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Home My WebLink About2023-483 Buffer Yard Ordinance AmendmentCity of Corcoran County of Hennepin State of Minnesota ORDINANCE NO. 2023-483 Motion By: Nichols Seconded Dy: Schultz Apri127, 2023 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE TEXT OF SECTION 1060.070 OF TITLE 10 OF THE CORCORAN CITY CODE (ZONING ORDINANCE) (CITY FILE 22-034) THE CITY OF CORCORAN ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Amendment of the City Code. The text of Chapter 1060.070 Subd. 2 D. of the Zoning Ordinance of the Corcoran City Code is hereby amended by adding the underlined material as follows: D. Minimum Size Requirements. All plants must at least equal the following minimum size: Table 1-Minimum Plant Size Requirements Potted Bare Root or Balled and Burlapped Shade Trees overstor 2.5-inch diameter Ornamental Trees (understory) 1.5-inch diameter Evergreen Trees overstor 4-6 feet high Tall Shrubs and Hedge Material (deciduous or coniferous 34 feet high Low Shrubs deciduous 5 gallon SECTION 2. Amendment of the Cit Code. The text of Chapter 1060.070 Subd. 2 G. of the Zoning Ordinance of the Corcoran City Code is hereby amended by deleting the material and adding the underlined material as follows: G. Number of �F��Plantin�s. The minimum number of �r-ees-,plantings on any given site shall be as follows: SECTION 3. Amendment of the City Code. The text of Chapter 1060.070 Subd. 2 J. of the Zoning Ordinance of the Corcoran City Code is hereby amended by deleting the material and adding the underlined material as follows: J. Required Screening and Buffering. 1. Buffer Yards. a. Definition. For is Section, a buffer yard shall be a land area containing landscaping, berms, fences, or some combination the used to promote orderlpr�transition betwf developments and to minimize the adverse impacts of differin land uses. Buffer vards shall be preserved in perpetuity by an easement or an outlot. City of Corcoran County of Hennepin State of Minnesota Apri127, 2023 ORDINANCE NO. 2023®483 Required Buffer Yard. A buffer Yard shall be required when a developing property is adjacent to or across a local street from property in a less intensive zoning district. i. The buff the confl �r yard standard icting zoning dis ii. Parcels within adhere ream �e buffer yarn t applies onl requirements. to the perimei e not rea wired to The buffer vard iii. A buffer yard shall not be required for new adjacent to or across a local street from a P undevelopable Parcel, such as an outlot for stormwater non but shall be require in the future. nentl d adjacent to outlots that may b iv. A buffer yard shall n arcels if they are red] r buildinLy expansion. �e required for existing developp d tted as long as there is no change in Responsibility. Provision of buffer ,yards shall be th of the more intensive use and shall be reauired at t: development. d. Location o f Buffer Yard. Buffer yards, when the outer perimeter of a lot of or parcel boundary line. i. Buffer yards shall not be 1 r dedicated public ri.�ht--of-` nless otherwise specified DI ii. Buffer vas Structure required, shall be rcel. extending to ed on any portion of an existin ay or private street easement, this ordinance. ids mad be located within regi s must comply with both the s o istrict and the buffer vard rea uiremen sired yard setbacks. etbacks in the zonin ts. e. Determination of Buffering Level. This subsection applies to loam are adjacent to an existing residential neighborhood. Matching the development to neighborhood in the followin ins ream iacent existing hart determines the level of the prODosed development is in a PUD zonin�district, the underl9 ink zoning district used to establish the PUD shall be used to determine the buffering level. City of Corcoran County of Hennepin State of Minnesota ®RDINANCE NU. 2023-483 ii. A buffer level of "X" denotes a buffer an asterisk f*1 i maintain side a Eck. For a buffe n Table 2. the c April 2 /' 2023 and is not required. r vard requirement noted with leveloDment is reauired to tback rea uirement. No additional buffer reauired in th lantin�s are Table 2 -Determination of Bufferin Level Proposed Develo ment ZoningDistrict UR RR RSF-1 RSF-2 RSF-3 RMF1 MP TCR PI C2 BP, I-1 U R * X A A B C C D D D D C)RR X * A A B C C D D D D RSF-1 X X A A B B C C C D `-RSF- 2 X X X A_ B B C C C D RSF-3 X X X X * A B B B B C 0 RMF1 X X X X X * A B B B C N M P X X X X X * B B B B -1 f1 IVI■`-/ �.1111 RIVI.