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(A) Purpose. The R-3 Medium-High Density Residential District is intended to provide areas offering a broad development range in housing units, yet retain the environment and character of less intensive residence areas through carefully established bulk and lot area requirements.
(B) Permitted uses.
(1) Single-family detached dwellings. All new home construction in residential districts shall have an attached or detached garage with a minimum of 400 square feet. Garages less than 400 square feet, but larger than 240 square feet, are allowed by conditional use permit. Garages less than 240 square feet are not allowed;
(2) Two-family attached dwellings, duplexes, double bungalow. All new home construction in residential districts shall have an attached or detached garage with a minimum of 400 square feet. Single-family dwellings without garages or with garages less than 400 square feet are conditionally permitted. A conditional use permit is required;
(3) Parks and playgrounds;
(4) Family day care as permitted by state law; and
(5) Class B supervised living facilities serving six or fewer persons.
(C) Conditional uses.
(1) The conditional uses and special district provisions allowed in the R-2 District;
(2) Three- to eight-unit buildings;
(3) The following are permitted only subject to the issuance of a conditional use permit:
(a) Neighborhood medical and dental clinics and offices, subject to maximum gross floor area of 5,000 square feet;
(b) Business and professional offices, subject to a maximum gross floor area of 5,000 square feet, and subject further to the special district provisions;
(c) Uses listed as conditional permitted uses in the R-2 District, as regulated therein;
(d) A state licensed residential facility serving from seven through 16 persons;
(e) Group homes and crisis shelters up to 5,000 square feet; and
(f) Licensed day care facilities which are not permitted principal uses under state law.
(4) Conditions for residential facilities, group homes, crisis shelters and licensed day care facilities shall not be imposed which are more restrictive than those imposed on conditional uses or other multi-family residential property in the same district, unless the additional conditions are necessary to protect the health and safety of the residents of the residential facility; and
(5) The requirements of § 154.115 of this chapter shall apply to the conditional uses described in this section.
(D) Accessory uses. Accessory uses as listed in the R-1 Residential District.
(E) Dimensional regulations.
(1) Minimum lot area, lot coverage and dimensions.
(a) Requirements.
R-3 Use | Minimum Lot Area per Dwelling Unit | Minimum Lot Width | Minimum Lot Depth |
Single-family residence Maximum lot coverage 50% (A survey will be required if calculations cannot be verified) | 7,200 square feet | 60 feet; corner, 80 feet | 120 feet |
Two-family residence Maximum lot coverage 50% (A survey will be required if calculations cannot be verified) | 5,000 square feet | 80 feet | 120 feet |
Three- to eight-family building | 4,200 square feet* | None | None |
NOTES TO TABLE: * Does not count area set aside for surface water ponding below the ordinary high water mark or wetland protection areas. | |||
(b) Adjustments. The minimum lot area requirements listed above may be adjusted as follows for eight-unit multiple-family buildings.
1. For each garage (parking unit) within or under an apartment building, subtract 400 square feet from the total minimum lot area.
2. For each private dwelling unit entrance, subtract 400 square feet from the total minimum lot area.
(2) (a) Setbacks and heights.
R-3 Use | Front Setback | Corner Side | Interior Side | Rear | Height |
Accessory buildings** | 30 feet | 25 feet | 6 feet | 6 feet; 25 feet on double frontage lots | 16 feet |
Single-family | 25 feet | 25 feet | 8 feet | 25 feet | 35 feet |
Two-family | 25 feet | 25 feet | 10 feet | 25 feet | 35 feet |
Three- to eight-family | 30 feet | 25 feet | 20 feet* | 40 feet | 35 feet |
NOTES TO TABLE: * Add 6 inches for each foot the average height of the building exceeds 20 feet. ** Reference § 154.026 | |||||
(b) Distance between buildings. The minimum distance between townhouse or four- to eight-family buildings when the exterior walls are parallel shall be equal to the height of the exterior wall or 15 feet, whichever is greater. Townhouses or four- to eight-family buildings shall be no closer to one another at any point than 15 feet.
