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ORDINANCE NO.337
AN ORDINANCE ADDING SECTION 835 ET SEQ. TO THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES ESTABLISHING A RURAL
COMMERCIAL HOLDING ZONING DISTRICT
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MEDINA, MINNESOTA ORDAINS:
Section I. A new Section 835 et seq. RURAL COMMERCIAL HOLDING ZONING
DISTRICT is hereby added to the Medina Code of Ordinances as follows:
Section 835.01. Purpose -The purpose of this district is to provide a zoning district which is
consistent with the area guided for commercial reserve in the city's comprehensive plan. The
rural commercial holding zone includes areas of the community lying outside of the area in which
urban services are currently available to commercial uses but which will be added to the urban
service area in the future.
Section 835.02. Permitted Uses. Within the Rural Commercial Holding District the following
uses shall be permitted, subject to site plan approval:
1. Park and Open Space
2. Office
3. Secretarial and Word Processing Services
4. Banks and Financial Institutions
5. Medical Offices
6. Interior Decorating Studio
7. Dance Studio
8. Locksmith
9. Museums and Cultural Centers
10. Post Office
11. Public Buildings
12. Electronic Shopping and Mail -Order Houses, but not to exceed 10,000 square feet
13. Agricultural Use, but not including the growing or production of livestock, livestock
products or aquaculture.
14. The Following Retail Stores and Retail Service Shops, but not to exceed 10,000 square
feet of floor area and which are open only during the hours between 6AM and IOPM:
(a) Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers
(b) Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores
(c) Electronics and Appliance Stores
(d) Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers
(e) Food and Beverage Stores
(0 Video Store
(g) Health and Personal Care Stores
(h) Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores
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(i) Barber Shop and Beauty Shop
(j) Hair, Nail, and Skin Care Services
(k) Footwear and Leather Goods Repair
(1) Other Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance (Tailor Shop)
(m) Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book, and Music Stores
(n) General Merchandise Stores
(o) Department Stores
(p) Warehouse Clubs and Superstores
(q) Florists
(r) Office Supplies, Stationery, and Gift Stores
(s) Used Merchandise Stores
(t) Pet Supply Stores
(u) Art Dealers
(v) Tobacco Stores
(w) Funeral Home and Funeral Services
Section 835.03. Conditional Uses. Within the Rural Commercial Holding District, no
structure or land shall be used for the following uses except by conditional use permit.
1. Retail Stores and Retail Service Shops listed as permitted uses, but which are over
10,000 square feet of floor area and/or which are open after 10 PM or before 6 AM
2. Animal Hospital (Veterinary Clinic)
3. Auto Body or Repair Shop
4. Tire and Battery Shops
5. Clubs and Lodges
6. Parcel Delivery
7. Transit Station
8. Automotive Service Station (motor fuel stations) - without a car wash
9. Drive -In and Drive-Thru (other)
10. Oil and Lubrication Service Shops
11. Day Nursery and Day Care
12. Auto and Marine Sales (indoors only)
13. Printing and Publishing
14. Electronic Shopping and Mail -Order Houses over 10,000 square feet
15. Wholesale business
16. Warehousing
17. Television and Radio Station
18. Off -Sale Liquor Store
19. Telecommunications tower as defined in the section 828.75 of the Medina code of
ordinances
20. Essential Services
21. Building contractors or subcontractors
22. Lawn and snow contractor
23. Towing
24. Extermination and pest control
25. Outdoor Recreation Facilities
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26. Driving Ranges
27. Golf Courses
28. Distributor
29. Manufacturing and assembly of the following light industrial products excluding: metal
plating; teflon coating or similar plating or coatings requiring high temperatures; the use
of heavy or other drop forges or heavy or other hydraulic surges or devices capable of
detection (vibration)at the property line.1 Manufacturing of the following are included:
(a) Cut and sew apparel
(b) Apparel accessories and other apparel
(c) Footwear
(d) Other leather and allied products (but not including tanning)
(e) Computer and electronic products
(f) Printing and other related support activities
(g) Communications equipment
(h) Audio and video equipment
(i) Semiconductor and other electronic components
(j) Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments
(k) Manufacturing and reproducing magnetic and optical media
(1) Household appliances
(m) Jewelry, silverware, and hollowware
(n) Jewelers' material and lapidary work
(o) Dolls, toys, and games
(p) Office supplies (except paper manufacturing)
(q) Metal stamping
(r) Mattresses
(s) Metal valves
(t) Architectural and structural metals
(u) Soaps and cleaners
(v) Hot stamping plastic packaging
(w) Machining
(x) Hydraulic hose
(y) Medical equipment
(z) Museum displays
Section 835.04. Accessory Uses. Within the Rural Commercial Holding District the following
accessory uses shall be allowed:
1. Off -Street Parking and Loading
2. Transit Stop /Station
3. Drive in Bank, provided approved by a conditional use
1 Uses listed in this subsection are selectively taken from the North American Industry Classification System
(NAICS). Uses not included or worded differently were intentionally done so because they are not consistent with
the purpose of this district, were deemed not to be appropriate for inclusion, or needed to be worded differently to
meet the City's needs.
