No structure or land shall be used except by conditional use permit for any of the following uses as such are defined and in accordance with the required lot provisions, design and performance standards and conditions set by the Council.
(A) Adult uses, subject to City Code Ch. 122 Sexually Oriented Businesses.
(B) Boiler shop, brewing, or distilling facilities.
(C) Bulk storage of oil, gasoline, liquid fertilizer, chemicals and similar liquids, provided:
(1) All uses associated with bulk storage of oil, gasoline, liquid fertilizer, chemicals, similar liquids and hazardous substances shall comply with the requirements of the fire code, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and other hazardous substance legislation by the federal government. The user of such material shall have documents from the above offices that the use is in compliance. All existing above ground liquid storage tanks with a capacity of 2,000 gallons or more shall comply with the requirements of the fire code within 12 months following the enactment of this chapter.
(2) Bulk storage containers shall be setback a minimum 1,000 feet from residentially zoned properties.
(3) Bulk storage containers shall be screened with landscape materials and a berm from adjacent commercial and residential properties.
(D) Business trade school and/or technical school.
(E) Communication transmission tower and power line, per applicable City Code provisions.
(F) Firing range. An indoor facility where firearms are discharged at targets and which is designed so that projectiles fired from firearms at targets are prevented, by means of backstops, berms, or other barriers, from going beyond the walls of the facility; provided:
(1) The firing range shall not be located on any lot adjacent to an existing residential district.
(2) The firing range shall not be located within 1,000 lineal feet, measured from building to building, licensed to dispense intoxicating or non-intoxicating liquor, nor shall they be in a building that dispenses liquor.
(3) The use, occupancy and construction of the building shall conform to the Minnesota State Building Code.
(4) The building and method of operation shall comply with M.S. Chapter 87A.
(5) The building and method of operation shall conform with the applicable Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Environmental Protection Agency, and OSHA standards for indoor ventilation, emission into the atmosphere, indoor sound levels, lead containment and outside noise standards.
(6) The design and construction of the firing range shall completely confine all ammunition rounds within the building and in a controlled manner. The design and construction of the firing range shall be certified by a registered engineer in the State of Minnesota. The certified plans shall include the specifications and construction of the bullet trap(s), ceilings, exterior and interior walls and floors. The certified plans shall state what type and caliber of ammunition the range is designed to totally confine.
(7) No ammunition shall be used in the range that exceeds the certified design and construction specifications of the firing range.
(8) A written log of range users shall be maintained by the range operator and available for inspection by the city at any/all times. The name and address of the user shall be verified by photo identification. The log shall include, but not be limited to the following:
(a) Name, address and phone number of the range users.
(b) Time and date the user was in the range.
(9) Firearms shall not be stored on the premises when the range is closed for business, unless they are stored in an acceptable gun safe. An acceptable gun safe shall meet ALL of the following standards:
(a) Shall be able to fully contain firearms and provide for their secure storage.
(b) Shall have a locking system consisting of, at minimum, a mechanical or electronic combination lock. The mechanical or electronic combination lock utilized by the safe shall have at least 10,000 possible combinations consisting of a minimum of 3 numbers, letters, or symbols. The lock shall be protected by a casehardened (Rockwell C 60+) drill resistant steel plate, or drill resistant material of equivalent strength.
(c) Boltwork shall consist of a minimum of 3 steel locking bolts of at least ½ inch thickness that intrude from the door of the safe into the body of the safe or from the body of the safe into the door of the safe, which are operated by a separate handle and secured by a lock.
(d) A gun safe shall be capable of repeated use. The exterior walls shall be constructed of a minimum of 12-gauge thick steel for a single-walled safe, or the sum of the steel walls shall add up to at least .100 inches for safes with 2 walls. Doors shall be constructed of a minimum of 1 layer of 7-gauge steel plate reinforced construction or at least 2 layers of a minimum 12-gauge steel compound construction.
(e) Door hinges shall be protected to prevent the removal of the door. Protective features include, but are not limited to, hinges not exposed to the outside, interlocking door designs, dead bars, jeweler's lugs, and active or inactive locking bolts.
(10) On-site supervision shall be supplied at all times by an adult with credentials as a range operator. The range operator shall be responsible for the conduct of their place of business and the conditions of safety and order in the place of business and on the premises.
