City Council Ordinance 620CITY OF MONTICELLO, MINNESOTA
WRIGHT COUNTY
ORDINANCE NO. 620
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 10 OF THE MONTICIELLO CITY CODE,
IKIOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE, ADDRESSING THE FOLLOWING:
• REVISE CHAPTER 5, TABLE 5 -1, USES BY DISTRICT RELATING TO
UTILITIES -MAJOR
REVISE CHAPTER 5, TABLE 54, ACCESSORY USES BY DISTRICT
• REVISE CHAPTER 5, SECTION 2(D)(9) RELATING TO UTILITIES
o REVISE CHAPTER 5, SECTION 3(D)(29) RELATING TO SOLAR ENERGY
SYSTEMS AS ACCESSORY USES
a REVISE CHAPTER 8, SECTION 4, DEFINITIONS RELATING TO
ESSENTIAL SERVICES, SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS, AND UTILITIES
The City Council of the City of Monticello hereby ordains:
Section 1. Chapter 5, Table 5 -1, Civic and Institutional Uses is hereby amended as follows:
Utilities (major) shall be a Conditional Use (C) in the B -2, I -1, and 1 -2 Districts. In all other
Districts, Utilities (major) shall be deleted as an allowable use.
Section 2. Chapter 5, Table 5 -4, Solar Energy System, is hereby amended as follows:
Solar Energy System shall be a Permitted Accessory Use (P) in all zoning districts, with
Additional Requirements found in 5.3(D)(29)(a) and 5.3(D)(29)(b)
Section 3. Chapter 5, Section 2(D)(9) is hereby amended to read as follows:
(9) Utilities (major)
(a) An electrical power facility, substation, or transmission station as a principal use of
ro shall be set back at least 100 feet from all lot lines. Service or storage yards shall
be prohibited.
(b) All commercial WECS systems shall adhere to the requirements of Section 4.12 in
this ordinance.
Section 4. Chapter 5, Section 3(D)(29) is hereby amended to read as follows:
(29) Solar Energy Systems
(a) Solar Energy ystems
Q All solar energy systems shall be operable and maintained in good repair.
ii Solar energy systems shall meet all required setbacks and height requirements
of the underlying zoning district.
iii Solar energy systems shall be an integral part of the structure to which they
are attached.
iv As a means of evidencing existing solar access conditions prior to installation,
the owner of a solar energy system may file notarized photographs of the
subject area with the Conununity Development Department prior to
installation of said system.
Ly) Solar energy systems shall be allowed on roofs of rinci al and accesso
buildin s provided other requirements of this section are met.
Solar energy systems shall be designed to minimize Ware with adequate
screening and/or coatings, as a ro riate.
vLi) Solar energy systems shall be located in such a way as to be screened from
visibility of the vublic right of wM or shall be irate aced into the architecture
of the structure so as to be visually inconspicuous.
viii Ground - mounted solar energy s ysten±s shall be located only in the rear yard of
residential property, and shall not occupy an area more than 20% of the size of
the perimeter foundation of the principal_ building.
(b) Solar Energy Systems in Business B_) and Industrial (I) districts and the CCD
District.
(i) Solar Energy Systems in the B, I, and CCD Districts shall comply with the
provisions of Section 5.3(D)(29)(a) (i) through NO,
ii Roof - mounted Solar Ener Systems in these districts shall be allowed as
permitted accesso1y uses on rinci al and accessory buildings, provided such
systems do not extend more than six b feet above the height of the roof
where they are mounted.
iii Ground mounted Solar Energy Systems in these districts shall be allowed by
Conditional Use Permit and together with accessory buildings, shall not
exceed an area of any parcel greater than that allowed for accessory buildings
in the applicable zone.
iv Ground mounted Solar Energy Systems in these districts shall be allowed only
when the pro ert owner can show that roof - mounted systems are not feasible
due to building structural issues
Section 5. Chapter 8, Section 4 (Definitions) is hereby amended to include the following terms
as defined, or redefined:
ESSENTIAL SERVICES: Public or private utility systems for gas, electricity,
steam, sewer and water; voice, television, and digital communications systems; and
waste disposal and recycling services. These services include underground, surface,
and overhead systems and all accessories thereto such as poles, towers, wires, mains,
drains, vaults, culverts, laterals, sewers, pipes, catch basins, water storage tanks,
conduits, cables, fire alarm boxes, police call boxes, traffic signals, pumps, lift
stations, hydrants, and other similar features necessary for the function of the
essential service. Wireless radio frequency reception and transmission antennas and
support structures shall not be considered an essential service. Essential Services do
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not include buildings or uses that include human ocMancy or activity beyond
occasional service or maintenance.
SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM: A set of devices whose primary purpose is to collect
solar energy and convert and store it for useful purposes including heating and
cooling buildings or other energy -using processes, or to produce generated power by
means of any combination of collecting, transferring, or converting solar - generated
energy. Solar Energy Systems are allowed only as accessory structures in any
zoning district other than Planned Unit Development Districts, subject to the
requirements of Chapter 5.3 of this Ordinance.
UTILITIES — MAJOR: Major utilities shall include the following:
(A) Public infrastructure services providing regional or community -wide service that
have regular employees on site during common working hours, and entail the
construction of new buildings or structures such as waste treatment plants, potable
water treatment plants, and solid waste facilities'' °'°^�^°' s..r,statie
(13) Commercial wind energy conversion systems (public or private).
C Electrical substations.
Section 6. The City Clerk is hereby directed to make the changes required by this Ordinance
as part of the Official Monticello City Code, Title 10, Zoning Ordinance, and to
renumber the tables and chapters accordingly as necessary to provide the intended
effect of this Ordinance. The City Clerk is further directed to make necessary
corrections to any internal citations and diagrams that result from such
amendments, provided that such changes retain the purpose and intent of the
Zoning Ordinance as has been adopted.
Section 7. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and
publication. Revisions will be made online after adoption by Council. Copies of
the complete Zoning Ordinance are available online and at Monticello City Hall.
ADOPTED BY the Monticello City Council this 24th day of August, 2015.
CITY OF MONTICELLO
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ATTEST:
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Jeff O'NeilloWy Administrator
VOTING IN FAVOR: Gabler, Hilgart, Perrault, Posusta, Stumpf
VOTING IN OPPOSITION: None
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