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1963-14Bill No. 1963-I4 AMENDMENT TO ORDTTVAI~TCE No. 2.03 AN AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE No. 2.03 OF THE VILLAGE OF RICHFIELD ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE FOR TNT PURPOSE OF PROlIOTING HEALTH, SAFETY, ORDER, CONVENIENCE, PROSPL{R,ITY AND GENERAL j~; ELFARE, BY REGULATION THE USE OF LAND, THE LOCATION AND USE OF BUILDINGS, THE ARRANGIl~ENL' OF BUILDINGS ON LOTS, AND THE DENSITY OF POPULATION IN THE VILLAGE OF RICHFIELD, HENNEPIN COUNTY, MII~IIVESGTA", AS PASSED THE 25th DAY OF OCTOBER 1954, AS SUBSEQUENTLY ATuIEN~DED. The Village Council of the Village of Richfield do ordain as follows: Section 15 of Ordinance No. 2.03 of the Village of Richfield entitled "An Ordinance For the Purpose of Promoting Health, Safety, Order, Convenience, Prosperity and General ti~;elfare, by Regulating the Use of Land, the Location and Use of Buildings, the Arrangement of Buildings on Lots, and the Density of Popu- lation in the Village of Richfield, Hennepin County, Minnesota", passed the 25th day of October, 1954, as subsequently amended, is hereby amended to read as follows: SECTION 15. SPECIAL PROVISIONS. A. Outdoor Advertising, Bill Boards, Real Estate and Other Signs. 1. No outdoor advertising signs, bill boards or real estate signs shall be erected in an "R" or "MR" District except as follows: a. Signs not to exceed 2 square feet displaying only the name of the owner, occupant or lessee. b. Non-illuminated or non-reflecting sign s, not exceeding 10 square feet in area pertaining only to the sale, rental or lease of the premises upon which displayed; or bulletin boards of schools, churches and other public in- stitutions permitted in such districts. c. Signs advertising the sale of a sub division when located therean, provided that the sign, loc ation and length of time that such signs shall remain have first been approved by the Village Council. d. Direction and information signs of a public or quasi-public nature, including signs serving as directional signs to properties not situated adjacent to the street next to which the signs are located, upon first securing approval by the Village Council. 2. Outdoor advertising suns, bill boards, real estate signs and the like shall be permitted in any "C" or "I" District provided the following conditions are met: a. Such signs meet the requirements of this Village relating to signs as set forth in other ordinances. Ordinance No. 2.03 continued: b. Any such sign must be set back from the street equal to at least as far as the required front yard from the district in which it is located, pro- vided that on a major village street or federal or state highway such signs may be required to be set back such additional distance as may be required to insure proper vision and safety to the traffic on such streets and highways. c. No such sign shall be permitted which faces on the front or side lot line of any lot in an "R" or "NtR" District used for residential purposes within 100 feet of such lot or within 200 feet of any public parkway, public square or entrance to any public park or public or parochial school, library, church or similar institution. B. Group Housing Development. 1. A group housing development is defined as a planned unit development of two or more buildings to be constructed on a plot of land of at least 3 acres in single ownership (or subject to an application filed jointly by the owners of all the property included in the development) for which the requirements of this ordin- ance cannot practically be applied by reason of the p roposed arrangement of build- ings or platting of land. 2. Such a development may be permitted in an "MR" District only upon appli- cation therefor, pursuant t o Section 17 and approval of said application by the Village Council in accordance with all requirements of this section. 