City Council Ordinance 699ORDINANCE NO. 699
CITY OF MONTICELLO
WRIGHT COUNTY, MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 10 OF THE MONTICELLO CITY CODE,
KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE, FOR CHAPTER 5.4 — TEMPORARY USES,
CHAPTER 4.1— LANDSCAPING AND SCREENING, CHAPTER 4.4 — EXTERIOR
LIGHTING, AND CHAPTER 8.4 — DEFINITIONS, CHAPTER 5.3 — ACCESSORY USE
STANDARDS.
IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Monticello, Minnesota:
Section 1. Chapter 4, Section 1(G) — Standards for Perimeter Buffers is hereby amended as
follows:
(1) Applicability
Except for adjoining single-family detached residential uses, adjoining commercial
and industrial uses occurring within the same zoning district boundary, and uses in
the CCD district, all development shall provide a perimeter landscape buffer to
separate it from uses in a different use classification in accordance with Table 4-2:
Buffer Types, and Table 4-3: Buffer Type Application.
Section 2. Chapter 4, Section 1 (G) — Standards for Perimeter Buffers, Table 4-2 is
hereby amended as follows.
[2]: Perimeter buffer widths (but not vegetation amounts) may be reduced in
accordance with Section 2.4(G), .
appliewito may oubmit upon approval of an Alternate
Landscape Plan under the provisions of Section 4.1(E) if adhering to these
requirements is not possible.
Section 3. Chapter 4, Section 4(E) — Design Standards for Exterior Lighting is hereby
amended as follows:
(2) Shielding
(d) Awnings
Awnings or canopies used for building accents over doors, windows, etc., shall
not be internally illuminated (i.e., from underneath or behind the awning).
Illumination casting downward from the awning may be allowed provided that
the light source shall not extend downward farther than the lowest edge of the
awning.
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Section 4. Chapter 5, Section 4 — Temporary Uses, Table 5-5 — Temporary Uses and
Structures is hereby amended as follows:
Temporary Storage in a Portable Sec
Container See Section 5.4(E)(6) Yes 5.4(E)(6)
Section 5. Chapter 5, Section 4 — Temporary Uses is hereby amended as follows:
(6) Temporary Storage in a Portable Shipping Container
Temporary storage in a portable shipping container shall be permitted to serve an
existing use subject to the following standards.
(a) For residential uses, a portable shipping container shall not be located:
L On a lot without prior approval from the Community Development
Department.
ii. In a required front yard;
iii. Within ten feet of any lot line or structure;
iv. In a manner that impedes ingress, egress, or emergency access; and
V. On an individual parcel or site for more than 30 total days over any
one-year period.
(b) For commercial, industrial or civic uses, portable shipping containers shall
not be located:
i. On a lot without prior approval from the Community Development
Department.
ii. Within ten feet of any lot line or structure;
iii. In a manner that impedes ingress, egress, or emergency access; and
iv. On an individual parcel or site for more than 30 total days over any
one year period unless associated with an active building permit.
Successive 30 day permits without additional fee may be authorized
until a certificate of occupancy is issued.
Section 6. Chapter 5, Section 2 — Accessory Uses is hereby amended as follows:
(26) Outdoor Seating — Accessory to restaurant, bar, production brewery
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with taproom, micro -distillery with cocktail room, and/or brewpubs
(b)(vii) Fences are permitted for outdoor seating areas, provided such
fence maintains 50% opacity within front yard areas.
Section 7. 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 that result from said renumbering process,
provided that such changes retain the purpose and intent of the Zoning Ordinance
as has been adopted.
Section 8. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage
and publication. The ordinance in its entirety shall be posted on the City website
after publication. Copies of the complete Ordinance are available online and at
Monticello City Hall for examination upon request.
rian Stumpf, Ma r
ATTEST:
Jeff O' eiIVAninistrator
AYES: Davidson, Fair, Gabler, Hilgart, and Stumpf
NAYS: None.
June 25, 2018