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An Ordinance Amending Chapter, 30, Section 30-1295, BP business park district, of the City of Elk River,
Minnesota, City Code
The City Council of the City of Elk River does hereby ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. That § 30-1295, BP business park district, of the City of Elk River Code of Ordinances shall be
amended to read as follows:
Section 30-1295. BP business park district.
(a) Purpose.
(1) The business park district is established to encourage a planned, integrated environment for certain industrial, office,
and commercial uses, which are compatible with and complement each other as well as the surrounding land uses. The
underlying land use designation within the district may vary and may be either light industrial or highway business.
Development within the business park district will correspond with the land use designation. Industrial and office uses
are allowed where the land use designation is light industrial, and commercial uses are allowed where the land use
designation is highway business.
(2) It is the intent of this section that development reflect common themes using compatible architectural design and
consistency in signage, landscaping, and lighting. It is also the intent to encourage businesses, which generate a high
number of jobs per square foot rather than predominantly warehouse type uses.
) Permitted uses. Permitted uses in the BP district are as follows:
(1) Business offices.
(2) Mail order operations.
(3) Manufacturing, light.
(4) Medical facilities Outpatient.
(5)Printing and publishing.
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( 4M Warehouse spaces (not exceeding 50 percent of the entire building).
(c) Accessory uses. Accessory uses in the BP district are as follows:
(1) Cocktail rooms.
(2) Massage, therapeutic establishments (when offered within the confines of a medical or chiropractic clinic).
(3) Parking lots.
(4) Retail sales, provided the following conditions are met:
a. The retail sales activity shall not be located in an administrative office facility, but shall be located within a
business, the principal use of which is not commercial sales.
b. The retail sales activity shall not occupy more than 15 percent of the gross floor area, or a maximum of 5,000
square feet of the occupied quarters, whichever is less.
C. The retail sales activity shall be related and subordinate to the principal use.
d. No sign identifying or promoting that retail sales occur within the building shall be visible from outside the building.
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e. Freestanding retail shops and stores shall be limited to those which complement other uses within the business
park and provide a service to those other businesses, and shall not exceed 20,000 square feet in size.
f. Retail/wholesale sales incidental to products manufactured, assembled, or warehoused on the premises may be
permitted as an accessory use provided no more than ten percent of the building is used for retail/wholesale sales.
(5) Signs (as permitted in section 30-851 et seq.).
(6) Structures, accessory (provided the materials are the same as those of the existing principal structure).
(d) Conditional uses. Conditional uses in the BP district are as follows:
(1) Brewer taprooms.
(2) Government facilities.
(3) Loading areas/overhead doors when located in front yards.
(4) Microbreweries.
(5) Microdistilleries.
(6) Motor vehicle repair shops, provided that they meet the following conditions:
a. All repair services shall be conducted inside the building.
b. Merchandise shall be stored inside the building.
C. All damaged vehicles stored on the premises shall be stored within an area which is screened by a six-foot high 100
percent opaque fence constructed of factory finished metal or vinyl material.
d. The building shall comply with the material requirements of this section, and 30 percent of any building face and all
overhead doors facing any public street shall be constructed of glass material.
e. No sales or display of merchandise outside the building.
f. The building shall be a minimum of 15,000 square feet.
(7) Outdoor storage, provided the storage area:
a. Is accessory to a principal permitted or conditional use; and
b. Complies with the accessory structure setback requirement applicable to the property; and
C. Is no larger than 30 percent of the building area; and
d. Includes screening so as to provide a visual barrier. Any such barrier shall reduce visibility in a manner that restricts
vision of the object being screened, but is not required to totally block the vision of any such object.
1. Screening shall consist of two or more of the following:
i. A compact evergreen or deciduous hedge or evergreen, overstory and ornamental trees of
sufficient width and density; or
a. Hedge material must be at least three feet in height.
b. Deciduous trees must be at least two inches in diameter as measured six inches above the
ground.
