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ITEM 5.12.
•ty of / MEMORANDUM
Elk
River TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Scott Harlicker, Planning Assistant
DATE: June 25, 199
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SUBJECT: City of Elk River Request for
Ordinance Amendment, Public
Hearing Case No. OA 96-4
Issue
Consider a request by the City of Elk River to amend Section 900.08 and 900.12
of the City Ordinance relating to definitions, light industrial and medium
industrial uses, and highway commercial uses.
Attachments
• • Current ordinance relating to I1 (Light Industrial) uses, I2 (Medium
Industrial) uses and C3 (Highway Commercial) uses
• Ordinance 96-
Overview
Staff has been working on revising the list of permitted and conditional uses in
the I1 and I2 zones as well as the removal of enclosed storage and warehousing
and truck terminals from the C3 zone.
Deleted from the I1 and I2 zones were kennels, rendering plants and airports. In
the C3 (Highway Commercial) zone, truck terminals and enclosed storage and
warehousing were deleted as conditional uses and incorporated as allowed uses
in the I1 zone, warehousing as a permitted use, and truck terminals as a
conditional use. Enclosed storage was replaced with the term mini-storage and
included as a conditional use.
The attached ordinance incorporates the Commission's suggestions and, to the
extent possible, the uses in the I2 zone are cumulative and include those uses
proposed for the I1 zone.
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• Recommendation
It is recommended that the Planning Commission recommend approval of the
ordinance amending permitted and conditional uses in the I1 and I2 zoning
districts, amending conditional uses in the C3 zoning district and establishing
new definitions for light industrial and heavy industrial.
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EXISTING LIGHT INDUSTRIAL
• STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This District shall serve as a transition
between more industrial uses and residential and other business
uses . This District is appropriate for manufacturing,
warehousing, and similar industrial uses because of access to
warehousing, thoroughfares, the full complement of urban services
such as sewer and water, and distance from residential districts .
These areas are intended to encourage the development of
industrial uses which are clean, quiet, and free of hazardous or
objectionable elements such as noise, odor, dust, smoke, glare, or
other pollutants . These industries should be compatible with each
other and with surrounding land uses.
A. Permitted Uses
i.
Offices
ii . Enclosed storage and warehousing
iii . Research laboratories
iv. Light manufacturing
B. Accessory Uses
• C. Conditional Uses
i. Junkyard and automobile wrecking and storage yards
ii . Reserved
iii . Rendering plants
iv. Broadcasting studios and facilities
v. Airports
vi . Kennels
vii . Truck terminals
viii .Single family residential dwelling units accessory
to principal uses, provided:
(1) That the nature of the principal use of the
property makes it necessary or highly desirable
from both the property owners and the City' s
perspective to have a twenty-four (24) hour a day
caretaker or security person reside on the
property.
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(2) That the proposed dwelling unit is designed
for and will be used exclusively by caretakers or
security personnel responsible for the security of
the property and the principal use thereof
(3) That the proposed building unit will be
occupied by no more than two persons, one of whom
must be an immediate family member (husband, wife,
father, mother, or child) or the owners of the
principal use of the property and neither of whom
may be under eighteen (18) years of age.
(4) That there will be only one dwelling unit per
lot or, if one principal use is located on several
adjoining lots, per principal use .
(5) That the proposed dwelling unit not exceed
eight hundred (800) square feet in size and be
located within a building serving the principal
use of the property which is no less than ten
thousand (10, 000) square feet in size .
(6) That the principal use of the property is not
• of such a nature that it would be dangerous or
hazardous to residents of the proposed dwelling
unit .
(7) That the proposed dwelling unit meets all
other requirements of the City Code and Uniform
Building Code for occupancy as a dwelling unit by
a single family. The City Council may, if it
finds it necessary to do so for the protection of
the health, safety and welfare of persons who may
occupy the proposed dwelling unit, impose
additional reasonable requirements or conditions
on the construction and use of the dwelling unit.
