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MEDINA
ORDINANCE NO.202
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.. OF.
THE MEDINA ZONING CODE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY`
OF MEDINA ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I:
Section 701 of the Medina Zoning Or-
dinance Is amended by the -addition of
the following:
701. Performance standards for hous-
ing in the City of Medina shall have the
following objectives;
701.1 To provide m;rtimum standards
for housing design which will promote
compatibility among widely,ivarying
housing choices.
701.1 To prevent overcrowding of
dwellings and to provide adequate in-
gress, egress and shelter in the event of
fire, storm or other emergency:
701.3 To preserve the value of existing
and future dwellings by setting
minimum design standards.
701.4 To provide minimum standards
for the maintenance of existing and
future residential dwellings. ,
SECTION II:
Section 738 of the Medina Zoning Or-
dinance is amended by the addition of
the following:
738. Residential Dwellings. The
following performance standards shall
apply in all Districts where residential
dwellings are permitted. All residential
dwellings shall be constructed and
maintained in accordance with the
standards.
738.1 Exterior Apurtenances. Every
stairway, porch, balcony, awning or
other exterior addition or epurtenance
shall be firmly attached to the dwelling,
shall be attractive and functional in
design, shall be sound and permanent in
its construction, and shall be per-
petually maintained in a safe and stable
state of repair.
738.2 Foundation, Walls and Roofs:
Every residential dwelling -shall be
placed upon a foundation or frost
footing which meets the Minnesota
State Building Code and is securely
bolted In place. The foundations, ex-
terior walls and roof shall be water
tight, protected from rodents and kept
in a sound condition and repair.
738.3 Construction. The wall and ceil-
ing joists of all residential dwellings
shall consist of wood framing materials
of at least one and one-half inch by
three and one-half inch construction, or
their equivalent.
738.4 Minimum Size. All residential
dwellings shall be a minimum of 24 feet
in length and width, and contain a
minimum of 550 square feet of habitable
floor space. Length and width shall be
measured from the outside of the ex-
terior siding or facia and habitable floor
space shall be measured from the in-
side of the interior wall surface. In-
terior partitions shall not be con-
sidered.
This Ordinance becomes effective
upon its adoption and publication.
Adopted by the City Council of the City
of Medina this 6th day of July, 1982.
Thomas Anderson, Mayor
ATTEST:
Donna Roehl, Clerk
Published in the Crow River News
Wednesday, July 28, 1982.