Churches and ancillary facilities operated by a church, such as a private park, a playground, and/or a recreation area, a day care facility, a preschool and/or a school, may be conditionally permitted in the Rural Residential (RR) District according to the conditions and restrictions contained herein. Schools, whether publicly- or privately-owned and operated, and ancillary facilities operated by a school, such as a private park, a playground, and/or a recreation area, a day care facility, and/or a preschool, may be conditionally permitted in the Rural Residential (RR) District according to the conditions and restrictions contained herein. The church and school ancillary facilities listed above are deemed to be compatible with RR zoning. If a church or school is proposed to have ancillary facilities other than those listed above, that church or school will need to be located in one of the commercial zones.
A. Setbacks shall not be less than seventy-five (75) feet from right-of-way.
B. Side yard setback shall be not less than twenty (20) feet.
C. Lighted areas shall be approved prior to development and shall be placed in such a way that they do not infringe upon the rights of adjacent property owners. In no case shall any unshielded light standard be placed closer than seventy-five (75) feet from any adjacent property line. Light standards with lights shielded to prevent direct lighting of adjacent properties may be placed as close as twenty (20) feet from a property line.
D. No parking area shall be located within twenty (20) feet of lot lines.
E. No unsafe, uncomfortable, or offensive vibrations, noises, visual effects, odors, or air pollutants shall be allowed to radiate across lot lines.
F. Off-Street Parking requirements:
1. Churches: at least one (1) parking space for each three (3) seats based on the design capacity of the main assembly hall.
2. Schools (elementary and middle school): at least one (1) parking space for each classroom plus one (1) additional space for each employee. Sports facilities will require additional parking.
3. Schools (high school through college): at least one (1) parking space for each ten (10) students based on design capacity plus two (2) additional spaces for each classroom. Sports facilities will require additional parking.
G. Structures shall be designed and the grounds shall be landscaped so as to be harmonious with the neighborhood and with the district. Where existing residential uses on adjoining properties are sited at the side yard setback, the landscaping shall include landscape screening (fencing, earthen berms, trees, and shrubs, etc.) sufficient to protect the privacy of the adjacent residential use.
H. A water meter shall be installed for the purpose of determining that the use is in compliance with regulations regarding the capacity of subsurface treatment systems contained in Minnesota Rules, Chapter 7080, and City Code, Chapter 14. If the use is not in compliance with such regulations, the City Council may order the owner to bring the individual sewage treatment system into compliance within a reasonable period of time, not to exceed one (1) year.
[§ 7A-809, formerly § 7A-822, amended by Ord. No. 89-1, effective July 21, 1989, Ord. No. 96-3, effective September 19, 1996, Ord. No. 01-01, effective May 17, 2001, and Ord. No. 02-01, effective May 17, 2002, [§ 7A-808, formerly 7A-809 amended (renumbered) by Ord. No. 04-04A, effective June 3, 2004, amended by Ord. No. 07-02, effective March 1, 2007; amended by Ord. No. 21-09, effective December 8, 2021; amended by Ord. No. 23-05, effective August 31, 2023.]