ORD 01-12 (2)ORDINANCE NO.: 2001-12
CITY OF OTSEGO
COUNTY OF WRIGHT, MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OTSEGO
TO ESTABLISH A SPECIAL SIGNING DISTRICT ENCOMPASSING LAND ADJACENT
TO THE INTERSTATE 94 CORRIDOR.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OTSEGO DOES HEREBY ORDAIN:
Section 1. Section 20-1-2 of the Zoning Ordinance (definitions) is hereby amended
to include the following text:
25a. 1-94 Corridor Sign District: A special signing district
encompassing land located within two thousand six hundred
forty (2,640) feet of the Interstate 94 right-of-way.
Section 2. Section 20-37-5.C.4.a of the Zoning Ordinance (Business and Industrial
District - Freestanding Signs) is hereby amended to read as follows
a. Freestanding. Not more than one (1) double sided
freestanding sign. Sign area may not exceed one
hundred (100) square feet each side with a maximum
height of twenty (20) feet, except that for signs within
the Interstate 94 Corridor Sign District, the maximum
height shall be forty-five (45) feet.
Section 3. This amendment shall be in full force and effect upon its passage and
publication.
EXHIBIT A
ADOPTED by the Otsego City Council this 29th day of November, 2001.
CITY OF OTSEGO
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ATTEST:
Ju ud n City Clerk/Zoning Administrator
Published: Elk River Star News 12-12-01
Posted: Otsego City Hall 12-04-01
CITY .OF
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WRIGHT COUNTY, MINNESOTA
Applicant: Rhea Development Company.
11-26-01
Zoning Ordinance Amendment
Findings of Fact
& Decision
Request: Consideration of a Zoning Ordinance amendment establishing a special signing
district encompassing land adjacent to the Interstate 94 Corridor.
City Council Meeting Date: 26 November 2001
Findings of Fact: Based upon review of the application, the recommendation of the Planning
Commission and evidence received, the City Council of the City of Otsego now makes the
following findings of fact:
The Planning Commission and City Council must take into consideration the possible
effects of the Zoning Ordinance amendment (Exhibit A) with their judgement based upon
(but not limited to) the criteria outlined in Section 20-3-21 of the Zoning Ordinance:
A. The proposed action's consistency with the specific policies and provisions of the
official City Comprehensive Plan.
Finding: The Comprehensive Plan encourages development of the 1-94 corridor with
industrial uses to take advantage of access and visibility to traffic on the freeway.
The plan states that signing of industrial properties is to facilitate identification and
business promotion, while not allowing over -intensification.
The proposed amendment will allow for increased sign exposure for existing and
planned industrial areas along 1-94. In that the overall sign area is not being
increased, the amendment does not allow an over -intensification of signage along
Otsego's 1-94 corridor.
B. The proposed use's compatibility with present and future land uses of the area.
Finding: The proposed amendment applies only within a defined area surrounding
1-94, which are all planned for industrial uses. Appropriate transitions between the
industrial areas and surrounding land uses are provided by physical barriers or aided
by the layout of the industrial parks.
C. The proposed use's conformity with all performance standards contained in the
Zoning Ordinance (i.e., parking, loading, noise, etc.).
Finding: The proposed amendment will not create any non -conforming signs.
-D. The proposed use's effect upon the area in which it is proposed.
Finding: The proposed amendment is intended to aid in identification of businesses
within the industrial areas planned along 1-94.
5. The proposed use's impact upon property values of the area in which it is proposed.
Finding: Although no study has been completed, the proposed amendment is not
anticipated to negatively impact area property values.
6. Traffic generation by the proposed use in relation to the capabilities of streets
serving the property.
Finding: Not applicable.
7. The proposed use's impact upon existing public services and facilities including
parks, schools, streets, and utilities and its potential to overburden the City's service
capacity.
Finding: The proposed amendment is not anticipated to impact to the City's service
capacity.
2. The planning report dated 12 November 2001 prepared by the City Planner, Northwest
Associated Consultants, Inc., is incorporated herein.
3. The Otsego Planning Commission conducted a public hearing at their regular meeting on
19 November 2001 to consider the application, preceded by published and mailed notice.
Upon review of the application and evidence received, the Otsego Planning Commission
closed the public hearing and recommended by a 5-0 vote that the City Council approve
the Zoning Ordinance amendment based on the aforementioned findings.
Decision: Based on the foregoing information and applicable ordinances, the requested Zoning
Ordinance amendment is hereby approved based on the most current plan and information
received to date.
Otsego City Council this 26th day of November, 2001.
CITY OF OTSEGO
By'
'--Carry F Hier, Mayor
JLAA Hud do , Zoning Administrator/City Clerk
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