§ 156.040 B-4, BUSINESS DISTRICT.

(A) Purpose. The purpose of the R-3 Multiple Family Residential District is to provide for high density housing where public sewer and water service can be provided.

(B) Minimum requirements.

Requirement	Condition	Type of Dwelling	Dimension
Building, area			See table in § 156.060
Building height, maximum			3 stories or 40 ft.
Lot, minimum area		Two family residence	10,000 sq. ft.
		Townhouse	4,000 sq. ft. per unit
	Multiple family structure	Efficiency	2,000 sq. ft.
	Multiple family structure	One bedroom	2,000 sq. ft.
	Multiple family structure	Two or more bedrooms	3,000 sq. ft.
Lot, minimum width	From structures with more than one dwelling		100 ft.
Front yard, minimum			30 ft.
Rear yard, minimum			25 ft. or 25% of lot depth, whichever is the lesser
Side yard, minimum	Interior lot		15 ft.
Side yard, minimum	Corner lot		30 ft.

(1) One family residences;

(2) Two family residences;

(3) Rooming houses, boarding houses;

(4) Townhouses;

(5) Apartment buildings;

(6) Public and parochial schools;

(7) Churches; and

(8) Manufactured homes.

(D) Permitted accessory uses.

(1) Off-street parking spaces and garages as required in this chapter;

(2) Recreational facilities which are operated for the enjoyment and convenience of the residents of the principal use residence and their guests;

(3) Tool houses, sheds and similar buildings for storage of domestic supplies and non- commercial recreational equipment; and

(4) Fencing, screening, and landscaping as permitted and regulated in this chapter.

(E) Uses requiring a conditional use permit.

(1) Cemeteries;

(2) Municipal buildings;

(3) Off-street parking lots;

(4) Nursery schools;

(5) Nursing homes, rest homes;

(6) Public utilities buildings;

(7) Funeral homes;

(8) Clubs and lodges;

(9) Home occupations;

(10) Clinics and hospitals;

(11) Planned unit developments as required by this chapter.

(12) Conversions of single family units into multi-family dwellings, provided that:

(a) No existing family dwellings shall be converted into more than two dwelling units;

(b) Lot size shall be at least 10,000 square feet with public sewer;

(d) Constructed to the Minnesota State Building Code;

(13) Manufactured home parks licensed by the State Department of Health;

(14) Accessory structures larger and/or taller than the principal building.

(Ord. 134/94, passed 3-24-94; Am. Ord. 332, passed 1-16-03; Am. Ord. 453, passed 7-18-19; Am. Ord. 516, passed 9-21-23)

§ 156.038 B-1, CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.

(A) Purpose. This district is designed and intended as a specialized district directed to serve the pedestrians in a compact central area for the city. The B-1 District will provide for a high density shopping and business environment, especially stressing the pedestrian function and interaction of people and businesses.

(B) Minimum requirements.

Requirement	Conditions	Dimension
Building, area		No minimum
Building height, minimum		3 stories or 35 ft., whichever is the lesser
Lot area		No minimum
Lot width		No minimum
Front yard		No minimum
Rear yard	Most cases	No minimum
Rear yard	Abutting a residential zoned lot	30 ft.
Side yar	Most cases	No minimum
Side yar	Abutting a residential zoned lot	10 ft.

(1) Every use shall be conducted within a completely enclosed structure, except as indicated or allowed by conditional use.

(2) Marquees and canopies may project to within not more than two feet of the curb of the street, provided the base of any marquee or canopy is at least eight feet above the grade of the sidewalk.

(3) Heating, ventilation, air conditioning units (HVAC), whether roof-mounted or wall-mounted, shall be located not less than eight feet above existing grade, and shall not project more than 24 inches beyond the vertical outside wall of the structure upon which they are mounted that is adjacent to a right-of-way. Said units shall match the exterior color of the building. Each HVAC shall be equipped with a catchment basin to contain condensation, moisture, drippings or other residue of any kind, which shall drain by conduit to a disposal location within the building.

