§ 156.084 NUMBER OF REQUIRED SPACES.

   The following minimum of off-street parking and loading spaces shall be provided and maintained.

Uses	Number of Spaces Required
Auto repair, bus and taxi terminals, boat and marine sales and repair, bottling company, garden supply store, building material sales in structure	8 spaces plus 1 additional space per 800 sq. ft. of floor area over 1,000 sq. ft.
Automobile service station (motor fuel station)	4 spaces plus 2 spaces for each stall
Boarding house, fraternity	2 spaces for each 3 persons (for whom accommodations are provided for sleeping)
Bowling alley	5 spaces per lane or alley
Car wash, automatic drive through	5 stacking spaces
Car wash, self-service	2 spaces
Church, theater, auditorium, or gymnasium	1 space each for each 4 seats of main assembly hall as determined by the Minnesota State Building Code
Drive-in establishment and convenience food	1 space for each 150 sq. ft. of gross floor area or number of stalls plus one-half stall for every employee
Elderly housing	One-half space per unit
Hospital	2 spaces per bed
Manufacturing, fabricating, or processing of a product or materials; warehouse, storage, or post office	1 space per 400 sq. ft. of gross floor
Miniature golf course, archery range, golf driving range	10 spaces respectively
Motels, hotels	1 space for each rental room plus spaces required for restaurant
Multiple family dwelling	2 free spaces per unit
Nursing home, day nursery, sanitarium, or rest home	4 spaces plus 1 for each 3 beds
Office buildings, banks, professional offices, animal hospitals	1 space per 200 sq. ft. of gross floor area
Restaurants, cafes, private clubs, bars, taverns, and nightclubs	1 space for 40 sq. ft. of gross floor area of dining and bar area and 1 space per 80 sq. ft. of kitchen area
Retail sales and services with 50% or more of floor area devoted to storage, warehouse, and/or industry	1 space per 200 sq. ft. of gross floor area devoted to sales or service plus 1 space per 500 sq. ft. of storage area
Retail store and service establishment	1 space per 250 sq. ft. of floor area
Schools Elementary or Jr High School   High School	1.5 spaces for each classroom, plus 1 space for every 75 sq. ft. of assemble are in an auditorium, plus 1 bus loading space for each 100 students or portion thereof. 5 spaces for each classroom, plus 1 space for each 75 sq. ft. in assemble rooms and auditoriums, plus 1 bus loading space for each 100 students or portion thereof.
Single family, two family, and townhouse dwelling	2 spaces per unit
Skating rink, dance hall, and public auction house	1 space per 200 sq. ft. of gross floor area
Undertaking establishments	1 space per 50 sq. ft. of gross floor area

 

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

§ 156.085 JOINT FACILITIES; PERMIT.

   The City Council may, after receiving a recommendation from the Planning Commission, approve a conditional use permit for one or more businesses to provide the required off-street parking facilities by joint use of one or more sites where the total number of spaces provided are less than the sum of the total required for each business, if the following conditions are satisfactorily met:

   (A)   The building or use for which the application is being made to utilize the off-street parking facilities provided by another building or use shall be located within 300 feet of those parking facilities;

   (B)   The applicant shall show that there is no substantial conflict in the operating hours of the two buildings or uses for which joint use of off-street parking facilities is proposed; and

   (C)   The provisions of other sections of this chapter are considered and satisfactorily met.

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

§ 156.086 OFF-STREET LOADING; SPACE REQUIREMENTS.

   Loading space required under this subchapter shall be at least 50 feet long and 10 feet wide. The regulations of this subchapter are not applicable in the B-1 District. Every lot used for commercial or industrial purposes and having a building or buildings with a total floor area of at least 10,000 square feet and every lot used for office or research purposes on which there is a building or buildings having a total floor area of at least 20,000 square feet, shall be provided with an off-street loading space. An additional off-street loading space shall be required for lots used for commercial or industrial purposes where the floor area of all buildings exceeds 100,000 square feet.

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

GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS

§ 156.100 PURPOSE AND APPLICATION.

   (A)   Purpose. The provisions of this subchapter are to establish general development standards to assure compatible land uses; to prevent blight and deterioration; and to enhance the health, safety, and general welfare of the city.

   (B)   Application. All general development standards hereinafter specified shall be applicable throughout the city and shall be enforced in addition to the regulations set down under district use provisions.

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

§ 156.101 NUISANCE STANDARDS.

