HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-231 Amending Chapter X - Zoning Ordinance
Adopted 02-09-06
CITY OF CORCORAN
ORDINANCE NO. 2006-231
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE TEXT OF CHAPTER X OF THE
CORCORAN CITY CODE ENTITLED THE CORCORAN ZONING ORDINANCE
(City File 05-032)
THE CITY COUNCIL OF CORCORAN ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Amendments. The text of Chapter X of the Corcoran City Code is
hereby amended as follows:
A. SECTION 1020.020 (DEFINITIONS) IS HEREBY AMENDED BY ADDING,
DELETING OR CHANGING AS FOLLOWS:
ACREAGE, GROSS: The total acreage of the land area, based on the predevelopment
conditions of the site. Existing public streets are deducted from the predevelopment land
area.
ACREAGE, NET: The gross land area minus wetlands and areas below the 100-year
ordinary high water elevation. For proposed developments, net acreage is based on the
predevelopment conditions of the site. Existing public streets are deducted from the
predevelopment land area.
BUILDABLE AREA: That portion of the lot on which buildings or structures are
functionally possible and permitted to be located by regulation. Buildable areas do not
include protected wetlands, non-buildable floodplain area, setback areas, public waters,
easements or other similarly restricted areas.
DENSITY, GROSS: The number of housing units divided by the gross residential
acreage (total land area), based on the predevelopment conditions of the site. Existing
public streets are deducted from the predevelopment land area.
DENSITY, NET: The number of housing units divided by the net residential acreage
(gross land area minus wetlands and areas below the 100-year ordinary high water
elevation). For proposed developments, net acreage is based on the predevelopment
conditions of the site. Existing public streets are deducted from the predevelopment land
area.
DEVELOPABLE AREA: The net land area available for development. Developable
area is based on the pre-development conditions of the site and is calculated as follows:
gross land area minus wetlands, areas below the 100-year ordinary high water elevation
and right-of-way or easements for existing public streets.
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B. SECTION 1040.020 (AGRICULTURE DISTRICT), SUBD. 7 IS HEREBY
AMENDED BY ADDING, DELETING OR CHANGING AS FOLLOWS:
B. Landowners shall be permitted one building right for each 30 acres of land
accessing onto a gravel road.
1. The existing farmstead or residence on properties accessing onto gravel
roads and eligible for Agricultural Preserve is exempt from the density
calculations in rural areas, if the farmstead or residence existed prior to
July 1, 1981 and the subject parcel is a minimum of 40 acres in size. The
minimum lot size may be reduced from 40 acres to 35 acres if the parcel is
a quarter-quarter parcel reduced from the standard 40-acre quarter-quarter
parcel due to public road right-of-way or a perturbation in the rectangular
survey system.
C.The existing farmstead or residence on properties accessing onto gravel roads
and eligible for Agricultural Preserve (40 acres, more or less) that existed
prior to July 1, 1981 are exempt from the density calculations in rural areas.
D.C. Additional building rights may be granted to landowners that develop
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the property as part of an Open Space Preservation plat, as permitted by the
Subdivision Regulations.
E.D. Except as otherwise approved as part of an Open Space Preservation
plat, no lots or outlots shall be allowed to be created without building rights.
C. SECTION 1040.020 (AGRICULTURE DISTRICT), SUBD. 8 IS HEREBY
AMENDED BY ADDING, DELETING OR CHANGING AS FOLLOWS:
Within the Outside the
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Minimum lot size 20 acres 10 acres
Minimum contiguous buildable areadevelopable 1.5 acres 1.5 acres
area
Minimum lot width 300 feet 300 feet
Minimum lot depth 300 feet 300 feet
Structure Setbacks:
From Arterial Streets 100 feet 100 feet
Front, from all other streets 60 feet 60 feet
Side 25 feet 25 feet
Rear 50 30 feet 50 feet
Maximum Building Height 35 feet 35 feet
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D. SECTION 1040.030 (RURAL RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT), SUBD. 7 IS
HEREBY AMENDED BY ADDING, DELETING OR CHANGING AS
FOLLOWS:
B. Landowners shall be permitted one building right for each 30 acres of land
accessing onto a gravel road.
