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ORDINANCE NO.338
AN ORDINANCE ADDING SECTION 826.25.1 ET SEQ. TO THE
CITY CODE ESTABLISHING THE RURAL RESIDENTIAL -
URBAN RESERVE ZONING DISTRICT
The City Council of the City of Medina Ordains as follows:
SECTION I: New sections 826.25.1 et seq. are hereby added to the Medina code of ordinances as
follows:
826.25.1. Urban Reserve (UR) Purpose. The purpose of this district is to provide a zoning district
which is consistent with the area guided for residential urban reserve in the city's comprehensive
plan. The urban reserve includes areas of the community lying outside of the municipal urban
services area which will not be developed at even rural residential densities until at least 2020,
except under specified conditions included in this section of the ordinance.
826.25.2. Permitted Uses. Within the Urban Reserve district, no structure or land shall be used
except for one or more of the following uses:
Subd. 1. Single family detached residences.
Subd. 2. Agricultural uses.
Subd. 3. Essential services.
Subd. 4. Public recreation.
Subd. 5. Landspreading of yard waste in compliance with the conditions of section
828.73 of this ordinance.
826.25.3. Conditional Uses. Within the Urban Reserve district, no structure or land shall be used
for the following uses except by conditional use permit:
Subd. 1. Home occupations in compliance with the conditions of section 826.98,
subd. 2 (c) of this ordinance.
Subd. 2.
of this ordinance.
Cemeteries in compliance with the conditions of section 826.98, subd. 2 (d)
Subd.3. Outdoor recreational facilities, golf courses, and driving ranges in
compliance with the conditions of section 826.98, subd. 2 (g) of this ordinance.
Subd. 4. Private use of windmills or wind energy conservation systems (WECS) in
compliance with the conditions of section 826.98, Subd. 2 (e) of this ordinance.
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Subd. 5. Solar equipment in compliance with the conditions of section 826.98, subd. 2
(m) of this ordinance.
826.25.4. Permitted Accessory Uses. Within the Urban Reserve district, the following uses shall
be permitted accessory uses when used in conjunction with a principal structure:
Subd. 1. Garages.
Subd. 2. One lodging room per single family dwelling.
Subd. 3. Recreation equipment.
Subd. 4. Livestock and poultry.
Subd. 5. Farm building.
Subd. 6. Home occupations meeting the definition of section 825.07, subd. 49 of this
ordinance.
Subd. 7. Private riding stable.
826.25.5. Lot Area, Height, Lot Width and Setback Requirements. Within the Urban Reserve
district, the following development standards shall apply:
Subd. 1. No building hereafter erected shall exceed two and one half (2 1/2) stories or
thirty (30) feet in height, as defined in section 827.07, subd. 12, except for farm buildings and
except as regulated by subdivision 7 of this section.
Subd. 2. The following minimum lot sizes, width, depth and setback requirements
shall be observed, subject to additional requirements, exceptions, and modifications set forth in
other sections of this ordinance. For purposes of calculating the amount of soils available on a lot,
only acceptable soils located on slopes of less than 6 percent and not covered by hard surfaces may
be included.
(a) Lot Size - 40 acres with at least five acres of contiguous soils suitable for a
standard individual sewage disposal system as regulated by section 720 et seq. of the code of
ordinances. The lot must contain a primary and secondary site for an on -site sewage
disposal system and both sites must be protected during construction.
(b) Lot Width — 110 feet.
(c) Lot Depth — 200 feet.
(d) Front Yard Setbacks — 50 feet.
(e) Side Yard Setbacks — 20 feet.
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(f)
(g)
Rear Yard Setbacks — 40 feet.
Setbacks from Commercial Zoning Districts — 75 feet.
(h) 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. 3. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, lots of less than 40 acres
may be established in compliance with one of the following:
(a) all lots must meet all requirements of section 826.25, subd. 2 of this
ordinance and an overlay plat must be submitted at the time of application for subdivision
approval which demonstrates the feasibility of subdividing the lot in the future at a density
of no less than three dwelling units per buildable acre. For purposes of this subdivision,
buildable acres includes the gross area of the lot minus open water, wetlands, rights -of -way
and drainage and utility easements; or
(b) smaller lots may be created through a planned unit development consistent
with the provisions of section 827.24 et seq. of this ordinance and with the intent of this
section.
Subd. 4. Hard surfaces may not cover more than 20 percent of any lot. For purposes
of this section, a hard surface includes any non -natural surface which is impervious to water,
including but not limited to buildings, decks, paddocks and paved or gravel -surfaced, drives, walks,
and parking areas.
Subd. 5. Animal structures shall not be erected within 150 feet of any lot line.
Subd. 6. Feed lots, runs, pens, and similar intensively used facilities for animal raising
and care shall not be located within 300 feet of any property line, 100 feet of wetlands and 300 feet
of any shoreland or stream.
Subd. 7. The height of single family detached residences may exceed 30 feet, but may
not exceed 40 feet or two and one-half (21/2) stories, if the following standards are met:
(a) Accurate building plans and elevation drawings shall be submitted to the
city;
(b) Those portions of the residence greater than 30 feet in height shall be
uninhabited and not planned for storage;
(c) Those portions of the residence greater than 30 feet in height shall be no
larger than 500 sq. ft. or shall be divided into spaces no greater than 500 sq. ft. and separated
by an approved draft stop;
(d) The height from the lowest ground level (and 8 feet out) to the eave shall be
no greater than 30 feet; and
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(e) There shall be a two (2) story height limitation at the driveway or point of
access to the residence.
SECTION II: This ordinance shall become effective upon its adoption and publication.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Medina on the 19th day of June, 2001.
Paul Robinson, Administrator -Clerk -Treasurer
Published in the Lakeshore Weekly News on the 26rh day of June, 2001.
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