   (A)   Compliance required. All uses shall comply with all federal, state, and local pollution and nuisance laws and regulations, including, but not limited to glare, smoke, dust, odors, and noise. The burden of proof for compliance with appropriate performance standards shall lie with the applicant.

   (B)   Noise. Any use established shall be so operated that no undue or objectionable noise resulting from the use is transmitted beyond the boundaries of that lot or property on which the use is located. This standard shall not apply to incidental traffic, parking, loading, construction, or maintenance operation unless the noise is persistent or reoccurring and poses a threat to the health, safety, or welfare of nearby residents.

   (C)   Vibration. Any use creating periodic vibration shall be prohibited if the vibrations are perceptible to persons beyond the lot line of the site on which the use is located. The standard shall not apply to vibrations created during the process of construction.

   (D)   Waste material. No toxic, harmful waste material shall be washed into the public storm sewer nor the sanitary sewer system. Storage areas for waste material shall be located and fenced in a satisfactory manner to avoid being a public nuisance. No toxic or harmful liquid or solid waste shall be disposed of in the city.

   (E)   Glare and heat. Any use requiring an operation producing an intense heat or light transmission shall be performed with the necessary shielding to prevent the heat or light from being objectionable at the lot line of the site on which the use is located. Lighting in all instances shall be diffused or directed away from R Districts and public streets.

   (F)   Smoke and particulate matter. Any use established, enlarged, or remodeled after the effective date of this chapter shall be so operated as to control the emission of smoke or particulate matter to the degree that it is not detrimental to nor shall endanger the public health, safety, comfort, or general welfare.

   (G)   Toxic or noxious matter. Any use established shall be so operated as not to discharge toxic or noxious matter in such a concentration as to be detrimental to or endanger the public health, safety, comfort, or welfare, or to cause injury or damage to property or business.

   (H)   Odors. Any use established, enlarged, or remodeled shall be so operated as to prevent the emission of odorous or solid matter of such a quality and quantity as to be objectionable at any point beyond the lot line of the site on which the use is located.

   (I)   Water pollution. All uses and activities shall conform to all applicable federal, state, and local water pollution standards and/or controls in effect.

(Ord. 134/94, passed 3-24-94) Penalty, see § 10.99

§ 156.102 STORAGE STANDARDS.

   (A)   Exterior storage. All materials and equipment shall be stored within a building or fully screened so they will not be visible from adjoining properties, except for the following: laundry drying and currently licensed recreational equipment, construction and landscaping materials and equipment currently being used on the premises, agricultural equipment and materials if these are uses or otherwise regulated herein. Currently licensed boats, currently licensed unoccupied recreational vehicles and currently licensed fish houses are permissible if stored in the rear yard not less than five feet distant from any property line. Existing uses shall comply with this provision within 12 months following enactment of this chapter.

   (B)   Bulk storage (liquid). Persons responsible for all uses associated with the bulk storage of oil, gasoline, liquid fertilizer, chemicals, and similar liquids shall apply for and obtain a conditional use permit in order that the City Council may have assurance that fire, explosion, or water or soil contamination hazards are not present that would be detrimental to the public health, safety, and general welfare. All existing above-ground liquid storage tanks having a capacity in excess of 2,000 gallons shall secure a conditional use permit within 12 months following enactment of this chapter; the City Council may require as a condition to the permit, the development of berms around the tanks, suitably sealed, to hold a leakage capacity equal to 115% of tank capacity. Any existing storage tank operation that, in the opinion of the City Council, constitutes a hazard to the public safety shall be discontinued within five years following enactment of this chapter. All liquid storage tanks that are not being used or have been abandoned shall be removed. All storage facilities shall comply with state Pollution Control Agency regulations.

   (C)   No RV’s, campers, travel trailers, motor homes, tents, fish houses or other recreational vehicles may be occupied or hooked up to utilities in any zoning district for more than five days in a 30 day time frame except in a designated campground area.

(Ord. 134/94, passed 3-24-94; Am. Ord. 453, passed 7-18-19)   Penalty, see § 10.99

§ 156.103 VISUAL STANDARDS; SCREENING.

   Where any business or industrial use is adjacent to property zoned or developed for residential use, that business or industry shall provide screening along the boundary of the residential property if abutting property owners petition the Planning Commission for this action and/or it is requested by the Planning Commission. The general type and extent of the screening (such as a fence and/or landscaping) shall be selected by the Planning Commission to visually separate the different land uses and to discourage persons from entering the business or industrial use area.

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