HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd #064-3rd Ser/Amending code re: wetland credit/back lots ORDINANCE NO. 64 ,THIRD SERIES
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
CHAPTERS 78 AND 82 OF THE ORONO MUNICIPAL CODE
BY AMENDING SECTIONS 78-1370 AND 82-256 '
REGARDING WETLAND CREDIT FOR BACK LOTS
The City Council of Orono, Minnesota ordains as follows:
SECTION 1. Orono Municipal Zoning Code Section 78-1370, Special standards for back lots
created after January 1, 1994, Paragraph (1), is hereby amended as follows:
"Sec. 78-1370. Special standards for back lots created after January 1, 1994.
Back lots which were created as part of a subdivision that received preliminary
subdivision approval after January 1, 1994, are subject to the following special
requirements in addition to the standards required in section 82-256:
(1) Dimensional standards for back lots shall be as follows:
a. Lot area shall be 150 percent of the zoning district requirement. Wetlands mav
be allowed as area credit for meeting the 150% back lot area requirement, as
long as the back lot contains sufficient conti�uous dry buildable land to satisfy
the minimum acrea�quirement of the underlvin zg oning district.
b. Lot width measured parallel to the front or street lot line at the street yard
setback line of a lakeshore back lot, or at the front yard setback line of a non-
lakeshore back lot, shall meet the zoning district width requirement. The street
yard or front yard for any back lot will be a yard starting where the narrow
access outlot corridor ends and the lot begins. Lakeshore back lots shall meet
the lot width standard at the shoreline, at the lakeshore setback line, and at the
street yard setback line.
c. The depth of the required street yard or front yaxd shall be 150 percent of the
zoning district front yard requirement.
d. The required side yard and rear yard depths for back lots shall be 150 percent of
the zoning district yard requirements. The required lakeshore yard of a
lakeshore back lot shall meet the zoning district lakeshore yard requirements."
SECTION 2. Orono Municipal Subdivision Code Section 82-256, Double-frontage lots, access
to lots, and front/back lot divisions, Paragraph(c)(2), is hereby amended as follows:
"Sec. 82-256. Double-frontage lots, access to lots, and front/back lot divisions.
... (c) Front/back lot subdivisions. Flag lots and easement back lots shall not be
created. Front/back lot divisions shall be allowed only in conjunction with the
creation of an outlot to provide access from the back lot to the public or private
road. Such outlot shall not be allowed as creditable lot area for either the back
or front lots. Front/back lot subdivisions shall adhere to the following
standards:
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... (2) Dimensional standards. Dimensional standards for back lots shall
be as follows:
a. Lot area shall be 150 percent of the zoning district requirement.
Wetlands mav be allowed as area credit for meeting the 150%
back lot area requirement, as long as the back lot contains
sufficient conti ous dry buildable land to satisfy the minimum
acrea�e requirement of the underl n�n�zonin�district
b. Lot width measured parallel to the front or street lot line at the
street yard setback line of a lakeshore back lot, or at the rear of
the front yard setback line of a non-lakeshore back lot, shall
meet the zoning district width requirement. The street yard or
front yard for any back lot will be a yard starting where the
narrow access outlot corridor ends and the lot begins.
Lakeshore back lots shall meet the lot width standard at the
shoreline, at the lakeshore setback line and at the street yard
setback line.
c. The depth of the required street yard or front yard shall be 150
percent of the zoning district front yard requirement.
d. The required side yard and rear yard depths for back lots shall �
be 150 percent of the zoning district yard requirements. The
required lakeshore yard of a lakeshore back lot shall meet the
zoning district lakeshore yard requirements.
SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall be effective upon approval and publication.
Adopted by the City Council of Orono on this 14`h day of September, 2009 by a vote of
5 ayes and 0 nays.
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s M. White, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Linda S. Vee, City Clerk
Published in the Sun-Sailor newspaper the week of September 24, 2009.
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