HomeMy Public PortalAbout631 Ordinance Regarding the Requirements of the R1, R2, and R3 Residential Zoning Districts Amending Chapter 8 of the City CodeCITY OF MEDINA
ORDINANCE NO.631
AN ORDINANCE REGARDING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE
SINGLE-FAMILY (R1), SINGLE- AND TWO-FAMILY (R2), AND
MID -DENSITY (R3) RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS;
AMENDING CHAPTER 8 OF THE CITY CODE
The City Council of the City of Medina ordains as follows:
SECTION I. Section 840.1.01 of the code of ordinances of the City of Medina is amended by
deleting the ST-} i-e-4i-t1lf*R1.01 language and adding the underlined language as follows:
SECTION 840.1 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (R1) DISTRICT
Section 840.1.01 Residential -Single Family (R1) - Purpose. The purpose of the Residential -
Single Family (R1) district is to provide a zoning district for single-family residential
neighborhoods, designed in a way to protect the natural environment and to implement the
objectives of the Low Density Residential land use in the city's Comprehensive Plan. Property to
be developed within the Low Density Residential land use shall be zoned R1 unless the City
Council, following review and recommendation by the Planning Commission, determines that an
alternative zoning designation better meets the objectives, goals, and purposes of the
Comprehensive Plan and zoning ordinance.
SECTION II. Section 840.1.05 of the code of ordinances of the City of Medina is amended by
deleting the stfue E *life,,,.i, language and adding the underlined language as follows:
Section 840.1.05. (R1) Lot Standards. The following standards shall be observed, subject to
additional requirements, exceptions and modifications set forth in the city code:
Subd. 1. Density of Development: Development or redevelopment shall be consistent with
the density requirements of the Comprehensive Plan.
Subd. 2. Minimum Lot Size: 11,000 square feet
Subd. 3. Minimum Lot Width: 90 feet. The minimum lot width shall be increased to
110 feet for a lot with a side yard adjacent to a collector or arterial roadway.
Subd. 4. Minimum Lot Depth: 100 feet
Subd. 5. Minimum Front Yard Setback: 25 feet, except as follows:
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(a) Additional setback for garage doors facing streets: Garage doors which face a street
shall be set back a minimum of 30 feet.
(b) Reduced setback for side -load garage: The front yard setback may be reduced to 20
feet if garage doors do not face the street and if garage walls facing the street include
a window or architectural elements to give the appearance of living space.
Subd. 6. Minimum Rear Yard Setback: 30 feet. The rear yard setback may be reduced to 20
feet if abutting an preserved open space or common area, but may not be reduced if abutting
public arkpro erty.
Subd. 7. Minimum Interior Side Yard Setback: 25 feet combined total for both side yards,
with neither side less than 10 feet. The combined interior side yard setback shall be reduced
to 20 feet if garage doors do not face the street.
Subd. 8. Street Setbacks: A required yard setback adjacent to a public or private street shall
be increased based on the classification of the street in the Comprehensive Plan as follows:
(a) Local Roadway or Private Street: 25 feet, except as follows:
(i) Additional setback for garage doors facing streets: Garage doors which face a
street shall be set back a minimum of 30 feet.
(ii) Reduced setback for side -load garage: The front yard setback may be reduced
to 20 feet if garage doors do not face the street and if garage walls facing
the street include a window or architectural elements to give the appearance
of living space.
(b) Minor Collector Roadway: 35 feet
(c) Major Collector or Arterial Roadway: 50 feet
Subd. 9. Maximum Impervious Surface Coverage: 40 percent of the total lot area. Impervious
surface coverage may exceed this amount if stormwater management practices are
implemented on the lot which, according to the City Engineer, reduce runoff below that
which would occur if abiding by the maximum impervious surface regulation. However,
in no case shall impervious surface coverage exceed 60 percent of the lot area remaining
after wetlands and stormwater ponds have been excluded.