C.1. The existing farmstead or residence on properties accessing onto
gravel roads and eligible for Agricultural Preserve is exempt from the density
calculations in rural areas, if the farmstead or residence existed prior to July 1,
1981 and the subject parcel is a minimum of 40 acres in size. The minimum
lot size may be reduced from 40 acres to 35 acres if the parcel is a quarter-
quarter parcel reduced from the standard 40-acre quarter-quarter parcel due to
public road right-of-way or a perturbation in the rectangular survey systemThe
existing farmstead or residence on properties accessing onto gravel roads and
eligible for Agricultural Preserve (40 acres, more or less) that existed prior to
July 1, 1981 are exempt from the density calculations in rural areas.
D.C. Additional building rights may be granted to landowners that develop
the property as part of an Open Space Preservation plat, as permitted by the
Subdivision Regulations.
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E.D. Except as otherwise approved as part of an Open Space Preservation
Plat, no lots or outlots shall be allowed to be created without building rights.
E. SECTION 1040.030 (RURAL RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT) IS HEREBY
AMENDED BY ADDING, DELETING OR CHANGING AS FOLLOWS:
Minimum lot area 2.5 acres
Minimum contiguous buildable 1.5 acres
areadevelopable area
Minimum lot width 200 feet
Minimum lot depth 300 feet
Structure Setbacks:
From Arterial Streets 100 feet
Front, From all other streets 60 feet
Side 25 feet
Rear 25 feet
Maximum Building Height 35 feet
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F. SECTION 1040.080 (RURAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT) IS HEREBY
AMENDED BY ADDING, DELETING OR CHANGING AS FOLLOWS:
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Minimum lot area 2.5 acres
Minimum contiguous buildable 2 acres
areadevelopable area
Minimum lot width 100 feet
Minimum lot depth 200 feet
Structure Setbacks:
From Arterial Streets 100 feet
Front, From all other streets 50 feet
Side 20 feet
Rear 20 feet
Adjacent to Residential 50 feet
Maximum Building Height 35 feet
Maximum Impervious Surface Coverage 50%
G. SECTION 1040. 085 (TRANSITIONAL RURAL COMMERCIAL) IS HEREBY
AMENDED BY ADDING, DELETING OR CHANGING AS FOLLOWS:
Minimum lot area 2.5 acres
Minimum contiguous buildable 1.5 acres
areadevelopable area
Minimum lot width 200 feet
Minimum lot depth 300 feet
Structure Setbacks:
From Arterial Streets 100 feet
Front, From all other streets 60 feet
Side 25 feet
Rear 25 feet
Maximum Building Height 35 feet
H. SECTION 1060.010 (EXTERIOR STORAGE), SUBD. 1 IS HEREBY
AMENDED BY ADDING, DELETING OR CHANGING AS FOLLOWS:
F. Storage of recreational vehicles and unoccupied trailers less then than 30 feet
long, boats, all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles may be stored in the side or
rear yard, provided they comply with a minimum setback of 10 feet.
I. SECTION 1070.040 (VARIANCES), SUBD. 2 IS HEREBY AMENDED BY
ADDING, DELETING OR CHANGING AS FOLLOWS:
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A. The City CouncilPlanning Commission shall act as the Board of Adjustment and
Appeals.
J. SECTION 1070.050 (SITE PLAN), SUBD. 6 IS HEREBY AMENDED BY
ADDING, DELETING OR CHANGING AS FOLLOWS:
12. Location of all adjacent buildings, improvements and natural resources located
within 100 feet of the exterior boundaries of the property in question.
K. SECTION 1080 (ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS) IS HEREBY AMENDED
BY ADDING, DELETING OR CHANGING AS FOLLOWS:
Subd. 3. Penalties. Any person who violates a provision of this Chapter is guilty
of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, may be punished by a fine
of not more than $500.00 and imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90
days, or bothas allowed by State Statute and as identified in Section 10.19
(B) of the City Code. Each act of violation and every day on which a
violation occurs or continues is a separate violation.
SECTION 2. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon
its passage and publication.
ADOPTED by the City Council on February 9, 2006.
VOTING AYE VOTING NAY
_X__ Cossette, Tom ___ Cossette, Tom
_X__ Grabowski, Chuck ___ Grabowski, Chuck
_X__ Jacobs, Paul ___ Jacobs, Paul
_X__ Lymangood, Chuck ___ Lymangood, Chuck
_X__ Thomas, Ron ___ Thomas, Ron
Tom Cossette, Mayor
City Seal
ATTEST:
Bea Lindberg, City Clerk