3. The Village Council shall investigate and ascertain that the plans for the project meet the following conditions: a. That the proposed development complies with the definition in Paragraph B-1 of this section. b. That the land and buildings are to be used only for residential purposes and customary accessory uses, except that incident al commercial uses may be permitted which are designed for service to the project residents, are of a limited size, and are controlled by more restrictive and specific regulations than would result from reclassification to a "C" District. c. That the proposed development is designed to produce an environment of stable and desirable character and provides standards of open space and perman- ently reserved areas for off-street parking adequate for the occupancy proposed and at least equivalent to those required by the terms of this ordinance. A group housing development in an "MR" District may contain multiple dwelling structures pursuant to Section 9 A-3. Such multiple dwelling structures shall be so arranged as to pro- vide ample open space between buildings, proper exposures for the dwelling units within the project and ample light and air to all units within the project and ad- jacent residential areas outside the project. No multiple family structure of 3 stories or less shall cover more than 30~ of its lot area and no building in excess of three stories shall cover more than 20f of its lot. No development shall have a 1 - 2 - Ordinance No. 2.03 Continued: dwelling unit density of more than 5 families per net acre for one-family dwelling, 10 families per net acre for two-family dwellings, 14 families per net acre for row houses, 26 families per net acre for two and one-half or three story apart- ments and 50 families per net acre for apartments in excess of 3 stories. No project shall have an over-all net family density of more than 26 families per acre; provided that if more than 50~ of the automobile off-street parking stalls incorporated in the project are inside buildings, a project may have an over-all net family density of not more than 28 families per acre. One bedroom family units shall have a minimum floor area of 650 square feet; two bedroom family units shall have a minimum floor area of 800 square feet; three bedroom family units shall have a minimum floor area of 1,000 square feet; and so-called efficiency apartments with combination living room-bedroom facilities shall have the same minimum floor area as a one bedroom family unit. Floor area shall be computed on the basis of an inside measurement, excluding hallways and entrance-ways. There shall be one and one-half off-street parking spaces for each family unit in any project having more than eleven (11) units and two spaces per family unit for any project having less .than twelve (12) units. d. That the property adjacent to the project will not be adversely affected. ~.. If the Council finds that the proposed project will be consistent with the intent and purpose of this ordinance to promote the public health, safety, order, convenience and general welfare, it may authorize the building inspector to issue a zoning certificate, even though the use of the land and the location of buildings to be erected and the yards and other open spaces contemplated in the plan, do not conform in all respects to the requirements of this ordinance for the district in which the proposed project is to be located. C. The outside parking or outside storage, on or near residence district pro- perties, of vehicles, materials, supplies or equipment not customarily used or needed for use in connection with the occupancy of residential property for residence purposes, is hereby found to create nuisances and detrimental influences upon the public health, safety, prosperity, good order and general welfare in such districts, including obstructing of view on streets and on private properties, bringing un- healthful and noisome odors and materials into residential neighborhoods, creating cluttered and otherwise unsightly areas, pre venting the full use of residential streets for residential parking, introducing commercial advertising signs into areas where commercial advertising signs are otherwise prohibited, and otherwise adversely affecting residential property values and r~eighborgood patterns. It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation owning, driving or in charge of a vehicle of any of the types hereinafter specified to cause or permit such vehicle to be parked or to stand continuously for more than two hours on any resi- dence property, or on the public street on the side adjacent to residence property. This prohibition against permitting vehicles applies to the following vehicles: (a) Any bus designed to carry more than 9 persons. (b) Any motor truck or pick-up truck having a capacity of one ton or more. (c) Any tractor, truck-tractor or truck-trailer. -3- Ordinance No. 2.03 Continued: 1 1 LI It does not apply to