(F) Open space. A minimum of 20% of the land area of a residential development shall be devoted to private outdoor passive or active recreation. This space shall be effectively separated from automobile traffic and parking and be readily accessible. Provisions shall be made for the permanent private maintenance of this land. The term “open space” shall not include space devoted to streets and parking. This private outdoor recreation space shall not be a substitute for the dedication of land and/or cash for public parks as may be required by § 154.072 of this chapter, regarding public sites, open spaces and bicycle and pedestrian paths.
(G) Parking requirements. Parking shall be provided according to the regulations of § 154.116 and App. B of this chapter. Parking areas or circulation drives shall be set back at least five feet from any interior lot line.
(H) Common wall dwellings. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 154.056 of this chapter, one developer may construct two single-family dwellings with a common wall and boundary line for which there may be no building setback from the common boundary; provided:
(1) Each lot shall meet all other setback requirements for a two-family dwelling; and
(2) Separate services shall be furnished and provided to each dwelling for sanitary sewer and water.
(I) Accessory buildings. Accessory buildings shall observe the same setback requirements established for the multiple-residence building, except that accessory buildings located within the rear yard of the multiple-residence building may be located within six feet of the rear of interior side property line. The city’s Planning Commission may require common walls for accessory buildings where common walls will eliminate unsightly and hazardous areas.
(2004 Code, § 154.058) (Ord. 464, passed 1- -1996; Ord. 97-195, passed 5- -1997; Ord. 98-219, passed 3-10-1998; Ord. 05-0424, passed 2-28-2006; Ord. 07-0459, passed 3-13-2007; Ord. 13-0710, passed 7-9-2013) Penalty, see § 154.999
(A) Purpose. The R-4 High Density Residential District defines areas for the development of medium to high density multiple-family dwelling structures and directly related complementary uses.
(B) Permitted uses. None.
(C) Conditional uses.
(1) Conditional uses and special district provisions of the R-1, R-2 and R-3 Districts, except single-family houses;
(2) Multiple-family buildings, including apartments, townhouses, four-, six- and eight-family buildings and other residential structures containing three or more dwelling units;
(3) Apartment buildings designed and marketed exclusively for the elderly;
(4) Private parks and playgrounds or tot lots;
(5) A state licensed residential facility serving from seven through 16 persons;
(6) Group homes and crisis shelters up to 5,000 square feet;
(7) Licensed day care facilities which are not permitted principal uses under state law;
(8) Conditions for residential facilities, group homes, crisis shelters and licensed day care facilities shall not be imposed which are more restrictive than those imposed on conditional uses or other multi-family residential property in the same district, unless the additional conditions are necessary to protect the health and safety of the residents of the residential facility; and
(9) The requirements of § 154.115 of this chapter shall apply to the conditional uses described in this section.
(D) Accessory uses.
(1) Any accessory use building or structure customarily incidental to a use permitted above, and located on the same lot therewith; and
(2) Accessory uses of the R-1 District.
(E) Dimensional regulations.
(1) Minimum lot area and dimensions. In determining minimum lot area and minimum lot dimensions, the following table in division (E)(1)(a) below shall be used. The minimum lot area per dwelling unit may be adjusted using the schedule of allowances, also below in division (E)(1)(b) below.
(a) Requirements.
R-4 Use | Bedrooms per Unit | Minimum Lot Area per Dwelling Unit | Minimum Lot Width | Minimum Lot Depth |
R-4 Use | Bedrooms per Unit | Minimum Lot Area per Dwelling Unit | Minimum Lot Width | Minimum Lot Depth |
Apartment building | 0 | 2,500 square feet* | None | None |
1 | 3,000 square feet* | |||
2 | 3,000 square feet* | |||
3 | 3,500 square feet* | |||
Apartments for the elderly | 0 | 1,000 square feet* | None | None |
1 | 1,500 square feet* | |||
2 | 2,000 square feet* | |||
Three- to eight- family building | NA | 4,000 square feet* | None | None |
NOTES TO TABLE: * Does not include areas set aside for surface water ponding below the ordinary high water mark or wetland protection. | ||||
(b) Adjustments. The minimum lot area requirements listed above may be adjusted as follows.
