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Home My WebLink About2011-08-03 PACKET 4.C.City of Cotta Grove Minnesota To: City Council /Planning Commission /Economic Development Authority Members From: Danette M. Parr, Economic Development Director Date: July 28, 2011 Subject: Community Design Standards City staff has begun the process of reviewing the City Zoning Ordinance in relation to commercial zoning districts and those of other communities, to determine the following: ➢ Does our Ordinance take into account changes in technology? ➢ Does our Ordinance fully reflect the goals within the 2030 Vision and other City objectives? ➢ Does our Ordinance encourage appropriate economic development along commercial corridors, while also protecting adjacent land uses? ➢ Could our Ordinance be more user friendly? ➢ Does our Ordinance properly define uses? B What other improvements could be made? In early fall, staff would like to begin working with the Planning Commission through a series of workshops to discuss possible changes to the Zoning Ordinance in relation to commercial uses. Once completed, the recommended changes would be forwarded on to the EDA and ultimately to City Council for consideration. Before that process is undertaken, staff would like to discuss the following commercial areas with the City Council, Planning Commission, and Economic Development Authority: • West Point Douglas • East Point Douglas • 80 Street Intersections /Gateway • Norris Square • Cedarhurst Area • Cottage View • Other Major Intersections The above commercial areas comprise a number of zoning designations (zoning map attached). Each zoning district is intended for a specific purpose, which is described below (the bold text is the purpose statement contained in the Zoning Ordinance, followed by additional information related to that respective zoning designation): B -1 Purpose The B -1 limited business district is intended to provide a district which is related to and may reasonably adjoin residential districts for the location and development of administrative office buildings and related office uses which are subject to more restrictive controls. The Limited Business District, B -1 is primarily an office district allowing office uses and medical clinics as permitted uses. Conditional uses allowed by conditional use permits include banks with drive -up facilities, senior care facilities, and schools. The B -1 district is intended to provide a buffer between residential areas and more intensive commercial districts. B -N Purpose The B -N neighborhood commercial business district is a commercial district intended to provide a mix of convenience oriented retail sales and services. The district is related to and may reasonably adjoin residential districts for the location and development of retail and office uses that are subject to more restrictive controls than in other business districts. B -N neighborhood commercial business districts are intended to be compact districts that serve local rather than regional commercial needs. Developments in such districts are intended to function as a neighborhood center with internal traffic and pedestrian systems that facilitate access to all properties within the district. Because of their proximity to residential areas, developments in such districts are intended to be aesthetically consistent within the district and to complement adjacent residential development through the use of landscaping in and around the district to provide appropriate screening. The Neighborhood Commercial Business District, B -N was created in 2003 to give the City greater control over commercial developments adjacent to residential areas. This district has more rigorous screening and landscaping standards than that required in other districts. This district has yet to be applied to any area in Cottage Grove. B -2 Purpose The purpose of the B -2 retail business district is to encourage retail sales and services by grouping businesses in patterns of workable relationships to minimize the influence on surrounding residential neighborhoods by limitation and control of permitted uses. The Retail Business District, B -2 is the most prevalent commercial zoning district in the City (304 acres). In addition to allowing the B -1 land uses, restaurants and most retail uses are permitted. Restaurants with liquor licenses and drive - through facilities are allowed by conditional use permit. Auto sales or auto repair are not allowed in the B -1 District. B -3 Purpose The purpose of the General Business District is to provide centralized areas for retail business areas, for