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Section 835.05. Lot, Setbacks, Building Size Requirements and Sanitary Sewer Usage Rate.
The following minimum requirements shall be observed, subject to additional requirements,
exceptions and modifications set forth in other sections of this ordinance.
Subd. 1. Lot of Record: A lot of record containing at least 1 acre and which existed on or before
December 31, 1999 shall be considered buildable without requiring a variance provided all other
provisions of the ordinance are met.
Subd. 2 Minimum Lot Area: 5 acres of contiguous soils suitable for a standard individual on -
site sewage disposal system.
Subd. 3. Minimum Lot Width: 110 feet.
Subd. 4. Minimum Lot Depth: 200 feet.
Subd. 5. Minimum Front Yard Setback: 50 feet, but at least 75 feet from any residential
district.
Subd. 6. Minimum Side Yard Setback: 20 feet, but at least 75 feet from any residential district.
Subd. 7. Minimum Rear Yard Setback: 40 feet, but at least 75 feet from any residential district.
Subd. 8. Corner Lots: Corner Lots shall have a front yard setback adjacent to all abutting streets.
Subd. 9. Minimum Wetland Setback: 25 feet for a wetland less than 1 acre and 50 feet for a
wetland greater than 1 acre, which setback shall be kept in natural vegetation and shall not be a
mowed and/or fertilized lawn.
Subd. 10. Commercial to Commercial Parking Lot Setback:
(a) Front Yard: Parking is allowed to encroach the front yard setback except for the 25 feet
adjacent to the front lot line.
(b) Side and Rear Yards: Parking is allowed to encroach into the side and rear yard setbacks
except for the first five feet adjacent to the lot line.
(c) To accommodate shared or joint use of a parking lot which straddles a common lot line
between adjoining properties, the owners of such lots may submit a parking plan to
construct a shared parking area. In such instance, the adjoining yard setback requirements
may be waived if the parking lot otherwise meets the requirements of the ordinance.
Subd. 11. Commercial to Residential Parking Lot Setback: The parking lot is allowed to
encroach into the front, side, and rear yard setbacks except for the 25 feet adjacent to the lot line if
the parking is buffered from the adjoining residential zone such that there is no line of sight
between the vehicles in the encroachment zone and the main floor of the residences.
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Subd. 12. Limitations on Setbacks: No required front yard, side yard, rear yard and wetland
setback or other required setbacks shall be used for building, or other use. No impervious surface
shall be located in any required setback except for approved driveways, parking lot, walks, and
trails approved by the City. When setback provisions overlap, the most restrictive provision of
both setbacks applies.
Subd. 13. Building Height: No building shall exceed 21 stories or 30 feet in height.
Subd. 14. Sanitary Sewer Usage Rate: No use may exceed a sanitary sewer usage rate of 100
gallons per day per net acre of land. For purposes of this subdivision, net acres equals the total
area of the lot, minus wetlands and open water. Not more than 50 percent of the soils suitable for
a standard on -site sewage disposal system on any site may be disturbed or covered by hard
surfaces. For purposes of this subdivision, a hard surface includes any non -natural surface which
is impervious to water, including but not limited to buildings and paved or gravel -surfaced drives,
walks and parking areas. The City may require such documentation and testing as it deems
appropriate in order to ensure compliance with these standards, including requiring the
installation and maintenance of a water meter to measure daily maximum use.
