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HomeMy WebLinkAbout126-10 Amending Prior Lake City Code Section 10-268 (Motor Vehicle Sales) and Section 10-185 (Land Use Table) Related to a new Land Use of Motor Vehicle Sales, No Inventory 4646 Dakota Street SE Prior Lake, MN 55372 CITY OF PRIOR LAKE ORDINANCE NO. 126-10 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PRIOR LAKE CITY CODE SECTION 10-268 MOTOR VEHICLE SALES AND SECTION 10-185, LAND USE TABLE The City Council of the City of Prior Lake, Minnesota, ordains: City Code Chapter 10 – Zoning, City Code Article III. – USE DISTRICTS, Division 4. LAND USE DEFINITIONS AND CONDITIONS, Section 10-268 Motor vehicle sales is hereby amended by inserting the following (additions are underlined): Sec. 10-268. Motor vehicle sales. (a) Definition. The term "Motor vehicle sales" means display, sale and rental of motor vehicles, watercraft, and recreational vehicles; motor vehicle service and repair often occur in conjunction with this use. Characteristics may include outdoor activity, outdoor sound systems, truck deliveries, night and weekend operating hours, and test driving on nearby streets. (b) Zoning districts and conditions. Motor vehicle sales are a conditional use in C-2 and I-1 with the following conditions: 1) All vehicles stored on the premises shall be insured and operable. 2) All outdoor lots for sales or rental shall be operated in conjunction with a building containing the same or similar materials as displayed on the outdoor lot. 3) The building and the lot for sales or rentals shall be on one contiguous property. 4) All vehicles shall be located on hard surfaces at all times. The hard surfaces shall meet all of the landscaping and design requirements of this chapter for off-street parking. 5) No outdoor public address system shall be audible from any parcel located in a residential zoning district. 6) All customer and employee parking shall be clearly designated and signed. 7) No motor vehicle transport loading or unloading shall be permitted on any minor residential street. 8) No display or storage of motor vehicles shall be permitted on any public right-of-way. 9) All parking, sales, rental, and storage lots shall be located a minimum of 100 feet from any property line in a residential zoning district. 10) Test driving shall be in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Sec. 10-268.1 Motor vehicle sales, no-inventory (a) Definition. The term “Motor vehicle sales, no inventory” means the sale of motor vehicles, watercraft, and recreational vehicles conducted from an enclosed building or office without the outdoor display, storage, parking, or staging of vehicles for sale on the premises. (b) Zoning districts and conditions. Motor vehicle sales, no inventory are a use permitted with conditions in the TC, C-1, C-2, C-3 and I-1 zoning districts, subject to the following conditions: 1) No outdoor display, storage, or parking of motor vehicles for sale shall be permitted on the premises. Page 2 of 3 2) No more than one (1) vehicle associated with the business may be present on the site at any time for customer delivery or pickup, and such vehicle shall not be stored on-site for a period exceeding twenty-four (24) hours. 3) All business operations shall be conducted entirely within an enclosed building, except for lawful customer pickup or delivery. 4) No vehicle repair, service, detailing, washing, or mechanical work shall occur on the premises unless otherwise permitted by the zoning district. 5) No outdoor public address system shall be used. 6) All customer and employee parking shall comply with off-street parking requirements of this chapter and shall not be used for vehicle inventory. 7) Vehicle transport loading and unloading shall occur only on streets permitted for commercial traffic and shall not occur on minor residential streets. 8) Test driving shall comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Section 2. City Code Chapter 10 – Zoning, Article III. – USE DISTRICTS, Division 3. LAND USE GENERALLY, Section 10-185 Land use table is hereby amended by inserting the following: Lot Use Description A R-S R-1 R-2 R-3 TC TC-T C-1 C-2 C-3 I-1 Motor vehicle sales, no-inventory PWC PWC PWC PWC PWC Section 3. Summary approved. The City Council hereby determines that the text of the summary marked "Official Summary of Ordinance No. 126-10” a copy of which is attached hereto clearly informs the public of the intent and effect of the ordinance. The City Council further determines that publication of the title and such summary will clearly inform the public of the intent and effect of the ordinance. Section 4. Filing. A copy of the ordinance shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk. This copy shall be available for inspection by any person during regular office hours. Section 5. Publication. The City Clerk shall publish the title of this ordinance and the official summary in conformance with State Statute and City Code requirements with notice that a printed copy of the ordinance is available for inspection by any person during regular office hours at the Office of the City Clerk. Section 6. Effective date. This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and the publication of its title and the official summary. Passed by the City Council of the City of Prior Lake this 28th day of April 2026. ATTEST: _________________________ __________________________ Jason Wedel, City Manager Kirt Briggs, Mayor Page 3 of 3 Official Summary of Ordinance No. 126-10 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PRIOR LAKE CITY CODE SECTION 10-268, MOTOR VEHICLE SALES The following is the official summary of Ordinance No. 126-10 passed by the City Council of Prior Lake on April 28, 2026. Prior Lake City Code Sec. 10-268, Motor vehicle sales, was amended to include language allowing for a new land use of Motor vehicle sales, no inventory, as a use permitted with conditions. Prior Lake City Code Sec. 10-185, Land Use Table was amended to add Motor vehicle sales, no-inventory as a use permitted with conditions in TC, C-1, C-2, C-3, and I-1 zoning districts. A printed copy of the ordinance is available for inspection by any person during regular office hours in the Office of the City Clerk at Prior Lake City Hall, 4646 Dakota Street SE, Prior Lake, MN 55372.