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CONSENT AGENDA:
PREPARED BY:
SUBJECT:
DATE:
INTRODUCTION:
BACKGROUND:
DISCUSSION:
RECOMMENDATION:
ALTERNATIVES:
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KAY KUHLMANN, ASSISTANT CI1Y MANAGER
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE 93-18 - SETTING
FORni STANDARDS FOR 1-1 SPECIAL INDUS1RIAL
DISTRICTS
JULY 19, 1993
Prior Lake City Council is asked to approve as part of the Consent
Agenda the Ordinance 93-18 Chapter 8 of the City Ordinances 1-1
Special Industrial Districts. City Council approved this ordinance on
June 21, 1993 based on a positive recommendation from the Planning
Commission. The reason this is on the Consent Agenda is because it
has been converted to Ordinance formal
The City of Prior Lake has been working aggressively for the last four
yeal'S to create our Business Office Park. This public investment has
required great participation by the Economic Development Authority,
Planning Commission, City Council, Economic Development
Committee and staff. One of the items that was required to be
accomplished prior to the opening of the Business Office Park was
new standards so that the Park is aesthetically pleasing and vital area
of development. The attached ordinance provides for all those things
that staff, EDC, Planning Commission, City Council believe are
important for Park.
City Council discussed this item on June 21 and approved the
document as written. The only format changes made are reflected in
the attached document.
Staff recommends the Council accept the Ordinance 93-18 as written.
The Prior Lake City Council has the following alternatives to
consider.
1. Approve Ordinance 93-18 as part of the Consent Agenda.
2. Table Ordinance 93-18 for a specific reason.
Motion to accept the Consent Agenda item will mean approval of
Ordinance 93-18.
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AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLDYER
CITY OF PRIOR LAKE
ORDINANCE NO. 93-18
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING PRIOR LAKE CITY CODE TITLE 4, CHAPTER 8.
The City Council of the City of Prior Lake does hereby ordain:
Title 4, Chapter 8, is hereby added to the Prior Lake City Code
to read as follows:
CHAPTER 8
1-1 SPECIAL INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS
SECTION:
4-8-1:
4-8-2:
4-8-3
4-8-4
4-8-5
4-8-6
4-8-7
4-8-8
Intent
Development Review Committee
Permitted Uses
Conditional Uses
Accessory Uses
Lot Requirements
Required Setbacks
Design Standards in the SI District
4-8-1: INTENT: It is the intent of this Chapter to promote
high standards of design and construction for business
park uses in the City. These standards are set forth in order to
enhance the visual appearance of the 1-1 Special Industrial
Districts within the City, to preserve the taxable value and to
promote the public health, safety and welfare.
4-8-2: DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE: Any construction or
alteration of buildings, structures, equipment or
property within the I-I Special Industrial (SI) District which
requires a building permit under the provisions of this Code must
be reviewed by the Development Review Committee (DRC). The DRC
shall consist of at least three members of the City staff to be
appointed by the City Manager. It shall be the responsibility of
the DRC to review all plans for proposed development within the
51 District. If the DRC determines that the plans comply with the
intent and standards of the 51 District, a building permit may be
issued. All decisions of the DRC may be appealed to the City
Council, whose decision shall be final. The City Council may
refer such an appeal to the Planning Commission first for a
recommendation.
The DRC shall develop, with the approval of the City Manager,
specific submission requirements and procedures to be followed
for processing permit applications in the SI District.
4-8-3.
PERMITTED USES. Permitted uses in the 81 District are:
(A) Offices.
(B) Manufacturing fabrication, compounding, processing,
packaging, treatment and/or assembly of products, goods and
materials.
(C) Utility services.
(D) Wholesale use occurring within an enclosed building, but not
involving live animals.
(E) Warehouse, enclosed storage.
(F) Business services.
(G) Blueprint, photostat and printing shops;
(H) Research and testing laboratories.
4-8-4:
CONDITIONAL USES: Uses allowed by Conditional Use
Permit in the SI District are:
(A) Storage or parking of vehicles larger than one ton capacity,
provided that such vehicles are associated with a business
in the principal structure on site and are screened from
view of adjacent residential property and public streets in
accordance with the City's landscaping and screening
ordinance.
(B) Outdoor storage of an area no larger than fifty percent
(50%) of the floor area of the principal structure provided
it is screened from view of adjacent residential property
and public streets in accordance with the City's landscaping
and screening ordinance.
