HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd #199 - 3rd Ser/Amending Setbacks For Non-Conforming Residential Lots ORDINANCE NO. 199,THIRD SERIES
CITY OF ORONO
HENNEPIN COUNTY, NIINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
PERTAINING TO SETBACKS FOR NON-CONFORNIING RESIDENTIAL LOTS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF ORONO ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Section 78-1406 shall be amended by adding text to read as follows:
Sec. 78-1406.—Additional yard provisions.
Required yards in the districts specified shall be subject to the following additional
requirements:
(1) Through lots. Through lots in any district shall have a required front yard on each street.
(2) 8 and I districts:adjacent lots. In the B and I districts, where the average depth of at least
two existing front yards for buildings within 150 feet of the lot in question are less or greater
than the minimum front yard depth required for the district, required front yards shall not be
less than the average depth of such existing front yards; however, the depth of a front yard
shall not be less than five feet nor be required to exceed 50 feet.
(3) R districts: adjacent lots. In any R district, where the average depth of at least two
existing front yards for buildings within 150 feet of the lot in question and within the same
block front is less or greater than the minimum front yard depth required for the district, the
required front yard shall not be less than the average depth of such existing front yards;
however, the depth of a front yard shall not be less than ten feet nor be required to exceed
50 feet.
(4) R districts: Side Yards adiacent to unimproved riphts-of-wav. In anv residential district,
the setback for side vards adiacent to unimproved riqhts-of-wav shall be the same as the
applicable interior side vard setback. Unimproved in this section shall be interpreted to mean
not improved or maintained bv the citv or countv for vehicular travel.
SECTION 2. Section 78-305 shall be amended by adding text to read as follows:
Sec. 78-305. -Area, height, lot width and yard requirements.
(a) Height. No structure or building in the LR-1A district shall exceed 30 feet in height except as
provided in section 78-1366.
(b)Lots. The following minimum requirements shall be observed:
Lot Lot Front Side Side Rear
Area Width Yard Yard Yard Yard
(Acre) (feet) (feet) (feet) Adjacent (feet)
to Street
(feet)
2 200 50 30 �A 30 50
Lcll Within the LR-lA zonin�district,the side vard setback for lots that are non-conformin�as to their width
shall be the lessor of 30 feet or equal to 10%of the Lot Width as defined. However, in no case shall the
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side vard setback be less than 10 feet.
SECTION 3. Section 78-330 shall be amended by adding text to read as follows:
Sec. 78-330. -Area, height, lot width and yard requirements.
(a) Height. No structure or building in the LR-1 B district shall exceed 30 feet in height except as
provided in section 78-1366.
(b)Lots. The following minimum requirements shall be observed:
Lot Lot Front Side Side Rear
Area Width Yard Yard Yard Yard
(Acre) (feet) (feet) (feet) Adjacent (feet)
to Street
(feet)
1 140 35 10 �5 20 30
(c)Within the LR-1B zoninA district,the side vard setback for lots that are non-conformin�as to their
width shall be the lessor of 10 feet or eaual to 10%of the Lot Width as defined. However. in no case
shall the side vard setback be less than 7.5 feet.
SECTION 4. Section 78-350 shall be amended by adding text to read as follows:
Sec. 78-350.-Area, height, lot width and yard requirements.
(a) Height. No structure or building in the LR-1C district shall exceed 30 feet in height except as
provided in section 78-1366.
(b)Lots. The following minimum requirements shall be observed:
Lot Lot Front Side Side Rear
Area Width Yard Yard Yard Yard
(Acre) (feet) (feet) (feet) Adjacent (feet)
to Street
(feet)
0.5 100 30 10 15 30
(c)Within the LR-iC zonin�district,the side vard setback for lots that are non-conformina as to their
width shall be the lessor of 10 feet or epual to 10%of the Lot Width as defined. However, in no case
shall the side vard setback be less than 7.5 feet.
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SECTION 5. Section 78-420 shall be amended by adding text to read as follows:
Sec. 78-420. -Area, height, lot width and yard requirements.
(a) Height. No structure or building in the RR-1 B district shall exceed 30 feet in height except as
provided in section 78-1366.
(b) Lots. The following minimum requirements shall be observed:
Lot Lot Front Side Side Rear
Area Width Yard Yard Yard Yard
(Acre) (feet) (feet) (feet) Adjacent (feet)
to Street
(feet)
2 200 50 30 a9 30 50
(c) Within the RR-1B zonin� district, the side vard setback for lots that are non-conforming as to their
width shall be the lessor of 30 feet or equal to 10%of the Lot Width as defined. However, in no case shall
the side vard setback be less than 10 feet.
SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its
passage and publication.
ADOPTED this26 th��iay of June ,2017 on a vote of 5 ayes and 0 nays by the
City Council of Orono, Minnesota.
ATTEST:
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Anna Carlson, City Clerk Dennis Walsh, Mayor
Ordinance published in The Laker and The Pioneer newspapers the week of July 1, 2017.
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