Ordinance 603 Minor Updates to Zoning CodeCITY OF WNDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 603
AMENDING TITLE 12: ZONING, FOR MINOR UPDATES TO IMPROVE CLARITY AND
TERMINOLOGY
The City Council of the City of Mendota Heights does ordain:
Section 1. City Code Title 12 —ZONING is hereby amended by adding the underlined and
removing the strikethrough language to modify Chapter 213: BASE ZONING DISTRICTS, Table
12-211-3.1 R4 Dimensional and Lot Standards as follows:
Lot Dimensions
A
Lot Size (minimum)
15,000 square feet
B
Lot Width (minimum)
100 feet
Principal Building Standards
C
Front Yard Setback
Newly Created Lot (new plat) — Minimum
Existing Lot of Record (infill) - Minimum
30 feet
See Section 1[ 2-4A-3.D.2.]
Newly Created Lot (new plat) — Maximum
Existing Lot of Record (infill) - Maximum
40 feet
See Section if 2-4A-3. D.2.]
D
Side Yard Setback (minimum)
10 feet interior lot line
30 feet abutting a street
E
Rear Yard Setback (minimum)
30 feet
Height (maximum)
25 feet
See Section i124A-7. C.]
Accessory Structure Standards
Private Garages
Number (maximum)
One (1) detached or one (1) attached garage per
lot; see [Section 12-4A-8.D.2] for Exception for
Two Private Garages on a Lot.
Size (maximum)
If Attached Private Garage
1,200 square feet
1,201 - 1,500 square feet with CUP
If Detached Private Garage
750 square feet
751 - 1,000 square feet with CUP
Size of Exception for Two Private Garages
Up to 2,400 square feet based on lot size, see
Section 11 2-4A-8.D.2.]
Front Yard Setback (attached)
Minimum Front Yard Setback of Principal
Building
F
Front Yard Setback (detached)
Behind Principal Building front facade
Side and Rear Yard Setbacks (minimum)
Corner lots must meet Principal Building side
yard setback
H
144 to 2,000 square feet
10 feet
Over 2,000 square feet
15 feet
Height (Maximum)
May not exceed height of Principal Building
144 to 2,000 square feet
15 feet, 1.5 stories
2,000 to 2,400 Square Feet
18 feet, 1.5 stories
I
Setback from Principal Building
5 feet
Garage Doors
Width (maximum measured horizontally)
36 linear feet as viewed from the public right-
of-way
Height (maximum)
9 feet, up to 12 feet with Conditional Use Permit
Storage Building
Number (maximum)
One (1); See [Section 12-4A-8.E.a.iii.] for
Exception for two Storage Buildings if Chicken
Coop/Run,
Size
144 square feet for one (1) Storage Building;
maximum of 225 square feet of combined
Storage Building and Chick Coop/Run.
Front Yard Setback (minimum)
Behind Principal Building front facade
G
Side and Rear Yard Setbacks (minimum)
5 feet
Height (maximum)
10 feet, 1 story
Accessory Structure (not meeting definition of Building)
Setbacks
Must meet all Accessory Building yard setbacks
Size
No limit; must meet impervious surface
requirements for all combined improvements.
Other Standards
Impervious Surface Coverage (maximum)
35%, er if to 50 ..,:th approved Best
Management uraet:,.o..
Section 2. City Code Title 12 —ZONING is hereby amended by adding the underlined and
removing the strikethrough language to modify Chapter 3: ALLOWED USES, Article B:
PERMITTED AND PROHIBITED USES, Table 12-313-1.1 as follows:
COMMERCIAL/BUSINESSUSES
INDUSTRIAL, TRANSPORTATION &UTILITY USES
Land Use
RE
R-1
R-2
R-3
MU
B-1
B-2
I
Use S ecific Section
Scientific research,
CUP
CJJP
P
investigation, testing and
P
experimentation,
including laboratories
Warehousing and
CUP
P
12-313-5 B.6
distribution, not abutting
a Residential Base
Zoning District
ACCESSORY USES
Land Use
RE
R-1
R-2
R-3
MU
B-1
B-2
I
Use S ecific Section
Off Street Parking
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Section 3. City Code Title 12 —ZONING is hereby amended by removing and relocating Chapter 3:
ALLOWED USES, Article B: PERMITTED AND PROHIBITED USES, Chapter
5: INDUSTRIAL, TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITY USE SPECIFIC REGULATIONS,
Section B.1: Alternative Energy Systems in its entirety to- 124A42 ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
SYSTEMS.
Section 4. Section 4. City Code Title 12 —ZONING is hereby amended by adding the underlined
and removing the strikethrough language to modify Chapter 4: BUILDING, CHARACTER, AND
DESIGN STANDARDS, Article A: GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL ZONING
DISTRICTS, Section 4: Wetland Requirements as follows:
A. Purpose. The requirements established herein are intended to support the regulations and
requirements established in Title 15;: Environmental Standards, Chanter 4: Wetland Conservation of the
City Code and to comply with the State of Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) rules. The City
will:
1. Reference the City's wetland inventory and the National Wetland Inventory, to determine whether
a wetland may be present on a property that is the subject of a Land Use Development Application.
2. Coordinate wetland requirements with the Floodplain and Shoreland Protection regulations as
established in Title 15:. Environmental Standards,
B.2. Wetlands shall be located and identified according to the standards established in Title 15:-.
Environmental Standards, Chapter 4: Wetland Conservation.