1. For each garage (parking unit) within or under an apartment building, subtract 400 square feet from the total minimum lot area.
2. For each private dwelling unit entrance, subtract 400 square feet from the total minimum lot area.
(2) (a) Setbacks and heights.
R-4 Use | Front Setback | Corner Side | Interior Side | Rear | Height |
Accessory structures** | 30 feet | 25 feet | 6 feet | 6 feet; 25 feet on double frontage lots | 16 feet |
Apartments | No less than 35 feet or the average height of the building, whichever is greater | 35 feet | |||
Three- to eight-family building | 30 feet | 25 feet | 20 feet* | 40 feet | 35 feet |
NOTES TO TABLE: * Add 6 inches for each foot the average height of the building exceeds 20 feet. ** Reference § 154.026 | |||||
(b) Distance between buildings. The minimum distance between buildings when the exterior walls are parallel shall be equal to the height of the exterior wall or 15 feet, whichever is greater. Buildings shall be no closer to one another at any point than 15 feet.
(F) Open space. A minimum of 20% of the land area of a multiple-family residential development shall be devoted to private outdoor passive or active recreation. This space shall be effectively separated from automobile traffic and parking and be readily accessible. Provisions shall be made for the permanent private maintenance of this land. The term “open space” shall not include space devoted to streets and parking. This private outdoor recreation space shall not be a substitute for the dedication of land and/or cash for public parks as may be required by § 154.072 of this chapter, regarding public sites, open spaces and bicycle and pedestrian paths.
(G) Parking requirements. Parking shall be provided according to the regulations of § 154.116 and App. B of this chapter; except that, only one-half parking space is required for each apartment for the elderly. Parking areas or circulation drives shall be set back at least five feet from any lot line.
(H) Common wall dwellings. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 154.056 of this chapter, one developer may construct two single-family dwellings with a common wall and boundary line for which there may be no building setback from the common boundary; provided:
(1) Each lot shall meet all other setback requirements for a two-family dwelling;
(2) Separate services shall be furnished and provided to each dwelling for sanitary sewer and water; and
(3) No fence or shrubbery divider shall be installed or maintained on the common boundary line.
(I) Accessory buildings. Accessory buildings shall observe the same setback requirements established for the multiple-residence building; except that, accessory buildings located within the rear yard of the multiple residence building may be located within six feet of the rear of interior side property line. The city’s Planning Commission may require common walls for accessory buildings where common walls will eliminate unsightly and hazardous areas.
(J) Required play area. Any multiple-family housing development of 24 or more dwelling units (except housing for the elderly) shall plan for and provide tot lot play facilities for pre-school children. The City Parks and Recreation Commission shall review and approve these play facilities. Developments immediately adjacent to (not across the street from) public parks having tot lot facilities shall be exempt from this requirement. Adjacent, but sequential, projects by the same developer shall be counted as a single project.
(K) Condominiums. Condominiums, as defined and regulated by M.S. Ch. 515, as it may be amended from time to time, shall be considered as multiple-family dwelling structures in this code and shall be subject to all R-4 District requirements, except as modified by the following.
(1) Approval of condominium floor plan. The condominium floor plan required by M.S. § 515.13, as it may be amended from time to time, shall not be filed with the Recorder until the same has been tendered to and approved by the city. A transparency of the floor plan shall be given to the city along with a copy of declaration required by M.S. § 515.11, as it may be amended from time to time.
(2) Converting existing structure to condominium use. Where any existing multiple-family dwelling is proposed for conversion to a condominium use:
(a) The proposed condominium use shall comply with all present zoning and building requirements; and
(b) A certificate of occupancy for each unit shall be at completion of construction.
(3) Condominium minimum unit size. Each unit of a condominium shall have minimum dimensions and minimum number of rooms as set forth in the City Building Code.