(4) Business signs and advertising devices shall be regulated by §§ 156.130 et seq.

(D) Permitted principal uses.

(1) Antique store;

(2) Apparel and accessory store;

(3) Appliance store, sales, and service;

(4) Art supply store;

(5) Art gallery;

(6) Artist studio or school;

(7) Auto parts and accessory sales;

(8) Bakery retail;

(9) Bank, including drive-through;

(10) Barber shop;

(11) Bars and taverns;

(12) Beauty shop;

(13) Blueprinting and photostating;

(14) Bicycle sales and repairs;

(15) Book store;

(16) Brew Pubs;

(17) Business machines store;

(18) Café;

(19) Camera and photographic supply store;

(20) Candy, ice cream, and confectionary store, in which all manufacturing is permitted only as an accessory use and is limited to 15% of the gross floor area of this use;

(21) Catalog and mail order house;

(22) Caterer;

(23) Clinic, dental or medical, but not animal clinic or animal hospital;

(24) Clothing store;

(25) Dance studio;

(26) Delicatessen store;

(27) Department store;

(28) Dressmaking, seamstress;

(29) Drugstore;

(30) Fabric store;

(31) Fire hall;

(32) Floral sales;

(33) Food locker plant;

(34) Furniture store and home furnishings;

(35) Garden supplies store; need not be enclosed, provided all unenclosed portions of the use are located on the rear one-half of the zoning lot;

(36) Gift, novelty, or souvenir store;

(37) Grocery store;

(38) Hardware store;

(39) Health equipment store;

(40) Hotel;

(41) Interior decorator;

(42) Jewelry store;

(43) Laboratory, dental or medical;

(44) Liquor store (off-sale);

(45) Locksmith;

(46) Luggage store;

(47) Masage therapy not regulated by the Adult Use Ordinanace;

(48) Meat market and processing, including slaughtering. Allowed on one acre or more;

(49) Motel;

(50) Motorcycle shop;

(51) Mortuary;

(52) Music store, accessories, and studio;

(53) Newsstand;

(54) Office of any type;

(55) Optician;

(56) Optical goods;

(57) Paint and wallpaper store;

(58) Photographic studio or picture processing;

(59) Public buildings, city hall, library, museum;

(60) Radio and television broadcasting, excluding transmitter;

(61) Restaurants;

(62) Savings and loan association, state or federally chartered, including drive- through facilities;

(63) Secondhand shops;

(64) School (private);

(65) Shoe repair shop;

(66) Sporting goods store;

(67) Tailor;

(68) Telephone exchange;

(69) Theater, not including drive-in theater;

(70) Theatrical studio;

(71) Ticket agency;

(72) Toy store;

(73) Travel bureau or agency; and

(74) Variety store.

(E) Permitted accessory uses.

(1) Commercial or business structures for use accessory to principal use;

(2) Off-street parking and loading spaces;

(3) Business signs regulated by §§ 156.130 et seq.; and

(4) Fencing and screening as permitted by this chapter.

(F) Uses requiring a conditional uses permit.

(1) Residential units in conjunction with the principal structure;

(2) Multiple family dwellings;

(3) Gas stations, service stations;

(4) Supply yards;

(5) Wholesale businesses;

(6) Drive-through establishments not specifically permitted as principal use;

(7) Churches;

(8) Lumber yards;

(9) Veterinary clinics;

(10) Any use requiring outdoor storage or sales space;

(11) Public garage;

(12) The unenclosed parking of trucks as an accessory use, when used in the conduct of a permitted business;

(13) Commercial uses determined by the City Council to be of the same general character as identified permitted and conditional uses and found not to be detrimental to the general public health and welfare. Uses grandfathered in when this chapter was adopted may reasonably expand by changing or adding products if approved by the City Council; and

(14) Planned unit developments and condominiums.

(G) Minimum standards for exterior architecture.

