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ORDINANCE NO. , THIRD SERIES <br />CITY OF ORONO <br />HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES <br />PERTAINING TO GATES <br />THE CITY COUNCIL OF ORONO ORDAINS: <br />SECTION 1. Section 78-1405 Nonencroachments shall be amended by adding and <br />deleting text to read as follows: <br />Sec. 78-1405. - Nonencroachments. <br />(a) The following shall not be considered to be encroachments on yard setback requirements: <br />(9) Entrance monuments, defined for the purpose of this section as a nearly permanent <br />physical structure or object, natural or artificial, used to depict an entrance to the <br />property, erected in all residential zoning districts are considered non encroachments <br />when they conform with the following standards: <br />a. Each monument, with a maximum of two per approved driveway access, shall be <br />limited to a single pillar with a footprint measuring no larger than 25 square feet and <br />no length to exceed five feet; <br />b. The monument must be setback a minimum of five feet from all property boundaries <br />and never fewer than ten feet from the edge of the paved, traveled roadway; <br />C. Plans and/or elevation views of the proposed monuments are required to be <br />submitted for approval by the planning director; <br />d. All signage proposed for the monuments must comply with section 78-1467; <br />e. The monuments are limited to eight feet in height including any appurtenances. Any <br />monument exceeding the maximum height must meet principal structure setback <br />requirements; <br />When more than one monument is proposed, and serving two or fewer residences, <br />a minimum horizontal width of 16 feet is required between them; <br />g. When more than one monument is proposed, and serving three or more residences, <br />a minimum horizontal width of 22 feet is required between them; <br />Lighting is allowed, in conformance with section 78-1573 and at the discretion of the <br />planning director. <br />i. A building permit is required for installation and the property corners must be located <br />for inspection purposes. <br />10 Gates,-Fwhen a gate is proposed, must meet the following requirements must be met: <br />a. 4-. The gate must open into the property not outward towards the right-of-way, and <br />b. 2-. Gates serving two or fewer residences shall have a minimum horizontal width of <br />14 feet in the full open position, and <br />