(C) Public buildings.
(D) Animal and veterinary clinics, provided all animals are kept
within the principal structure.
(E) Heliport.
(F) Retail sales or services to the public, provided that such
use occupies no more than two thousand square feet (2,000
sq. ft.) of floor area in the principal structure.
4-8-5:
ACCESSORY USES: Accessory uses allowed in the S1
District are:
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(A) Parking lots or parking structures for permitted or
conditional uses.
(B) Structures to enclose trash handling equipment and recycling
equipment if built in accordance with the standards of this
section.
eC) Radio transmitters, microwave, and telecommunication towers,
subject to Sections 5.2 and 6.12 of the Zoning Ordinance and
Sections 5-4-4 and 5-5-12 of the Prior Lake City Code.
(D) Outdoor display of products which are manufactured or
assembled on the premises, in an area not to exceed five
hundred square feet (500 sq. ft.), and which is paved with
asphalt, concrete or other hard surface and clearly
delineated as outdoor display space.
4-8-6: LOT REQUIREMENTS:
District shall be
one hundred feet (100'). No
of any lot shall be covered
The minimum lot size in the SI
one acre, and the minimum lot width,
more than thirty-five percent (35%)
by buildings.
4-8-7:
REQUIRED SETBACKS: Within the SI District the
following minimum setbacks shall apply:
Front
Side
Rear
Arterial &
Collector
Roadways
Structure
30 ft
20 ft
30 ft
75 ft
50 ft
Structure 75 ft 75 ft
(abutting a Residential District)
Parking Area, 15 ft 10 ft
Drive Aisle,
Ground Sign
(abutting a Residential District)
10 ft
30 ft
4-8-8:
DESIGN STANDARDS IN THE SI DISTRICT:
(A) Building Materials. Exterior building materials of all
structures shall be one of, or a combination of, the
following materials:
1. face brick;
2. stone;
3. glass;
4. architecturally treated concrete;
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5. decorative concrete block whose color and texture i8
integral to the material (if not more than fifty percent
(50') of the building elevation faces any roadway).
Plain, flat unpainted concrete block is not allowed, nor
is any type of painted concrete block;
6. cast-in-place or precast concrete panels;
7. metal panels with interlocking, concealed or tongue-and-
groove seams and concealed fasteners, if the exterior
surface finish is warranted by the manufacturer for
twenty (20) years against blistering, peeling, cracking,
flaking, checking or chipping (if not more than fifty
percent (50%) of the building elevation faces any
roadway);
8. stucco or other cementitious coating applied in a manner
so as to create a harmonious design with other exterior
materials.
(B) Additions. Alterations and Accessory Structures. All
subsequent additions, exterior alterations and accessory
structures built after the construction of the original
building or buildings shall be of the same materials as those
used in the original building and shall be designed to
conform to the original architectural concept and general
appearance. These provisions shall not prevent the upgrading
of the quality of materials used in a remodeling or expansion
project.
(C) Other Structures. Garages, screen walls, exposed areas of
retaining walls, signs supporting structures and other areas
of exposed permanent materials shall be of a similar type,
quality and appearance as the principal structure. These
provisions shall not prevent the upgrading of the quality of
materials used in a remodeling or expansion project.
(D) Paving and Curbing. All parking areas and drives shall be
constructed of concrete, blacktop or similar durable hard
surface free of dust. The periphery of all parking areas and
drives shall be constructed with poured-in-place concrete
curbing.
(E) utility Equipment. All utility equipment, such as heating
and ventilating equipment, meters and other devices shall be
completely screened from eye-level view of adjacent
properties and streets. If on the ground, the equipment shall
be screened with a screen wall, berm or landscaping. If on
the roof, the equipment shall be screened with a parapet or
screen wall of materials compatible with the principal
structure. Vertical or horizontal wood slats, fencing or
similar material are not an acceptable screening material.
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(F) Loadinq and Service Areas. All loading and service areas
shall be completely screened from eye-level view of adjacent
residential properties and adjacent streets, except at
driveway access points. Exterior loading docks or other
provisions for handling materials brought to or removed from
the site shall be on those sides of buildings which do not
face any roadway or proposed roadway.
(G) Trash Handling. Dumpsters, trash, trash handling equipment
and recycling equipment shall be stored within a principal
structure or within an accessory structure of the same
materials as the principal structure which is completely
enclosed with closed doors and a roof.