(1) Purpose. The purpose of this division is to establish minimum standards for exterior architecture of commercial, residential, office and industrial buildings, to ensure high quality of development, redevelopment and compatibility with evolving architectural or planning themes that contribute to a community image of quality, visual aesthetics, permanence and stability that are in the best interest of the citizens of the city.

(a) These standards are intended to prevent use of materials that are unsightly, rapidly deteriorate, contribute to depreciation of area property values, or cause urban blight.

(b) These structural standards are further intended to ensure coordinated design of building exteriors, additions and accessory structure exteriors, in order to prevent visual disharmony; minimize adverse impacts on adjacent properties from buildings that are or may become unsightly, and buildings that detract from the character and appearance of the area.

(c) It is not the intent of this division to unduly restrict design freedom, when reviewing and approving project architecture in relationship to the proposed land use, site characteristics, and interior building layout.

(2) Applicability. The design standards in this division shall apply to the following:

(a) All facades of new principle buildings.

(b) All facades of new accessory buildings.

(c) Remodeling of existing buildings that result in "refacing" more than one side of the existing building, or refacing the wall oriented toward the nearest public road.

(d) Additions to buildings that increase the gross floor area by more than 15% for commercial or retail buildings. Additions not exceeding these thresholds may be constructed using exterior materials that match or are compatible with the existing building materials and colors.

(e) All subsequent additions and alterations constructed after the erection of an original building or buildings shall be of the same materials as those used in the original building, and shall be designed in a manner conforming to the original architectural concept and general appearance. These provisions shall not prevent the city from requiring upgrading of the quality of materials used in a remodeling or expansion program.

(3) Building design and construction standards.

(a) Required materials. In the B-1 zoned district, on all the walls that face a public street, at least 50% of the entire exterior wall surface shall be constructed on one of the following materials:

1. Face brick;

2. Rock face block;

3. Cementitious siding;

4. Natural stone or stone veneers;

5. Glass;

6. Masonry stucco;

7. Synthetic stucco;

8. Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems (EIFS);

9. Concrete block.

(b) Prohibited materials. Under no circumstances shall sheet plywood, sheet metal, corrugated metal, galvanized metal, unfinished metal, asbestos, iron, or plain concrete block (whether painted or color-integrated or not) be deemed acceptable as exterior wall materials on buildings.

(Ord. 134/94, passed 3-24-94; Am. Ord. passed 9-15-94; Am. Ord. 375, passed 6-12-08; Am. Ord. 390, passed 6-10-10; Am. Ord. 402, passed 6-13-13; Am. Ord. 453, passed 7-18-19; Am. Ord. 511, passed 6-20-23)

§ 156.039 B-2, GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.

(A) Purpose. The General Business District is designed and intended to promote the development of uses which require large concentrations of automobile traffic. The district is also designed to accommodate those commercial activities which may be incompatible with the uses permitted in the B-1 District, and whose service is not confined to any one neighborhood or community.

(B) Special requirements.

(1) Every use shall be conducted within a completely enclosed structure except as indicated or allowed by conditional use.

(2) Business signs and advertising devices shall be regulated by §§ 156.130 et seq.

Requirement	Conditions	Dimension
Building area		No minimum
Building height		35 ft.
Lot, minimum area	Public sewer	6,000 sq. ft.
Lot, minimum area	On-site sewer	43,500 sq. ft.
Lot, minimum width	Public sewer	80 ft.
Lot, minimum width	On-site sewer	150 ft.
Front yard, minimum		25 ft. or conformance to existing setback in block
Rear yard, minimum		10 ft.
Side yard, minimum	Interior lot	10 ft.
	Buildings exceeding two stories	10 ft.
	Corner lot	20 ft.

(D) Permitted principal uses.

(1) All those uses permitted in B-1 District;

(2) Auto wash;

(3) Auto sales, unenclosed;

(4) Auto storage, new or used;

(5) Auto repair garage;

(6) Bowling alley;

(7) Club or lodge;

(8) Health club or gym;

(9) Hotel, motel, or bed and breakfast establishment;

(10) Implement sales;

(11) Lumber yard;

(12) Parking and/or commercial storage of vehicles; need not be enclosed;

(13) Radio and television broadcasting studios;

(14) Repair shop;

(15) Tire recapping and supply store;

(16) Upholstery shop of any type;

(17) Welding shop;

(18) Churches; and

(19) Single family residence where 50% of the buildings in the block are at present single family dwellings.