(2004 Code, § 154.059) (Ord. 464, passed 1- -1996; Ord. 98-219, passed 3-10-1998; Ord. 07-0459, passed 3-13-2007) Penalty, see § 154.999
(A) Establishment hearing; information required. No manufactured home park shall be established, except as a conditional use. The conditional use permit for this shall not be issued except after a public hearing. Manufactured home parks may be located in this district and in any other district in which two or more family dwellings are a permitted use. No public hearing shall be held until the following information is submitted:
(1) Location and size of the manufactured home park;
(2) Location and size of each housing unit site, dead storage area, recreation area, roadways and parking sites and all setback dimensions;
(3) Detailed landscaping plans and specifications;
(4) Professional engineered design plans for sanitary sewer disposal, surface drainage and retention, potable water systems, electrical services and fuel systems and storm shelters;
(5) Other information as is necessary to ensure conformance with the requirements of this chapter; and
(6) Berming plans with planting schedule for screening and buffering in accordance with § 154.115 of this chapter.
(B) Overall minimum park requirements.
(1) Each manufactured home park shall be of sufficient size to contain at least 12 fully developed manufactured home sites and required accessory and support areas.
(2) Each manufactured home park shall have access to a private street which is deemed adequate to service a fire lane and the anticipated traffic generated by the park.
(3) Each manufactured home park shall provide public potable water and sewer facilities in accordance with standards determined by the city and the State Department of Health.
(4) Each manufactured home park shall provide a common central television antenna.
(5) All fuel systems shall be maintained from a common central source metered to each individual coach site.
(6) At least 10% of the land area within each manufactured park shall be designed for development for recreational purposes. These spaces shall be developed and maintained by the owner of the manufactured home park. The development shall be approved by the Parks, Recreation and Community Education Advisory Board.
(7) Each manufactured home park shall have one or more central community buildings.
(8) No manufactured home site, off-street parking space, building or street shall be located within 30 feet of the boundary of any manufactured home park. This boundary area shall be landscaped and screening may be required by the city.
(9) Identification signs for the park shall be limited to one sign not exceeding six square feet for each outside street frontage. These signs may be illuminated, but not flashing. The maximum height of these signs shall be 20 feet.
(10) Each manufactured home park shall have an office which is distinctly marked and illuminated. Provisions shall be made for an adult caretaker to be on duty and accessible at the park at all times. The manufactured home park office shall maintain a registry showing the names and addresses of each resident and the make, type and license of each manufactured home and automobile belonging to occupants of the coach sites.
(11) Provisions shall be made in plans for every manufactured home park to provide for a street fronting on each manufactured home site. The streets may be either public or private as agreed upon between the manufactured home park developer and the city.
(12) Each manufactured home park shall have a storm shelter of adequate size for all its residents on site. Reference state statutes.
(13) All manufactured home park streets shall be constructed of either asphalt or concrete, shall meet the standards specified by the City Engineer and shall have concrete curb and gutter.
(14) The minimum street width shall be 36 feet (measured between backs of curbs).
(15) Streets interior to a manufactured home park shall be privately owned.
(16) No cul-de-sac street may be more than 250 feet in length.
(17) Accessory structures shall be limited to one 12 feet by 16 feet (or smaller) utility building, the siding and color of which matches the manufactured home. The shed will be permitted without a cement slab; however, sheds placed on skids must be skirted to control rodents and pests. Responsibility for policing this requirement rests with the park manager.
(18) Each manufactured home site shall have at least one tree and one exterior light.
(19) Portions of each site not occupied by buildings or parking spaces shall be landscaped.
(20) Parking shall be located within the park’s boundaries.
(21) Each manufactured home park shall have exterior security street lighting designed and installed to engineering standards and as approved at the recommendation of the Chief of Police.
(C) Requirements for lot dimensions and setbacks.
(1) Minimum lot dimensions.
Type of Manufactured Home | Minimum Lot Depth* | Minimum Lot Width |
Double-wide manufactured home | 115 feet | 65 feet |
Single-wide manufactured home | 100 feet | 50 feet |
NOTES TO TABLE: * Measured from the edge of the road unless the lots are platted. | ||
(2) Minimum building setbacks.