Section 835.06. Connection to Sanitary Sewer When Available. Property within the Rural
Commercial Holding District is intended for eventual inclusion within the area served by
municipal urban services. All lots served by an individual on -site sewage disposal system must
be connected to sanitary sewer and the individual on -site sewage disposal system properly
abandoned when there is a change in the use of the property, a failure of the individual on -site
sewage disposal system or within one year of the date sanitary sewer becomes available to the lot,
whichever occurs first.
Section 835.07. Design and Development Standards. Design and development standards are
established for this district to achieve a high standard of development by providing assurance that
land uses, buildings, and functions are compatible within the district and with adjacent districts.
The plans and the proposed use of a property shall conform to the design and development
standards prior to approval of any permit. The applicant or owner shall supply data necessary to
demonstrate such conformance. The design and development standards for the Rural Commercial
Holding District are the same as those specified for the Urban Commercial District in Section
831.07 of the Code of Ordinances, except that 10 feet of landscaping shall be provided adjacent to
the building except for walks, plazas, and approved loading docks. Additionally, the specific use
standards found in section 831.07 Subd. 2, Subd. 3, and Subd 4 relate only to those uses as listed
in sections 835.02, 835.03 and 835.04.
Section 835.07. Review and Approval Process
Subd. 1. Minor changes involving permitted uses
The following changes may be approved by city staff upon a written finding and filing with the
property file that the proposal meets the requirements of the district.
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a) Change in the use of the property, if the use is less intense and a more
restrictive use.
b) Expansion of an existing building by less than 1,000 square feet of floor area
in a single year.
c) Changes of less than 10,000 square feet to the exterior walls or surface of the
building.
d) Expansion of the parking lot by less than 10 spaces or less than 2,400 square
feet, whichever is less.
e) Outdoor lighting changes involving 2 or fewer light poles without changing the
type of lighting.
f) Changing the topography involving less than 1 foot in elevation or less than
24,000 square feet of lot area.
g) An addition to exposed rooftop equipment if the addition is less than 64 cubic
feet.
Subd. 2. Minor Changes Involving Conditional Use. The following changes may be approved
by city staff upon a written finding and filing with the property file that the proposal meets the
requirements of the district:
a) Change in the use of the property if the use is less intense and a more
restrictive use.
b) Expansion of an existing building by less than 1000 square feet of floor area
within a single year.
c) Changes to less than 5,000 square feet of the exterior wall or surface of the
building.
d) Expansion of the parking lot by fewer than 5 spaces or 1000 square feet,
whichever is less.
e) Outdoor lighting changes involving 2 or fewer light poles without changing the
type of lighting.
f) Changing the topography involving less than 1 foot in elevation or less than
10,000 square feet of lot area.
g) An addition to exposed rooftop equipment if the addition is less than 64 cubic
feet.
Subd. 3. Any person aggrieved by a decision of the city staff under this section may appeal to the
city council. Appeals must be submitted in writing and must be received by the city staff within
30 days of the date the staffs written report is filed. The city council shall decide an appeal within
60 days of the date of receipt of the appeal.
Subd. 4. Site Plan Review Procedure. All changes other than minor changes under subd. 1
shall be reviewed pursuant to the site plan review procedures specified elsewhere in this
ordinance.
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Subd. 5. Conditional Uses. Conditional uses and any changes to conditional uses other than
minor changes under subd. 2 shall follow the conditional use permit procedures specific
elsewhere in this ordinance.
Section II. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and be enforced upon passage and
publication of its summary.
Passed and adopted on the 19th of June, 2001, by the Medina City Council, City of Medina.
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John B. Ferris, Mayor
Paul Robinson, City Clerk -Treasurer
Published on the 26th day of June, 2001, in the Lakeshore Weekly News.
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