Ch11.§6-2 · City of Nowthen public records

A. Parking Stall Size: Except for disability accessible parking stalls, each parking stall shall not be less than nine (9) feet wide and twenty (20) feet in length (exclusive of access aisles) and each stall shall be served adequately by access aisles. B. Street Access: 1\. All off-street parking facilities shall be designed and constructed with appropriate means of vehicular access to a public street. 2\. Each lot shall have access directly onto an abutting, improved public street. C. Lot Circulation: Except in the case of single family dwellings, parking areas shall be designed so that circulation between parking bays or aisles occurs within the designated parking lot and does not depend upon a public street and which does not require backing into the public street. D. Intersection Separation: No curb cut access shall be located less than sixty (60) feet from the intersection of two (2) or more street rights-of-way. This distance shall be measured from the intersection of lot lines. E. Lot Design: Except in the case of single-family dwellings, parking areas and their aisles shall be developed in compliance with the standards on the following Parking Lot Dimension Table:   <table> <tr> <th colspan="10">PARKING LOT DIMENSIONS TABLE</th> </tr> <tr> <th>Angle of Parking (degree)</th> <th>Stall Width</th> <th>Curb Length Per Car</th> <th>Stall Depth</th> <th>Aisle Width</th> <th>Angle of Parking (degree)</th> <th>Stall Width</th> <th>Curb Length Per Car</th> <th>Stall Depth</th> <th>Aisle Width</th> </tr> <tr> <td>0</td> <td>9'0"</td> <td>23'0"</td> <td>9'0"</td> <td>12'0"</td> <td>50</td> <td>9'0"</td> <td>11'9"</td> <td>20'5"</td> <td>12'0"</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>9'0"</td> <td>26'4"</td> <td>15'0"</td> <td>11'0"</td> <td>60</td> <td>9'0"</td> <td>10'5"</td> <td>21'0"</td> <td>18'0"</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>9'0"</td> <td>18'0"</td> <td>17'4"</td> <td>11'0"</td> <td>70</td> <td>9'0"</td> <td>9'8"</td> <td>21'0"</td> <td>19'0"</td> </tr> <tr> <td>40</td> <td>9'0"</td> <td>14'0"</td> <td>19'2"</td> <td>12'0"</td> <td>80</td> <td>9'0"</td> <td>9'2"</td> <td>20'4"</td> <td>24'0"</td> </tr> <tr> <td>45</td> <td>9'0"</td> <td>12'9"</td> <td>19'10"</td> <td>13'0"</td> <td>90</td> <td>9'0"</td> <td>9'0"</td> <td>20'0"</td> <td>22'0"</td> </tr> </table> Note: This table pertains to a wall-to-wall situation. In calculating dimensions, two (2) feet may be subtracted from each stall depth for each overhang and overlap. No subtraction for overlap is allowed for angles greater than sixty (60) degrees. <figure> A = Angle of Parking B = Stall Width C = Curb Length per Car D = Stall Length E = Stall Depth F = Aisle Width G = Overlap H = Overhang PROPERTY LINE WALL CURB E-> <- F-> G H> A B D </figure> F. Street Access Width: 1\. Single Family Dwellings: The maximum width of an access within the right- of-way onto any public street shall not exceed thirty (30) feet. 2\. Other Uses: The maximum width of an access within the right-of-way onto any public street shall not exceed twenty-four (24) feet except as may be approved by the City Engineer in the case of traffic circulation needs. G. Setbacks: 1\. There shall be no off-street parking within ten (10) feet of any street surface. 2\. Curb accesses shall be a minimum of fifteen (15) feet from the side yard property line in all districts except as may be allowed as a conditional use provided that: (Ord. 2020-01, adopted January 12, 2021) a. The reduction in setback is necessary to allow for shared access to two (2) or more properties.   b. Private ingress/egress easements allowing use of the shared curb access shall be recorded with each property and are subject to approval of the City Attorney. C. Adequate provisions for management of stormwater drainage and snow removal shall be provided and are subject to approval of the City Engineer. d. The area paved for the shared access shall be the minimum necessary to provide adequate circulation; all other areas shall be landscaped in accordance with the requirements of this Chapter. H. Curb Cut Spacing: Driveway access curb openings on a public street shall not be located less than forty (40) feet from one another except in the case of single family dwellings. I. Grade: The grade elevation of any parking area or driveways shall not exceed four (4) percent. J. Lot Access: 1\. All property shall be entitled to one (1) access from a public street. 2\. Commercial, industrial and institutional uses shall be allowed one (1) access from each one hundred twenty-five (125) feet of street frontage subject to compliance this Section and approval of the City Engineer. 