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ORDINANCE NO.47-63
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 8
OF THE MEDINA CITY CODE REGARDING
TERMS OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE PERFORMANCE
STANDARDS IN COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL
ZONING DISTRICTS
The City Council of the City of Medina ordains as follows:
The Medina City Code is amended by deleting the str#e#ea material and
adding the underlined material as follows:
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: laundry drying and recre-
ational equipment, construction and landscaping materials and
equipment currently (within a period of thirty days) being used on
the premises, agricultural 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 permissible if shred 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. On
sites of less than five (5) contiguous acres with exterior storage
which were in existence on September 24, 1985, storage shall be
confined to as compact an area as is reasonably practicable and
shall comply with the screening requirements of this subdivision.
Subd. 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.
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:
laundry drying and recreational equipment, construction and landscaping
materials and equipment currently (within a period of thirty days) being used
on the premises, agricultural 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 permissible 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. On sites of less than five (5)
contiguous acres with exterior storage which were in existence on
September 24, 1985, storage shall be confined to as compact an area as is
reasonably practicable and shall comply with the screening requirements of
this subdivision.
Subd. 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.
828.04. Exterior Building Materials. Subdivision 1. For all new construc-
tion in commercial and industrial districts no visible exterior building
surface shall be constructed of any material except face brick, stone,
architecturally treated concrete, cast in place or precast panels, decorative
block, glass, redwood or cedar boards, metal or a combination thereof. Metal
may be used on a maximum of 20 percent of the visible exterior building
surface, except that metal lap siding may be used in any amount on the
exterior of residential -style accessory buildings not exceeding 4000 square
feet of gross floor area. No roof with a pitch greater than 3/12 shall be
constructed of visible aluminum, iron or steel.
828.10. Subdivision 1. Compliance with Performance Standards. Additions to
existing buildings in commercial and industrial districts which do not exceed
in size seventy-five (75) percent of the floor area of the existing structure
and which are constructed on continuous frost footings shall be constructed so
that at least twenty (20) percent of the exterior building surface of the
combined structure is composed of one or more of the non-metal materials
specified in section 828.04. The non-metal materials shall be concentrated on
the portions of the building which are visible from adjacent streets. Sites
on which additions are constructed under the provisions of this subdivision
shall be brought into compliance with the requirements of sections 828.03,
828.07, 828.08, 828.09 and 828.51 with regard to screening and landscaping.
Additions which exceed in size seventy-five (75) percent of the floor area of
the existing structure or which are not constructed on continuous frost
footings shall be considered new buildings and shall comply with the
requirements of section 828.04. For the purposes of this
subdivision, the size of successive additions to a structure shall
be cumulative and shall be compared to the size of hte structure in
existence on the effective date of this subdivision.
Subd. 2. Existing buildings in commercial and industrial districts which
do not comply with the exterior building material requirements of section
828.04 and for which no additions are proposed shall be brought into compli-
ance with the requirements of sections 828.03, 828.04, 828.07, 828.08, 828.09
and 828.51 to the degree reasonably practicable prior to September 25, 1995.
The city council may grant a Conditional Use Permit which specifies the degree
and timing of compliance with the city's performance standards and which
conveys a conforming status upon the property. Sites upon which conforming
status is granted under this subdivision and for which an addition is sub-
sequently proposed shall be evaluated under the provisions of subdivision 1.
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828.04. Exterior Building Materials. Subdivision 1. For all new
construction iln commercial and industrial districts no visible
exterior building surface shall be constructed of any material
except face brick, stone, architecturally treated concrete, cast in
place or precast panels, decorative block, glass, redwood or cedar
boards, metal or a combination thereof. Metal may be used on a
maximum of 20 percent of the visible exterior building surface,
except that metal lap siding may be used in any amount on the
exterior of residential -style accessory buildings not exceeding 4000
square feet of gross floor area. No roof with a pitch greater than
3/12 shall be constructed of visible aluminum, iron or steel.
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828.10. Subdivision 1. Compliance with Performance Standards.
Additions to existing buildings in commercial and industrial
districts which do not exceed in size seventy-five (75) percent of
the floor area of the existing structure and which are constructed
on continuous frost footings shall be constructed so that at least
twenty (20) percent of the exterior building surface of the combined
structure is composed of one or more of the non-metal materials
specified in section 828.04. The non-metal materials shall be
concentrated on the portions of the building which are visible from
adjacent streets. Sites on which additions are constructed under
the provisions of this subdivision shall be brought into compliance
with the requirements of sections 828.03, 828.07, 828.08, 828.09 and
828.51 with regard to screening and landscaping. Additions which
exceed in size seventy-five (75) percent of the floor area of the
existing structure or which are not constructed on continuous frost
footings shall be considered new buildings and shall comply with the
requirements of section 828.04. For the purposes of this
subdivision, the size of successive additions to a structure shall
be cumulative and shall be compared to the size of hte structure in
existence on the effective date of this subdivision.
Subd. 2. Existing buildings in commercial and industrial
districts which do not comply with the exterior building material
requirements of section 828.04 and for which no additions are
proposed shall be brought into compliance with the requirements of
sections 828.03, 828.04, 828.07, 828.08, 828.09 and 828.51 to the
degree reasonably practicable prior to September 25, 1995. The city
council may grant a Conditional Use Permit which specifies the
degree and timing of compliance with the city's performance stan-
dards and which conveys a conforming status upon the property.
Sites upon which conforming status is granted under this subdivision
and for which an addition is subsequently proposed shall be
evaluated under the provisions of subdivision 1.
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Adopted by the City Council of the City of Medina this
, 1987.
Tho
ATTEST:
Donna Roehl, Clerk -Treasurer
Anders-n, ayor
Published in the Crow River News this �OZ day of
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day of
, 1987.
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