R-5 Use | Front Setback | Rear | Main Entry Side | Secondary Entry Side | Interior Side | Corner Side |
Accessory building | 50 feet | 0 feet | - | - | 5 feet | 20 feet |
Manufactured home | 25 feet | 10 feet | 25 feet | 10 feet | - | - |
Parking setbacks | 5 feet | - | - | - | - | - |
(3) Distance from park boundary. No manufactured house, parking space or accessory building may be located within 30 feet of the exterior boundary of a manufactured home park.
(D) Building permit and development requirements.
(1) Initial permits for construction of manufactured home parks will not be issued for the development of less than 12 manufactured home sites. No permit will be issued until the developer provides site and construction plans indicating the following:
(a) Location and size of the manufactured home park;
(b) Location and size of each manufactured home site, dead storage area, recreation area, roadways and parking sites, and all setback dimensions;
(c) Detailed landscaping plans and specifications with appropriate buffering;
(d) Plans for sanitary sewer disposal, surface drainage, water systems, electrical services, fuel systems and trash disposal;
(e) Location and specifications for all streets abutting the manufactured home park and proposed driveways from these streets into the park;
(f) All road construction plans and specifications;
(g) Complete construction plans for all proposed structures; and
(h) Other information as is necessary to ensure conformance with the requirements of this chapter.
(2) The developer shall provide five copies of the above required plans and shall submit a detailed description of construction plans indicating the time involved, cost estimates, stage developments, if any, and a detailed description of maintenance procedures and ground supervision and methods proposed for disposal of garbage and refuse.
(3) The city may require performance bonds in amounts adequate to insure that development proposed in the plan submitted is actually completed.
(4) All developers of manufactured home parks shall provide evidence that the plans therefor have been approved by the State Department of Health and that the developer will comply with all recommendations, suggestions and regulations specified by that department relative to manufactured home park regulations.
(6) All manufactured homes as defined by M.S. §§ 327.31 through 327.35, as they may be amended from time to time, shall be anchored in accordance with the State Building Code, as it may be amended from time to time.
(7) Any newly installed manufactured home older than 15 years from time of the building permit will require an inspection to confirm the following life safety criteria.
(8) All relocated manufactured homes pre- 6-14-1976, require a conditional use permit. Approval may be granted; provided, the following criteria are met:
(a) Smoke detectors are required in each bedroom and in the corridor;
(b) The windows must be double glaze, minimum;
(c) One egress window is required from each bedroom;
(d) Gas piping installation must be retested, reinspected and approved by the City Building Inspector. Hutch Utilities provides seven-inch w.c.;
(e) The electrical service must be a minimum of 100-amp circuit breaker type with ground fault interruption. All electrical must be intact and safe (i.e., no exposed wiring);
(f) A building permit is required after approval of the conditional use permit;
(g) Compliance with M.S. §§ 327.32 and 327.34, as they may be amended from time to time, and other applicable building codes and standards and regulations; and
(h) Common sense items, including, but not limited to, no broken windows, handrails, guardrails, safe heating appliances and water heaters, no holes in floors, no exposed wiring, a shower/bathtub, functional water closets and the like.
(2004 Code, § 154.060) (Ord. 464, passed 1- -1996; Ord. 97-192, passed 4-8-1997; Ord. 98-237, passed 9-8-1998) Penalty, see § 154.999
(A) Purpose. The C-1 Commercial District is intended to allow suitable, small sites within the city for businesses which offer services and retail goods needed by residents of the surrounding neighborhoods on a daily or weekly basis and are not intended to draw customers from the entire community.
(B) Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted, as regulated herein, without special application requirements or conditions attached. Highly similar uses not listed may be allowed at the discretion and review of the City Council:
(1) Bakeries;
(2) Barber shops;
(3) Candy and ice cream shops;
(4) Churches and houses of worship and related facilities;
(5) Convenience food stores without gas pumps;
(6) Drug stores;
(7) Dry cleaning and laundry receiving and pick-up stations, excluding processing;
(8) Florist shops;
(9) Hardware stores;
(10) Laundromats (self-service laundry);
(11) Offices not exceeding 3,000 square feet gross floor area;
(12) Tailor shops; and
(13) Variety, gift, notion and soft goods stores not exceeding 3,000 square feet in gross floor area.
