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Home My WebLink About2019-08-26 PACKET 06.2.STAFF REPORT CASE: TA2019-036 ITEM: 6.2 PUBLIC MEETING DATE: 8/26/19 TENTATIVE COUNCIL REVIEW DATE: 9/18/19 APPLICATION APPLICANT: City of Cottage Grove REQUEST: A zoning ordinance text amendment related to indoor self -storage facilities, self -storage facilities, and mini -storage facilities. SITE DATA LOCATION: N/A ZONING: N/A GUIDED LAND USE: N/A LAND USE OF ADJACENT PROPERTIES: CURRENT GUIDED NORTH: EAST: N/A SOUTH: WEST: SIZE: N/A DENSITY: N/A RECOMMENDATION Approval. Cottage Grove COTTAGE GROVE PLANNING DIVISION � here Pride and,Ospellty Meet Planning Staff Contact: Emily Schmitz, Senior Planner; 651-458-2874; esc h m itz(o-)_cottageg rove m n. gov Application Accepted:. N/A 60 -Day Review Deadline: N/A City of Cottage Grove Planning Division • 12800 Ravine Parkway South • Cottage Grove, MN 55016 Planning Staff Report Ordinance Amendment Regarding Self -Storage Case No. TA2019-036 August 26, 2019 Introduction The City of Cottage Grove has filed an application for a zoning text amendment to City Code Title 11, Chapter 10, Article D, Subsection 7, regarding self -storage, and for an amendment to the Business District Use Table in Title 11, Chapter 10, Article B, Subsection 1C. The proposed amendment allows exterior storage as an accessory use to self -storage facilities. Self -storage facilities would still require a conditional use permit for approval. The other text amendment to the Use Table in the Business Districts Chapter is to allow self -storage facilities only in the Planned Business zoning district as a conditional use, and to remove the use from the B-2, Retail Business, and B-3, General Business, Zoning Districts where it is currently listed as a conditional use. Background The City's current standards for self -storage facilities were adopted as part of a 2012 revision of the Zoning Ordinance that addressed all business districts. A sub -committee comprised of Plan- ning Commission members and representatives from other City advisory commissions partici- pated in this revision process. In May 2012, the City Council approved Ordinance No. 904, which amended the business district section of the zoning ordinance. The staff report for the 2012 text amendment gave special consideration to the question of exterior storage in self -storage facilities (Planning Case No. TA2011-021). While noting that exterior storage at self -storage facilities was not a permitted use at that time, the report suggested regulations should the use be permitted in the future: "For your consideration, outdoor storage could be allowed by conditional use permit and the performance standard prohibiting outdoor storage changed to limit the amount of outdoor storage area. An example may be to stipulate that the maximum area of exterior storage does not exceed 50 percent of the combined footprint of the indoor self -storage structures." Proposal The proposed text amendment for consideration would enact the guidelines outlined by the Plan- ning Commission in their 2012 consideration of exterior storage at self -storage facilities. Under the proposed amendment, exterior storage could be permitted in the Planned Business district, subject to the following: • Exterior storage is allowed only as an accessory use to interior self -storage. • Exterior storage areas are limited to an area no greater than 50 percent of the site's building footprint. • Exterior storage must be located behind buildings. Ordinance Amendment Regarding Self -Storage Planning Case No. TA2019-036 August 26, 2019 Page 2 of 2 • Exterior storage areas must be surfaced with concrete asphalt, and individual spaces must be striped. • Exterior storage areas must include interior landscaping islands to break up the impervious surface. • No exterior stored items shall exceed 12 feet in height. • No stored items shall be visible from Trunk Highway 61. • No exterior storage shall be permitted within one mile of another self -storage facility with approved exterior storage. Recommendation That the Planning Commission recommend to the City Council the approval of an ordinance amending City Code Title 11, Chapter 10, Article D, Subsection 7, regarding self -storage and to amend the Commercial District Use Table in Title 11, Chapter 10, Article B, Subsection 1, to allow self -storage facilities only in the Planned Business zoning district as a conditional use. Prepared by: Madeline Johnson Planning Intern Attachments: Draft Ordinance Amendment Zoning Code 11-10D-7 ORDINANCE NO. XXX AN ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY OF COTTAGE GROVE, MINNESOTA, AMENDING COTTAGE GROVE CITY CODE AND AMENDING TITLE 11, CHAPTER 10B, SECTION 1 REGARDING PERMITTED, CONDITIONAL, ACCESSORY, AND INTERIM USES AND AMENDING TITLE 11, CHAPTER 10D, SECTION 7 REGARDING SELF -STORAGE FACILITIES The City Council of the City of Cottage Grove, Washington County, Minnesota, does hereby ordain as follows: SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. The Code of the City of Cottage Grove, County of Washington, State of Minnesota, Title 11, Chapter 1013, Section 1 shall be amended as follows: B - Use Type 1 Self -storage facility Zoning District B- B- P- N- 2 3 B B References P-- -F-111 11 1OD2 P-- Fp-- I ' FC_FC_Fc_F_� 11-10D-7 SECTION 2. AMENDMENT. The Code of the City of Cottage Grove, County of Washington, State of Minnesota, Title 11, Chapter 10D, Section 7 shall be amended as follows: 11-10D-7: SELF -STORAGE FACILITIES: Self -storage facilities are subject to the following conditions: A. Shall not allow maintenance of any vehicles on site, except for minor maintenance such as tire inflation, adding oil, wiper replacement, and battery replacement. B. Shall have a security system adequate to limit access to persons renting a storage site. II ,, ��, ,+,, }�,, C. Shama .Green all sterage ensi�sten with the requirements F ffia own mang amen. M ....... -1mnum.