(E) Permitted accessory uses.

(1) Commercial or business structures for a use accessory to the principal use;

(2) Off-street parking as required in this chapter;

(3) Nameplate and business signs subject to §§ 156.130 et seq.; and

(4) Fencing and screening as permitted in this chapter.

(F) Uses requiring a conditional use permit.

(1) Residence associated with the permitted use;

(2) Multiple family dwellings;

(3) Any permitted use requiring drive-through facilities;

(4) Seasonal businesses;

(5) Veterinary clinic;

(6) Commercial recreational uses;

(7) Gas stations, service stations;

(8) Feed stores;

(9) Community or convention centers;

(10) Kennels for household pets, provided, however, all these kennels are contained within completely enclosed structures;

(11) Other commercial uses determined by the Planning Commission or City Council to be of the same general character as the permitted uses above and found not to be detrimental to the general public health and welfare; and

(12) Planned unit developments shall only be permitted on an area of at least one acre.

(Ord. 134/94, passed 3-24-94; Am. Ord. 453, passed 7-18-19)

§ 156.040 B-4, BUSINESS DISTRICT.

(A) Purpose. This Business District is established for areas to be used for the rental of lots for manufactured homes that do not meet the requirements of the residential districts.

(B) Special requirements.

(1) This district is required to have a total of five acres or more.

(2) Ten percent of its area is required to be set aside for a park for recreational purposes for the residents.

(3) The district shall meet all the requirements of the state and city regulations.

(1)

Requirement	Condition	Dimension
Lot, minimum area		7,200 sq. ft.
Yard, minimum (front, side, and rear)	Inside the district	10 ft.
Yard, minimum (front, side, and rear)		30 ft. from adjacent district

(2) All manufactured homes placed must have permanent footings and foundations or be placed on an engineered slab.

(D) Permitted principal uses. Accommodations for mobile homes.

(E) Permitted accessory uses.

(1) Laundry building for convenience of residents;

(2) Off-street parking as required in this chapter;

(3) Storage sheds for storage of domestic supplies and non-commercial equipment;

(4) Storm shelter building for convenience of residents; and

(5) Fencing, screening, and landscaping as permitted and regulated in this chapter.

(Ord. 134/94, passed 3-24-94; Am. Ord. 453, passed 7-18-19)

§ 156.041 HG-1, HEALTH CARE AND GOVERNMENT BUILDING DISTRICT.

(A) Purpose. The Health Care and Government Buildings District is established for the purpose of providing districts for health care providers and government buildings needing large areas for their buildings, parking, and open areas.

(B) Minimum requirements.

Requirement	Dimension
Lot, area	No minimum
Lot, width	No minimum
Front yard, minimum	30 ft.
Rear yard, minimum	15 ft.
Side yard, minimum	15 ft.
Yard, corner lot	30 ft. from all streets

(1) Nursing homes;

(2) Hospitals, not including animal facilities;

(3) Clinics, not including animal facilities;

(4) Government buildings, city, county, and state;

(5) Jails;

(6) Churches; and

(7) Assisted living.

(D) Permitted accessory uses.

(1) Off-street parking as required in this chapter;

(2) Garages used as accessory to the principal use;

(3) Dwellings for administrators of the principal use;

(4) Storage sheds for storage of supplies and equipment; and

(5) Fences, screening, and landscaping as permitted in this chapter.

(E) Uses requiring a conditional use permit. Congregate living quarters.

(Ord. 134/94, passed 3-24-94; Am. Ord. 453, passed 7-18-19)

§ 156.042 I-1, LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT.

(A) Purpose. The industrial district is established to provide exemplary standards of development for industrial areas to insure compatibility with other land uses and to provide for industrial employment opportunities for residents of the community.

