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Orono, MN Code of Ordinances <br />Page 5 of 6 <br />(9) Entrance, monuments, defined for the purpose of this section as a nearly permanent physical <br />structure or object, natural or artificial, used to depict an entrance to the property, erected in <br />all residential zoning districts are considered nonencroachments when they conform with the <br />following standards: <br />a. Each monument, with a maximum of two per approved driveway access, shall be limited <br />to a single pillar with a footprint measuring no larger than 25 square feet and no length to <br />exceed five feet, <br />b. The monument must be setback a minimum of five feet from all property boundaries and <br />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 submitted <br />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 />f. When more than one monument is proposed, and serving two or fewer residences, a <br />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, a <br />minimum horizontal width of 22 feet is required between them; <br />h. Lighting is allowed, in conformance with section 78-1573 and at the discretion of the <br />planning director. <br />i. When a gate is proposed, the following requirements must be met: <br />1. The gate must open into the property not outward towards the right-of-way, and <br />2. Gates serving two or fewer residences shall have a minimum horizontal width of 14 <br />feet in the full open position, and <br />3. Gates serving three or more residences shall have a minimum horizontal width of 20 <br />feet in the full open position, and <br />4. For all properties, gate height may not exceed the height of the monument, measured <br />from grade, unless principal structure setbacks are met (if monuments are not <br />proposed then gate height shall be regulated in accordance with the fence height <br />regulations of section 78-1405(8), and <br />5. Gates must maintain an opacity level of no greater than 25 percent, and <br />6. For locked and/or secured gates a knox box, meeting the standards set forth by the <br />police and fire department, must be provided for emergency access, and <br />7. On major thoroughfares the monuments and gates must be located 40 feet from the <br />paved, traveled road to allow for vehicle stacking. A major thoroughfare for the <br />purposes of this section means any county road or state highway. <br />A building permit is required for installation. A survey must be submitted depicting where <br />the monuments will be placed, and the property corner pins must be located for <br />inspection purposes. <br />(b) The following shall not be considered to be encroachments on structure height requirements: <br />(1) Parapet walls that extend no more than three feet above the height of the building. <br />(2) HVAC cooling towers. <br />(3) Elevator penthouses. <br />about:blank 7/2/2015 <br />