City Council Ordinance 395ORDINANCE NO. 395
CITY OF MONTICELLO
WRIGHT COUNTY, MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING BUILDING SETBACK STANDARDS
IN THE R-1, R -IA AND R -2A RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS.
THE CITY OF MONTICELLO DOES ORDAIN:
Title 10, Chapter 3, Section 3-2 [B] of the City Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
[B] DWELLING UNIT RESTRICTION:
No cellar, basement, garage, tent, trailer, motor vehicle or accessory building shall
at any time be used as an independent residence or dwelling unit, temporarily or
permanently.
Title 10, Chapter 3, Section 3-2 [D] of the City Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
[D] ACCESSORY BUILDINGS, USES, AND EQUIPMENT:
An accessory building shall be considered an integral part of the principal building
it is connected to the principal building either directly or by an enclosed
passageway.
2. No accessory building shall be erected or located within any required yard other
than the rear yard.
3 . Detached accessory buildings shall not exceed fifteen (15) feet in height, morel shall
be ten (10) six 6 feet or more from all side and lot lines of adjoining lots, five (5)
feet or more from the rear lot lines, shall be ten (10) feet or more from any other
building or structure on the same lot, and shall not be located within a utility
easement.
Title 10, Chapter 3, Section 3-3 [Cl of the City Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
[C] All setback distances as listed in the table below shall be measured from the appropriate lc
line and shall be required minimum distances.
*See Section 3-3[C] 3. below for special side yard setbacks in the R-1 and R- 2 Districts.
1. In R-1, R-2, B-1, and B-2 districts where adjacent structures, excluding accessory
buildings within same block, have front yard setbacks different from those require(
the front yard minimum setback shall be the average of the adjacent structures. If
there is only one (1) adjacent structure, the front yard minimum setback shall be th
average of the required setback as established within the underlying residential
district and the setback of the adjacent structure. In no case shall the minimum
front yard setback exceed thirty (30) feet, except as provided in subsection [F]
below.
2. In R-1, R-2, B-1, and B-2 districts, if lot is a corner lot, the side yard setback shall
be not less than twenty (20) feet from the lot line abutting the street right-of-way
line.
3. Side yard setbacks for single family homes on lots of record with a lot width 66 fe(
or less in the Original Plat of Monticello and Lower Monticello which are zoned R
1 or R-2 shall be at least six (6) feet, subject to the corner lot provisions of Section
3-3[C]2. Above. (#352, 8/14/00)
Front Yard
Side Yard
Rear Yard
A -O
50
30
50
R-1*
30
*
30*
R -IA*
35
*
1
R-2*
30
10*
30
R -2A*
15
6*
20*
R-3
30
20
30
R-4
30
30
30
PZR
See Chapter 10 for specific regulations.
PZM
See Chapter 10 for specific regulations.
B-1
30
15
20
B-2
30
10
20
B-3
30
10
30
B-4
0
0
0
I-1
40
30
40
I-2
50
30
50
I-1 A
50
30
40
P -S
See Chapter 19B for specific regulations.
*See Section 3-3[C] 3. below for special side yard setbacks in the R-1 and R- 2 Districts.
1. In R-1, R-2, B-1, and B-2 districts where adjacent structures, excluding accessory
buildings within same block, have front yard setbacks different from those require(
the front yard minimum setback shall be the average of the adjacent structures. If
there is only one (1) adjacent structure, the front yard minimum setback shall be th
average of the required setback as established within the underlying residential
district and the setback of the adjacent structure. In no case shall the minimum
front yard setback exceed thirty (30) feet, except as provided in subsection [F]
below.
2. In R-1, R-2, B-1, and B-2 districts, if lot is a corner lot, the side yard setback shall
be not less than twenty (20) feet from the lot line abutting the street right-of-way
line.
3. Side yard setbacks for single family homes on lots of record with a lot width 66 fe(
or less in the Original Plat of Monticello and Lower Monticello which are zoned R
1 or R-2 shall be at least six (6) feet, subject to the corner lot provisions of Section
3-3[C]2. Above. (#352, 8/14/00)
4. R-1 District Setbacks: Setbacks.
Front yard:, 30 feet; however, for lots platted after April 8, 2002, front yard
setbacks maybe identified by plat to average 30 feet. * * When averaging of front
,yard setbacks is allowed by plat, For any subdivisi...... h -L an. TL"%'. -i District, no house
may be placed closer than 25 feet minimum to any street right of way, and no fewe
than 40% of all individual houses within the platted area shall have front setbacks
30 feet or more.
Side yards, interior: 10 feet minimum to dwelling and 6 feet minimum to .garage;
however, the sum of both side yard setbacks must be 20 feet or greater. 6 -feet
minimum on the attached garage side, total setback widths for the two side -�-at-d
20 feet.
Side yards, corner lots: 20 feet minimum on the street side, and no less th 10 fee
minimum to house on interior side or six 6 feet minimum to araae on interior sid
Rear yards: 30 feet minimum usable. The rear yard shall include a space of
at least 30 feet in depth across the entire width of the lot that is exclusive of
wetlands, ponds, or slopes greater than 12 percent.
**Averaging of lot area, lot width, or setback dimensions shall be considered to be the
arithmetic mean, not the median. For example, lot widths in a five lot subdivision could be
70 feet, 70 feet, 75 feet, 80 feet, and 105 feet: (70+70+75+80+105 = 400 feet, divided by 5 = 80
feet average lot, with 40% of the lots (2 of 5) 80 feet or more in width)
R -IA District Setbacks:
Front yard:, 35 feet; however front ,yard setbacks may be identified by plat to
average 35 feet.** When averaig_ng of front yard setbacks is allowed by plat, F -or
District,any subdivision in an R- I no house may be placed closer than 25 feet
minimum to any street right of way, and no fewer than 40% of all individual house
within the platted area shall have front setbacks of 3 5 feet or more.
Side yards, interior: 10 feet minimum to dwelling and 6 feet minimum to garage;
however, the sum of both side yard setbacks must be 20 feet or greater. 6 -feet
garageri on the attached
20 feet.
Side yards, corner lots: side yard setbacks must be 20 feet minimum on the street
side, and no less th 10 feet minimum on interior house side or six 6 feet minimun
on the interiorag rag_e side.
Rear yards:; 30 feet minimum usable. The rear yard shall include a space of at least
30 feet in depth across the entire width of the lot that is exclusive of wetlands,
ponds, or slopes greater than 12 percent.
**Average of lot area, lot width, or setback dimensions shall be considered to be the
arithmetic mean, not the median. For example, lot widths in a five lot subdivision could be 80
feet, 80 feet, 85 feet, 90 feet, and l ] 5 feet: (80 +80+85+90+115 = 450 feet, divided by 5 = 90 feet
average lot, with 40% of the lots (2 of 5) 90 feet or more in width)
R -2A District:
Front yard_, 15 feet minimum.
Side yards, interior: 6 feet minimum.
Side yards, corner lots: 20 feet minimum on the street side, and no less than 6 feet
on the interior side.
Rear yards:, 20 feet minimum usable. The rear yard shall include a space of
at least 20 feet in depth across the entire width of the lot that is exclusive of
wetlands, ponds or slopes greater than 12 percent.
This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and publication according to law.
ADOPTED by the Monticello City Council this 28"' day of July, 2003.
CITY OF MONTIC LO
By:
Bruce Thi e en, Mayor
ATTEST:
By: (,
Rick Wolfsteller, Ck Administrator