SECTION III. Section 840.1.06 of the code of ordinances of the City of Medina is amended by
deleting the struck o gh language and adding the underlined language as follows:
Section 840.1.06. (R1) Design and Development Standards. The following standards shall be
observed, subject to additional requirements, exceptions and modifications set forth in the city
code:
Subd. 1. The residential district standards, as required in Section 840.3, shall be observed.
Subd. 2. Maximum Building Height: All buildings shall meet the following requirements:
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(a) Building height shall not exceed 32 feet, but the maximum building height shall be
increased to 35 feet if the structure is equipped with a compliant fire sprinkler or if
interior side yard setbacks are increased by 50 percent.
(b) No building shall exceed two and one-half stories in height, with a limitation of two
stories facing a street.
(c) Maximum distance from ground to eave. In no case shall the vertical distance from
the lowest ground level (at the footprint of the building and eight feet out) to the
eave be greater than 30 32 feet.
SECTION IV. Section 840.2 of the code of ordinances of the City of Medina is amended by
deleting the stfuelchrough language and adding the underlined language as follows:
SINGLE- AND TWO FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (R2) DISTRICT
Section 840.2.01 Residential -Single- and Twos Family (R2) - Purpose. The purpose of the
Residential -Sint le- and Two- Family (R2) district is to provide a zoning district for a mix of single-
family and two-family dwellings, designed in a way to protect the natural environment and to
implement the objectives of the Medium Low Density Residential land use in the city's
Comprehensive Plan. The R2 district is intended as an alternative to the R1 district, not to
substantially increase density of development, but rather to allow the clustering of smaller lots to
support:
(1) The protection and enhancement of natural areas throu the • reservation of wooded areas
the provision of additional buffering for lakes, streams, and wetlands, or the creation of
ecological connections with other protected lands.
(2) The preservation of open spaces, provision of additional buffering from adjacent streets
and uses, or the creation of additional recreational opportunities.
The City Council, following review and recommendation by the Planning Commission, shall have
full discretion to determine in what cases zoning property R2 rather than the standard R1 district
meets these purposes. If the City Council determines an R2 zoning does not meet these purposes,
the property shall be zoned RI.
Section 840.2.02. (R2) Permitted Uses. The following shall be permitted uses within the R2
district, subject to applicable provisions of the city code:
(1) Single Family Detached Dwellings
(2) Two Family Dwellings
(3) Day care facilities serving 12 or fewer persons or group family day care facilities serving
14 or fewer persons, provided: the facility is licensed as required by law; no more than
one person not residing at the property is employed by the facility; and that provisions
are made so that the drop-off and pick-up of clientele does not impact neighboring
property or right-of-way.
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(4) State Licensed Residential Facility or housing with services establishment registered under
chapter 144D, serving six or fewer persons
(5) Parks and Open Space
(6) Essential services
Section 840.2.03. (R2) Conditional Uses. The following shall be permitted within the R2 district,
subject to conditional use permit approval, the specific requirements established in Section
840.3.05, and other applicable provisions of the city code:
(1) Accessory Dwelling Units located within in the principal structure.
Section 840.2.04. (R2) Accessory Uses. The following accessory uses shall be permitted within
the R2 district, subject to applicable provisions of the city code and provided such use is
subordinate to and associated with a permitted or conditional use:
(1) Garages or detached private structures, except no such structure shall contain
components to constitute a separate complete dwelling unit
(2) Off-street parking
(3) Private swimming pools and sport courts
(4) Home Occupations
(5) Signs, subject to the requirements of the sign ordinance
(6) Solar Equipment, if affixed to a structure, and in compliance with Section 828.09 subd.
1 of the City Code.
Section 840.2.05. (R2) Lot Standards. The following standards shall be observed, subject to
additional requirements, exceptions and modifications set forth in the city code:
Subd. 1. Density of Development: Development or redevelopment shall be consistent with
the density requirements of the Comprehensive Plan.
Subd. 2. Minimum Lot Size (Single Family Detached): 8,000 square feet
Subd. 3. Minimum Lot Size (Two Family Dwelling): 5,000 square feet per unit
Subd. 4. Minimum Lot Width (Single Family Detached): 60 feet. The minimum lot width
shall be increased to 90 feet for lots with a side yard adjacent to a collector or arterial
roadway.