(C) Conditional uses.
(1) Restaurants, not exceeding 3,000 square feet in gross floor area, but excluding convenience food-type restaurants where food is served in disposable containers and may be eaten on the premises or taken out for eating; and
(2) Video game shops.
(D) Accessory uses.
(1) Any accessory use, building or structure customarily incidental to a principal use permitted above, and located on the same lot;
(2) Parking and loading facilities, as regulated in § 154.116 of this chapter; and
(E) Dimensional regulations; C-1 District.
(1) Setbacks.
Item Set Back From | Building Setback | Accessory Building Setback | Parking Lot or Circulation Drive |
Interior lot line | 15 feet | 6 feet | 6 feet |
Residential zoning boundary | 25 feet | 10 feet | 10 feet |
Street right-of-way | 30 feet | 30 feet | 10 feet |
(2) Maximum building height.
(a) Principal structure: 18 feet; and
(b) Accessory structure: 15 feet.
(1) Site plan review;
(2) Access, parking and loading;
(3) Landscaping and lighting;
(4) Fences;
(5) Signs;
(6) Outdoor storage and displays;
(7) Building facade materials;
(8) Pole buildings; and
(9) Pollution.
(2004 Code, § 154.061) (Ord. 464, passed 1- -1996; Ord. 16-751, passed 2-9-2016)
(A) Purpose. The C-2 District is intended to provide locations for businesses which generate a high degree of automobile traffic and which would properly be developed along major thoroughfares of the community.
(B) Permitted principal uses. The following uses are permitted, as regulated herein, without special application requirements or conditions attached. Highly similar uses not listed may be allowed upon the determination of the City Council.
(1) Retail sales businesses;
(2) Service stations, automobile repair shops. For standards, see § 154.111 of this chapter;
(3) Car wash operations, including automated lanes. For standards, see § 154.112 of this chapter;
(4) Business and professional offices;
(5) Drive-through banking facilities, postal centers and similar uses;
(6) Convenience goods store; including gasoline pumps, subject to a maximum of 4,000 square feet of enclosed sales area;
(7) New car, marine, farm machinery, manufactured home, sales and display areas, when operated in conjunction with and as part of the new item franchised dealership;
(8) Nurseries and garden supply centers;
(9) Motels; and
(10) Restaurants, including convenience food restaurants.
(C) Conditional uses. Used car, farm machinery, marine and mobile home sales and display areas when not operated as a part of new item franchise dealership, brew pubs, tap rooms and micro- distillery cocktail rooms.
(D) Accessory uses.
(1) Any accessory use, building or structure customarily incidental to a principal use permitted above, and located on the same lot therewith;
(2) Parking and loading facilities as regulated in § 154.116 of this chapter; and
(E) Dimensional regulations; C-2 District.
(1) Setbacks.
Item Set Back From | Building Setback | Accessory Building Setback | Parking Lot or Circulation Drive |
Interior lot line | 20 feet | 6 feet | 6 feet |
Residential zoning boundary | 50 feet | 10 feet | 10 feet |
Street right-of-way | 30 feet | 30 feet | 10 feet |
(2) Lot dimension requirements.
(a) Minimum lot width: 100 feet; and
(b) Minimum lot depth: 150 feet.
(3) Maximum building height.
(a) Principal structure: 40 feet; and
(b) Accessory structure: 15 feet.
(1) Site plan review;
(2) Access, parking and loading;
(3) Landscaping and lighting;
(4) Fences;
(5) Signs;
(6) Outdoor storage and displays;
(7) Building facade materials;
(8) Pole buildings; and
(9) Pollution.