(11) The applicant shall provide and maintain proof of liability insurance which shall require the insurer notify the City Administrator in writing within 10 business days of cancellation of the policy, a change in the limit of the policy and/or a change in policy ownership. Said policy shall be available for inspection by the City Administrator and/or his/her assigns at all times.
(12) On site instruction shall be given only by certified firearms instructors. Current certificates for firearms instructors shall be on display in a conspicuous location in the premises and available for public inspection at all times.
(13) An outside security plan for the general grounds shall be submitted to the City Administrator or designee for review and approval.
(14) The transport of firearms on the premises, to the premises and from the premises shall conform to state law.
(15) Minors shall not be allowed in the range unless accompanied by an adult at all times. This provision shall not be interpreted to prohibit minors from participating in a firearm safety class which is supervised by an adult instructor.
(16) Required license(s) are obtained from the City of Jordan.
(17) The Council reserves the authority to review or modify the performance standards for the range.
(G) Grain elevators and grain milling, provided:
(1) The site plan shall indicate that adequate provision has been made for loading and unloading grain and storage of any vehicle used in the operation.
(2) At least 15% of the site must be landscaped.
(3) The use may not be located within 500 feet of any property used for residential purposes or zoned R-l, R-2, R-3, R-4, or R-5.
(H) Heliport.
(I) Inflammable liquid storage not to exceed 500,000 gallon, provided:
(1) Adequate provisions for containing any spillage on the site must be included on the site plan and on the site.
(2) A plan for fire control and suppressions must be submitted to the city and found to be acceptable.
(3) The use shall not be located within 1,000 feet from any residential use or RR, R-l, R-2, R-3, R-4, or R-5 district.
(J) Outdoor storage areas accessory to the principal use or structure which exceed a 2:1 land to building ratio, and are screened in accordance with City Code § 154.177(G)(2), provided:
(1) Outdoor storage shall be located outside of the front yard areas and shall not be placed between the principal building and an abutting street.
(2) Outdoor storage shall be completely screened from any adjacent street, sidewalk, public walkway, or public park.
(3) Outdoor storage shall be screened from abutting residential uses with a wall, solid fencing, evergreen hedge, or equivalent material. All screening shall be 6 feet in height.
(K) Outdoor sales and display areas accessory to the principal use or structure which exceed a 2:1 land to building ratio, provided:
(1) No open sales lot shall exist unless the same use occupies space in a principal building on the same lot.
(2) The size of the open sales lot shall not be greater than 4 times the square footage the use has within the building on the same property.
(3) The site of the open sales lot must be adequately screened to minimize impact on adjacent properties.
(L) Regional pipelines, provided:
(1) Shall be located within an easement having a minimum width of 100 feet.
(2) Shall not be any closer than 250 feet from a residential building.
(3) Shall not be any closer than 400 feet from any school, church, or other public assembly area.
(4) Shall be duly marked to identify its location.
(M) Retail sales of heavy industrial, manufacturing or construction machinery or equipment, and farm or agriculture related equipment, provided:
(1) The site shall contain at least 5 acres.
(2) No building or outdoor storage or material shall be located closer than 500 feet from any residentially zoned or residentially zoned or residentially used property.
(3) Outdoor storage area shall be landscaped consisting of coniferous and deciduous trees and measuring at least 10 feet in width.
(N) Sewage disposal plant, provided:
(1) The site must contain at least 5 acres.
(2) At least 15% of the site must be landscaped.
(3) The site shall not be located within 1,000 feet of any RR, R-l, R-2, R-3, R-4, or R-5 district unless a landscape buffer area measuring at least 50 feet wide is provided consisting of densely planted coniferous and deciduous trees in which case the site may be located within 500 feet of said districts.
(O) Structures over 3 stories or 45 feet.
(P) Wind energy conversion systems (WECS), subject to requirements of the City Code.
(Q) Motor vehicle sales. Subject to the following:
(1) The use must be accompanied by a permitted use under City Code § 154.172.
(R) Planned unit developments.
(S) Trailers and intermodal shipping containers in accordance with City Code § 154.177(B).
(Ord. 2013-05, passed 5-20-2013; Am. Ord. 2919-09, passed 11-18-2019; Am. Ord. 2020-04, passed 11-16-2020)