HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd #187 - Revising Structural Coverage Restrictions ORDINANCE NO. 187, THIRD SERIES
CITY OF ORONO
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
PERTAINING TO REMOVING STRUCTURAL COVERAGE RESTRICTIONS WITHIN
THE CITY OF ORONO
THE CITY COUNCIL OF ORONO ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Section 78-1403 shall be amended by deleting the text to read as follows:
Sec. 78-1403.–Lot coverage and massing standards.
In all zoning districts other than the 1-lndustrial district, all lots that have a gross acreage of
less than two acres shall comply with the following massing standards for structures:
(a) Maximum total footprints allowed.
(1) On lots equal to or greater than 10,000 square feet in area, the total combined
footprints of all principal and accessory structures shall not exceed 20 percent of the
gross lot area.
(2) On lots of less than 10,000 square feet in area, the total combined footprints of all
principal and accessory structures shall not exceed 2,000 square feet.
(b) Calculation of massing. The following shall be included in the calculation of the total
combined footprints by structures:
(1)All roofed structures where the hiahest point of the roof is more than six feet above
existing ground level.
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SECTION 2. Section 78-1685 shall be amended by deleting the text to read as follows:
Sec. 78-1685. - Massing standards.
(1) Non-industrial zoning districts. Except for parcels zoned industrial, all lots in the stormwater
quality overlay district that have a gross acreage of less than two acres shall comply with the
following massing standards for structures.
a. Maximum fotal footprints allowed.
1. On lots equal to or greater than 10,000 square feet in area, the total combined
footprints of all principal and accessory structures shall not exceed 20 percent of the
gross lot area.
2. On lots of less than 10,000 square feet in area, the total combined footprints of all
principal and accessory structures shall not exceed 2,000 square feet.
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b. Calculation of massing. The following shall be included in the calculation of the total
combined footprints by structures:
1. All roofed structures where the highest point of the roof is more than six feet above
existing ground level.
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(2) Industrial zoning district. For parcels zoned industrial, the following massing standards for
structures shall apply.
a. On lots equal to or less than three acres in area, the total combined footprints of all
principal and accessory structures shall not exceed 35 percent of the gross lot area.
b. On lots greater than three acres in area, the total combined footprints of all principal and
accessory structures shall not exceed 45 percent of the gross lot area; except that when the
total building floor area on a site is contained within a single building, and when the total
area used for loading terminals, docks and berths is completely enclosed within the same
single building, a lot coverage of not more than 60 percent of the gross lot area will be
permitted.
SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its
passage and publication.
ADOPTED this 13t'' day of March, 2017 on a vote of 5 ayes and 0 nays by the City
Council of Orono, Minnesota.
ATTEST:
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a Carlson, City Clerk Dennis Walsh, Mayor
Ordinance published in The Laker and The Pioneer newspapers the week of March 25, 2017.
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