Subd. 5. Minimum Lot Width (Two Family Dwelling): 50 feet per unit. The minimum lot
width shall be increased to 70 feet for a unit with a side yard adjacent to a collector or
arterial roadway.
Subd. 6. Minimum Lot Depth: 90 feet
Subd. 7. Minimum Front Yard Setback: 25 feet, except as follows:
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(a) Additional setback for garage doors facing streets: Garage doors which face a street
shall be set back a minimum of 30 feet.
(b) Reduced setback for side -load garage: The front yard setback may be reduced to 20
feet if garage doors do not face the street and if garage walls facing the street include
a window or architectural elements to give the appearance of living space.
Subd. 8. Minimum Rear Yard Setback: 25 feet. The rear yard setback may be reduced to 15
feet if abutting an preserved open space or common area, but may not be reduced if abutting
public park property.
Subd. 9. Minimum Interior Side Yard Setback (Single Family Detached):
(a) The combined total of both side yards shall be a minimum of 15 feet
(b) Neither side yard shall be less than 5 feet
(c) One of the side yards shall be 10 feet or greater
Subd. 10. Minimum Interior Side Yard Setback (Two Family Dwelling): 10 feet, except the
side yard setback shall be reduced to zero for the common wall between two dwelling units.
Subd. 11. Street Setbacks: A required yard setback adjacent to a public or private street shall
be increased based on the classification of the street in the Comprehensive Plan as follows:
(a) Local Roadway or Private Street: 25 feet, except as follows:
(i) Additional setback for garage doors facing streets: Garage doors which face a
street shall be set back a minimum of 30 feet.
(ii) Reduced setback for side -load garage: The front yard setback may be reduced
to 20 feet if garage doors do not face the street and if garage walls facing
the street include a window or architectural elements to give the appearance
of living space.
(b) Minor Collector Roadway: 35 feet
(c) Major Collector or Arterial Roadway: 50 feet
Subd. 12. Maximum Impervious Surface Coverage: 50 percent of the total lot area.
Impervious surface coverage may exceed this amount if stormwater management practices
are implemented on the lot which, according to the City Engineer, reduce runoff below that
which would occur if abiding by the maximum impervious surface regulation. However,
in no case shall impervious surface coverage exceed 60 percent of the lot area remaining
after wetlands and stormwater ponds have been excluded.
Section 840.2.06. (R2) Design and Development Standards. The following standards shall be
observed, subject to additional requirements, exceptions and modifications set forth in the city
code:
Subd. 1. The residential district standards, as required in Section 840.3, shall be observed.
Subd. 2. Maximum Building Height: All buildings shall meet the following requirements:
(a) Building height shall not exceed 32 feet, but the maximum building height shall be
increased to 35 feet if the structure is equipped with a compliant fire sprinkler or if
interior side yard setbacks are increased by 50 percent.
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(b) No building shall exceed two and one-half stories in height, with a limitation of two
stories facing a street.
(c) Maximum distance from ground to eave. In no case shall the vertical distance from
the lowest ground level (at the footprint of the building and eight feet out) to the
eave be greater than 30 32 feet.
SECTION V. Section 840.3.04 of the code of ordinances of the City of Medina is amended by
deleting the struck through language and adding the underlined language as follows:
SECTION 840.3 DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
FOR SINGLE- AND TWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
Section 840.3.04. Landscaping Requirements for Individual Single -Family and Two -Family
Lots.
Subd. 1. Generally. Each lot shall be landscaped, except for areas occupied by buildings,
driveways, walks, patios, recreational areas, wetlands, wetland buffers, and woodlands.
Landscaping shall include trees, shrubs, plantings, and turf grass. Properly maintained
prairie or natural vegetation may be utilized within buffer yards. Integrated stormwater
management practices, such as vegetative swales, vegetated filter strips, bioretention, and
raingardens, shall be considered landscaping and shall be included in the gross acreage of
the parcel when calculating impervious surface coverage.
