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ORDINANCE NO. 224
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING
THE RR 1 - RURAL RESIDENTIAL 1
ZONING DISTRICT
The City Council of the City of Medina ordains as follows:
Section I:
The Code of Ordinances of the City of Medina is amended by
deleting the str1e#en material and adding the underlined material
as follows:
826.01. Zoning Districts. For the purpose of this
Section, the City is hereby divided into the following
use districts:
Subd. 1. AG - Agricultural Preservation.
Subd. 2. RR - Rural Residential.
Subd. 3. RR 1 - Rural Residential 1.
Subd. 3 4. UR - Urban Residential.
Subd. 4 5. MR - Multi Family Residential.
Subd. 5 6. RC - Rural Commercial.
Subd. 6 7. UC - Urban Commercial.
Subd. 4 8. RI - Rural Industrial.
Subd. 8 9. UI - Urban Industrial.
Subd. 9 10. PS - Public/Semi-Public.
Subd. 19 11. FP - Floodplain.
Subd. 11 12. SH - Shoreland.
Subd. 13 13. SL - Sanitary Landfill.
826.26. Rural Residential 1 (RR 1).
Subd. 1. The purpose of the RR1 district is to
provide a district which is similar to the RR -
Rural Residential district but which allows
differences in development standards in
recognition of the proximity of the district to
areas which are densely developed or zoned for
dense development and to major transportation
corridors.
Subd. 2. A11 development standards applicable to
the RR district contained in sections 826.17
through 826.25, inclusive, shall apply to the RR 1
district, except for the provisions contained in
section 826.25, subd. 3.
Subd. 3. Animal barns in the RR 1 district shall
be subject to the following:
a) A11 structures shall be set back at least 75
feet from all property lines and at least 150
feet from any street or right-of-way;
b) No structure shall exceed 1,000 square feet
of gross floor area;
c) All structures shall be of a design which is
compatible with the principal structure;
d) No structure shall be erected prior to
construction of a principal building;
e) No structure shall be used to house any type
of livestock except horses;
f) No structure shall be used to house more than
two horses, except that a third horse which
is the foal of one of said two horses may be
kept on the premises for a period not to
exceed six months during any 12 month period;
and
g) The owners of animal barns approved pursuant
to this section shall comply with the re-
quirements of section 330 of the city code
regarding removal of manure.
Subd. 4. No RR 1 district shall be created unless
it shall be in compliance with all of the follow-
ing:
a) minimum of 100 contiguous acres;
b) minimum of 30 lots;
c) located wholly or partially within 2,640 feet
of an area containing at least 50 lots which
do not meet current city standards for lot
size or dimensions;
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d) located wholly or partially within 2,640 feet
of an area zoned UR Urban Residential or MR
Multi Family Residential; and
e) located wholly or partially within 2,640 feet
of a principal or intermediate arterial
roadway, as designated in the city's
comprehensive plan.
Subd. 5. Animal barns which exceed 1,000 square
feet of gross floor area or are used to house more
than two horses may be constructed on any lot so
long as they are located at least 150 feet from
any property line.
Subd. 6. A11 animal barns not in compliance with
the requirements of this section shall be removed
no later than July 1, 1986.
Section II:
This ordinance shall become effective upon its adoption and
publication.
Adoptled by the City Council of the City of Medina this day
of A4Vambe,+2. , 1985.
ATTEST:
Donna Roehl, Clerk/Treasurer
Published in the Crow River News this % 9•-- day of / Cyr--,c) ,
1985.
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