§ 534.11. Dimensional requirements.

Subdivision 1. The following dimensional requirements apply to the C-2 District. All dimensions are in feet unless otherwise indicated:

Minimum lot width	Interior lot: 75	Corner lot: 90
Minimum lot area	9,000 square feet
Maximum impervious surface coverage		85 percent

 

Setbacks: building	Principal building	Accessory building
Front (see also Subd. 2)	35	35
Adjacent to arterial roads	See Subdivision 2
Rear (see also Subd. 4)
Adjacent to R, R-1 or MR-1 District	15	8
Adjacent to non-R, R-1 or MR-1 District	5	5
Street/corner side (but see Subd. 3)	25	25
Interior side (see also Subd. 4)
Adjacent to R, R-1 or MR-1 District	15	8
Adjacent to non-R, R-1 or MR-1 District	0	0
Maximum building height (but see Subd. 5)	40	15
Story limitations	3 stories	1 story

 

Setbacks: parking
Setbacks: parking
Front (but see Subd. 6)	8
Street/corner side (but see Subd. 6)	8
Interior lot line
Adjacent to R, R-1 or MR-1 District	15
Adjacent to non-R, R-1 or MR-1 District	5

 

(Amended, Bill No. 2011-13; 2011-19; 2014-4)

Subd. 2. Front setback reductions and maximums.

a)

The front setback requirement for a principal building on a lot may be reduced to no less than the average existing front setback of the existing principal building(s) abutting such lot, to a minimum of 30 feet, except when adjacent to a single-family house.

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 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. 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 13.)

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 requirements shall be not less than 20 feet.

Subd. 5. Maximum height exception. The maximum height of principal buildings may be increased to 100 feet in the case of property located within the I-494 Corridor, defined as that area east of I-35W, west of trunk Highway 77, south of 77th Street, and north of 78th Street. (Added, Bill No. 1997-18)

Subd. 6. Parking lot setback reduction. All new parking lots shall 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 due to site constraints and if the applicant is able to meet landscape requirements without the setback.