-Ime C. Exterior storage is prohibited. allowed only by conditional use permit as part of a legal conforming self -storage business, provided the following conditions are met: 1. Exterior storage shall be accessory to the principal use and shall not be a principal use by itself. 2. Exterior storage shall be limited to an area not larger than 50% of the ground coverage of the principal building(s). 3. Exterior storage areas shall be located behind the principal building(s) and not within side or front yard areas and not abutting a public street. 4. Exterior storage areas shall be surfaced with concrete or asphalt, and if a parking lot is being utilized for the exterior storage, individual parking spaces shall be clearlv delineated with striaina. In no event shall the exterior storaae area reduce the number of required parking spaces for the principal use. 5. Exterior storage shall be subject to the screening requirements of Title 11-6-4 of this code 6. Exterior storage areas are exempt from the landscaping requirements pertaining to parking lots regarding that portion of the parking lot that is used exclusively for exterior storage. If the exterior storage area is no longer needed and the area is used as a parking lot, not for exterior storage purposes, the owner shall comply with the landscaping requirements for parking lots specified in this code within 90 days after the termination of the exterior storage use. 7. Stored items shall not be visible from Trunk Highway 61 or any public right-of-way. 8. The height of stored boats, recreational vehicles, and other exterior storage items, includina anv affixed accessories. shall not exceed 12 feet. as measured from the ground. 9. The use shall not be located within one mile of another self -storage facility with exterior storage. D. Shall not be located closer than three hundred feet (300') to any residential use and/or zone. All drive aisles and parking surfaces must be surfaced with asphalt or concrete. -F. All storage space openings shall be oriented internally to the facility and shall not directly face a public street or adjoining property. -a An accessory caretaker residence may be permitted with a storage facility, provided it is only used for resident security and management purposes and the exterior building materials match those of the principal and accessory storage facility structures. The hours of operation of the self-service storage facility shall be restricted to between the hours of six o'clock (6:00) A.M. and eleven o'clock (11:00) P.M. .i. Access to the interior of the fenced area shall be available to emergency responders in a manner acceptable to the fire marshal. SECTION 3. SUMMARY PUBLICATION. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 412.191, in the case of a lengthy ordinance, a summary may be published. While a copy of the entire ordinance is available without cost at the office of the City Clerk, the following summary is approved by the City Council and shall be published in lieu of publishing the entire ordinance. The Cottage Grove City Council adopted Ordinance XXX. This amendment provides for exterior storage as a conditional use as an accessory use to a legal conforming self -storage facility. It requires all exterior storage to be located on a concrete or asphalt surface, that it not be more than 12 feet in height, and requires adequate screening so that it is not visible from adjacent right of way. SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication according to law. Passed this day of '2019. Myron Bailey, Mayor Attest: Joseph Fischbach, City Clerk Published in the South Washington County Bulletin on [Date]. Sterling Codifiers, Inc. 11-10D-7: SELF -STORAGE FACILITIES: Self -storage facilities are subject to the following conditions: A. Shall not allow maintenance of any vehicles on site, except for minor maintenance such as tire inflation, adding oil, wiper replacement, and battery replacement. B. Shall have a security system adequate to limit access to persons renting a storage site. C. Shall screen all storage, consistent with the requirements of this code. D. Shall be screened from all public right of way and residential use and/or zone, with an opaque fence, wall or berm not to exceed eight feet (8') in height, constructed of new materials (chainlink with slats is not an acceptable screening material), and maintained in good condition. E. Exterior storage is prohibited. F. Shall not be located closer than three hundred feet (300') to any residential use and/or zone. G. All drive aisles and parking surfaces are surfaced with asphalt or concrete. H. All storage space openings shall be oriented internally to the facility and shall not directly face a public street or adjoining property. I. An accessory caretaker residence may be permitted with a storage facility, provided it is only used for resident security and management purposes and the exterior building materials match those of the principal and accessory storage facility structures. J. The hours of operation of the self-service storage facility shall be restricted to between the hours of six o'clock (6:00) A.M. and eleven o'clock (11:00) P.M. K. Access to the interior of the fenced area shall be available to emergency responders in a manner acceptable to the fire marshal. L. Common parking space available to all storage units shall be provided at a rate no less than one space per six thousand (6,000) square feet of storage area. (Ord. 904, 5-16-2012) https://www.sterlingcodifiers.com/codebook/printnow.php 8/23/2019