`- includes DMU. GMU. CR. C-1, and C-2 f. Options for Buffer_Yard_Classes._ The_followin� table is used to li roDri and classes in Tab alternate options to fulfill the recluir le 2 of this Section. ProDosE Table 3 -Buffer Yard 0 tions Buffer Yard Over story Understory Shrubs or Tall Width Native Prairie Class Plantin s1 Plantingsl Plantin sl2 10 feet 1 2 0 A4 15 feet 1 1.5 0 20 feet 0.5 1.25 0 10 feet 1 4 6 20 feet 3 6 9 B 20 feet 1 2 3 30 feet 2 4 12 30 feet 1 2 4 20 feet 3 3 12 30 feet 2 2 9 30 feet 4 6 24 40 feet 3 4 18 40 feet 2 2 12 30 feet 6 9 36 40 feet 4 6 24 D ements of Structures3 None None None um 4-foot fence None lnlmum 4- oot ence None inimum 4 -foot fence Minimum 4-foot None None Minimum 4-foot Min imum 6-foot fe Minimu nce arm nce -1 f1 IVI■`-/ �.1111 RIVI.`- includes DMU. GMU. CR. C-1, and C-2 f. Options for Buffer_Yard_Classes._ The_followin� table is used to li roDri and classes in Tab alternate options to fulfill the recluir le 2 of this Section. ProDosE Table 3 -Buffer Yard 0 tions Buffer Yard Over story Understory Shrubs or Tall Width Native Prairie Class Plantin s1 Plantingsl Plantin sl2 10 feet 1 2 0 A4 15 feet 1 1.5 0 20 feet 0.5 1.25 0 10 feet 1 4 6 20 feet 3 6 9 B 20 feet 1 2 3 30 feet 2 4 12 30 feet 1 2 4 20 feet 3 3 12 30 feet 2 2 9 30 feet 4 6 24 40 feet 3 4 18 40 feet 2 2 12 30 feet 6 9 36 40 feet 4 6 24 D ements of Structures3 None None None um 4-foot fence None lnlmum 4- oot ence None inimum 4 -foot fence Minimum 4-foot None None Minimum 4-foot Min imum 6-foot fe Minimu nce arm nce City of Corcoran County of Hennepin State of Minnesota ORDINANCE NO. 2023-483 Apri127, 2023 40 feet 8 12 24 None 50 feet 6 9 18 None 50 feet 3 4 9 Minimum 6400t berm 00 feet of di the Cif 3 Fences are sublect to requirements in 4 A local road fulfills the Buffer Yard Cla A requirement P_antn� Re�ulrements. i. All plantings shall be subiect to th irements in Subd. 2 11. Plantin ize and spacin native or naturalized species approved b� Cit! Naturalized plants are defined as plant specie reproduce outside their native h+ effect on their new environment. Coup s acceptable method of attainment for transitionin� (in whole o Mel MIN I r in i. Existing tono�ranhical features on vacant lands such as hi and swales. 11. Wetlands, lakes, rivers and streams. Ma'or Roadways. Mai or Roadways are Principal Arterial, A Minor Reliever, A Minor Expander and A Minor Connector Roadways as shown on the 2040 Roadwav Functional Classification man in the 2040 Comprehensive Plan. iv. Local Roa T ds as shown On the as shown on the 2040 Roadw �l Classification man in the 2040 Comprehensive Plan may fulfill the Buffer Yard Class A requirement. undeveloped state. ition to those required by this ordi permitted. nce ds as shown On the as shown on the 2040 Roadw �l Classification man in the 2040 Comprehensive Plan may fulfill the Buffer Yard Class A requirement. undeveloped state. ition to those required by this ordi permitted. nce City of Corcoran County of Hennepin State of Minnesota ORDINANCE NO. 2023-483 ii. No passive recreation, paths, storage c fixtures, raised planting beds or any pE shall be allowed, mporary s_tructur iv. Pavi the 11 be limited t v. Stormwater ponds and perimeter setbacks. The of 10 feet into required l i. Ownership of Buffer Yards. depending on whether it is a Apri127, 2023 ontainers, lighting �rmanent structure io-retention po are allowed to i. Buffer yards shall remain i _ grantees, such as ad�,oininglan association, or an open -space c to Cityapproval. ii. Any such cony establishment for its intende, be allowed. ess to ids are allowed in encroach a maxim t or an easement. ership of the original ers, a homeowners servation Lyroup, subi ect �yance must adequately maintenance, and protf 111. Easements protectin in perpetuity. roperty and filed at Hennepin Co k. Enforceme� provision o uarantee th tall be recorded against the unty. zt. An�.person, firm, or corporation who viol f this code for which another penalty is not s rovided, shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor. The enalty for any crime that is including Minn misdemeanor under this code, >pecificall�wy adopted by reference v enumerated in MN Stat. �609.0 Subd. 3, as amended from time to time. SECTION 4. Amendment of the Cit Code. The text of Chapter 1060.070 Subd 2. J 2. b of the Zoning Ordinance of t material as follows: he Corcoran City Code is hereby amended by adding the underlined b. Fences or walls maybe used in conjunction with landscaping to provide screening. When required for screening, _ minimum of 80 percent opacity shall be provided. No landscaping or screening shall interfere with driver or pedestrian visibility for vehicles entering or exiting the premises. City of Corcoran County of Hennepin State of Minnesota ORDINANCE NO. 2023-483 April 2 /1 2023 SECTION 5. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its adoption. ADOPTED by the City Council on the 41 day of April 2023. VOTING AYE ® McKee, Tom ® Bottema, Jon ® Nichols, Jeremy ® Schultz, Alan ® Vehrenkamp, Dean ATTEST: Michel�e�Friedrich —City Clerk VOTING NAY ❑ McKee, Tom ❑ Bottema, Jon ❑ Nichols, Jeremy ❑ Schultz, Alan ❑ Vehrenkamp, Dean Tom McKee -Mayor City Seal