(H) Lighting. Lighting fixtures shall be of a downcast, cutoff
type, concealing the light source from view and preventing
glare from spilling into residential areas. Lighting levels
shall be measured in foot candles five feet (5') off the
ground or floor level. The following light levels shall be
met:
Lot line of adjacent
residential property:
0.5 foot candle maximum
Open parking areas:
1.0 foot candle minimum
Covered parking facilities/
night (minimum):
General parking and
Pedestrian areas
Ramps and corners
Entrances and exits
Stairwells
5 foot candles
5 foot candles
5 foot candles
20 foot candles
Covered parking facilities/
day (minimum):
General parking and
Pedestrian areas
Ramps and corners
Entrances and exits
Stairwells
5 foot candles
10 foot candles
50 foot candles
20 foot candles
(I) Signage. No advertising or identification signage shall be
permitted on any building exterior in the Sl District, except
for address numbers no taller than twelve inches (12") high
nor less than four inches (4") high. Each property shall be
allowed one free-standing ground sign no higher than six feet
off the ground and no more than eighty square feet (80 sq.
ft.) in area, as well as a reasonable number of directional
signs, each no more than six square feet (6 sq. ft.) in area
and no taller than six feet (6'), for the purpose of
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indioating entries and exits, and other information neoessary
to direct people to areas on site.
In addition to the allowed individual business siqnaqe, a
common ground sign no taller than ten feet (10') and no
larger than one hundred twenty square feet (120 sq. ft.) in
area shall be allowed at each major entrance into the 1-1
Special Industrial District for the sole purpose of
identifying the 1-1 Special Industrial District and listing
the businesses therein.
(J) Noxious Matter. The emission of noxious matter shall be
controlled so that no such emission crosses the lot line of
the property from which it originates. Noxious matter shall
.mean any solid, liquid or gaseous material, including but not
limited to gases, vapors, odor, dusts, fumes, mists or
combinations thereof, the emission of which is detrimental to
or endangers the public health, safety, comfort or general
welfare, or causes damage to property. The operator of the
facility shall comply with a'regular inspection schedule as
approved by the City and shall submit reports of such
inspections to the City.
(K) Restricted Operations. Uses which because of the nature of
their operation are accompanied by an excess of noise,
vibration, dust, dirt, smoke, odor, noxious gases, glare or
wastes shall not be permitted. Noise, odors, smoke and
particular matter shall not exceed Minnesota Pollution
Control Agency standards. Glare, whether directed or
reflected, such as from spotlights or high temperature
processes, as differentiated from general illumination, shall
not be visible beyond the lot line of the property from which
it originates.
(L) Exceptions for Le9al Non-Conformin9 Structures. For
properties with existing development that are rezoned to SI,
the following exceptions will apply. For legal non-conforming
structures in the SI District, new construction projects for
repairs, remodeling or additions to the structure do not need
to meet the standards in this section if the construction
increases the size of the building by less than ten percent
(10%) or if it increases the assessor's market value by less
than twenty percent (20%). Construction projects involving a
building expansion between ten percent (10%) and fifty
percent (50%) of the size of the building or an increase in
assessor's market value between twenty percent (20%) and
fifty percent (50%) of its value need not meet all the
standards of this section, but will be required to meet a
reasonable proportion of the requirements as determined by
the DRC.
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For the purposes of determining compliance with the standards
in this section, site work not involving the structures on
site shall be considered separately from work on the
structures. For legal non-conforming uses in the 8I District,
new construction projects for repairs, remodeling or
additions to the parking lot, outdoor spaces, landscaping or
other exterior areas do not need to meet the standards in
this section if the construction increases the size of these
areas by less than ten percent (10%). Construction projects
involving an expansion of exterior space between ten percent
(10%) and fifty percent (50%) of the size of the parking lot
or other outdoor space need not meet all the standards of
this section, but will be required to meet a reasonable
proportion of the requirements as determined by the DRC. For
the purposes of this section, adding one inch (1") or more of
new material to an existing parking lot surface shall be
considered an increase of one hundred percent (100%) of the
area involved.
This ordinance shall become effective from and after its passage
and publication.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Prior Lake this ____ day
of , 1993.
ATTEST:
City Manager
Mayor
Published in the Prior Lake American on the ____ day of
1993.
Drafted By:
Lommen, Nelson, Cole & Stageberg, P.A.
1800 IDS Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
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