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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6/9/09 Workshop City of Farmington 430 Third Street Farmington, MN 55024 A Proud Past - A Promising Future Committed to Providing High Quality, Timely and Responsive Service to All Of Our Customers AGENDA PLANNING COMMISSION WORKSHOP June 9, 2009 6:00 P.M. COUNCIL CONFERENCE ROOM #170 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. DISCUSSION a) Downtown Commercial DistriCt Design Standards b) Industrial Park Design Standards c) Discussion of Ordinance Amendments - Recreational Vehicle Parking and Parking in Residential Areas 3. ADJOURN Potential Design Issues to Address o Awnings D Signs D Height D Roofs & Parapets D Utility Areas & Mechanical Equipment Screening D Width D Fenestrations (Windows & Doors) D Materials and Detailing D Color D Franchise Architecture D Streetscape D Lig hti ng D Landscaping D Rear Entrances D Others? Sterling Codifiers, Inc. Page 1 of 4 10-6-20: INDUSTRIAL PARK DESIGN STANDARDS: (A) Building Material And Design: 1. Exterior Walls: Exterior walls of buildings to be constructed shall consist of one or more of the following materials and shall receive prior approval of the city: (a) Brick: Size, type, texture, color and placement shall be approved. (b) Stone: Stone shall have a weathered face or shall be polished, fluted or broken face. (c) Concrete Masonry Block: Concrete masonry block shall be those generally described as "customized architectural concrete masonry units" or shall be broken faced brick type units with marble aggregate. All concrete masonry units shall be coated with a city approved coating. There shall be no exposed concrete block on the exterior of any building unless approved by the city. (d) Concrete: Concrete may be poured in place, tilt up or precast; and shall be finished in stone, textured or coated, with a minimum life expectancy often (10) years. 2. Alternate Materials: Alternate exterior surface materials of preengineered metal may be substituted in an amount not to exceed six percent (6%) of the exterior wall surface area of each building if the following conditions apply: (a) Used for housing or screening equipment necessary to the manufacturing operations; (b) Architecturally compatible with the building as a whole as determined by the city planning division; (c) Compliance with any additional screening and/or landscaping requirements of the city; and (d) Modifications are made with prior written approval of the city planning division. 3. Alterations To Buildings: Any alterations to buildings shall meet all requirements of this chapter. 4. Canopies: Canopies with visible wall hangers shall not be permitted. Design of canopies shall be in keeping with the design of the building and shall be approved by the city prior to construction or alteration. 5. Roof Mounted Equipment: All rooftop equipment shall be set back a minimum of twenty feet (20') from the edge of the roof and shall be screened. Screening shall consist of either a parapet wall along the roof edge or an opaque screen constructed of the same material as the building's primary vertical exposed exterior finish. Equipment shall be painted a neutral color. The site plan shall indicate all mechanical rooftop equipment and shall include elevations. http://www.sterlingcodifiers.com/codebook/ getBookData. php?id=&section _ id=454525&ke... 6/5/2009 Sterling Codifiers, Inc. Page 2 of 4 6. Loading Docks: The design of the loading docks shall be incorporated into the overall design theme of the building and constructed of materials equal to or the same as the principal building. The loading dock areas shall be landscaped and/or screened so that the visual and acoustic impacts of their function is fully contained and out of view of adjacent properties and public streets. The required width for a landscaped yard along a local collector/industrial or local street is ten feet (10'). The architectural design shall be continuous and uninterrupted by ladders, towers, fences, and equipment. Businesses that abut County Highway 50 and/or County Highway 31 shall not construct loading docks that front these roadways. 7. Trash Containers: Trash containers or trash compactors shall not be located within twenty feet (20') of any street, sidewalk or internal pedestrianway and shall be screened by a six foot (6') masonry wall on three (3) sides of the trash unit. 8. Coverage: Unless otherwise approved by the city, the ratio of building square footage and parking area shall not exceed sixty five percent (65%) of the total square footage of any building site within the affected property. (B) Utilities: All buildings and structures shall be served by underground utility distribution facilities. The installation of such utilities shall not change the grade or contour of the city approved grading plan for the site. (C) Building Setbacks: No building or other structure shall be erected within fifty feet (50') of the front property line; or twenty five feet (25') of the side and rear property lines. If two (2) or more lots are developed as one site, the interior common lot line shall be ignored. (D) Parking Areas: 1. Surfacing: Prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy, all parking areas, driveways and loading areas shall be surfaced with asphalt or concrete pavement following the city's engineering standard plates. In the event said surfacing cannot be completed due to weather or seasonal restrictions, a temporary certificate of occupancy may be issued contingent upon the extension of the security or letter of credit required under this chapter. All parking lots located in the front of buildings or adjacent to street rights of way shall be curbed. 2. Off Street Parking Spaces Required: Off street parking shall be provided to serve each site. The minimum number of parking spaces shall be the greater of: (a) One space for every six hundred (600) square feet of industrial space; and One space for every two hundred (200) square feet of office space; and One space for each two thousand (2,000) square feet of storage area or http://www.sterlingcodifiers.comlcodebook/ getBookData. php?id=&section _ id=454525&ke... 6/5/2009 Sterling Codifiers, Inc. Page 3 of 4 (b) One space per projected employee per shift. 3. Screening: All parking areas shall be screened as required in subsection (F) of this section. 