(8) That the conditional use allowing such a
doweling unit in an industrial zone is deemed to
be unique to the principal use of the property and
the ownership of the property and the principal
use . Any conditional use permits granted under
this Section shall therefore automatically expire
if the principal use of the property or the
principal use of the property changes .
• ix. Government buildings and facilities
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. x. Sexually Oriented Land Uses .
xi. Temporary structures .
xii. Recycling processing center
xiii . Screened outdoor storage areas accessory to a
principal use
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EXISTING MEDIUM INDUSTRIAL
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This District is intended to accommodate
. more intense manufacturing and processing than would be allowed in
the I-1 District. Proposed uses would include manufacturing,
production, warehousing with heavy truck traffic and other uses
which may generate nominal offsite impacts .
A. Permitted Uses
i. Offices
ii. Contracting yards
iii . Grain and feed elevators and mills
iv. Concrete products processing
v. Animal and poultry processing
vi . Freight (rail) yards
vii. Processing, and storage of natural resources
viii. Research labs
• ix. Light manufacturing
E. Accessory Uses
C. Conditional Uses
i. Junkyards and automobile wrecking and storage
yards
ii. Truck terminals
iii . Reserved
iv. Rendering plants
v. Broadcasting studios and facilities
vi . Airports
vii . Kennels
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viii.Single family residential dwelling units accessory
to principal uses, provided:
(1) That the nature of the principal use of the
• property make it necessary or highly desirable
from both the property owners and the City' s
perspective to have a twenty-four (24) hour a day
caretaker or security person reside on the
property.
(2) That the proposed dwelling unit is designed
for and will be used exclusively by caretakers or
security personnel responsible for the security of
the property and the principal use thereof.
(3) That the proposed dwelling unit will be
occupied by no more than two persons, one of whom
must be an immediate family member (husband, wife,
father, mother, or child) or the owner of the
principal use of the property and neither of whom
may be under eighteen (18) years of age .
(4) That there shall be only one dwelling unit per
lot or, if one principal use is located on several
adjoining lots, per principal use .
• (5) That the proposed dwelling unit not exceed
eight hundred (800) square feet in size and be
located within a building serving the principal
use of the property which is no less than ten
thousand (10, 000) square feet in size .
(6) That the principal use of the property is not
of such a nature that it would be dangerous or
hazardous to residents of the proposed dwelling
unit.
(7) That the proposed dwelling unit meets all
other requirements of the City Code and the
Uniform Building Code for occupancy as a dwelling
unit by a single family. The City Council may, if
it finds it necessary to do so for the protection
of the health,: safety and welfare of persons who
may occupy the proposed dwelling unit, impose
additional reasonable requirements or conditions
on the construction and use of the dwelling unit .
(8) That the conditional use allowing such a
dwelling unit in an industrial zone is deemed to
be unique to the principal use of the property and
the ownership of the property and the principal
use . Any conditional use permits granted under
this Section shall therefore automatically expire
if the principal use of the property changes or
the ownership of either the property or the
principal use of the property changes .
ix. Government buildings and facilities
• x. Sexually Oriented Land Uses
xi . Temporary structures
xii. Recycling processing center
xiii . Screened outdoor storage areas accessory to a
principal use
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EXISTING HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: The purpose of the C-3 highway commercial
district is to recognize the need for commercial establishments on
or serving with immediate access to major highways. Permitted
land uses should take advantage of the highway access in a manner
which other business districts are not afforded. In addition to
retail and commercial uses, quasi-industrial and wholesale
enterprises that do not meet an industrial setting and have
considerable customer contact are acceptable in the highway
commercial district.
