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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 223
AMENDING CHAPTER 8 OF THE MEDINA CITY CODE
REGARDING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR DEVELOPMENTS
WITHIN COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS
Section I -Item 1 - Subdivisions 1,2, and 3
Outlines requirements for outside storage of materials
in Residential, Commercial and Industrial Districts of the City.
Section I -Item 2 - Subdivisions 1 and 2
Establishes criteria for types of exterior building
materials that may be used in Commercial and Industrial
Ditstricts plus compliance of existing buildings within a
specified time.
Section I -Item 3
Spectfies that signs in Commercial and Industrial
Districts shall comply with City code.
Section I -Item 4 - Subdivisions 1,2,3 and 4
Outlines requirements for screening in all zones of
the City.
Section I -Item 5
Requires that mechanical equipment shall be fully
screened by approved methods.
Section I -Item 6 - Subdivisions 1,2, and 3
Outlines landscaping requirements in Commercial and
Industrial Districts.
Section I -Item 7 -.Subdivisions 1,2,3,4 and 5
Lists criteria for parking locations, general provisions
and off street parking in all zoning districts.
Section I -Item 8 - Subdivisions 1,2,3,4,5,6 and 7
Lists requirements for off street loading and unloading
areas.
Section II
States that ordinance shall become effective upon its
adoption and publication.
A copy of the entire Ordinance may be obtained at City Hall.
Adopted by the Council of the City'of Medina this 17 day
of September ,1985.
Clerk -Treasurer
CITY OF MEDINA
ORDINANCE NO. afa73
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 8 OF THE
MEDINA CITY CODE REGARDING PERFORMANCE
STANDARDS FOR DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN
COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS
The City Council of the City of Medina ordains as follows:
Section I:
The Medina City Code is amended by deleting the strieker mate-
rials and adding the underlined materials as follows:
1. 828.03. Exterior Storage. Subdivision 1. In residential
districts, all materials and equipment shall be stored
within a building or fully screened so as not to be visible
from adjoining properties, except for the following: laun-
dry drying and recreational equipment, construction and
landscaping materials and equipment currently (within a
period of thirty days) being used on the premises, agricul-
tural equipment and materials if these are used or intended
for use on the premises, off-street parking of passenger
automobiles and pick-up trucks. Boats and unoccupied
trailers, less than twenty (20) feet in length, are permis-
sible if stored in the rear yard more than ten (10) feet
from the property line. Existing uses shall comply with
this provision within twelve (12) months following enactment
of this Ordinance.
Subd. 2. In commercial and industrial districts no
exterior storage shall be allowed except on parcels of at
least five contiguous acres. When allowed, exterior storage
shall be limited to an area no larger than 20 percent of the
footprint of the principal structure. No exterior storage
shall be visible from any street or right-of-way. Exterior
storage areas shall be fully screened on all sides by opaque
materials architecturally compatible with the principal
structure. Screens shall be constructed of materials
designed for low maintenance and long life. Existing
exterior storage shall be screened in accordance with this
provision within five years of the effective date of this
subdivision.
Subd. 2 3. In all districts the City may require a
Conditional Use Permit for any exterior storage if it is
demonstrated that such storage is a hazard to the public
health, safety, convenience, morals, or has a depreciating
effect upon nearby property values, or impairs scenic views,
or constitutes threat to living amenities.
2. 828.04. Exterior Building Materials. Subdivision 1. In
commercial and industrial districts no visible exterior
building surface shall be constructed of any material excekt
face brick, stone, architecturally treated concrete, cast in
place or precast panels, decorative block, glass, wood or
metal or a combination thereof. Metal may be used on a
maximum of 20 percent of the visible exterior building
surface. No roof with a pitch greater than 3/12 shall be
constructed of visible aluminum, iron or steel.
Subd. 2. Existing commercial and industrial buildings
shall comply with this provision within 10 years of the
effective date of this section. Prior to that time, the
city may require compliance with this section upon a change
in ownership or improvement of the property.
3. 828.06. Signs. In commercial and industrial districts all
signs shall comply with the requirements of sections 815.11
and 815.17 of the City Code and shall be constructed of
materials which are architecturally compatible with the
principal structure.
4. 828.07. Screening. Subdivision 1. Screening shall be
required in residential zones where (a) any off-street
parking area contains more than four (4) parking spaces and
is within thirty (30) feet of an adjoining residential zone,
and (b) where the driveway to a parking area of more than
six (6) parking spaces is within fifteen (15) feet of an
adjoining residential use or zone.
Subd. 2. Where any business (structure, parking or
storage) is adjacent to property zones zoned or developed
for residential use, that business or industry shall provide
screening along the boundary of the residential property.
Screening shall also be provided where a business, parking
lot, or industry is across the street from a residential
zone, but not on that side of a business or industry con-
sidered to be the front (as determined by the Building
Inspector).
