(A) Purpose.
(1) The Mixed Use Residential District is designed to accommodate that area surrounding the Central Business District where there exists the possibility of conflicting uses between commercial and residential development.
(2) It is the purpose of this district to minimize or eliminate those conflicts.
(B) Permitted principal uses. The following uses shall be permitted in the R-3 Mixed Use Residential District:
(1) Single-family detached dwelling;
(2) One and Two-family dwellings (such as duplexes and double bungalows);
(3) Boarding or lodging houses or tourist homes limited to 6 accessory units offer accommodations for boarding or lodging purposes;
(4) Churches, parish houses or children's daycare facilities;
(a) Hours of operation. Hours of operation for services shall be limited to between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., except for special seasonal religious activities commonly held by that religious group, which may be held at their traditional times.
(b) Architectural control. The building plan, including the site plan for the church shall be certified by an architect registered in the State of Minnesota, stating that he or she has personally viewed the site and has designed the building to fit the site as planned and to be harmonious with the neighboring buildings, topography and natural surroundings and in accordance with the purposes and objectives of the Zoning Code. To ensure the church / religious institution reflects the scale and character of the adjacent residential properties, the building materials of the church / religious institution shall be predominantly quality exterior materials, including brick, masonry, stone, stucco, textured concrete masonry units, steel siding, or vinyl. Concrete panels with a veneer of brick or masonry may be approved provided the material gives the appearance of one or more of the high quality building materials listed above. Stamped concrete panels will only be considered if they are finished with patterns and colors such that they appear to be brick or masonry.
(c) Site plan. At the time of an application, the applicant shall file three copies of a site plan for the church site in accordance with the following provisions: a plot plan which shall adequately illustrate existing and proposed parking area and spaces; garage locations; driveways; loading area; landscaping and screening including location, spacing, species and size of trees and shrubs, existing buildings, proposed buildings, dimensions of lot, parking areas, setbacks and distances between major elements of the use; existing topography and proposed final contours.
(d) Bell towers, steeples, spires and similar structures. Bell towers, steeples, spires and similar structures must meet the following standards:
1. Height. The height of bell towers, steeples, spires and similar structures must not exceed 75 feet.
2. Location. Bell towers, steeples, spires and similar structures must be located at least 25 feet from a side or rear property line and at least 25 feet from a front property line or property line abutting a public street.
(e) Screening. Where a church is adjacent to a dwelling residential zone, the church shall provide screening along the boundary adjacent to the residential use. Such screening shall consist of a solid fence or wall or equivalent as approved by the City Council when recommended by the Planning Commission no more than 6 feet in height, but shall not extend within 15 feet of any street or driveway. Such screening will not be required along the street; and
(5) Home occupations as defined in § 152.02 and offices of professional persons where the use does not exceed 1/3 of the main floor space of a dwelling, is only in the principal dwelling and does not employ any persons not residing on the premises.
(C) Permitted accessory uses. The following shall be permitted accessory uses:
(1) Buildings and land uses customarily incidental to the uses permitted by divisions (B) and (D) of this section;
(2) Off-street parking and loading-unloading facilities as regulated by § 152.41(L);
(3) Private garages and carports subject to yard and setback requirements of this chapter; and
(4) Signs as regulated by § 152.41(K).
(D) Conditional uses. The following uses may be permitted subject to the issuance of a conditional use permit as provided in § 152.43:
(1) Retail sales;
(2) Personal and professional services;
(3) Offices;
(4) Restaurants; and
(5) Multi-family units (3 or more dwelling units).
(6) Funeral home: development/use standards.
(a) Hours of operation for a funeral home shall be limited to between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
(b) To ensure the funeral home reflects the scale and character of the adjacent residential properties, the building materials of the funeral home shall be predominantly quality exterior materials, including brick, masonry, stone, stucco, textured concrete masonry units, steel siding, or vinyl. Concrete panels with a veneer of brick or masonry may be approved provided the material gives the appearance of one or more of the high quality building materials listed above. Stamped concrete panels will only be considered if they are finished with patterns and colors such that they appear to be brick or masonry.
(c) All site areas not accommodating buildings, parking, vehicular and pedestrian circulation, shall be landscaped with trees and/or plant materials to maintain privacy between the funeral home and residences.
(d) Any loading areas or parking spaces located within 10 feet of a residential property line must be screened by vegetation consisting of trees and/or plant materials to reduce visual clutter.
(e) All mechanical structures shall be screened from public rights-of-way as well as abutting residential properties.
(f) The petitioner must submit a landscaping plan for review.
(1987 Code, § 702.06) (Am. Ord. 520, passed 10-14-2008; Am. Ord. 529, passed 10-13-2009)