C. Coniferous trees must be at least six feet in height.
ii. An earth berm of sufficient height to provide an effective screen throughout the year; or
a. Earth berms shall not have a slope of more than three feet horizontal to one foot vertical
or be located within any street right-of-way unless otherwise approved by the city
engineer.
iii. A screening fence constructed of one or more of the following materials:
a. Factory finished metal or vinyl panels.
b. Wood.
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(8) Storage tanks (aboveground).
(9) Warehouse space (exceeding 50 percent of the total building floor area up to a maximum of 65 percent).
(e) Interim uses. Interim uses in the BP district are as follows:
(11 Physical recreation and training.
elf) Additional standards. The following additional standards apply in the BP district:
(1) Loading spaces and overhead doors.
a. Loading spaces/overhead doors shall be located in designated rear yards and secondarily in designated side yards.
Loading areas/overhead doors shall not be located in designated front yards unless approved as a conditional use.
b. Loading spaces and overhead doors shall be designed to be compatible with the principal building. Architectural
techniques and landscaping shall be employed to reduce visual impacts from adjacent properties and roadways.
(2) Dumpsters and refuse enclosures.
a. All dumpsters shall be completely screened from public view by using enclosures constructed of similar material as
the principal building.
b. Refuse enclosures shall include gates and be located in designated rear or side yards.
(3) Rooftop or ground electrical equipment; signs.
All utility equipment shall either be:
1. Screened from the eye level view of adjoining properties by use of exterior walls and/or landscaping;
2. Painted to match or complement the building structures; or
3. Incorporated into an architectural design, as approved by the building and zoning administrator.
b. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision 11 of division 5 of this article, the following requirements regarding
signage shall be met:
1. All freestanding signage shall be of a monument style sign and have a maximum size of 64 square feet and
height of eight feet.
2. One on -premises business wall sign per occupancy, not to exceed two square feet in sign area for each linear
foot of the building frontage up to a maximum of 128 square feet per occupancy, is permitted.
(4) Exterior building finishes.
a. It is the intent of the city to promote and encourage high standards of creative architectural design in the business
park district.
b. In the business park zoning district, the following are acceptable building materials and finishes:
1. Brick.
2. Natural or cut stone.
3. Integrally colored split face (rock face), burnished, or glazed concrete masonry unit (excluding plain or
painted).
4. Integrally colored and exposed aggregate precast concrete panels (excluding single-T or double-T panels,
plain, uncolored, or raked finish) or specially designed, cast -in -place concrete.
5. Glass, architectural metal, fiberglass and aluminum, provided such panels are factory fabricated and finished
with a durable nonfade surface and their fasteners are of a corrosion -resistant design.
6. Stucco, E.I.F.S., and other cementitious coating.
7. Wood, provided the surfaces are finished for exterior use or wood of proven exterior durability is used, such
as cedar, redwood, and/or cypress.
8. Other materials determined as acceptable by the planning department.
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Major exterior surfaces that are adjacent to any public street, public trail/path, or adjacent residentially zoned
properties shall be of one of the acceptable materials and shall be combined with at least 30 percent of one or
more acceptable materials, or with 40 percent punched openings, with or without glass (or as much as allowed b
the Uniform Building Code, whichever is less), neither of which are to be concentrated in any one location, unless
to accentuate a design feature. Major exterior surfaces that are visible from but not adjacent to any public street,
public trail/path, or adjacent residentially zoned properties shall be considered transition walls and may have less
than the 30 percent combination or less than 40 percent punched openings, but either shall not be reduced to zero
percent). Reductions below 20 percent shall require staff approval. Such walls shall be screened from view with
additional landscaping. The requirement to have at least 30 percent of one or more acceptable materials shall not
apply to the loading dock wall.
d. Major exterior surfaces that are adjacent to any public street, public trail/path, or adjacent residentially zoned
properties shall not exceed 160 feet zero inches in length without a minimum four -foot depth change (recesses,
protrusions, or a combination thereof), with at least two feet of such change to be in the entire height of the
facade.
e. Alternatively, exterior wall surfaces are to be designed with architectural interest through multiple design
techniques such as, but not limited to, architectural forms, reveals, textures, cornice detailing, changes in surface
planes, color, punched openings and/or changes in parapet elevations. The use of design techniques alone or lower
percentage of additional acceptable materials noted in subsection (e)(4)c. of this section shall require site plan
review and approval by the city planning commission.