A. Permitted Uses
i . Governmental, business and professional offices
ii . Retail shops and stores
iii . Restaurants (Class I)
iv. Hotels and motels
v. Personal service establishments
vi . Nurseries, produce markets, and garden centers
• which may include outdoor display
vii . Convenience stores
viii .Public parks
ix. Financial Institutions
B. Accessory Uses
i . Signs as are permitted in Section 900 .22
ii . Off-street parking facilities
iii . Off-street loading facilities
iv. Telephone booths
v. Private recreational facilities
vi . Public shelters and essential services
C. Conditional Uses
• i . Enclosed light manufacturing with related retail
sales
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• ii . Car, implement, RV and marine sales
iii. Nonprofit clubs, lodges, or halls
iv. Licensed daycare facilities
v. Institutional uses
vi. Equipment rental businesses
vii . Commercial recreational facilities
viii .Enclosed storage and warehousing
ix. Auto repair shops
x. Shopping centers
xi . On-sale liquor establishments
xii . Governmental buildings and facilities
xiii.Truck terminals
xiv. Veterinary clinics
xv. Car Washes
xvi . Restaurants (Class II)
xvii .Motor vehicle service stations
xviii .Motor vehicle specialty shops
xix. Therapeutic massage and sauna establishments
xx. Lumber Yard
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• ORDINANCE 96-
CITY OF ELK RIVER
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 900.08 AND 900.12 OF THE
CITY OF ELK RIVER CODES OF ORDINANCE RELATING TO
DEFINITIONS, PERMITTED, ACCESSORY AND CONDITIONAL USES
IN THE I1 AND I2 ZONING DISTRICTS AND CONDITIONAL USES IN
THE C3 ZONING DISTRICT
CASE NO. OA 96-4
The City Council of the City of Elk River does hereby ordain as follows:
Section 1. Section 900.08 of the City of Elk River Code of Ordinance titled,
"Definitions" is hereby amended to read as follows:
Manufacturing, Heavy: A use engaged in the basic processing,
manufacturing, packaging, assembly, compounding or treatment of
materials or products predominantly from extracted or raw materials, or a
use engaged in storage of, or manufacturing processes using flammable or
explosive materials, or storage or manufacturing processes that
• potentially involve hazardous or commonly recognized offensive
conditions.
Manufacturing, Light: A use engaged in the manufacture, fabrication,
processing, packaging or assembly, predominantly from previously
prepared materials, of finished products or parts, but excluding basic
industrial processing. The above activities shall take place in a manner
which will not produce offensive conditions observable from neighboring
properties.
Section 2. Section 900.12 (14) and Section 900.12(15) City of Elk River Code of
Ordinance titled "Permitted, Accessory, and Conditional Uses" is hereby
amended to read as follows:
14. I-1 Light Industrial
A. Permitted Uses
i. Offices
ii. Warehouses
iii. Research/design facilities
. iv. Wholesale businesses
v. Medical, dental, optical labs
vi. Light manufacturing
• B. Accessory Uses
C. Conditional Uses
i. Outdoor storage area accessory to principal use
ii. Single family residential dwelling units accessory to
principal uses, provided:
(1) That the nature of the principal use of the property
makes it necessary or highly desirable from both the
property owners and the City's perspective to have a
twenty-four (24) hour a day caretaker or security person
reside on the property.
(2) That the proposed dwelling unit is designed for and
will be used exclusively by caretakers or security
personnel responsible for the security of the property and
the principal use thereof.
(3) That the proposed building unit will be occupied by no
more than two persons, one of whom must be an
immediate family member (husband, wife, father, mother,
• or child) or the owners of the principal use of the property
and neither of whom may be under eighteen (18) years of
age.
(4) That there will be only one dwelling unit per lot or, if
one principal use is located on several adjoining lots, per
principal use.
(5) That the proposed dwelling unit not exceed eight
hundred (800) square feet in size and be located within a
building serving the principal use of the property which is
no less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet in size.
(6) That the principal use of the property is not of such a
nature that it would be dangerous or hazardous to
residents of the proposed dwelling unit.
(7) That the proposed dwelling unit meets all other
requirements of the City Code and Uniform Building Code
for occupancy as a dwelling unit by a single family. The
City Council may, if it finds it necessary to do so for the
• protection of the health, safety, and welfare of persons
who may occupy the proposed dwelling unit, impose
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• additional reasonable requirements or conditions on the
construction and use of the dwelling unit.
