HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd #209 - 3rd Ser/Amending the Code Pertaining to Gates ORDINANCE NO. 209 , THIRD SERIES
CITY OF ORONO
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
PERTAINING TO GATES
THE CITY COUNCIL OF ORONO ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Section 78-1405 Nonencroachments shall be amended by adding and
deleting text to read as foilows:
Sec. 78-1405. - Nonencroachments.
(a) The following shall not be considered to be encroachments on yard setback requirements:
(9) Entrance monuments, defined for the purpose of this section as a nearly permanent
physical structure or object, natural or artificial, used to depict an entrance to the
property, erected in all residential zoning districts are considered nonencroachments
when they conform with the following standards:
a. Each monument, with a maximum of finro per approved driveway access, shall be
limited to a single pillar with a footprint measuring no larger than 25 square feet and
no length to exceed five feet;
b. The monument must be setback a minimum of five feet from all property boundaries
and never fewer than ten feet from the edge of the paved, traveled roadway;
c. Plans and/or elevation views of the proposed monuments are required to be
submitted for approval by the planning director;
d. All signage proposed for the monuments must comply with section 78-1467;
e. The monuments are limited to eight feet in height including any appurtenances.Any
monument exceeding the maximum height must meet principal structure setback
requirements;
f. When more than one monument is proposed, and serving finro or fewer residences,
a minimum horizontal width of 16 feet is required between them;
g. When more than one monument is proposed, and serving three or more residences,
a minimum horizontal width of 22 feet is required between them;
h. Lighting is allowed, in conformance with section 78-1573 and at the discretion of the
planning director.
i. A buildinq permit is reauired for installation and the propertv corners must be located
for inspection purposes.
��-Gates,�AFwhen a-ga#�+s proposed, must meet the following requirements m��c*,,,��:
a. �:The gate must open into the property not outward towards the right-of-way, and
b. �Gates serving two or fewer residences shall have a minimum horizontal width of
14 feet in the full open position, and
c. � Gates serving three or more residences shall have a minimum horizontal width
of 20 feet in the full open position, and
d. 4. For all properties, gate height may not exceed the height of the monument,
measured from grade, unless principal structure setbacks are met (if monuments
are not proposed then gate height shall be regulated in accordance with the fence
height regulations of section 78-1405(8), and
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e. � For locked and/or secured gates a knox box, meeting the standards set forth by
the police and fire department, must be provided for emergency access, and
f. � On major thoroughfares the monuments and gates must be located 40 feet from
the paved, traveled road to allow for vehicle stacking. A major thoroughfare for the
purposes of this section means any county road or state highway.
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SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its
passage and publication.
ADOPTED this 11 th day of June , 2018 on a vote of 4 ayes and 0 nays by the City
Council of Orono, Minnesota.
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Anna Carlson, City Clerk Dennis Walsh, Mayor
Ordinance published in The Lakerand The Pioneernewspapers the week of Tiinn �� , 2018.