Garages, Commercial CUP CUP CUP 6.28 Garages, Private PA PA PA PA PA PA 6.29 Golf Courses CUP CUP CUP 6.30 Government Services PP PP PP PP PP PP PP PP PP PP .,'PP I'll 6.31 Home Occupations PA PA PA PA PA PA CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP PP 6.32 Horse Training Facilities -Private PA CB PA RI GI Commercial CUP Manufactured Home Parks CUP 6.33 Hotels and Motels CUP CUP PP 6.34 Hunt and Gun Clubs CUP 6.41 Manufactured Housing 6.35 Kennels, Commercial PA PP PP CUP CUP 6.36 Kennels, Private CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP 6.37 Lighting, Outdoor PA ` PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA 6.38 Light Manufacturing CUP CUP PP 6.39 Livestock and Livestock Operation PA PA PA # USE AG LTA RR UR MF CR RS CB GB RI GI RC 6.40 Manufactured Home Parks CUP 6.41 Manufactured Housing PP PP PP PP PP PP 6.42 Marinas, Commercial CUP CUP CUP 6.43 Marinas, Private CUP CUP CUP 6.44 Mining and Excavation CUP 6.45 Motor Freight Terminal CUP PP 6.46 Motor Vehicle, Boat, and Trailer Sales CUP CUP CUP 6.47 Motor Vehicle Repair Business CUP CUP CUP PP CUP 6.48 Multi -Family Residential pp CUP 6.49 Offices, Clinics, and Services CUP PP PP PP PA PA PP 6.50 Parking and Loading PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA 6.51 Places of Worship CUP CUP CUP ' CUP CUP PP PP PP CUP CUP 6.52 Plant Nurseries, Retail CUP PA CUP 6.53 Plant Nurseries, Wholesale PP PP CUP 6.54 Recycling Center PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA 6.55 Retail Sales Facility PP PP PP CUP PP 6.56 Schools CUP CUP CUP CUP PP 6.57 Seasonal Outdoor Retail Sales PA PA PA CUP PA 6.58 Self -Service Storage Facilities pP pp 6.59 Sexually Oriented business CUP 6.60 Shopping Center CUP CUP 6.61 Signs PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA 6.62 Single -Family Detached Housing PP PA PP PP CUP'' PP 6.63 Townhouses (Single-family attached) CUP PP CUP 6.64 Twinhomes (Duplexes) CUP PP CUP 6.65 Warehousing and Distribution CUP PA 6.66 Water -Oriented Accessory Structure PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA '` PA 6.67 Wind Powered Generator CUP CUP CUP CUP 'CUP PP- Permitted Principal Use, PA -Permitted Accessory Use, CUP -May be allowed by Conditional Use Permit Section 3. Effective Date. This amendment shall take effect upon its passage and publication. ADOPTED by the City Council on March 19, 2001. r on, Ma or ATTEST: Mary I Creager, Ci�Cie, PRINTER'S AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION CITY OF HUGO WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 2001 - 349 1 ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 320 ONING ORDINANCE) OF THE CITY CODE BY ALLOWING RETAIL AND WHOLESALE GREENHOUSES IN THE GENERAL BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICT (SIXTH AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 320) THE CITY OF HUGO ORDAINS: Amendment of City Code. Hugo City Code, Chapter 320, Section 6.52 and 6.53 is hereby deleted in their entirety and replaced with the fol- lowing: 6.52 Plant Nurseries. Retail. It is unlawful for any person to construct, operate, or maintain a retail plant nursery, except in conformance with this ordinance. A. Retail plant nurseries are permitted as accessory uses in the Central Business and General Business Zoning Districts. Plant nurseries may be allowed as a principal or accessory use in the Agricultural Zoning District, or as a principal use in the General Business Zoning District by Conditional Use Permit. B. Retail sales of the plants grown on-site are permitted, except that retail sales in the Agricultural Zoning District will only be allowed if the principal road access to the site is a state highway, county road, or City collector street. C. Retail sales of materials brought in from off-site are allowed in the Central Business and General Business Zoning Districts. Such sales may be allowed in the Agricultural Zoning District by Conditional Use Permit. 6.53 Plant Nurseries Wholesale It is unlaw- ful for any person to construct, operate, or main- tain a wholesale plant nursery, except in confor- mance with this ordinance. A. Wholesale plant nurseries that do not ide the import, storage, processing, and dis- ition of plants and materials grown off-site a permitted principal and accessory use in the Agricultural and Rural Residential zoning districts. The import, storage, processing, and distribution of plant materials grown off-site may be allowed in the Agricultural zoning district by Conditional Use Permit, and are allowed as a principal or accessory use in the Industrial zon- ing district. B. Wholesale plant nurseries that do not include the import, storage, processing, and dis- tribution of plants and materials grown off-site are a conditional use in the General Business zoning district, subject to the following conditions and standards: 1) The City Council may require a greater front yard setback in order to insure that the pro- posed greenhouse structures are compatible with the City's Comprehensive Plan and adja- cent land uses. 2) Adequate parking and truck loading and maneuvering areas shall be provided on the site. 3) On site storage and use of pesticides and fertilizers shall meet the standards of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. A chemi- cal storage plan shall be provided to the Zoning Administrator at the time of application for a con- ditional use permit to provide the City with the location, type, amount, and storage method of pesticides, chemicals, and fertilizers kept on the site. C. Operation of a landscaping business is not incidental to operation of a wholesale plant nursery, and only equipment and machinery actively used and maintained for the principal purpose of cultivating plants grown on site, or as °-wed by the principal use of the property, may stored or maintained on the site of a plant ery. D. It is the intent of this section to allow land - ping plants, shrubs, trees, etc., to be grown an agricultural activity. Effective Date This amendment shall take effect upon its passage and publication. ADOPTED by the City Council on March 19, 2001. Fran Miron, Mayor ATTEST: Mary Ann Creager, City Clerk Published in the White Bear Press April 25, ■ 2001. 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