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Subd. 3. In commercial and industrial districts all
exterior trash containers shall be screened on at least
three sides and shall not be visible from any street or
right-of-way. Screening shall be by means of an opaque
structure, earth berm or landscaping at least five feet in
height and shall be architecturally compatible with the
principal structure.
Subd. 4. The screening required in this section may
consist of a fence, trees, shrubs and berms not less than
five (5) feet high but shall not extend within fifteen (15)
feet of any -=reet or driveway. The screening shall be
placed along property lines or in case of screening along a
street, twenty (20) feet from the street right-of-way with
landscaping between the screening and pavement. The screen-
ing shall block direct vision. Planting of a type approved
by the City Council may also be required in addition to or
in lieu of fencing.
5. 828.08. Mechanical Equipment. The ground level view of all
mechanical equipment shall be fully screened from contiguous
properties and adjacent streets. Screening ma be accom-
plished by architecturally integrating the equipment into
the structure or by surrounding it with opaque materials
compatible with the principal structure. Screening mate-
rials shall be designed for low maintenance and long life
and shall be kept in a state of good repair. Signs shall
not be used for the purpose of screening mechanical equip-
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828.09. Landscaping. Subdivision 1. In commercial and
industrial districts an area equal to a minimum of 25
percent of the lot shall be landscaped with grass or other
ground cover, shrubbery and trees. The landscaping shall be
concentrated between the principal structure and any adja-
cent street or right-of-way or other areas of the lot which
are visible from a street or right-of-way.
Subd. 2. A minimum of three units of landscaping shall
be required for each 1,000 square feet or fraction thereof
of cross building area for the first 10,000 square feet. An
additional two units of landscaping shall be required for
each 1,000 square feet or fraction thereof of gross building
area over 10,000 square feet. Landscaping materials shall
meet the following minimum size requirements:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
overstory deciduous trees
ornamental trees
coniferous trees
shrubbery
2 inch diameter
11 inch diameter
6 feet
5 gallons
Each of the above shall constitute one unit of landscaping.
Subd. 3. All landscaping shall be properly maintained
and any dead or diseased material shall be removed and
replaced with material meeting the requirements of this
section. The city shall require submission of a landscaping
bond in an amount equal to 150 percent of the value of the
landscaping to ensure compliance with this section.
7. 828.51. Parking - Location. Subdivision 1. All
off-street parking facilities required herein
located as follows:
(a) Spaces accessory to one and two-family
on the same lot as the principal use served.
accessory
shall be
dwellings
(b) Spaces accessory to multiple -family dwellings on
the same lot as the principal use served or within two
hundred (200) feet of the main entrance to the principal
building served.
(c) Spaces accessory to uses located in a business,
within eight hundred (800) feet of a main entrance to the
principal building served.
(d) There shall be no off-street parking space within
the accessory building setback area required in each dis-
trict.
Subd. 2. General Provisions.
(a)
less than
exclusive
Parking spaces. Each parking space shall not be
nine (9) feet wide and twenty (20) feet in length
of an adequately designed system of access drives.
(b) Control of off-street parking facilities. When
required, accessory off-street parking facilities are
provided elsewhere than on the lot in which the principal
use served is located they shall be in the same ownership or
control, either by deed or long-term lease, as the property
occupied by such principal use, and the owner of the princi-
pal use shall file a recordable document with the City
Council requiring the owner and his or her heirs and assigns
to maintain the required number of off-street spaces during
the existence of said principal use.
(c) Use of parking area. Required off-street parking
space in any District shall not be utilized for open storage
of goods or for the storage of vehicles which are inoperable
or for sale or for rent.
Subd. 3. Design and Maintenance of Off -Street Parking
Areas.
(a) Parking areas shall be designed so as to provide
adequate means of access to a public alley or street. Such
driveway access shall not exceed twenty-two (22) feet in
width and shall be so located as to cause the least inter-
ference with traffic movement.
(b) Signs. No signs shall be located in any parking
area except as necessary for orderly operation of traffic
movement and such signs shall not be a part of the permitted
advertising space.
(c) Parking shall meet the building setbacks of each
district, except that in commercial or industrial districts
parking areas may be located not less than 25 feet from a
front lot line provided the parking area is separated from
the street or right-of-way by an earth berm a minimum of
four feet in height.
(d) Parking space for six (6) or more cars. When a
required off-street parking space for six (6) cars or more
is located adjacent to a Residential District, a fence of
adequate design, not over five (5) feet in height nor less
than four (4) feet in height shall be erected along the
Residential District property line.
(e) Maintenance of off-street parking space. It shall
be the joint and several responsibility of the operator and
owner of the principal use, uses and/or building to main-
tain, in a neat and adequate manner, the parking space,
accessways, landscaping and required fences.
(f) Asphalt or concrete surface for parking and
driveway areas shall be required in all commercial and
industrial districts.
(g) Access driveways leading to loading docks and
trash collection areas shall be constructed to a minimum
nine ton capacity.