highway- or automobile- oriented businesses, and for quasi - industrial and wholesale enterprises that do not need an industrial setting but have considerable customer contact. The General Business District, B -3 is intended to include highway and auto - oriented businesses as well as "quasi- industrial and wholesale enterprises" that do not need an industrial setting but have considerable customer contact. Generally, B -3 uses are seen as having greater impact on surrounding properties and are, therefore, not suitable near residential areas. Permitted uses include B -1 and B -2 uses as well as auto repair, auto sales, building material stores, currency exchange, hotel /motels and adult uses. Planned - Business The P -B Planned Business District is intended to provide for the mix of suitable retail, commercial and industrial uses which are complimentary and ancillary to the Cottage Grove Industrial Park. The District allows for a blend of manufacturing and retail uses which have significant customer interaction. The Planned Business District, P -B is located along West Point Douglas Road, north of Jamaica Avenue. The intent of this District was to allow a mix of retail and low intensity industrial uses, such as office showroom, office warehouse, or light industrial uses. Each of the above commercial districts allows for specific uses (table attached) as either permitted uses, accessory uses, or permitted uses with a Conditional Use Permit (CUP). In order to assist staff and the Planning Commission as they evaluate the current land uses, it would be beneficial to hear feedback related to the following: ➢ What types of commercial uses do we want to encourage in these areas? ➢ What types of commercial uses do we want to discourage in these areas? ➢ What types of limitation, if any, should be placed on accessory uses within these districts? In what situations (i.e.: carwashes within so many feet of a residential zoning district, etc)? ➢ What other commercial performance standards would benefit from possible revisions: • Signage • Landscaping • Parking ➢ What other feedback would be helpful? ( R4 . . ., .. wr e . = : - -- - _ - ! r4 \ 'yweduzRezE son / ge__a«_..rn.r LIST OF USES ALLOWED IN BUSINESS ZONING DISTR A — Accessory Use CUP — Conditional Use Permit _ P — Permitted Use _ Zoning Districts USE B -1 B -2 B -3 P -B B -N Accessory buildings and structures CUP CUP Accessory structures or uses other than those listed as permitted CUP CUP CUP Air - conditions and heating sales and repair establishments P P Agricultural purposes P P P Armories, convention halls, sports arenas and stadium CUP Animal hospitals or veterinary clinics, provided all phases of the business conducted upon the premises be within a building where noises and odors are not ev to adjacent properties P P Antique shops P P P Any incidental repair or processing necessary to conduct a permitted principal use A A A _ Any incidental repair, processing or storage necessary to conduct a permitted principal use; provided, that such accessory use shall not occupy more than twenty percent (20 %) of the gross floor area of the principal building _ A A A Any incidental repair, processing or storage necessary to conduct a permitted use; provided, that such accessory use shall not exceed thirty percent (30 %) of the floor space of the principal building A Any use, in the event there is a threatened involuntary conversion of a parcel of land within a certain time; provided, that all owners, tenants and lessees waive all rights to relocation benefits and assistance or compensation for leasehold improvements installed pursuant to the conditional use, by written agreement satisfactory to the condemning authority ICUP ICUP ICUP Apparel shops P P P I Appliance and electronics sales and service P Appliance sales and service P P P Art and school supplies P P P Art studios, interior decorating studios, photographic studios and music studios. P P P P Assembly and packaging inside a building) P Auction establishments, indoor only (including storage), and not for livestock, motorized vehicles, or farm implement equipment CUP CUP Automated car wash in conjunction with principal use A A G: \planningWM \ORD \Business Distric Matrix of Uses 5- 11- 09.doc LIST OF USES ALLOWED IN BUSINESS ZONING DI USE B -1 I B -2 B -3 P -B B -N Automotive accessories, excluding maintenance or service P P _ Automotive, motorcycle, trailer, recreation vehicles for display, hire, service, rental and/or sales conducted outside a buildin _ CUP Automobile repair, both major and minor repair, when conducted entirely within a building. In addition, this