(B) Special requirements.

(1) All manufacturing or processing shall be conducted completely within enclosed buildings except as allowed by conditional use.

(2) All storage of supplies and equipment shall be within enclosed buildings. No storage will be allowed in trailers or vans.

(3) All storage buildings and vans that have been grandfathered in shall be identified as to any hazardous or toxic material stored inside and identification shall be displayed by a method approved by the building official.

(4) Substantial landscaping and screening shall be installed and maintained on industrial sites adjacent to residential districts to effectively separate the uses and promote the public health, safety, and welfare.

Requirement	Conditions	Dimension
Lot, minimum area	Public sewer	20,000 sq. ft.
Lot, minimum area	On-site sewer	2 acres
Lot, minimum width		150 ft.
Front yard, minimum		30 ft.
Side yard, minimum	Interior lots	10 ft.
	Corner lots	20 ft.
	Adjacent to residential zoned lot	20 ft. with a vegetative buffer or fence of not less than 8 ft. in height
Rear yard, minimum		10 ft.
Rear yard, minimum	Adjacent to residential zoned lot	10 ft. with a vegetative buffer or fence of not less than 8 ft. in height

(D) Permitted principal uses.

(1) Airports and hangers;

(2) Art equipment supplies, manufacturing;

(3) Bags, boxes, and paper containers, manufacturing and storage;

(4) Bottling establishments;

(5) Books and looseleaf binders, fabrication and assembly;

(6) Brewery, as defined and regulated in 114.75.

(7) Cabinet and woodworking establishments;

(8) Clothing manufacturing;

(9) Camera and photographic manufacturing;

(10) Cold storage plants, locker plants;

(11) Commercial printing, publishing, and engraving firms;

(12) Confectionery and related products, manufacturing and packaging;

(13) Creameries, milk stations, bottling works;

(14) Dental instruments and supplies;

(15) Distillery, as deined and regulated in 114.75.

(16) Dry-cleaning and dyeing establishments;

(17) Electric lighting and wiring equipment, manufacturing;

(18) Electronic tubes and other components, manufacturing;

(19) Electrical products and appliances, manufacturing and assembly;

(20) Express and hauling stations;

(21) Footwear, manufacture and fabrication;

(22) Grain and seed elevators;

(23) Hand and edge tools, manufacturing and assembly;

(24) Hardware warehousing and distribution operations;

(25) Ice plants and ice cream plants;

(26) Jewelry manufacture;

(27) Laboratory instruments and associated items, manufacturing and assembly;

(28) Laundries;

(29) Luggage, handbags, and similar items, manufacturing and assembly;

(30) Lumber yards;

(31) Mail order houses;

(32) Medical and surgical instruments and supplies;

(33) Newspaper plants and offices;

(34) Office furniture and supplies;

(35) Optical instruments and lenses, manufacturing and assembly;

(36) Patterns, design and manufacturing;

(37) Pottery shops;

(38) Precision instruments;

(39) Plastic extrusion and moulding and fixtures;

(40) Plumbing fixtures and equipment, wholesale;

(41) Processing and storage plants not involving a discharge of noxious to toxic matter;

(42) Public garages;

(43) Radio and television, assembly and parts fabrication;

(44) Recycling and/or handling and/or processing of waste;

(45) Sport equipment, manufacture and assembly;

(46) Scientific and research instruments and equipment, manufacturing and assembly;

(47) Signs and advertising display materials, manufacturing and assembly;

(48) Storehouses, warehouses;

(49) Telephone and telegraph technical apparatus, manufacturing and assembly;

(50) Temperature controls, fabrication and assembly;

(51) Trade schools;

(52) Vehicle repair;

(53) Welding supply; and

(54) Wholesale business facilities.

(55) Winery, as defined and regulated in §114.75

(E) Permitted accessory uses.