C.3. The lowest ground floor elevation must be a minimum of two feet (2') above the 100-year flood
elevation, or a minimum of three feet (T) above the Ordinary High Water Mark of public waters, as
regulated by Title 15 Environmental Standards.
C.10. Any swimming pools, patios, decks, drive aisles, parking lots, etc., must be setback a minimum of
five feet (5') from any required buffer area, whichever is greater, unless otherwise permitted by Title 15_,
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Environmental Standards.
D. Buffer Requirements.
1. The vegetation requirements for all required Buffer Areas are established in Title 15, Chapter 4:
Wetland Conservation, Section [15-4-61, ,
Section 5. Section 4. City Code Title 12 — ZONING is hereby amended by adding the underlined
and removing the strikethrough language to modify Chapter 4: BUILDING, CHARACTER, AND
DESIGN STANDARDS, Article A: GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL ZONING
DISTRICTS, Section 5: Landscaping Requirements as follows:
4. As many existing native and non-invasive trees as is practicable must be preserved and must be
shown on the Site Plan. All Significant or Heritage Trees scheduled for removal must be identified on the
Site Plan. Removal of Significant or Heritage trees beyond the thresholds established in Title 15 Chapter
3: Urban Forest Preservation will require compliance with all requirements as defined and listed in
Sections 15-3-5 and I5-3-6. A c:....:a,.aft-rMee is defined in Ti.l.^, 1 S. c i c a a
Section 6. City Code Title 12 — ZONING is hereby amended by adding the underlined and
removing the strikethrough language to modify Chapter 4: BUILDING, CHARACTER, AND
DESIGN STANDARDS, Article A: GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL ZONING
DISTRICTS, Section 9: Off -Street Parking and Loading as follows:
(3) No Semitrailer, Truck Tractor, or a combination thereof, or any Custom Service Vehicle as defined
in Title �6 Section [6-1-2] of the City Code, or any truck in excess of 9,000 pounds gross vehicle weight
may be parked within a Residential Base Zoning District except for the purpose of loading, unloading, or
in the process of making a delivery.
Section 7. City Code Title 12 — ZONING is hereby amended by adding the underlined and
removing the strikethrough language to modify Chapter 4: BUILDING, CHARACTER, AND
DESIGN STANDARDS, Article A: GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL ZONING
DISTRICTS, Section 11: Signs as follows:
c. The maximum gross area of any surface of a pylon or monument sign in the LB-2] Zoning District is 80
square feet, and the maximum gross area of any surface in the 44B_1 or I Zoning District is 100 square
feet.
Section 8. City Code Title 12 —ZONING is hereby amended by adding the underlined and
removing the strikethrough language to modify Chapter 4: BUILDING, CHARACTER, AND
DESIGN STANDARDS, Article B STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
(RE, 114, R-2 AND R-3), Section 2: SINGLE-FAIIIILY DETACHED AND ATTACHED
BUILDING REQUIREMENTS as follows:
e. Pitch of Roofs. With the exception of earth sheltered homes, all residential structures must have a
pitched roof of at least 3:12 and a maximum of9=.1 , 12_12.
(1) Exception. A two-story home may have a roof that is less than 3:12, or a flat roof.
(2) Secondary roofs, including but not limited to dormers porches awnings cupolas or other clearly
subordinate architectural elements, may exceed the maximum pitch provided they
(A)
Are
clearly
ornamental
or accessory
in nature;
(B)
Do
not result
in an increase to the
building height beyond the permitted maximum;
(C)
Are
not used
to increase
habitable
floor
area above what is otherwise permitted
Section 9. City Code Title 12 —ZONING is hereby amended by adding the underlined and
removing the strikethrough language to modify Chapter 5: ADMINISTRATION AND
CONFORMANCE, Article B: COMMON STANDARDS OF LAND USE APPLICATIONS,
Section 8: PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT as follows:
3. Number of Dwelling Units.
a. In a residential Planned Unit Development, the number of dwelling units proposed for the entire
site shall not exceed the total number permitted by the Base Zoning Districts) and the Comprehensive
Plan in which the land is located. If the residential Planned Unit Development is in more than one Base
Zoning District, the number of allowable dwelling units must be calculated separately for each portion of
the Planned Unit Development that is in a separate Zoning District and must then be combined to
determine the number of dwelling units allowable in the entire Planned Unit Development. The density of
individual uses in the MU-PUD District may be guided by the standard established by the Base Zoning
District for each use. The City Council shall have the authority to determine the allowed density based on
the quality and components of the Planned Unit Development. Said density may be lesser or greater than
that prescribed by the Base Zoning District(s) at the discretion of the City Council, but in all eases Fflust
eempbr with the density ranges established in thec.rrsrve i-iux,.
Section 10. City Code Title 12 — ZONING is hereby amended by adding the underlined to modify
Chapter 8: RULES AND DEFINTIONS, ARTICLE B: DEFINITIONS OF ZONING CHAPTERS
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STREET, THOROUGHFARE (#1i4301tPRINCIPAL OR MINOR ARTERIALI �: A
street which serves or is designed to serve heavy flows of traffic and which is used primarily as a route for
traffic between communities and/or other heavy traffic generating areas.
Section 11. Effective date.
This ordinance shall be effective immediately following adoption and publication according to law.
ADOPTED this 7�' day of October, 2025 by the City Council for the City of Mendota Heights.
CITY COUNCII.
CITY OF NDOTA HEIGHTS
,Z71�11le ; — —
Stephanie L,
evine, Mayor
ATTEST:
All
N cy Ba er, City Clerk