Ord 454 GaragesCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 454
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 12 -1B -2 AND 12 -1D -3 OF THE
CITY CODE OF THE CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA,
DAKOTA COUNTY, BY AMENDING THE ALLOWABLE PRIVATE
GARAGE SIZES ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
The City Council of the City of Mendota Heights, Minnesota, does hereby ordain:
Section 1.
Section 12 -1B -2 is hereby amended to read as follows:
BUILDING FOOTPRINT: The outline of the total area covered by a building's perimeter at the
ground level to the block/foundation.
Section 2.
Section 12 -1D -3 C.1.a. is hereby amended to read as follows:
a. Number: One detached private garage, as an accessory building, and one attached
private garage shall be allowed on residential property, subject to the size allowances
identified in this Section.
Section 3.
Section 12 -1D -3 C.1.b. is hereby amended to read as follows:
b. Size, as measured by the building footprint:
(1) Attached private garage:
(A) Up to one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet is permitted.
(B) More than one thousand two hundred (1,200) up to one thousand five
hundred (1,500) square feet is allowed via a conditional use permit.
(2) Single Family residential parcels that do not have an attached garage may be
allowed one detached garage up to seven hundred fifty (750) square feet as a
permitted structure, or up to one thousand (1,000) square feet upon approval of a
Conditional Use Permit.
(3) Detached private garage. One detached private garage may be allowed on
residential property as a second garage by permitted use, or by conditional use
permit, according to the following table:
Lot Size
Permitted
Conditional Use Permit
.75 acres or less
Not allowed
Not Allowed
>.75 acres —1.5 acres
750 sq. ft.
1,000 sq. ft.
>1.5 acres — 2.5 acres
1,000 sq. ft.
1,200 sq. ft.
>2.5 acres
1,500 sq. ft.
1,800 sq. ft.
(4) Notwithstanding the size allowances in Subparagraph C.1.b.(3) above, no
single family parcel shall have total attached and detached garage building
footprint area that exceeds the finished square footage of the principal structure.
Section 4.
Section 12 -1D -3 C.1.c.(2). is hereby amended to read as follows:
(2) Garage Doors: No more than thirty six (36) lineal feet of garage door per
structure, measured horizontally, may be installed to provide access to any private
garage or other accessory building space on a single or two- family residential
property. More than thirty six (36) lineal feet of garage door may be provided by
Conditional Use Permit when such additional garage door exposure is not visible
from a public street or from surrounding residential property.
(5) Detached private garages must be architecturally compatible with the
principal structure, including exterior design, materials and colors.
Section 5.
This Ordinance shall be in effect from and after the date of its passage and publication.
Adopted and ordained into an Ordinance this 7ti' day of January, 2014.
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
SanraKrebsbaci ayor
ATTEST
Lorri ' mith, City Clerk
Ord. 454
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