3\. Single family residential uses shall be limited to one (1) access per property except that: a. A second access shall be permitted on any lot with a minimum frontage of one hundred twenty-five (125) feet to a public street. b. The location of all access points shall be subject to: (1) Submittal of a driveway permit application and review/approval by the City Maintenance Supervisor. (2) Review by the City Council should the City Maintenance Supervisor determine that the proposed driveway, its location, size, construction or relationship with other driveways or properties in the neighborhood deviate from the driveway permit checklist. (3) The applicant or property owner shall be required to pay any additional costs associated with the access request to achieve   compliance with the requirements of this Section and approval of the City Engineer and the County Engineer when applicable. (Ordinance 2016-05, adopted August 10, 2016) 4\. Effective June 19, 2020, all new principal uses shall be required to provide driveway access that complies with the following: a. The driveway shall be a minimum of twelve (12) feet in width for single dwellings, or two dwellings which share a driveway, and shall be designed to accommodate the maneuvering and turnaround of emergency vehicles and fire apparatus in accordance with Section 503 of the International Fire Code. b. The driveway shall be a minimum of twenty (20) feet in width for three or more dwellings sharing a driveway access. C. A driveway turnaround shall be required for all properties which do not meet the standards established in Section 4e of this subsection: <figure> 60 96' 28' radius typical 28' radius typical 12' 12' OPTION 1 CUL-DE-SAC OPTION 2 60-FOOT 'Y' 60' 28' radius typical 60' 12' 70' 28' radius typical 12' 12' 12' OPTION 3 120' HAMMERHEAD OPTION 4 ALT. HAMMERHEAD </figure> d. Overhead clearance shall be no less than 13 feet, 6 inches for the passage of fire vehicles beneath trees, power lines, property entrances, and any other building overhangs, appurtenances, or site features between the public road and principal structure(s). e. The distance as measured from the driveway or public street to all sides of the principal structure(s) must be within 250 feet to allow fire hose access. (Ordinance 2020-03, adopted January 12, 2021)   ### K. Surfacing: 1\. Farmsteads, farming operations and detached single family residential uses within the RRA Zoning District (including those with home businesses) shall have driveways and parking areas surfaced with materials suitable to control dust and drainage. 2\. Detached single family uses within the RRT Zoning District shall have the primary driveway which serves an attached garage and all parking areas within front and side yards surfaced with concrete, asphalt, pavers or other hard surface as may be approved by the Zoning Administrator, subject to the following: a. The parking of vehicles, trailers, boats and RV's is prohibited within rear yards unless stored within an accessory building or parked on a hard-surfaced or gravel pad which is fully screened from neighboring properties and the public right-of-way. b. A driveway access to an accessory building in the rear yard which serves as a connection of the paved driveway in the front or side yards may be constructed of gravel from the rear line of the principal structure to the accessory structure. C. A second driveway, in compliance with Section 11-6-2.J, which is separated from the primary driveway and attached garage by more than forty (40) feet, may be gravel in its entirety. d. Gravel surfaces shall be kept free of weeds and grass. e. All driveways and parking areas conform with impervious surface limitations outlined in Section 11-3-6 of this Chapter. (Ordinance 2020-01, adopted January 12, 2021) 3\. All other uses: a. All driveways and parking areas shall be surfaced with asphalt, concrete, cobblestone, or paving bricks. b. Plans for surfacing and drainage of driveways and stalls for parking areas of five (5) or more vehicles shall be submitted to the City Engineer for review and the final drainage plan shall be subject to written approval. C. For industrial uses which experience frequent heavy equipment utilization which could be expected to destroy or damage required   surfacing materials, an exemption to the surfacing requirements may be allowed by an interim use permit pursuant to Section 10 of this Chapter and provided that: (1) General public and employee access driveways and parking areas shall not be included in the exemption. (2) At such time as the presence of heavy equipment is reduced or eliminated, the surfacing of exempted areas shall be completed in compliance with this Section. (3) All other performance standards related to parking and driveways shall be met. 4\. Striping: All required parking stalls for commercial, industrial or institutional uses shall be marked with white or yellow painted lines not less than four (4) inches wide. 5\. Curbing and Landscaping: a. Except for agricultural uses, single family dwellings and essential service uses, all open, off-street parking shall have a continuous concrete perimeter curb barrier around the entire parking lot. b. The curb barrier shall not be closer than five (5) feet to any lot line except by approval of a conditional use permit provided that: (1) The reduction in setback is necessary to allow for shared circulation and/or off-street parking to two or more properties. (2) Each property shall provide the number of parking stalls required by this Section upon the respective property. (3) Private ingress/egress easements allowing use of the shared circulation and off-street parking areas shall be recorded with each property and are subject to approval of the City Attorney. (4) Adequate provisions for management of stormwater drainage shall be provided and is subject to approval of the City Engineer. (5) The area paved for the shared access shall be the minimum necessary to provide adequate circulation; C. Grass plantings and landscaping shall be provided in all areas bordering the parking area.   