Subd. 2. Lawn Establishment. The entire lot and adjacent right-of-way to the edge of the
street shall be landscaped and vegetation established prior to issuance of a certificate of
occupancy for a new home.
(a) Financial Guarantee Option. If vegetation is not established at the time of certificate
of occupancy, the city may accept a financial guarantee, in an amount determined
by the city council, to ensure that landscaping is completed within one year. If
landscaping is not completed, the city may take action to complete the work, and
the property owner shall grant access to the property and be responsible for the
cost of such work.
(b) Type of Ground Cover. Low maintenance and water conserving alternatives to
traditional Kentucky bluegrass are encouraged and may be seeded. Otherwise,
sod or hydro -seed application shall be required.
Subd. 3. FrontYard Trees. A minimum of two-four overstory trees shall be required to be
planted prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy for each dwelling unit. Trees shall
meet the following requirements:
(a) Financial Guarantee Option. If the trees are not planted at the time of certificate of
occupancy, the city may accept a financial guarantee, as established by the city
council, to ensure that planting occurs within one year.
(b) Size. Deciduous trees shall not be less than two caliper inches measured four feet off
ground, and coniferous trees shall not be less than six feet in height.
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(c) Location. For single-family dwellings, two trees shall be located within 15 feet
of the front lot line. For two-family dwellings, at least one of the trees shall be
located within 15 feet of the front lot line. Trees shall be located in a way which
does not interfere with utilities.
(d) Type. Trees shall be suitable for the soil and site conditions and compliment others in
the area. Native species, as listed within the tree preservation ordinance are
required, unless otherwise necessary. Species with known vulnerability to disease
or infestation shall not be permitted. The trees shall not be of a single species and,
to the extent possible, should be differentiated across the neighborhood so that no
more 25 percent are from one species.
(e) Credit for Preserved Trees. The city may reduce the required number of overstory trees
if existing trees are preserved in the front yard. In order to receive credit, the trees
shall satisfy the requirements of the Tree Preservation Ordinance, Section 828.41.
Subd. 4. Maintenance. The property owner shall be responsible to see that landscaping is
maintained in an attractive and well -kept condition and to replace any landscaping that
does not survive. Irrigation for landscaping and lawns shall be consistent with city water
usage regulations.
Subd. 5. Tree Preservation. Removal of significant trees and any construction activity within
residential districts shall be subject to the requirements set forth by the City's Tree
Preservation Ordinance Section 828.41.
SECTION VI, Section 841.1.05 of the code of ordinances of the City of Medina is amended by
deleting the struck through language and adding the underlined language as follows:
SECTION 841.1 RESIDENTIAL -MID DENSITY (R3) DISTRICT
Section 841.1.05. (R3) Lot Standards. The following standards shall be observed, subject to
additional requirements, exceptions and modifications set forth in the city code. Many of these
standards may be applied across a coordinated development so that individual lots may not meet
all requirements (lot area and impervious surface coverage, for example) but the development as
a whole is consistent with the standards. In these situations, the city shall require documentation
which describes the property which is subject to the coordinated development.
Subd. 1. Density of Development: Development or redevelopment shall be consistent with
the density requirements of the Comprehensive Plan.
Subd. 2. Minimum Net Area per Unit: 877-5-07,920 square feet per unit, except as modified
by Subd. 4 below.
Subd. 3. Maximum Net Area per Unit: 4-2 088,700 square feet per unit
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Subd. 4. Density Bonuses: Certain design and construction features serve to reduce the real
and perceived impacts of crowding prevalent in multiple -residential dwelling units and
building complexes. The Minimum Net Area per Unit requirement above may be reduced
in accordance to the following, except that total reductions shall not exceed 1700 square
feet of Net Lot Area aer unit to ensure the density after the bonus(es) must bcis consistent
with the Comprehensive Plan.
(a) Affordable Housing (max. bonus reduction =4:5/ae1,700 square feet of Net Lot
Areaper Unit). The density bonus shall be based on the proportion of units which
will be preserved as affordable housing and the nature of the restriction utilized to
maintain affordability.