paragraph shall not be construed to include automobile, tractor, or machinery salvage and used parts yards P Automotive repair, both major and minor repair, when conducted outside a building. This shall not be construed to include automobile, tractor, or machinery salvage and used parts yards CUP Automobile, trailer, recreational vehicles, boats /marine, and farm implement establishments for display, hire, service, and sales conducted entirely within a building, including, as incidental to these major uses, all repair work in connection with their own and customers' vehicles P Bakery goods and baking of goods for retail sales on premises and limited distribution and caterin I P P T— P Banks and financial institutions (with drive - through facilities) CUP Banks and other financial institutions without drive-through facilities P P P P Banks and financial institutions wit drive- through fac ilities) P Barbershops or beauty s hops P P P P P Bicycle sales and repair P P P Blacktop or crushing materials for roadway materials ICUP ICUP ICUP Body art establishments provided the use complies with all licensing requirements and is separated by a minimum of five hundred feet (500') from the property line from other body art establishments, adult uses, and educational institutions P P Books, magazines and stationery and newsstands P P Books, magazines, cards, stationery, and newsstands P Book, magazine, stationery, newsstands P Building materials; provided, that they are conducted entirely within an enclosed structure P Buildings temporarily located for purposes of construction on the premises, for a period not to exceed the time necessary to complete such construction A A A A Bus passenger depots /terminals CUP Business machine sales and repair establishments P P P Business offices P P P P Business or vocational schools CUP Business sign as permitted A A _ Business signs as permitted A A Cabinet making P Camera and photographic supplies P P P Camera and photographic supply P G1p1anning\JM \0RD \Business Distric Matrix of Uses 5- 11- 09.doc LIST OF USES ALLOWED IN BUSIN Z DISTRICTS USE B -1 -2 B.2 B -3 P -B B -N Candy, ice cream, popcorn, nuts, frozen dessert, soft drinks or P P P confectionery stores, excluding drive -up t pe Carnivals, circuses or festivals ICUP ICUP ICUP Carpet, rug, linoleum and floor coverings P P Casket supplies and monument sales _ P China and glassware P P P Christmas tree sales lots P P Clinics for human care P P P Clothing dry cleaning and laundry pick up stations, including incidental P pressing and repair. Does not include on site dry cleaning processing. Clothing dry cleaning and laundry pick up stations, including incidental p P pressing and repair Clothing dry cleaning /laundry pickup stations (including P pressing /repair) Clothing stores, including dressmaking, millinery and tailor shops P P P Coin operated or automatic s elf -serve car and light duty truck washes CUP Collection offices or public utilities P P P Commercial kennels with outdoor runs CUP CUP Commercial parking for passenger vehicles in accordance with section ( P P 11 -3 -9 of this title Commercial recreation (outdoor). CUP Commercial recreation uses as listed below: A. Amusement centers where mechanical, electrical and electronic i games are played. B. Archery and shooting ranges. C. Driving ranges. CUP CUP D. Miniature golf. E. Pool halls. F. Swimming pools. G. Tennis courts and handball courts, including racquetball and other racket games. H. Three (3 ) or more mechanical, electrical or electronic games. Computer services and sales P Computer services and sales and the sale of office machines other than at retail. It is the intent of this entry that such uses will be permitted where customers come to the office to observe P P P demonstrations of the use of equipment, but that it does not permit retail sales or showrooms for walk -in trade. Convention, banquet and exhibition halls CUP CUP Costume and formal w ear rental /sales P P P G: \planning \JM \ORD \Business Distric Matrix of Uses 5- 11- 09.doc LIST OF USES ALLOWED IN BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICT USE B -1 B -2 B -3 P-B B -N Credit card /bank processin P Currency exchanges subject to the following performance standards: A. Shall be a minimum of one mile away from another licensed currency exchange business. The distance is measured by a straight line from the closest points of the property boundary lines involved. B. Comply with chapter 53A of the Minnesota statutes. C. Any person, firm, partnership or corporation wishing to operate a CUP currency exchange establishment must obtain annual approval