L. Required Screening: All open off-street parking areas of five (5) or more spaces shall be screened and landscaped from abutting or surrounding residential districts and uses, and the public right-of-way. M. Snow Storage: Adequate space for snow storage shall be provided on the site so as not to reduce the required minimum number of parking spaces. In those cases where excessive snow cannot be properly stored on site, it shall be immediately removed from the site. (Ordinance #38, October 11, 2011) 11-6-3: MAINTENANCE: It shall be the joint responsibility of the lessee and owner of the principal use, uses or buildings to maintain in a neat and adequate manner, the parking space, access lanes, striping, landscaping and required screening. (Ordinance #38, October 11, 2011) 11-6-4: LOCATION: Required accessory off-street parking shall be on the same lot under the same ownership as the principal use being served. (Ordinance #38, October 11, 2011) 11-6-5: USE OF REQUIRED AREA: Required accessory off-street parking spaces in any district shall not be utilized for open storage, sale or rental of goods, repair work, storage of inoperable vehicles, and/or storage of snow. (Ordinance #38, October 11, 2011) 11-6-6: DISABILITY PARKING: Except for agriculture and single family dwellings disability parking stalls shall be provided in accordance with requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Minnesota Statutes, Section 168.021, as may be amended. (Ordinance #38, October 11, 2011) 11-6-7: NUMBER OF STALLS REQUIRED: The following minimum number of off-street parking stalls shall be provided and maintained for the respective uses hereinafter set forth: <table> <tr> <th>Use</th> <th>Number of Required Stalls</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Animal hospital/kennel:</td> <td>5 stalls plus 1 space per 500 square feet over 1,000 square feet.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Auditoriums, theaters, religious institutions, sports arenas:</td> <td>1 stall per 3 seats of design capacity of the main assembly with a maximum</td> </tr> </table>   <table> <tr> <th></th> <th>capacity less than or equal to 1,000 persons or 1 space per 2.5 seats of design capacity of the main assembly with a maximum capacity greater than 1,000 persons, plus additional spaces required for adjoined facilities, not including private or private nonprofit baseball fields (see below):</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Auto sales: Auto repair (major and minor) boat/marine sales and repair, bottling company, trade shop with 6 or less employees, garden supply or building material sales:</td> <td>1 stall per 500 square feet of showroom plus 1 stall for each 3,000 square feet of outdoor sales lot, plus additional parking required for ancillary service or repair. 8 stalls plus 1 stall per 1,000 feet of floor area.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Barber/Beauty Shop:</td> <td>2 stalls per service chair.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Baseball fields, private or private nonprofit :</td> <td>1 stall per 8 seats of design capacity.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Bed and Breakfast Facilities and Craft Houses:</td> <td>One (1) stall for each person the facility sleeps, plus two (2) more spaces. (Ordinance 2013- 09, adopted December 10, 2013)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Daycare facilities: capacity.</td> <td>1 stall for each 4 persons of licensed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Golf course:</td> <td>4 stalls per hole, plus 50 percent of the requirements for any other associated use.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Manufacturing:</td> <td>1 stall per 350 square feet of floor area exclusive of company vehicle parking.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Motor Fuel Facility:</td> <td>4 stalls plus other requirements for uses or sales of goods.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Office:</td> <td>1 stall per 200 square feet of floor area.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Restaurant, convenience:</td> <td>1 stall per 15 square feet of floor area designated for patron queuing plus 1 stall 11-213</td> </tr> </table>  <table> <tr> <th></th> <th>per 40 square feet of stall per 80 square preparation area.</th> <th>dining area feet of</th> <th>and 1 food</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Restaurant, general:</td> <td colspan="3">1 stall per 40 square feet of dining area and 1 stall per 80 square feet of food preparation area.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Retail business:</td> <td colspan="3">1 stall per 200 square feet of floor area.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Retail business with 50% or more floor area used as storage:</td> <td colspan="3">1 stall per 200 square feet of sales/service/office area plus 1 stall per 800 square feet of storage area</td> </tr> <tr> <td>School, elementary and junior high:</td> <td colspan="3">1 stall per 7 students of building design capacity.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>School, high school and post secondary schools:</td> <td colspan="3">1 stall per 3 students based on building design capacity, plus 1 stall per classroom.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Single-family dwellings:</td> <td colspan="3">2 stalls.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Warehouse:</td> <td colspan="3">1 stall per 200 square feet of office plus 1 stall per 1,000 square feet of storage exclusive of company vehicle parking.