§ 532.11. Dimensional requirements.

Subdivision 1. The following dimensional requirements apply to the C-1 district. All dimensions are in feet unless otherwise indicated:

Minimum lot width	Interior lot: 60	Corner lot: 75
Minimum lot area	8,000 square feet.
Maximum impervious surface coverage	80 percent.

 

Setbacks - building	Principal building	Accessory building
Front (see also Subd. 2)	30	30
Adjacent to arterial roads	See Subdivision 2
Rear (see also Subd. 4)
Adjacent to R, R-1 or MR-1 District	10	8
Adjacent to non-R, R-1 or MR-1 District	5	5
Street/corner side (but see Subd. 3 and 4)	20	20
Interior side (see also Subd. 4)
Adjacent to R, R-1 or MR-1 District	10	8
Adjacent to non-R, R-1 or MR-1 District	5	5
Maximum building height	30	15
Story limitations	2 stories	1 story

 

Setbacks - parking (measured from the property line)
Front (but see Subd. 5)	8
Side/corner side (but see Subd 5)	8
Interior side
Adjacent to R, R-1
or MR-1 District	10
Adjacent to non-R, R-1
or MR-1 District	5

 

(Amended, Bill No. 2011-13; 2011-19)

Subd. 2. Front setback reduction and maximums. The front setback requirement for a principal building on a lot may be reduced to no less than the average front setback of the existing principal building(s) abutting such lot, to a minimum of 25 feet, except when adjacent to a single-family house.

a)

The front setback requirement for a principal building on a lot may be reduced to no less than the average front setback of the existing principal building(s) abutting such lot, to a minimum of 25 feet, except when adjacent to a single-family house. (Added, Bill No. 2011-19)

b)

The front setback requirement for a principal building on a lot located along an arterial road may be reduced to five (5) feet when a customer entrance is provided along that wall of the building. (Added, Bill No. 2011-19)

c)

The maximum front setback for a principal building on a lot located along an arterial road is 40 feet or the average front setback of the existing principal building(s) abutting such lot, whichever is greater. In no case shall the front setback for a principal building exceed 60 feet. (Added, Bill No. 2011-19)

Subd. 3. All structures located on a corner lot that abuts a key lot. The side yard setback of a commercial building that abuts a "key lot" shall be equal to the front setback of the key lot. (See Figure 12.)

Subd. 4. Vehicle access door facing a side or rear lot line. Whenever any building (principal or accessory) is located in such a manner that a vehicle access door faces a side or rear lot line, such side or rear setback requirement shall be not less than 20 feet.

Subd. 5. Parking lot setback reduction. All new parking lots are expected to locate eight (8) feet from the right-of-way. In cases where modifications are being made to an existing lot, the eight-foot setback may be reduced to three (3) feet if the applicant can demonstrate that the greater setback is not possible because of site constraints and if the applicant is able to meet landscape requirements with the reduced setback.