by the city by December 31 of each year. D. Shall be a minimum of eight hundred feet (800') away from secondhand goods stores, pawnshops, residential zoning districts and /or five hundred feet (500') from daycare facilities. The distance is a straight line measured from the closest points of the property boundary lines involved Da ir products, retail only P P P Dance studios P Dance and /or music studios P P P Decorative landscape features A A A A Delicatessens P P P Department and variety P P Drive - through bank facilities CUP CUP Drive - through banks: A. Each drive - through must have stacking for six (6) vehicles B. The drive - through must have a separated designated drive CUP aisle. C. The drive - through is limited to two (2) drive aisles in total. Drive - through businesses subject to the requirements specified in this CUP title Drive - through photo processing pick u CUP CUP Drive - through restaurants CUP CUP Drugs P P Drugstores P Dry goods and fabrics P P P Electrical appliance sales and repair P P P Electrical service, heating, plumbing, appliances, upholstery or air conditioning service shops; provided, that they do not employ more CUP than six 6) persons in repair or processin Electromagnetic communication facilities as regulated in section 11 -4- CUP CUP CUP 7 of this title GAplanning\JM \ORD \Business Distric Matrix of Uses 5- 11- 09.doc LIST OF USES ALLOWED IN BUSINESS ZON D ISTRICTS USE B -1 B -2 B -3 P -B B' -N Employment agencies P P P P Essential security and safety fa cilities as approved by the city council A Essential services (public utility) P Essential service structures, including, but not limited to, buildings such as telephone stations, booster or pressure stations, elevated tanks, lift stations and electric power substations CUP CUP CUP Exterior storage yards for rental services, lumberyards, and similar uses CUP Farmers' market, subject to compliance of the criteria established in section 11 -8A -3 of this title, entry #6, "Farmers' market on nonresidential property A A A A A Fina ncial institutions having drive- through facilities CUP CUP CUP Florists P P P Florists, excluding greenhouses P Frozen foods and meat markets but not including locker plants or meat slaughterhouses P P P Full service car and light duty truck washes_ CUP CUP Funeral homes and mortuaries P Fur oods P P Furniture, upholstering, picture framing i P Furniture repair refinish shops and sales P Furniture, upholstering, picture framing, interior decorating studios P P Gifts P P Greenhouses and nurseries j CUP Groceries P P Hardware P P P Health and physical exercise c lubs P Health and physical exercise clubs greater than three thousand five hundred (3,500 ) square feet of gross floor area CUP CUP Health and physical exercise clubs, having less than three thousand five hundred (3,500) square feet of gross floor area and with no locker room facilities P P P Historical buildings, museums, art institutes, galleries and theaters for the performing arts CUP CUP CUP Hobby supplies P P P Hospitals CUP Hospitals for human care; provided, that all buildings be located not less than seventy five feet (75) from the lot line of any lot in a residential zoning district CUP CUP CUP Hotel and motels _ C P Housing development promotional signs ICUP ICUP ICUP Indoor food, meat, fish, fruit, and vegetable markets P P P Jewelry, timepieces, collectibles, silverware sales and repairs P P P Laundromats P GAplanning \JM \ORD \Business Distric Matrix of Uses 5- 11- 09.doc LIST OF USES ALLOWED IN BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICTS USE B -1 B -2 ( B -3 P -B B -N Lawn and garden centers having exterior storage and display, when in CUP CUP conjunction with principal use 1 _ Lawn and garden centers with no exterior storage and displa P P Leather goods and luggage P P _ P Liquor stores of three thousand 3,000) square feet or less _ P Locksmiths P P P Manufacture of electronic instruments P Medical, optical, and dental office /clinic services P Medical and dental office /clinic services P P P P Mo tor fuel stations CUP CUP Motor fuel stations: A. Only one gas station /convenience center is permitted per neighborhood commercial district. B. The total square footage for the gas station /convenience center and any accessory structures, including a car wash is limited to four thousand (4,000) square feet. C. The station is limited to four (4) pumps, eight (8) pumping stations, unless, after consideration of a traffic study, the city council finds that additional pumps are necessary to reduce negative traffic impacts. D. The canopy must be located away from adjoining