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Uses not identified:</td> <td colspan="3">Calculated by the Zoning Administrator based upon but not limited to characteristics for similar uses and professional studies prepared by the APA or ITE. (Ordinance #38, October 11, 2011)</td> </tr> </table> 11-6-8: JOINT FACILITIES: The City Council may approve an interim use permit, pursuant to Section 10 of this Chapter, for one or more businesses to provide the required off-street parking facilities by joint use of one or more sites where the total number of spaces provided are less than the sum of the total required for each business should they provide them separately. To qualify for joint parking, the following conditions are required to exist: A. As determined by the City Council on a case-by-case basis, up to thirty (30) percent of the parking facilities required for a theater, bowling alley, dance hall, bar   or restaurant may be supplied by the off-street parking facilities provided by types of uses specified as primarily daytime uses in Item D below. B. Up to fifty (50) percent of the off-street parking facilities required for any use specified under Item D below as primarily daytime uses may be supplied by the parking facilities provided by the following nighttime or Sunday uses: auditoriums incidental to a public or parochial school, churches, bowling alleys, dance halls, theaters, bars, apartments or restaurants. C. Up to eighty (80) percent of the parking facilities required by this Section for a church or for an auditorium incidental to a public or parochial school may be supplied by the off-street parking facilities provided by uses specified in Item D below as primarily daytime uses. D. For the purposes of this Section, the following uses are considered as primarily daytime uses: public schools, banks, business offices, retail stores, personal service shops, household equipment or furniture shops, clothing or shoe repair or service shops, manufacturing, wholesale and similar uses. E. Conditions Required for Joint Use: 1\. The building or use for which application is being made to utilize the off- street parking facilities provided by another building or use shall be located within three-hundred (300) feet of such parking facilities. 2\. Documentation as specified by the City shall be submitted demonstrating that there is not substantial conflict in the principal operating hours of the two buildings or uses (for which joint use of off-street parking facilities is proposed). F. A parking, access easement and maintenance agreement, executed by the parties concerned for joint use of off-street parking facilities, duly approved as to form and manner of execution by the City Attorney, shall be filed with the City Clerk and recorded with the Anoka County Recorder. (Ordinance 2013-04, adopted April 9, 2013) ## 11-6-9 OFF-SITE PARKING: A. Any off-site off-street parking which is used to meet the requirements of this Chapter shall require an interim use permit as regulated by Section 10 of this Chapter. B. Off-site parking shall be developed and maintained in compliance with all requirements and standards of this Chapter.   C. The parking lot is to be used only for the parking of passenger vehicles of employees, customers or guests of the person or firm controlling and operating the lot, said person to be responsible for its maintenance. D. The parking lot is not to be used for sales, repair work or servicing of any kind. E. Reasonable access from off-site parking facilities to the use being served shall be provided. F. No advertising sign or material is to be located on the property where the parking lot is located. G. All parking is to be kept behind the building setback line with barriers unless otherwise specifically authorized by the City Council. H. Except as provided below, off-site parking for non-residential uses shall not be located more than three hundred (300) feet from the main public entrance of the principal use being served. I. Any use which depends upon off-site parking to meet the requirements of this Section shall maintain ownership and parking utilization of the off-site location until such time as on-site parking is provided or a site in closer proximity to the principal use is acquired and developed for parking. J. Compliance with off-street parking requirements provided through leased off-street parking may be approved by the City Council, subject to the following conditions: 1\. The lease shall specify the total number and location of parking spaces under contract and this number when added to any on-site parking required, must be equal to the total number if parking spaces required. 2\. The lease instrument shall legally bind all parties to the lease and provide for amendment or cancellation only upon written approval from the City. 3\. The lease agreement shall incorporate a release of liability and any other provisions, as recommended by the City Attorney, that are deemed necessary to ensure compliance with the intent of this Section. 4\. Any other conditions as may be deemed necessary by the City Council to protect the welfare and character of the nearby land uses. (Ordinance 2013-04, adopted April 9, 2013)   # SECTION 7 SIGN REGULATIONS Section: 11-7-1 11-7-2 Findings, Intent and Effect Substitution Clause 11-7-3 Sign Permits 11-7-4 General Provisions 11-7-5 Zoning District Regulations 11-7-6 Prohibited Signs

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