07-23 Resolution No. 12225RESOLUTION NO.12225
RESOLUTION APPROVING SUMMARY PUBLICATION
OF AN ORDINANCE ADJUSTING PARKING REQUIREMENTS
WHEREAS, the City has adopted the above-referenced amendment of the Richfield City
Code; and
WHEREAS, the verbatim text of the amendment is cumbersome, and the expense of
publication of the complete text is not justified.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Richfield that the
following summary is hereby approved for official publication:
SUMMARY PUBLICATION
BILL NO.2024-08
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE RICHFIELD ZONING CODE
ADJUSTING PARKING REQUIREMENTS
This summary of the ordinance is published pursuant to Section 3.12 of the Richfield City
Charter.
This ordinance amendment updates the City’s parking requirements in the following ways:
Reduce the requirements for a Class III Restaurant from 17 stalls per 1,000 square feet of
gross floor area to 7 stalls per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area.
Create a requirement for libraries, museums, and art galleries of 3.33 parking stalls per
1,000 square feet of gross floor area.
Expand the Council’s flexibility in relation to non-driving populations:
In addition to senior housing, the proposed amendment adds “or other similarly low-driving
populations, including but not limited to, households earning below 60% AMI, people who
are neuro-diverse, and/or people with disabilities”.
Adjust the requirement for multifamily housing to be consistent across all zoning districts at
1.25 stalls per unit, and eliminate the language for discretion based on context such as
pedestrian orientation.
Revise the parking maximum, for multifamily only - from a percentage of the minimum, to
1.5 stalls per unit.
Make a couple minor housekeeping changes.
Copies of the ordinance are available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s office during normal
business hours or upon request by calling the Department of Community Development at (612)
861-9760.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota this 23rd day of July, 2024.
Mary B. Supple, Mayor
ATTEST:
Michelle Friedrich, City Clerk