residential neighborhoods. CUP E. Canopy lighting must be recessed flush mounted. F. The canopy face shall be unlit except for the amount allocated to signage. G. The hours of operation for the gas station /convenience store shall not exceed five o'clock (5:00) A.M. to eleven o'clock (11:00) P.M. The hours of operation for the car wash, if applicable, shall not exceed six o'clock (6:00) A.M. to ten o'clock (10:00) P.M. H. The canopy must meet the same setbacks as the gas station /convenience center listed in subsection 11- 10E -5C of this article. I. The canopy size cannot exceed the aggregate square footage of the other buildings on the site. Motor vehicle sales and service as regulated in section 11 -4 -9 of this CUP title _ Municipal buildings and structures P P P Munici al offices i P _ Municipal uses with a customer service orientation P Municipal uses where the use conducted is customarily considered to P P P be an office use Music /record stores P P P Musical instrument sales and repair P P G: \planning \JM \ORD \Business Distric Matrix of Uses 5- 11- 09.doc LIST OF USES ALLOWED IN BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICTS USE B -1 B -2 B -3 P -B B -N` Nonprofit lodges and clubs; provided, that they are not less than seventy five feet (75') from a residential district CUP CUP Nursery schools and daycare centers P P P P Nursery schools and daycare center for all ages — adults and kids P Nursing homes, congregate care, rest homes or retirement homes; provided, that the site shall contain not less than six hundred (600) square feet of lot area for each person to be accommodated CUP CUP CUP Off street parking and off street loading A A Off street parking and off street loading. Gas canopy lighting must be recessed flush mounted lighting. A Off street parking when the principal site of the off street parking abuts on a lot which is another B or I district and is in the same ownership as the land in the B or I district and subject to those conditions as set forth in this title and such other conditions as are found necessary by the council to carry out the intent of this title CUP CUP CUP Off street parking, storage garage and buildings and loading areas when incidental and subordinate to any permitted use and as regulated in this title j _ A Office supply and equipment P P P Offices: administrative, exec utive, professional, research P Offices for administrative, executive, professional, research or similar organizations, and laboratories having only limited contact with the general public; where these uses are permitted, no merchandising is permitted to be sold on the premises P P P Off -sale liquor P P On -sale liquor stores and restaurants serving liquor, wine, or 3.2 beer CUP CUP CUP Open sales lots or open storage when incidental to a principal use CUP Open sales lots in conjunction with permitted uses CUP CUP Opticians and optometrists P P P P _ Orthopedic and medical appliances P P P P Paint and wallpaper P P P Pet shops, including grooming P P P Pharmacies, retail P Photographic studios, in cluding the development of film and pictures P P Photographic studios P Photographic supplies P Plumbing service shops P Postal offices P Postal substations P Postal substations and post offices P P j Print shops /photographic cop in P P P P Private garages, off street parking and loading spaces as regulated by this title A A A Professional and scientific instrument sales and repair P GAplanning \JM \ORD \Business Distric Matrix of Uses 5- 11- 09.doc LIST OF USES ALLOWED IN BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICTS - USE B -1 B -2 B -3 P -B B -N Public telephone booths; provided, that all yard requirements are met A _ A A A Public, parochial and private schools, colleges and universities CUP CUP CUP _ Public, quasi - public, and essential service structures that are not permitted uses, including, but not limited to, buildings such as telephone exchange stations, booster or pressure stations, lift stations, electric power substations an public utility uses CUP CUP Public utility collectio point P Radio and television sales and se rvice P P Radio and television studios P P P Radio and television towers, satellite dishes, microwave dishes CUP CUP CUP Recycling collection points, exterior storage CUP CUP Rental services, including leasing of automobiles /utility trailers /household equipme (inside a building) P Rental services, including the leasing of automobiles, utility trailers, household equipment and similar rental equipment when conducted entirely inside a building P Restaurants, classes 1 and 2 (with drive - through) CUP