(2004 Code, § 154.062) (Ord. 464, passed 1- -1996; Ord. 14-0733, passed 9-9-2014; Ord. 16-750, passed 2-9-2016; Ord. 16-751, passed 2-9-2016)
(A) Purpose. The C-3 Central Commercial District is intended to provide an area for the grouping of general retail sales establishments, offices and services which serve city residents and the surrounding area. The C-3 District provisions and boundaries are intended to promote compatible land use relationships among diverse types of uses and encourage well-planned development or expansion in accord with the approved Comprehensive Plan. Only those uses which substantially interfere with the overall function of the general commercial area will be excluded. On-site parking is not required in this district.
(B) Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted as regulated herein, without special application requirements or conditions attached. Similar uses may be allowed upon the determination of the City Council:
(1) Trade and services: any retail store or personal service business subject to all regulations and permits and licenses as may be required by law; and, further provided that, the use is not objectionable due to noise, fumes, smoke, odor or vibration, including the following and other similar uses;
(2) Cultural facilities;
(3) Trade and business schools;
(4) Catering establishments;
(5) Employment agencies;
(6) Game and amusement arcades;
(7) Hotels and motels;
(8) Interior decorating service and sales;
(9) Offices for corporations and professionals;
(10) Publishing, job printing and blueprinting;
(11) Post offices and other public service operations;
(12) Restaurants;
(13) Taverns;
(14) Theaters;
(15) Commercial parking lots;
(16) Pawnbroker establishments;
(17) Massage service establishments; and
(18) Upper level apartment units.
(C) Conditional permitted uses.
(1) Commercial parking ramps for passenger vehicles only; provided, a reservoir space is provided within the structure for holding cars awaiting entrance, which reservoir space shall have a capacity of no less than two vehicles;
(2) New or used automobile sales; indoor display area only;
(3) Motor fuel and service stations, excluding major repair operation. See App. B to this chapter for the off-street parking schedule;
(4) A state licensed residential facility serving from seven through 16 persons;
(5) Group homes up to 5,000 square feet;
(6) All licensed day care facilities which are not permitted principal uses under state law;
(7) Single-family residences applying for additions, decks, garages, remodeling or other single-family related uses;
(8) (a) Drive-through windows (specific considerations of traffic impact, accessibility to appropriate roadways, site plan consideration and other relevant information would be part of the application review); and
(b) Conditions for residential facilities, group homes, crisis shelters and licensed day care facilities shall not be imposed which are more restrictive than those imposed on conditional uses or other multi-family residential property in the same district, unless the additional conditions are necessary to protect the health or the safety of the residents of the residential facility.
(9) The requirements of § 154.115 of this chapter shall apply to the conditional uses described in this section;
(10) Tattoo establishments;
(11) Brew pubs;
(12) Tap rooms; and
(13) Micro-distillery cocktail rooms.
(14) Light-manufacturing, outdoor storage of materials and equipment is not allowed.
(D) Dimensional requirements; C-3 Districts.
(1) Setbacks.
Item Set Back From | Building Setback | Accessory Building Setback | Parking Lot or Circulation Drive |
Interior lot line | 0 feet | 0 feet | 0 feet |
Residential zoning boundary | 10 feet | 10 feet | 10 feet |
Street right-of-way | 0 feet | 20 feet | 5 feet |
(2) Lot dimension requirements.
(a) Minimum lot area: none stipulated;
(b) Minimum lot width: none stipulated; and
(c) Minimum lot depth: none stipulated.
(3) Maximum building height.
(a) None; except that, Council approval is required for any structure in excess of six stories or 75 feet; and
(b) Accessory structure: 20 feet.
(1) Site plan review;
(2) Access, parking and loading;
(3) Landscaping and lighting;
(4) Fences;
(5) Signs;
(6) Outdoor storage and displays;
(7) Building facade materials;
(8) Pole buildings; and
(9) Pollution.