the following vehicles: (a) Any motor truck, pick-up truck or similar vehicle being used by a public utility, moving company, or similar company, while it is actually being used to service a residence not belonging to or occupied by the operator of the vehicle, in a residence zone. It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation owning, keeping, driving, or in charge of any house trailer; mobil home; vacation trailer; vacation bus, airplane; construction or home-occupation machinery, equipment, or supplies; or other machinery, equipment, supplies or materials not customarily used or needed in connection with the occupancy of residential property for residence purposes, to cause or permit the same to be stored outside of a building on any residence district property for a total of more than 30 days during any calendar year with- out first obtaining a special use permit to do so from the village council; provided that no special use permit is required for a house trailer, mobil home or vacation trailer less than 20 feet in length. No such permit shall be granted if the council determines that granting the permit will create, or be likely to create an adverse influence upon the residence district involved, or upon persons or property in the vicinity of the location for which the permit is sought. No house trailer, mobil home or vacation trailer, regardless of length, shall be parked or stored on residence property in any front-yard or side-yard area where a structure would be prohibited by the provisions of the zoning ordinance of this village. ~: Passed by the Village Council of the Village of Richfield this 28th day of _.~.. _Octobtr ~ 1963. ~..~_..__ ATTEST: „~ ~, Edward J. oli'~e Clerk tanley Ud. Olson i Mayor f- 1 ~~~ ~' ~~ 0., .man Kre elen Manager -~.- LPGA.L NOTICE Bill Nq 10t~g1',I4 (Apnrt>~ent Code) AR~ENbM) TO ORDINANCE • i~'.TM 2.03 NDMT;NT TO.ORDIN- o, lOR, O'F THE ViL- ~ F .RICHFIELD F,NTI- i ~i~1N ORDINANCE b`OR ' UiiPOSE ~ PROMOT- ' HEALTH, SA•iN`ETY, ORD- ,CONVENIENCE, PiLOSPER- ITY AND - GENERAL WF,:1,- FARE, RY RF,(:ULATION THE IISi: OF LAND. THE. LOCA- 'PION AND L'SF. OF BUILDINGS, THE A1tRANGEMENT ON RI'ILDINGS ON LOTS AND 'PHE I}1NSY'PY OF POI'ULA- 'I^]ON IN _'I`HF; VIh1,:1.GI7' (1[+' IIICNFIN',LD, l-IF,NNE["IN COUN- TY', MINNESOT.1~~ AS PASSED THE 2uth DAY OF OCTOBER, 1D.:4, AS SUIISERUE'•NTLY AMENDED. The Village Council of the Village of Richfield do ordain as follows: Section 15 of Ordinance No. 2.03 of tll~.'k7ill~age of Richfield entitled "An .Ordinance For the Purpose of Promottng~ Health, Safety, Order, Convenience, Px•osperity and General Welfare, by Regulaiting the Use of liand, the Location and Use of Build. ings, the Arrangement of Buildings on Lots, and the Density 'of Popula- tion in the Village of Richfield, Hennepin County, Minnesat.a", passed the 25th day oP O'etober, 1954, as subsequently amended, is here- bS' amended to read as follows: ~E~CTIO'N 15. SPEiCIAI. PROVISIONS. A. Outdoor Advertising, Bill Boards. Real latate and Other Signs. lr No -outdoor advertising signs; bill. boards or real estate sig~ns~shall be erected in an "R" or "MR"• Dis- ~trict exce.pt~as Yo1low~s: a. Signs net to exceed 'L square feet displaying only the name of the owner, occupant or lessee. b. Non-illuminated or non-reflect- signs, not exceeding 10 square in area pertainrn:g cinly to the rental or lease of the premises h 'which displayed; or bulletin ds of schools, churches and r public institutions permitted i such districts. c. Signs advertising' the sale of a su~UrliVision when located therevn, provided that Che sign, location and length of time that such signs shall remain have first been' approved by the VTllag'e Cowicil. d. Dir,ebtion and information suns of a public or quasi-~publio n iture, includii4g signs sei°ving a's direction- al signs to properties -nut situated adjacent to the stre'e-t nest to which the signs are located, uPun first se- curin, .approval by the Village tourers. 'l. Outdoor advertising signs, bill boards, real estate si:;ns aril the like shall be pertrxitted many "C" or "I" District Provided the follow- ing conditions rise met: a. Such sighs meet the requii•e- meats oY this Villagerelating to sign; as set .forth in other urdin- a n cues. h. Any such sign must he set bacl: from the street equal to at least as 1'ar as. tht'' rt'quirecl front yard from the .,district in ~yhich rt is lu- c•atcd, provided that on a major tillage street or, fLd'erxl or state highway such signs 'may be required to be set back such additioila'1 dis- tance as spay be required to ii~stire prvgiei vision and safety to the ti•af- ti~c vn tiuch sheets .arid highways. o. ;Ao •such sign shall be pcr•mitte rl which faces on the front or side lot line vt any lot in tin "R" of "V1I " District used fot• xesidential pur- poses within 100 feet of such lot or tiithin 200 feet ui' au~~ public. 