Restaurants, classes 1 and 2 excep drive- through) P Restaurants, classes 1, 2, and 3, except for drive- through P P P Satellite or microwave dishes and the like, provided: A. The communication sending and /or receiving device is accessory to the primary use on the site. B. It is not located within any of the building setbacks adjacent to a public street. C. It is not located on the side or roof of the structure. D. Setbacks from other properties are at least equal to the height of the communication device. In no case shall the height exceed thirty five feet (35'). A A A Seasonal sales of landscaping m aterials or the like ICUP [CUP Sewing centers, machine sales, and sewing classes P P P Shoe sales /repair r P Shoe sales and repair P P P Sign shops (inside a building ) P Sign shops, limited to over the counter retail sales of signs, banners or other related graphic ima ery P P P P Signs as regulated in title 9, cha ter 8 of this code A Signs as permitted by the city A A A Signs in accordance with provisions of title 9 chapter 8 of this code P P Sporting goods Stockpiling of material ICUP P ICUP P ICUP P Tanning salons P P P P Temporary buildings for purposes of construction for the construction period onl A Temporary buildings for construction purposes for a period not to exceed the completion date of such construction P P GAplanning\JM \ORD \Business Distric Matrix of Uses 5- 11- 09.doc LIST OF USES ALLOWED IN BUSINESS ZONING DIST USE B'1 B -2 B -3 P -B B•N Temporary outdoor promotional and merchandising activities (e.g., craft sales, food stands, car washes, flea markets, and other activities /events deemed similar by the community development director and not meeting title 5, chapter 5 of this code) lasting four (4) or more consecutive days and directed at the general public may be allowed as an accessory use on the premises of permitted and conditional uses, subject to the following performance standards: A. The outdoor event activity shall not be more than once per week. B. Tents, stands, and other similar temporary structures and temporary vehicles and mobile equipment may be utilized, provided they are clearly identified on the submitted plan, and provided that it is determined by the director of community development that they will not impair parking capacity, emergency access, or the safe and efficient movement of pedestrian and vehicle traffic on or off the site. C. The submitted plan clearly demonstrates that adequate off street parking for the proposed event can and will be provided for the duration of the event. Determination of compliance with this requirement shall be made by the director of community development who shall consider the nature of the event and the applicable parking requirements of this title. D. Parking on public rights of way and streets is prohibited. CUP CUP E. The activity or event shall not interrupt vehicular circulation on the site or obstruct parking spaces needed by permanent businesses established on the site. F. Shall have written authorization from property owner. G. The business operator shall secure all applicable licenses and i approvals from the city, Washington County, or other appropriate I jurisdictions. H. Signage related to the event shall be in compliance with the city's sign ordinance. I. All sales must be conducted at least thirty feet (30') from the right of way line of any street and one hundred feet (100') from any developed property zoned for residential use. J. Hours of operation shall be limited by permit based upon location and proposed activity. K. Adequate sanitary facilities are provided on site. L. No permanent or temporary lighting shall be installed without an electrical permit and inspection. M. The site shall be cleared of all debris and all temporary structures at the end of the event. N. The display of items shall be limited to representative samples and arranged in a compact manner as reasonably practicable. 0. The conditional use permit shall be valid for a period not to exceed three (3) years from the date o approval. G: \planning\JM \ORD \Business Distric Matrix of Uses 5- 11- 09.doc LIST OF USES ALLOWED IN BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICTS USE B -1 B -2 B -3 P -B B -N Tents or other temporary structures [CUP CUP ICUP J Theaters, drive -in CUP Theaters, indoor CUP CUP Toy stores _ P Travel bureaus /agencies P P P P P Veterinarian hospitalsblinics inside a buildin P — Veterinary offices and clinics; provided, no kennels or treatment areas are located outside of the building P P P Video sales and rental P P P G: \planning\JM \ORD\Business Distric Matrix of Uses 5- 11- 09.doc