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All land reclamation shall meet the following standards:
(A) The smallest amount of bare ground is exposed for as short a time as feasible.
(B) Temporary ground cover is used and permanent ground cover, such as sod, is planted.
(C) Methods to prevent erosion and trap sediment are employed.
(D) Fill is stabilized to accepted engineering standards.
(E) Final slopes for cut slopes should be a maximum of 1:1 or 100%; fill slope of 3:1 or 30%; and grade or construction slope of 5:1 or 20%.
(Ord. 134/94, passed 3-24-94)
All open areas of any site, tract, or parcel shall be graded to provide proper drainage, and, except for areas used for parking, drives, or storage, shall be landscaped with trees, shrubs, or planted ground cover. It shall be the owner’s responsibility to see that this landscaping is maintained in an attractive and well-kept condition. All vacant lots, tracts, or parcels shall also be properly maintained.
(Ord. 134/94, passed 3-24-94)
(A) Public or municipal sewage collection and treatment systems shall be used where available, feasible, and in accordance with applicable city ordinances.
(B) Where applicable, private septic tanks or soil absorption systems may be utilized in accordance with the following:
(1) All individual septic tanks or soil absorption systems shall be a minimum of 50 feet from the nearest well.
(2) All private sewage and other sanitary waste disposal systems shall conform to applicable standards, criteria, Minn. Rules, Chapter 7080, as amended from time to time, and regulations of the State Pollution Control Agency, and any applicable local governmental regulations in terms of size, construction, use, and maintenance.
(3) Location and installation of a septic tank and soil absorption system shall be so that, with reasonable maintenance, it will function in a sanitary manner and will not create a nuisance, endanger the safety of any domestic water supply, nor pollute or contaminate any waters of the state. In determining a suitable location for the system, consideration shall be given to the size and shape of the lot, slope of natural and finished grade, soil permeability, high ground water elevation, accessibility for maintenance, and possible expansion of the system. Both percolation rate tests and soil boring tests shall be done on any proposed sites prior to approval of a permit, in accordance with State Pollution Control Agency standards, Minn. Rules, Chapter 7080, as amended from time to time.
(4) Alternative methods of sewage disposal such as holding tanks, privies, or electric or gas incinerators may be allowed only where municipal sewer is not available provided they meet the standards and regulations of the State Pollution Control Agency and State Department of Health.
(5) Soil absorption systems shall not be allowed in the following areas:
(a) Low, swampy areas or areas adjacent to recurrent flooding;
(b) Areas where the highest known ground water table, bedrock, or impervious soil conditions are within four feet of the bottom of the system; or
(c) Areas of ground slope which create a danger of seepage of the effluent onto the surface of the ground.
(Ord. 134/94, passed 3-24-94; Am. Ord. 453, passed 7-18-19)
(A) Any lawful nonconforming use existing on the date of this chapter may be continued, except that any nonconforming use or building may not be:
(1) Changed to another nonconforming use;
(2) Re-established after discontinuance for one year, or if it has been changed to be in conformity;
(3) Rebuilt after damage exceeding 50% of its fair market value; or
(4) Expanded or moved to a location so as to continue as a nonconforming use.
(B) Any structure which will, under this chapter, become nonconforming but for which a building permit has been lawfully granted prior to the effective date of this chapter or amendment thereof and continues to completion within one year shall thereafter be a legally existing nonconforming structure.
(C) Normal maintenance of a building or other structure containing or related to a lawful nonconforming use is permitted, including necessary nonstructural repairs and incidental alterations which do not extend or intensify the nonconforming use.
(D) Nonconforming agricultural uses are regulated in § 156.117 below.
(Ord. 134/94, passed 3-24-94)
(E) Any existing residential building constructed before January 1, 2001 and located in the B-1 Central Business district or the B-2 General Business District shall be allowed to rebuild, expand, or add accessory buildings, provided the zoning requirements stated for the R-2 Family Residential District are met.
(Ord. 325, passed 1-18-01)
All farm operations currently in existence that are under ten acres in size will be permitted to continue operation subject to the following conditions:
(A) Farming operations of less than ten acres, excepting commercial feed lots, are nonconforming uses in the district in which an existing operation is located, provided that any new building in which farm animals are kept shall be a distance of 100 feet or more from any other lot in any residential district.
(1) If the property currently has farm animals, it can continue to have farm animals under the nonconforming use ordinance.
(2) If the property is used only for crops, farm animals will not be allowed. The property is allowed to crop rotate and maintain crops as a nonconforming use.
(B) Limited sales of products produced may be conducted on the premises from a roadside stand, but the stand shall not exceed 12 feet in height or 500 square feet in floor area, and no portion of any stand shall be located or erected nearer than 40 feet from any street right-of-way.
(C) The city may require any farm operation to secure a conditional use permit to continue operation in the event the farming operations are so intensive as to constitute a feed lot or an industrial type use consisting of the compounding, processing, and packaging of products for wholesale or retail trade.
(D) Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to prevent the restoring to a safe condition any building or part thereof declared unsafe by the official charged with protecting the public safety, upon order of that official.
(Ord. 134/94, passed 3-24-94; Am. Ord. 483, passed 6-16-21) Penalty, see § 10.99
SIGNS AND BILLBOARDS
(A) Definitions. For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ANIMATED SIGN. A sign which includes action or motion.
BILLBOARD. A sign erected for the purpose of advertising a product, event, service, person or subject which is not entirely related to the premises on which the sign is located.
FLASHING SIGN. An illuminated sign which contains flashing lights or has notable changes in light intensity.
POLITICAL SIGN. A sign which includes the name or picture of an individual seeking election or appointment to public office, or pertaining to a forthcoming public election or referendum, or pertaining to or advocating political view or policies, which is erected on private property by a bona fide candidate for political office or by a person or group supporting such a candidate and which contains the name and address of the person or group responsible for the erection and removal of the sign.
REAL ESTATE SIGN. A sign pertaining to the sale, lease, or rental of the real estate upon which it is located.
SIGN. Any structure, device, advertisement, or visual representation intended to visually advertise, identify, or communicate information, or to visually attract the attention of the public for any purpose, unless located within a building and not visible from the exterior of the building, including any beacon or search light intended to attract the attention of the public for any purpose, and any structure or device the primary purpose of which is to illuminate, animate, or project a visual representation, but excluding official notices issued by any court or government body, notices posted by a public official in the performance of official duties, or traffic-control SIGNS established under governmental authority.
ZONED OR ZONING DISTRICTS. The zoning classification of a particular piece of property according to the comprehensive Zoning Map of the city.
(B) City Council. All appeals, permit authorizations, special exceptions, and variances as well as public welfare concerns such as determinations as required by § 156.135(G) shall be acted upon and determined solely by the Council.
(Ord. 310, passed 2-18-93)
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