'way; public squut•e ut• cutraiice tiiy Public park vi' Patochxil 1, library, chuff tiff ; or similar tution. Group Housing llecelopment A ~ gruuP lruttsin ~' development is detuxe'd a a •pl'anne'd unit devel- opment of two cis inure buildm5s to be toff strutted du a p4~t of land o~1 ~t leash 3 acres iii sin~'le oNnei•sliip (or subject to an applicati'ou filed joi ,t3c,~•he .t}~vners of all the pr bladed"in, the develop- me" 'tvhich i<he requirements of this ordinance cannot practically be appti~ed by reason of the proposed arrangement of buildings or Platting of land. ' `2. ~ SuC$' a development m:ay be permitted in an "MR" Die•trict only upon 'application therefor, 'pursuant to Section :17 .and. ap9roval of said application by the Village Council in accordance .with all. requirements of this section. 3. The Vi11ag'e Council- shall in- vestigate and ascertain that the plans for, the project meet the fol- lowing conditiohs: a..That the proposed: development complies with the definLtion in Par- agraph B-1 of this section. b. That the. land and buildings are to be used only for residential par- Poses and .customary accessory uses, excepC th2.t incidental commercial uses 'may be permitted which are designed for service to the project 1•esidents, are'of' a"limited size, and ax•e controlled by more restrictive and specific ~reg'ulation than 'would result frgm -reclassification to a "C" District. c. That the proposed development is designed to produce an environ- ment of stable and desirable charac- ter andprovides standards of open space and permanently reserved areas for off-street. parking ode- quaae forthe occupancy proposed and at least equivalent to those re- quirecY: Uy the terms of this ordin- ance: A group housing develop.xnent in an "MR" District may 'contain multiple dwelling structures pur- suant to Section 9 A-3. Such multiple dwelling structures shall be so ar- ranged as to provide ample .open ~pa.ce between buildings, proper ex- p~osures fox• the dwellin;;' units within the project aril ample light and air to al] units within. the. pro- je~et and ad.jae.eit resideii~tial areas outside the project. No multiple family structure of 3 Cosies or less shzi,ll cover more• than 30% of its lot area and no building in excess of three stories Shall ,lover more than 2Q% of its lot..N~o development shall have a. dwelling unit density of more than 5 families per' net acre for oiie-family .dwelling, 10 families per iiet acre fns two-family dwell- iug's, 14 farfiilies per net acre for rvyt* hciuses, 28 fatriilies per net acre for two and one-half oi• three story apartm.entS and 50 families per net acre for apartments in estiess of 3 storie No project shall have an over-all net family. density of more than 26 families .Per acre; provided that if more than 5'0%n of the auto- mobile aP:f-street parking .stalls in- corporated in the Project are inside buildings, a project may have an over-~tll net family density bf not more than 28 families per acre. One bedroom family units shall have a minimum floor area of G60 square feet: two bedroom family units shall Have a minimum floor area of 800 sduare feet; three bedr~o~om Faanily units shall have.. a minimum floor area of'1,000 square feet; and so-called efficiency apartments with combination living room-bed- t•oom Facilities Shall ha~-e the same minimum floor area as a one bed- room. family unit. Floor area shall lie comptxt:ed oh the 'basin of an incidu measux•etiient, excluding hall. w tys and ehtranoe-ways. There Shall. be line and one-half off-street parkin, sliabes fox• each family unit in airy Project hac•ing prose than eleven (11) units. and -ttivq spaces pcrfamily unit forany pi'°vjecthav- ing 1e,5 than twelvo (12) units: rl. That ttie pI•olierty adjacent to the pruj,ect will not be adversely affectecL 4. If the Cowicil finds that the P?