(8) That the conditional use allowing such a dwelling unit
in an industrial zone is deemed to be unique to the
principal use of the property and the ownership of the
property and the principal use. Any conditional use
permits granted under this Section shall therefore
automatically expire if the principal use of the property or
the principal use of the property changes.
iii. Recycling processing center
iv. Bottling and distribution
v. Mini-storage
vi. Water/sewage treatment
viii. Auto repair shop
ix. Grain and feed elevators
x. Multiple principal structures on one lot
xi. Sexually oriented land uses
xii. Temporary structures
xiii. Government buildings and facilities
xiv. Broadcasting studios and facilities
• 15. I-2 Heavy Industrial
A. Permitted Uses
i. Offices
ii. Wholesale businesses
iii. Light manufacturing
iv. Warehouses
v. Mini-storage
vi. Auto repair shop
vii. Bottling and distribution
viii. Research and design facilities
ix. Medical, dental, optical labs
B. Accessory Uses
C. Conditional Uses
i. Concrete/asphalt products and processing
ii. Foundry, casting, forging metals
• iii. Manufacturing, heavy
iv. Animal and poultry processing
v. Freight and rail yards
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vi. Truck terminals
vii. Junkyards, auto wrecking and storage, salvage yards
viii. Auto repair shops
ix. Recycling processing center
x. Grain and feed elevators and mills
xi. Chemical storage/bulk storage fuel i.e. petroleum
xii. Meat or fish packing
xiii. Water and sewage treatment
xiv. Outdoor storage area accessory to principle use
xv. Bus and truck storage, maintenance and repair
xvi. Multiple principal structures on one lot
xvii. Sexually oriented land uses
xviii. Single family residential building units accessory to
principal uses provided:
(1) That the nature of the principal use of the property
makes it necessary or highly desirable from both the
property owners and the City's perspective to have a
twenty-four (24) hour a day caretaker or security person
reside on the property.
(2) That the proposed dwelling unit is designed for and
• will be used exclusively by caretakers or security
personnel responsible for the security of the property and
the principal use thereof.
(3) That the proposed building unit will be occupied by no
more than two persons, one of whom must be an
immediate family member (husband, wife, father, mother,
or child) or the owners of the principal use of the property
and neither of whom may be under eighteen (18) years of
age.
(4) That there will be only one dwelling unit per lot or, if
one principal use is located on several adjoining lots, per
principal use.
(5) That the proposed dwelling unit not exceed eight
hundred (800) square feet in size and be located within a
building serving the principal use of the property which is
no less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet in size.
(6) That the principal use of the property is not of such a
nature that it would be dangerous or hazardous to
residents of the proposed dwelling unit.
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• (7) That the proposed dwelling unit meets all other
requirements of the City Code and Uniform Building Code
for occupancy as a dwelling unit by a single family. The
City Council may, if it finds it necessary to do so for the
protection of the health, safety, and welfare of persons
who may occupy the proposed dwelling unit, impose
additional reasonable requirements or conditions on the
construction and use of the dwelling unit.
(8) That the conditional use allowing such a dwelling unit
in an industrial zone is deemed to be unique to the
principal use of the property and the ownership of the
property and the principal use. Any conditional use
permits granted under this Section shall therefore
automatically expire if the principal use of the property or
the principal use of the property changes.
ixx. Temporary structures
xx. Government buildings and facilities
Section 3. Section 900.12 (12) City of Elk River Code of Ordinance titled
"Permitted, Accessory, and Conditional Uses" is hereby amended as follows:
• 1. Section 900.12 (12) viii. Enclosed storage and warehousing is deleted
2. Section 900.12 (12) xiii. Truck terminals is deleted
Section 4. That this Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force from and after
the date of its publication.
Passed and adopted this day of ,1996, by the City Council of the
City of Elk River.
Henry A. Duitsman, Mayor
ATTEST:
• Sandra A. Thackeray, City Clerk
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