HomeMy Public PortalAbout715 - Ordinance Establishing Preserve Medina PUDOrdinance No. 715 1
August 2, 2023
CITY OF MEDINA
ORDINANCE NO. 715
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
FOR “PRESERVE OF MEDINA”
AND AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP
THE CITY COUNCIL OF MEDINA, MINNESOTA ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The city of Medina received a request to change the zoning classification of the
property legally described in Exhibit A attached hereto (the “Property”) to Planned Unit
Development. Based on the written and oral record before the Planning Commission and City
Council during review of the request as well as all additional testimony submitted to the City, the
City Council has found that the proposed rezoning of the Property to Planned Unit Development
is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and serves the purpose of the Planned Unit
Development district.
Section 2. The Property is hereby rezoned to PUD, Planned Unit Development. The
location of the Property subject to the zoning amendment is depicted on the map in Exhibit B
attached hereto.
Section 3. The Preserve of Medina Planned Unit Development General Plan is hereby
approved. All entitlements, including but not limited to, density, dimensional standards, setbacks
and development standards established within this PUD District are hereby set forth by the
Preserve of Medina General Plan of Development, dated April 28, 2023 (the “General Plan”),
which is incorporated herein by reference. Any standards not specifically addressed by this
ordinance shall be the requirements set forth in the Medina Zoning Ordinance, including the Rural
Residential (“RR”) and other relevant standards.
Section 4. Allowed Uses.
A. Permitted Uses. The permitted uses within the PUD District shall be the same as
the permitted uses of the RR zoning district, as they may be amended from time
to time.
B. Accessory Uses. The allowed accessory uses within the PUD District shall be the
same as the accessory uses of the RR zoning district, as they may be amended from
time to time.
C. Conditional Uses. The following shall be the only conditional uses within the
PUD District, subject to approval of a conditional use permit, the requirements
described in Sections 825.39 and 826.98, and other applicable provisions of the
city code:
(i) Home occupations in compliance with the conditions of Section 826.98, Subd.
2(c), as it may be amended from time to time.
(ii) Accessory Dwelling Units in conformance with section 826.98 subd. 2(p), as it
may be amended from time to time.
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August 2, 2023
Section 5. Lot Standards. Lots within the PUD District shall be subject to the
requirements of the RR zoning district except as explicitly described below.
A. Required lot size, width, depth, and arrangement shall be as indicated on the
General Plan.
B. Minimum Front, Side, and Rear Yard Setbacks: 50 feet, except the minimum yard
setback adjacent to Outlot A shall be 20 feet.
C. Animal structure setbacks. Structures or buildings used to house, exercise, or
accommodate animals shall not be erected within 150 feet of any lot line except as
described below.
i. The required animal structure setback shall be reduced to 50 feet from a
common property line shared with a Lot or Outlot within the Preserve of
Medina PUD District.
ii. Notwithstanding the above, a structure or building that houses chickens only
(“chicken coop”) may be erected within 150 feet of any lot line, but may not be
erected within 50 feet of any lot line.
Section 6. Subdivision Design and Zoning Development Standards. All standards not
specified by this ordinance shall be the same as found in the Medina Zoning Ordinance for the RR
zoning district, as it may be amended from time to time. The following deviations from the
underlying performance standards are hereby in place for the Preserve of Medina Planned Unit
Development:
A. The arrangement and dimensions of lots, blocks, outlots, and easements shall be as
depicted with the Preserve of Medina plat approved by the City Council. Such plat
shall be consistent with the city’s preliminary plat approval, except as modified by the
City Council at the time of final plat approval.
B. Upland Buffer Zones. The width and location of upland buffer zones shall likewise be
consistent with the city’s preliminary plat approval, except as modified by the City
Council at the time of final plat approval.
Section 7. The City of Medina Zoning Administrator is hereby directed to place this
ordinance into effect and to make the appropriate changes to the official Medina zoning map to
reflect the change in zoning classifications as set forth above only upon recording of the Preserve
of Medina plat with Hennepin County.
Section 8. A copy of this ordinance and the updated map shall be kept on file at the Medina
City Hall.
Section 9. This ordinance shall be effective upon its passage, publication, and recording
of the Preserve of Medina plat, and if the name of said plat changes prior to its recordation, City
staff is authorized to administratively change all references to “Preserve of Medina” contained in
this ordinance to reflect said name change.
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August 2, 2023
Adopted by the Medina City Council this 2nd day of August, 2023.
CITY OF MEDINA
By:
Kathleen Martin, Mayor
Attest:
By:
Caitlyn Walker, City Clerk
Published in the Crow River News on this day the 10th of August, 2023.
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EXHIBIT A
Legal Description of the Property
[to be platted as Preserve of Medina, Hennepin County, Minnesota]
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EXHIBIT B
Map Showing Location of Property Subject to Preserve of Medina PUD