City Council Ordinance 192ORDINANCE AMENDMENT NO. 192
THE CITY COUNCIL OF MONTICELLO, MINNESOTA, HEREBY ORDAINS THAT
TITLE 10, CHAPTER 3, SECTION 51 OF THE MONTICELLO ZONING ORDINANCE
PERTAINING TO OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS BE AMENDED AS
FOLLOWS:
3-5: OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS:
[D] GENERAL PROVISIONS:
9. STALL, AISLE, AND DRIVEWAY DESIGN:
(k) SURFACING: All areas intended to be
utilized for parking space and driveways
shall be surfaced with materials suitable
to control dust and drainage.
Except in the case of single family and
two family dwellings, driveways and
stalls shall be surfaced with six (6)
inch class five base and two (2) inch
bituminous topping or concrete
equivalent. Drainage plans shall be
reviewed by the City Engineer and subject
►,o his approval. City staff may waive
this requirement if it is determined that
the drainage plans do not merit further
study by the City Engineer. Staff
determination in this regard shall be
based on size of parking surface area,
simplicity of design plan, and proximity/
accessibility to existing storm sewer
facilities.
EXCEPTIONS: See D. 9 (s) Stall Aisle and
Driveway Design Conditional Use Permit.
(o) CURBING AND LANDSCAPING: Except for
single, two family, and townhouses, all
open off-street parking shall have a
perimeter curb barrier around the entire
parking lot, said curb barrier shall not
be closer than five ( 5 ) feet to any lot
line. Grass, plantings, or surfacing
material shall be provided in all areas
bordering the parking area.
EXCEPTIONS: See D. 9 (s) Stall Aisle and
Driveway Design Conditional Use Permit.
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(r) CURBING:
i. All commercial and industrial off-
street parking areas and driveways
in commercial areas shall have a six
(6) inch nonsurmountable continuous
concrete curb around the perimeter
of the parking area and driveways.
ii. All off-street parking in the I-1
and I-2 districts shall have an
insurmountable curb barrier which,
if not constructed of six (6) inch
continuous concrete curbing, shall
require prior approval from the
Planning Commission and City
Council. Driveways in the I-1 and
I-2 districts shall have a six (6)
inch insurmountable continuous
concrete curb along its perimeter.
iii. All curb designs and materials shall
be approved by the City Engineer.
EXCEPTIONS: See D. 9 (s) Stall Aisle and
Driveway Design Conditional Use Permit.
(s) STALL AISLE AND DRIVEWAY DESIGN
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT:
Stall aisle and driveway design
requirements as noted in (k) Surfacing,
(o) Curbing and Landscaping, and
(r) Curbing, may be lessened subject to
the following conditions:
i. Any reduction in requirements
requires completion of the
conditional use permit process
outlined in chapter 22 of this
ordinance.
ii. Final approval of parking and
driveway drainage plans associated
with conditional use permit request
shall be provided in writing by the
City Engineer. Engineering expenses
greater than portion of building
permit fee allocated for engineer
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plan review shall be paid by
applicant prior to occupancy of
structure.
iii. A surmountable "transition" curb or
cement delineator must be installed
as a boundary between an outside
storage area and a parking or drive
area.
iv. Development of a curb along the
boundary between a parking area and
an area designated on site plan for
future parking is not required if
said curb line is not needed for
drainage purposes as determined by
the City Engineer.
V. Exceptions to the standard curb
requirements do not apply to any
parking or driveway perimeter that
runs roughly parallel to and within
20 feet of an adjoining parcel.
vi. This conditional use permit is
allowed only in I-1 and I-2 zones.
vii. Drive areas that are secondary and
not used by the general public and
not used for routine delivery of
goods or services do not require
hard surfacing or curb unless hard
surface and curb is needed for
drainage purposes as determined by
the City Engineer. Access to such
drive areas may be restricted by a
gate which must be closed after each
use. At such time that routine use
is noted, the drive area shall be
paved.
Adopted this 9th day of July, 1990.
Mayor
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City AdmjYlistrator
Published in the Monticello Times on 7/19/90.