(b) LEED Certification or similar (max. bonus -reduction — 1.0 unit/acre1220 square feet
of Net Lot Area per Unit). The density bonus shall be based upon the level of
certification, with the full bonus available for the highest level of certification.
(c) Low impact development (max. reduction = 1,220 square feet of Net Lot Area per
Unitbonus — 1.0 unit/acre). The density bonus shall be based on the water quality
improvements above those required by the city.
(d) Underground Parking (max. reduction = 1,220 square feet of Net Lot Area per
Unithe-mnit/-asre). The density bonus shall be based upon the number of
parking stalls provided, with the full bonus available if at least one underground
space is provided per dwelling unit.
(e) Sound suppression (max. reduction = 660 square feet of Net Lot Area per Unitbonus-
0.5 unit/acre). In order to be eligible, the STC rating must be increased by ten from
that specified as the minimum in the Minnesota State Building Code.
(f) Oversized garages or lockable storage units (max. reduction = 350 square feet of Net
Lot Area_per Unitherpas — 0.25 unit/acre). Additional storage must be at least 4-00
60 square feet for townhomes or25_square feet for other uses.
(g) Common open space and shared recreational facilities (max. reduction = 350 square
feet of Net Lot Area per Unites--0-: -5 unit/acre)
Subd. 5. Minimum Setback from Perimeter of Site: 20 feet, except as modified below. This
setback shall apply to structures, parking, and recreational areas.
(a) Increase adjacent to less intensive zoning district. The setback adjacent to or across a
street from property of a less intensive zoning district shall be increased to 40 feet.
(b) Increase for required buffer yard. The required setback shall be increased when
necessary to abide by buffer yard requirements.
Subd. 6. Street Setbacks: The following yard setback shall be required adjacent to public or
private streets. Structures, parking areas, and active recreational areas shall not be located
within this setback area. The required yard setback shall be based on the classification of
the street in the Comprehensive Plan as follows:
(a) Private Street: 25 feet, except as follows:
(i) Parking areas and recreational areas shall be exempt from this requirement.
(ii) Reduction of setback for side- or rear -load garage: The front yard setback may
be reduced to 15 feet if garage doors do not face the street and if garage
walls facing the street include a window or architectural elements to give
the appearance of living space.
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(b) Local Roadway: 40 feet
(c) Collector or Arterial Roadway: 50 feet
Subd. 7. Minimum Setbacks between buildings within a development: 30 feet
Subd. 8. Maximum Impervious Surface: 50 percent of the total lot area. Impervious surface
coverage may exceed this amount if stormwater management practices are implemented
which, according to the City Engineer, exceed stormwater retention and treatment
regulations. However, in no case shall impervious surface coverage exceed 65 percent of
the lot area remaining after wetlands and stormwater ponds have been excluded.
SECTION VII. Section 841.1.06 of the code of ordinances of the City of Medina is amended by
deleting the struck through language and adding the underlined language as follows:
Section 841.1.06. (R3) Design and Development Standards. The following standards shall be
observed, subject to additional requirements, exceptions and modifications set forth in the city
code:
Subd. 1. The design and development standards of Section 841.4 shall be observed.
Subd. 2. Maximum Building Height: Building height shall not exceed 32 feet.
(a) Additional height if sprinkled. The maximum building height shall be increased to 35
feet if the structure is equipped with a compliant fire sprinkler.
(b) No building shall exceed two and one-half stories in height, with a limitation of two
stories facing a street.
(c) Maximum distance from ground to eave. In no case shall the vertical distance from
the lowest ground level (at the footprint of the building and eight feet out) to the
eave be greater than 30 32 feet.
SECTION VIII. This ordinance shall become effective upon its adoption and publication.
Adopted by the Medina city council this 6th day of March, 2018.
Bob Mitchell, Mayor
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Jodi IVf Gallup, City Clerk
Published in the Crow River News on the 15th day of March, 2018.
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