^oposcd. project will be consistent with the inteuit uridPtu•posc of this ordinan~c to protriotc the piublic hea~, sai",e.ty °rdet convc,nience ind ;Qen~~e_l~~' ( we'tare, it ?nay autt~or- iae~, tliiildiiib rnspcctiar to sssue a zoning' certii'icate, evQn though the use of the land and thle Location of buildings t~o be erected and the yards and other op~eh spaces con- templated in the ,plan, do not con- ~blieation form in all respects to the require- ments of this ordinance for the das- trict in which the praPOSed project is to be locabecl. C. The outside parking or outside stox•age, on or near residence dis- trict properties, of vehicles, mater- ials, supplies or equipment not cus- tomarily used or needed for use in C. Farrington, being duly connection with th.e occupancy ofl,ll the times hexein stated residential property for residencelew5 a er known aS The purposes; is hereby found to create h p nuisances and detrimental influences Of the facts hereiria:fteT upon the public health, safety, pros- t0 the pUlblicratiori therein perry, good order and general wel- fare in such districts, including ob- strutting of view. on streets and oxi 2.03 regarding private properties, bx•~inging un- healthful and noisome odors and. ~ On$ materials into residential neighbor- hods, creating cluttered and other- -wise uns~ig~htly ax•eas, preventing the full use of residential streets for,,,,,,_,,,,,,,,,,_,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,„,,,,, residential' parking, intx•oducin~ led lri the Village Of Rich- comimercial advertising signs into l2innesota on TYr'ursday Of areas where commercial adverbs-, ~ ing signs ~a.re otherwise prohibited; ~wspaper has been printed and otherwise adversely affecting-libliCatiOri within the Vil- residential ,property values anQ Pita, from 'which it is issued neighborhood Patterns: ~arid in column and sheet It . is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation otvning, di iving ~Ill.ng 1n8heS Of Single Col- or in charge of a vehicle of any of i„R,fOT@Said once each 'weEk the types hereinafter specified to Cause er permit such vehicle. to be'Ce of publication and ern- parked or to stand continuously for't' material fOT preparing more than two hours on any seer- on that part of the news- dence property or on the public he community it purports street oh the side adjacent to seer- U!blicatiOn; that Burin dente property. This prohibition p g against permitting veh.icY:es applies twenty-five percent Of its to the following vehicles: WS Of interest to the com- (a) Any bus designed to carry, ~ said time it has not snore than 9 Persons• nd has not been entirei (b) Any motox• truck or pick-up y truck having a capacity of one ton TtiSementS' has !been Cir- ox• more. anon to tYie extent of at (c) Any tractor, truck-tx•actor or , ulaTl truck-trailer. g y delivered to pay- It does not apply to the following S 'illatteT in its local pOSt- vehieles: ed with the State H]StOTi- (a) Any motor truck pick-uP On file in the offica of bhe truck of similar vehicle, being used )ta the affidaVlt Of a pe'T- by aPublic utility, moving company, r or similar company, while it is tike name and lceation Of actually being used to service a ;OriditiOriS COnStitUting its residence not belonging to ox• occu- pied by the operator of the vehicle, in a residence zone. It is unlawful for any, person, ~ '~~03 regarding firm, or corporation owning, keep- ing, driving, or in charge oP any ~ZS ion$ house trailer; mobil home; vacation ~bra~iler; vacation bus, airplane; .con- struction or Name-occupation ma- ohiax:ery, equipment, or supplies; or. other machiizery, equ;pment, sup-' said newspaper, and was plies or materials not customarily used or .needed in connection with liSh language, once each the occupancy' of re~s~iclential prop-~ erty for residence purposes, to cause or permit the scene to be stored t it WaS f1TSt SO published outside of a building on any resi- dence district property for a total 7t7~V ~ of more than 30 days during any` _- .-. -_... -- ------------ -196.3, calendar year without first obtain-~l{ t0 and including the ing a special use permit to do so from the vilLag'e council; provided that no Special use permit is re- --_- 1963; and that quired fox a house trailer, mobil--'---'---"---- Tiome or vacation trailer less than~aSe alphabet from A t0 Z, .20 i:eet in length. No such permit?s being the size and kind :•~hall be granted if the council de-.Cron 0'f Said notice, t0-wit: te~rmines that granting the permit will create; or be likely to create an.~yZ adverse influence upon the residencerxyz~. district rnvvlved, or upon persons, j or property in the vicinity of the ~.