(1) (a) Buildings and structures for a use accessory to the principal use;

(b) Cargo boxes cannot be stacked and cannot be more than 10% of the principle building in area;

(2) Off-street parking and loading as required in this chapter;

(3) Nameplate and business signs subject to §§ 156.130 et seq.; and

(4) Fencing and screening as permitted in this chapter.

(F) Uses requiring a conditional use permit.

(1) Heavy manufacturing or any use involving pollution or other hazards;

(2) Any manufacturing, processing, or assembly conducted outside of a structure;

(3) Other manufacturing, processing, storage, or commercial uses determined by the Planning Commission or the City Council to be of the same general character as permitted uses above and found not to be obnoxious, unhealthful, or offensive by reason of the potential emission or transmission of noise, oxidation, smoke, dust, odors, toxic or noxious matter, or glare or heat;

(4) Adult entertainment establishments to be considered only if 1,320 feet from residential districts; and

(5) Planned unit developments shall only be permitted on an area of at least one acre.

(Ord. 134/94, passed 3-24-94; Am. Ord. 453, passed 7-18-19; Am. Ord. 492, passed 4-21-22)

§ 156.043 PUD, PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.

(A) Purpose. The purpose of the planned unit development district (PUD) is to permit great flexibility in the use and design of structures and land in situations where modification of specific provisions of this chapter will not be contrary to its intent and purpose or significantly inconsistent with the planning on which it is based, and will not be harmful to the neighborhood in which the districts occur.

(B) Permitted, accessory, and conditional uses. The following are permitted, accessory, and conditional uses within the PUD district:

(1) Permitted, accessory, and conditional uses allowed within the zoning district where the proposed PUD is to be located; and

(2) Other uses provided that these uses shall not occupy more than 10% of the gross land area.

(C) Lot area regulations. The provisions of this section shall be applied to land of one or more acres in size. The total land area may not be less than that required under the other district provisions for the equivalent use and number of structures or units.

(D) Procedural requirements.

(1) Preliminary development plan.

(a) The applicant requesting a planned unit development shall first submit a preliminary development plan in accordance with the procedures for amendments set forth and regulated by this chapter.

(b) The preliminary development plan shall consist of location and preliminary site maps including maps and/or statements describing proposals suggested for land use, parking, drainage, utilities, and other additional data required by the Planning Commission or City Council.

(2) Final development plan.

(a) Within one year from date of City Council approval of the preliminary development plan, the applicant shall submit a final development plan to the Planning Commission.

(b) The final development plan shall include:

1. Complete site development plans;

2. Complete landscaping plans (where necessary);

3. Complete parking and circulation plans;

4. Complete drainage and other utility system plans;

5. Preliminary architectural floor plans; and

6. Additional data as required by the Planning Commission.

(c) The Planning Commission shall review the final development plan to assure consistency with the approved preliminary development plan. The Planning Commission shall recommend for approval or disapproval with conditions and reasons thereof to the City Council. In case the plan is disapproved, the applicant shall be notified in writing of the reason for disapproval and what requirements are necessary to meet the approval of the Commission.

(d) The final development plan, together with the recommendations of the Planning Commission, shall be submitted to the City Council at its next regularly scheduled meeting. If accepted, the final development plan shall be approved by resolution, including acceptance of all agreements for basic improvements, public dedications, and other requirements as indicated by the City Council. If denied, the reasons for refusal shall be set forth in the proceedings of the Council and reported to the applicant.

(3) Approved plans. Requests for variances may be approved when consistent with the purpose of this section. All approved final development plans which include the platting or replatting of property within the PUD shall be filed and recorded with the County Recorder’s office. Failure to do so within one year of Council’s final approval shall result in the requiring of a new preliminary development plan according with the procedures set forth in this section to ensure compliance with any new requirements.

(4) Recording on Zoning Map. Upon approval of the first PUD, the Zoning Administrator shall record the PUD district onto the Zoning Map and designate the district as PUD-1. Thereafter, future approved PUD districts shall be designated in sequential order, i.e., PUD-2, PUD-3, PUD-4, and so on.

(Ord. 134/94, passed 3-24-94)

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