Ord 289 Amend Zoning Accessory StructuresCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 289
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 401
The City Council of the City of Mendota Heights does hereby ordain
as follows:
SECTION 1 Ordinance No. 401 known and referred to as "Mendota
Heights Zoning Ordinance" is hereby amended in the
following respects:
A. Section 4.6(3)d is hereby amended in its entirety so that as
amended it shall read as follows:
Accessory structures, except that no accessory structure
shall be closer than five feet (51 ) from any side or rear
lot line, or within any front yard, except that where an
accessory structure exceeds one hundred forty -four (144)
square feet, it shall not be closer than ten feet (10B).
B. Section 7.2(7) is hereby amended in its entirety so that as
amended it shall read as follows:
Accessory structures (except those regulated by other
specific provisions of this ordinance or by other
ordinances, e.g. signs, swimming pools, etc.) in excess
of the limits prescribed in 7.3(10).
C. Section 7.3(10) is hereby amended in its entirety so that as
amended it shall read as follows:
7.3(10) Accessory structures as follows:
a. Not more than one hundred forty -four (144) square
feet if the area of the property on which such
structure is to be located is four (4) acres or
less;
b. Not more than four hundred twenty -five ( 425 ) square
feet if the area of the property on which such
structures are to be located is more than four (4)
acres, provided that no single structure shall
exceed two hundred twenty -five (225) square feet
and no more than three (3) accessory structures may
be erected.
In computing the area of the property on which an
accessory structure is to be located, any part which is
a lake or a wetland, as defined in any city ordinance or
by state or federal law, any part which is subject to an
easement for a street, alley or private roadway, and any
part which is in the critical area and below the bluff
line, as defined in Ordinance No. 403 (the Critical Area
Overlay District Ordinance) shall be excluded.
In the event that any property upon which an accessory
structure or structures have been erected shall later be
subdivided, then the number and size of accessory
structures on the subdivided property shall conform to
the requirements of this ordinance and those which do not
conform shall be relocated, removed or reconstructed so
that they do conform.
SECTION 2 This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its publication according to law.
Enacted and ordained into an Ordinance this Twentieth day of April,
1993.
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
By
Charles E. Mertensotto
Mayor
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K thleen M. Swanson
City Clerk