ORD 09-06ORDINANCE NO.: 09-06
CITY OF OTSEGO
COUNTY OF WRIGHT, MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE OTSEGO CITY CODE REGARDING PAWN
SHOPS/SECOND HAND DEALERS, MINIMUM LOT AREA REQUIREMENTS AND
RESIDENTIAL SECOND DRIVEWAYS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OTSEGO DOES HEREBY ORDAIN:
Section 1. Section 20-2-2.P of the Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended to
include the following definition:
Pawnshop: The location at which or premises in which a pawnbroker
regularly conducts business.
Section 2. Section 20-2-2.S of the Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended to
include the following definition:
Second hand dealer: A person, partnership, firm or corporation whose
regular business includes selling or receiving tangible personal property
(excluding motor vehicles) previously used, rented, owned, or leased. The
term second hand dealer shall include pawnbroker and antique shops.
Section 3. Section 20-16-9.E.4.d of the Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended to
read as follows:
d. The wetland and buffer shall be platted as an outlot if established as
part of a subdivision application. All other applications shall require
dedication of a perpetual conservation easement.
Section 4. Section 20-17-9 of the Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended to read as
follows:
20-17-9: MINIMUM LOT AREA PER UNIT: The lot area per unit
requirement for single family, two-family, townhouses, apartments and
planned unit developments shall be calculated on the basis of the total
area on the lot or in the project and as controlled by an individual and
joint ownership.
A. Single and two-family uses shall be as specified in the
respective zoning districts subject to the following:
A-1, A-2, R-1 and R-2 District Lots and Lots Of Record And
Preliminary Platted Lots Having Legal Standing On May 26,
2009: Except as may be otherwise required by this Chapter,
the lot area shall be measured as the area of a horizontal
plane within the lot lines.
2. Lots Of Record in the R -C, R-3, R -4A, R-4, R-5, R-6
and R-7 Districts Established After May 26, 2009:
Except as may be otherwise allowed by this Chapter,
the lot area shall be measured as the area of a
horizontal plane within the lot lines excluding stormwater
basins, drainageways, wetlands, required wetland
buffers, water bodies, public rights-of-way, regional
drainage and utility easements, and slopes steeper than
three to one (3:1).
B. Townhouse,
and similar independent
unit entry structures
platted in as base/unit
lots: 5,000 square feet
C. Multiple Family 2,500 square feet
D. Elderly Housing 1,000 square feet
Section 5. Section 20-21-4.1-1.1 1.d of the Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended to
read as follows:
d. Single family residential uses shall be limited to one (1) access per
property, except as provided for below:
(1) Lots within the A-1 or A-2 District shall be allowed two (2)
accesses per property by administrative permit, provided that:
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(a) The lot shall have an area of five (5) acres or greater.
(b) The lot shall have a minimum frontage of two hundred
fifty (250) feet to a public street with a rural section
design (no curb).
(c) The location of all access points shall be subject to
compliance with Section 20-21-4.H.7 of the Zoning
Ordinance and approval of the City Engineer and the
County Engineer when applicable.
(2) Lots within the R-1, R-2 and R-3 Districts shall be allowed two
(2) accesses per property by administrative permit, provided
that:
(a) There is a demonstrated need for more than one (1) lot
access due to physical site constraints (soils, steep
slopes, significant vegetation, ponds or wetlands) or the
location of existing principal buildings.
(b) The lot shall have a minimum of one hundred fifty (150)
feet of frontage to a public street.
(c) The location of all access points shall be subject to
compliance with Section 20-21-4.H.7 of the Zoning
Ordinance and approval of the City Engineer and the
County Engineer when applicable.
(d) The design of the lot access shall conform to the
specifications established by the Engineering
Manual.
(3) Lots within all other districts or those not meeting the
requirements for an administrative permit outlined in Sections
20-21-4.H.11.c(1) and (2) shall be allowed not more than two
(2) access per property by conditional use permit, provided
that:
(a) There is a demonstrated need for more than one (1) lot
access due to physical site constraints (soils, steep
slopes, significant vegetation, ponds or wetlands) or the
location of existing principal buildings.
(b) The location of all access points shall be subject to
compliance with Section 20-21-4.H.7 of the Zoning
Ordinance and approval of the City Engineer and the
County Engineer when applicable.
(c) The design of the lot access shall conform to the
specifications established by the Engineering Manual.
(4) A lot having access from two public streets (in the case of a
corner lot or double frontage lot) may incur additional costs
related to street improvement projects benefiting the property.
Section 6. Section 20-76-2 of the Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended to include
the following provision:
Q. Second hand goods dealer / Pawnshop.
Section 7. Section 20-77-2.P of the Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended to read
as follows:
P. Gift shop.
Section 8. Section 21-7-15 of the Subdivision Ordinance is hereby amended to
include the following provision:
D. Outlot Alternative. For single and two family lot subdivisions not
platted as base and unit lots or for other land uses as determined by
the City, stormwater basins, drainageways, wetlands, and wetland
buffers water bodies or other natural features subject to dedication of
easements in accordance with this Section shall instead be included
within outlots having access to a public street as determined
necessary by the City Engineer.
Section 9. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage
and publication.
MOTION BY: CM SCHARBER
SECOND BY: CM HEIDNER
ALL IN FAVOR: MAYOR STOCKAMP: COUNCIINEMBERS: SCHARBER AND HEIDNER
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THOSE OPPOSED: NONE
ADOPTED by the Otsego City Council this 26th day of May, 2009.
ATTEST:
Tami Loff, City Clerk
CITY OF OTSEGO
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