Subd. 4. Parking in Residential Areas. Parking in
residential areas (off-street and on -street) shall be
limited to the use of the residents of those homes. Except
for short-term parking (six (6) hours or less) and guest
parking, the number of vehicles parked on or in front of a
residential lot shall not exceed double the number of
persons residing on the premises and having automobile
driver's licenses.
Subd. 5. Off -Street Spaces Required (One space equals
300 square feet. The following are the minimum number of
parking spaces required for each use. However, in all
commercial and industrial districts no use shall be provided
fewer than four parking spaces.
(a) One and Two-family
residences
(b) Multiple Dwellings
Two (2) spaces per
dwelling unit
Two (2) spaces per
dwelling unit
(c) Churches, Theaters,
Auditoriums, and other
places of assembly.
(d) Business and Profes-
sional Offices
(e) Medical and Dental
Clinics
(f) Hotel or Motel
(g) Schools
(h) Hospital
(i) Drive-in Food
Establishment
(j) Bowling Alley
One (1) space for each
three seats or for each
five (5) feet of pew length
based upon maximum design
capacity.
One (1) space for each 400
square feet of gross floor
space.
Five (5) spaces per doctor
or dentist, plus one (1)
space for each employee.
One (1) space per rental
unit plus one (1) space
for each employee.
At least one (1) parking
space for each four (4)
students based on design
capacity, plus one (1)
additional space for each
classroom and one (1) space
for each employee.
At least one (1) parking
space for each three (3)
hospital beds, plus one
(1) space for each four
(4) employees, other than
doctors, plus one (1)
parking space for each
resident and regular
staff doctor.
At least one (1) parking
space for each fifteen (15)
square feet of gross
floor space in a building
allocated to a drive-in
operation.
At least five (5) parking
spaces for each alley,
plus additional spaces as
may be required herein
for related uses such as
restaurant, plus one (1)
additional space for each
employee.
(k) Automobile Service At least two (2) off-street
Station parking spaces plus four (4)
(1) Retail Store
(m) Restaurants, Cafes,
Bars, Taverns, Night
Clubs
(n) Funeral Homes
(o) Industrial, Warehouse,
Storage, Handling of
Bulk Goods
(p) Uses not specifically
noted
off-street parking spaces
for each service stall.
At least one (1) off-street
parking space for each
one hundred fifty (150)
square feet of gross
floor area.
At least one (1) space for
each three (3) seats based
on capacity design.
Sufficient off-street parking
shall be required to
accommodate the maximum
number of guests expected
to be in attendance at
a funeral home at any
given time. The number
of required spaces shall
be determined by the
local governing body
after due consideration
is given to the expected
parking needs of the
funeral home.
At least one space for each
employee on maximum shift or
one space for each two thou-
sand square feet of gross
floor area, whichever is
larger.
As determined by the eettnty
Beard City Council
following review by the
Planning Commission.
8. 828.53. Off -Street Loading and Unloading Areas. Subdivi-
sion 1. Location. A11 required loading berths shall be
off-street and shall be located on the same lot as the
building or use to be served. A loading berth shall be
located at least twenty five (25) feet from the intersection
of two (2) street rights -of -way and at least fifty (50) feet
from a residential district, unless within a building.
Loading berths shall not occupy the required front yard
space.
Subd. 2. Unless otherwise specified in this Ordinance,
a required loading berth shall be not less than twelve (12)
feet in width, fifty (50) feet in length, and fourteen (14)
feet in height, exclusive of aisles and maneuvering space.
Subd. 3. Each required loading berth shall be located
with appropriate means of vehicular access to a street or
public alley in a manner which will least interfere with
traffic.
Subd. 4. Surfacing. All loading berths and accessways
shall be improved with a hard surface to control the dust
and drainage before occupancy of the structure.
Subd. 5. Accessory Use. Any space allocated as a
loading berth or maneuvering area so as to comply with the
terms of this Ordinance shall not be used for the storage of
goods, inoperable vehicles, or be included as a part of the
space requirements necessary to meet the off-street parking
area.
Subd. 6. Off -Street Loading Required. Any structure
erected or substantially altered for a use which requires
the receipt or distribution of materials or merchandise by
trucks or similar vehicles, shall provide off-street loading
space as required for a new structure.
Subd. 7. Screening. Screening shall be required of
all loading and unloading areas located adjacent to residen-
tial and agricultural districts. In all commercial and
industrial districts loading and unloading areas shall be
screened from any street or right-of-way by an opaque
structure, earth berm or landscaping at least eight feet in
height. Any structure used for screening shall be architec-
turally compatible with the principal structure.
Section II:
This ordinance shall become effective upon its adoption and
publication.
Adopt d by the City Council of the City of Medina this
of 1985.
ATTEST:
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om.- Ande 'on, Mayor
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Donna Roehl, Clerk/Treasurer /� �-- p
Published in the Crow River News this \1�% day of Y�-����n„J,
1985.