~ .~/ looatiou for which the permit is soug'h~t. No house trailer, mobil ~~`~-~jl Er f hpme or vacation trailer, regardless "" """"'i""""""""""""-' on x•esigdencel prof er asked or stored • tY" in any front- ..----- day of -NOV.------ 1,963. yard ur side-yard area ticheie a a ~ structure would be prohibited by~„•Z'..~'' ~~~,~,~,-,/' the pru~isioiis vi• the zoning ordiu- -----°-•~ ..................................°--.. aric'e o't this village. ennepin COLlrlty, Nunn. Yassed by the ~-illa;e Council of the Village of llic,hfield thisLSth r-p clay of October llt,3• LL-.,. ----•------.-°•---------------- 1~--..-...-- Stanle•y W Olson, Mayor nepin County, Minn. O. l \ atii Isi ei~elen, Mauag'er A'1TliSf : Aires Jon. 19, 14~Q. k;dward J. 1Viuline, Clerk davit of ~'ublication STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF HENNEPIN, ss Robert A. Broad, L. R- Farrington, Guy T. Farrington, being duly sworn, on oath says; that he is, and during all the times herein stated has been, one of the publishers of the newspaper known as The Richfield News, and has full knowledge of the facts hereinafter stated; that for more than 'one year prior to the puiblication therein Amendment to ordinance Tao. 2.03 regarding Section 15, Special Provisions ad bhe --- .............._............. - ----•- - hereto attached, said newspaper was published in the Village of Rich- field, in the County of Hennepin, State of Minnesota, on Thursday of each week; that during all said time said newspaper has been printed in the English language from its office of publication within the Vil- lage of Richfield, Hennepin ~Cbunty, Minnesota, from which it is issued as above stated and in newspaper format and in column and sheet form equivalent in space to at least 450 running inches of single col- umn, two inches wide; has been issued as .aforesaid once each week from a known office established in said place of publication and em- ploying skilled workmen and t+he necessary material for preparing and printing the same; that the press work on that part of the news- paper devoted to local news of interest to the community it purports to serve has been done in its known office of publication; that during all said tune in its makeup not less than twenty-five percent of its news columns have been devoted to local news ai interest to the com- munity it purports to serve; that during all said time it has not wholly dwplicated any oilier publication, and has not been entirely made wp of patents, plate matter sand advertisements; has ,been csr- culated in and near its said place of publication to the extent of at least two hundred and forty (240) copies regularly delivered to pay- ing subscribers and has entry as second class matter in its local post- office; that a cagy of each issue hasbeen filed with the State Histori- cal Socsety, St. Paul; and that there has ibeen on file in the officer oaf the County Auditor of Hennepin County, Minnesota, the affidavit of a per- son having knowledge of the facts, showing the name and location of said newspaper and the existence of the conditions constituting its qualifications as a legal newspaper. Amendment to ordinance No. 2.03 regarding Section l5, Special Provisions That the ---•----•--•---••-•--•--•--••---• ..................••------.......................-------•--•-•--•--.-.....--•---- hereto attached was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was printed and published therein in the English language, once each week, for .....--_.Qn.~...... successive weeks; that it was first so publishers on Thursday, the -------------215--~-------.-----. day of -•------IVOV .---- -•- - - ------- 1953, - -and thereafter on Thursday of each week to and including the --- ----------------------------- ----------.. day of .--------------°------------------------------- 1963; and that the following is a printed copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, and is hereby acknowledged as being the size and ksnd of type used in the composition and publication of said notice, td-wit: abcdefghij klmnopgrstuvwxyz abc~ rhijklmnopgrstuvwxyz , /, . ~ ~ / ~ , Subscribed and sworn to before me the .22nd--..-._ day of -T~QV ~--.-.-- 1953. Notary Pu ic, Hennepin County, Minn. My Commission expires .---------• M~~t~~ec3' 1~'.iLL`:.-p=------•---•-----•------- 19---•--..-. Notary Pubiit, i-'s2nnegin County, Minn. My Commission Expires tan, 19, 19ZQ,