f. The building shall be designed so as to prevent the appearance of straight, unbroken lines in the horizontal and
vertical surfaces.
g. Main entrances shall be emphasized with a complementary material which is different from the primary building
material.
h. Garage doors shall have a color that matches or coordinates with the building's primary body color.
i. The building shall be designed to screen equipment located on the roof of the building. Alternatively, such
equipment shall be located in such a manner so that it cannot be seen from the adjacent public street, public
path/trail, or adjacent residentially zoned property at the same elevation of the first floor of the building.
(5) Landscaping. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision IV of division 5 of this article, the following requirements
shall be met:
Of the total number of overstory trees required, a minimum of 25 percent shall be ornamental trees and 25
percent shall be conifer trees.
b. A landscaping credit of up to 25 percent may be given to a site plan which contains exterior sculptures, fountains,
ponds beyond those required for storm drainage and other site enhancements as approved by the building and
zoning administrator.
C. Underground irrigation shall be installed within the front yard and all landscaped areas adjacent to a public right-
of-way.
SECTION 2. That this ordinance shall take effect upon adoption and be published as provided by law.
Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Elk River this 15th day of June 2026.
John J. Dietz, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Justin Dunford, City Clerk
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
STATE OF MINNESOTA ) ss
COUNTY OF SHERBURNE
I do solemly swear that the notice, as per the
proof, was published in the edition of the
Star News
with the known office of issue being located
in the county of:
SHERBURNE
with additional circulation in the counties of:
WRIGHT
and has full knowledge of the facts stated
below:
(A) The newspaper has complied with all of
the requirements constituting qualifica-
tion as a qualified newspaper as provided
by Minn. Stat. §331A.02.
(B) This Public Notice was printed and pub-
lished in said newspaper(s) once each
week, for 1 successive week(s); the first
insertion being on 06/20/2026 and the last
insertion being on 06/20/2026.
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICES
Pursuant to Minnesota Stat. §580.033
relating to the publication of mortgage
foreclosure notices: The newspaper complies
with the conditions described in §580.033,
subd. 1, clause (1) or (2). If the newspaper's
known office of issue is located in a county
adjoining the county where the mortgaged
premises or some part of the mortgaged
premises described in the notice are located,
a substantial portion of the newspaper's
circulation is in the latter county.
By, 1—r-1�
Designated Agent
Subscribed and sworn to or affirmed before
me on 06/20/2026
Notary Public
Jacqueline Huetta
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Minnesota
My Commission Expires January 31, 2025`
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Ad ID 1542826
CITY OF ELK RIVER
ORDINANCE 26-15
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
CHAPTER, 30, SECTION
30-1295, BP BUSINESS
PARK DISTRICT, OF THE
CITY OF ELK RIVER,
MINNESOTA, CITY CODE
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The City Council of the City of
Elk River does hereby ordain as
follows:
SECTION 1. That § 30-1295, BP
business park district, of the City
of Elk River Code of Ordinances
shall be amended to read as fol-
lows:
Section 30-1295. BP business
park district.
(b) Permitted uses. Permitted uses
in the BP district are as follows:
(1) Business offices.
(2) Mail order operations.
(3) Manufacturing, light.
(4) Medical Facilities, Outpatient
(5) Printing and publishing.
(6) Research and development
facilities.
(7) Sherburne County Fair.
(8) Office/showroom spaces.
(9) Warehouse spaces (not ex-
ceeding 50 percent of the en-
tire building).
(e) Interim uses. Interim uses in the
BP district are as follows:
(1) Physical recreation and
training
10 Additional standards. The follow-
ing additional standards apply in
the BP district:
SECTION 2. That this ordinance
shall take effect upon adoption and
be published as provided by law.
Passed and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Elk River this
1511 day of June 2026.
John J. Dietz, Mayor
ATTEST:
Justin Dunford, City Clerk
Published in the Star News
June 20, 2026
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