ORD 419 Zoning Text Chg HotelCITY OFMENDOTAHEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 41B
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 12. CHAPTER 1
C]F THE CITY CODE
The City Council ofthe City of Mendota Heights, Minnesota ordains aofollows:
SECTION 1 City Code Title 12 Chapter 1' Zoning Regulations, ia hereby amended in the following
respects:
A. Article B, subpart 12-1 B-2 is hereby amended to delete the following language:
HOTEL: A building containing eight (8) or more guest rooms in which lodging is provided for
compensation, with or without meals, and which io open to tFansieRt 9F peFFnaReRt ueate*eF both,
d in which ingress and egress to
and from all rooms io made through mn inside lobby oroffima supervised bva person incharge.
B. Article G. subpart 12- G-2ia hereby amended to add the following
Retail Sales and Service Complexes, provided that
1> Site Requirements. The Retail Sales and Service Complex must balocated adjacent to an
Interstate Highway and within 300 feet of an interchange entrance or exit ramp with such
highway. The site may be comprised ofmorethanone|ctbuttho|cdanaoforonynabai|sibeehoU
he limited ho one acre orless.
2\ Mix of Uses. A Retail Sales and Service Complex may include any service uses which are listed
as permitted or conditional in the "|" district as well as retail Uneo listed as permitted or
conditional uses in the B-2 Zoning District. Any retail building must contain a minimum of two
tenants. As part of the conditional use permit application, applicants may propose to include a
drive-in or fast food nautmunsnt as defined in Section 12-1J-3 provided that no single restaurant
exceed 25OO square feet insize.
3\ Parking. Sufficient eooeoo and parking shall be provided. If the Retail Sales and Service
Complex includes more than one lot, cross parking and cross access maybe permitted and the
required number of parking spaces may be reduced. The size of the parking atoUe may be
reduced to nine (S) feet in width and eighteen (18) feet inlength. Parking areas may bo set back
1O feet from a front property line or side property line abutting astreet.
4\ Building Requirements. Notwithstanding the height requirements of the "/" diotrict, any hotel or
mobn|o in the Retail 8a|ao and Service Complex may be o maximum of stories or 50 haed in
height. Notwithstanding the floor area ratio requirements of the "I" district, the floor area ratio of
the Retail Sales and Service Complex may bea maximum ofGO96.
5\ Flexibility in Site Setbacks. Building setbacks may be reduced to35 feet from a front property
line or side property line. Building setbacks may ba reduced to4Ofeet from a rear property line.
Setback to interior side property lines (not abutting a street) may be reduced to zero.
G\ Architectural Controls. Applicants for a conditional use permit must provide samples ofexterior
finishes which shall be approved as part of the conditional use permit process.
7\ Landscaping. At least twenty five percent (25%) of the land area shall be landscaped with grass,
approved ground cover, shrubbery and trees. All lots within the proposed Retail Sales and
Service Complex development may be calculated together to meet the 25% requirement.
8) Signage. Approved signoge mhoU be based on the overall size of the Retail Sales and Service
( \ Complex but flexibility may be granted to allow more than one sign on a particular lot that is part
' of the Retail Sales and Service Complex. Freestanding or pylon signs may be located et least 10
feet from a front property line or side yard abutting a public street and interior side property lines.
Pylon signage may be permitted provided that signage included in any Retail Sales and Service
Complex located along 1-494 shall be no higher than 915' above mean sea level.
9) Remaining Standards. All other standards of the "|" Industrial District and other applicable
zoning standards shall apply.
SECTION 2 This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its publication
according to law.
Adopted and ordained into an Ordinance this Seventh day of October, 2008.
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF TTA ITHTS
K,dthleen M. Sv�anson, City Clerk