(2004 Code, § 154.063) (Ord. 464, passed 1- -1996; Ord. 96-167, passed 6-10-1996; Ord. 96-182, passed 11-12-1996; Ord. 03-357, passed 10-14-2003; Ord. 05-0403, passed 5-10-2005; Ord. 12-0689, passed 7-10-2012; Ord. 14-0733, passed 9-9-2014; Ord. 16-750, passed 2-9-2016; Ord. 16-751, passed 2-9-2016; Ord. 21-824, passed 7-13-2021) Penalty, see § 154.999
(A) Purpose. The C-4 Commercial District is intended to provide one or more areas for the grouping of general retail sales establishments, offices and services which offer convenient shopping facilities for city residents and the surrounding area. C-4 District provisions and boundaries are established to promote compatible land use relationships among diverse types of uses and encourage well-planned development or expansion in accord with the city’s Comprehensive Plan. Only those uses which substantially interfere with the overall function of the general commercial area will be excluded.
(B) Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted as regulated herein, without special application requirements or conditions attached. Similar uses may be allowed upon the determination of the City Council:
(1) Trade and services: any retail store or personal service business subject to all regulations and permits and licenses as may be required by law; and, further provided that, the use is not objectionable due to noise, fumes, smoke, odor or vibration, including the following and other similar uses as determined by the city’s Planning Commission;
(2) Catering businesses;
(3) Convenience grocery stores;
(4) Cultural facilities;
(5) Game and amusement arcades;
(6) Hotels and motels;
(7) Motor vehicle sales and service establishments;
(8) Post offices and other public service operations;
(9) Restaurants, including convenience food;
(10) Taverns;
(11) Theaters;
(12) Trade and business schools, technical colleges, vocational schools, universities;
(13) Hospitals;
(14) Crisis shelters;
(15) Car washes;
(16) Pawnbroker establishments;
(17) Massage service establishments; and
(18) Offices; business and professional.
(C) Conditional permitted uses.
(1) Permitted uses listed in the C-2 District, but not including used car, farm machinery, marine or manufactured home sales;
(2) Commercial parking structures;
(3) Churches and houses of worship and related facilities;
(4) Storage units;
(5) Tattoo establishments;
(6) Towing company offices with fenced impound lots, subject to providing a completely fenced and screened enclosure. Fences must be a minimum of six feet high and constructed of wood or equivalent materials;
(7) Dog daycare boarding facilities;
(8) Brew pubs;
(9) Tap rooms; and
(10) Micro-distillery cocktail rooms.
(D) Accessory uses. The following uses are permitted only when auxiliary to a principal use permitted above:
(1) Any accessory use, building or structure customarily incidental to a principal use permitted above, and located on the same lot therewith;
(2) Parking and loading facilities as regulated in § 154.116 of this chapter; and
(E) Dimensional requirements; C-4 District.
(1) Setbacks.
Item Set Back From | Building Setback | Accessory Building Setback | Parking Lot or Circulation Drive |
Interior lot line | 20 feet | 6 feet | 6 feet |
Residential zoning boundary | 50 feet | 50 feet | 10 feet |
Street right-of-way | 25 feet | 20 feet | 10 feet |
(2) Minimum lot dimension requirements.
(a) Lot area: one acre;
(b) Lot width: 125 feet; and
(c) Lot depth: 180 feet.
(3) Maximum building height.
(a) Principal structure: 40 feet; and
(b) Accessory structure: 25 feet.
(1) Site plan review;
(2) Access, parking and loading;
(3) Landscaping and lighting;
(4) Fences;
(5) Signs;
(6) Outdoor storage and displays;
(7) Building facade materials;
(8) Pole buildings; and
(9) Pollution.
(2004 Code, § 154.064) (Ord. 464, passed 1- -1996; Ord. 96-167, passed 6-10-1996; Ord. 06-0447, passed 11-14-2006; Ord. 08-0516, passed 11-12-2008; Ord. 11-0668, passed 5-10-2011; Ord. 12-0690, passed 7-10-2012; Ord. 14-0733, passed 9-9-2014; Ord. 16-750, passed 2-9-2016; Ord. 16-751, passed 2-9-2016; Ord. 18-790, passed 10-9-2018; Ord. 22-833, passed 10-11-2022) Penalty, see § 154.999
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