4. Location: Parking shall not be permitted within ten feet (10') of the front property line (those facing any dedicated street), or within ten feet (10') of any side or rear property line unless otherwise approved by the city. (Ord. 002-469, 2-19-2002; amd. Ord. 002- 477,7-15-2002) (E) Landscaping: All open spaces shall be dustproofed, surfaced, landscaped, rockscaped or devoted to lawns. Not less than two-thirds (2/3) of the required building setback area from any dedicated street shall be landscaped with lawns, trees, shrubs and walkways of a design approved by the city planning division. Landscaping shall be installed within ninety (90) days of occupancy or substantial completion of building, whichever occurs first, weather permitting. The following landscape standards shall apply to all proposed projects within the overlay zones: 1. Boulevard Trees: Boulevard trees shall be planted at one canopy tree per forty feet (40') of street frontage. 2. Perimeter Parking Lots: One tree and three (3) shrubs per forty feet (40') of parking lot perimeter frontage. Plants are to be installed within ten feet (10') of the parking lot frontage area. 3. Interior Parking Lots: One planting island per twenty (20) parking spaces. One tree and three (3) shrubs are required within each planting island. The planting island shall be curbed with concrete. 4. Buffer Area: When the industrial district is adjacent to a residential district, a twenty five foot (25') buffer is required and shall include a six foot (6') high wooden fence and landscaping to screen the adjacent property. (Ord. 008-590, 10-20-2008) (F) Screening: 1. Storage Areas: Without prior approval of the city, no outside storage areas shall be allowed nor shall any articles, goods, materials, incinerators, storage tanks, refuse containers or like equipment be kept in the open or exposed to public view or view from adjacent buildings. If outside storage is given city approval, all materials and/or containers and equipment shall be screened from view. Required screening shall include: a) a six (6) to eight foot (8') high opaque wooden fence and landscaping; b) landscaping and berms; or c) a combination of both to fully screen the outdoor storage. 2. Structure: No accessory structures (including, but not limited to, water towers, storage tanks, processing equipment, cooling towers) or outside equipment shall be constructed, http://www.sterlingcodifiers.com/codebookl getBookData. php?id=&section Jd=454525&ke... 6/5/2009 Sterling Codifiers, Inc. Page 4 of 4 erected or placed on the affected property without prior approval of the city. If such approval is granted, such structures shall be screened from public view and the view of adjacent buildings in a manner approved by the city planning division. (G) Signs: All signs shall be of a design and material approved by the city planning division. Unless otherwise approved, wall signs must be attached to the building, and be parallel to and contiguous with its walls and not projecting above its roofline. No sign of a flashing or moving character shall be installed and no sign shall be painted on any building wall. Pole signs will not be allowed. Advertising billboards are not allowed within the overlay zone. (General guidelines for signage available through the city planner.) (H) Maintenance: 1. Owners and occupants of any or all of a site have the duty and responsibility, at their sole cost and expense, to keep the site, including buildings, improvements and grounds, well maintained, safe, clean and aesthetically pleasing. Such maintenance includes, but is not limited to, the following: (a) Prompt removal of all litter, trash, refuse and wastes. (b) Provide such care as required to maintain all vegetation in a healthy and aesthetically pleasing appearance. (c) Maintain exterior lighting and mechanical facilities in good working order. (d) Maintain parking areas, driveways and roads in good repair. (e) Prompt repair of any exterior damage to any buildings and improvements. (Ord. 002- 469,2-19-2002; amd. Ord. 002-477, 7-15-2002) http://www.sterlingcodifiers.com/codebook/ getBookData. php?id=&section_ id=454525&ke... 6/5/2009 CITY OF FARMINGTON DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 10-6-4 (L) RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARKING AND SECTION 10-6-4 (M) PARKING IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FARMINGTON ORDAINS: SECTION 1. The City of Farmington City Code, 10-6-4 (L) Recreational Vehicle Parking, is amended by adding the underlined language and deleting the strikethrough language as follows: Recreational vehicles parked on residential property shall be registered to the owner or lessee of the property and display a current license and may be parked or stored on the lot as follows: 1. In the front yard, provided they are kept on a hard surfaced driveway. Recreational vehicles may not be parked in front of the principal building on a residential lot. Recreational vehicles may not be parked or stored on public property. Recreational vehicles parked on street right of way must comply with section 9-1-9 of this code. 2. In the side or rear yard, recreational vehicles shall be parked or stored on asphalt, concrete, or decorative landscape rock. (a) All hard surfaced parking areas in the side or rear yard shall maintain a five foot (5') setback from the side or reW" lot lines. not be located within the drainage and utility easements. (b) All decorative landscape rock parking areas may be located in the side or rear yards abutting the property line. but shall not be located within the drainage and utility easements. The decorative rock parking areas shall be installed to a depth of four inches (4") and lined with a commercial grade weed preventative mesh under the rock to impede the growth of weeds. No class V(5) rock or gravel is allowed. Edging shall be installed to prevent the rock from spreading from the designated parking area. The designated parking area may not impede the drainage \vithin the side or reW" yard utility easements or inhibit access to the easements. (c) In the drainage and utility easement. EZ Roll ™ Gravel Pavers may be used to provide a parking surface for recreational vehicles. The paver specifications are available from the Code Enforcement Officer. SECTION 2. The City of Farmington City Code, 10-6-4 (M) Parking In Residential Areas, is amended by adding the underlined language and deleting the strikethrough language as follows: All vehicles shall be parked on an asphalt or concrete haffi surfaceg driveway or parking apron. All asphalt or concrete parking areas shall muintain u five f-oot (5') setback from side and rear lot lines. not be allowed within a drainage and utility easement. (Ord. 002-469, 2-19-2002) SECTION 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be effective upon its passage and publication according to law. ADOPTED this _day of Farmington. , 2009, by the City Council of the City of CITY OF FARMINGTON By: Todd Larson, Mayor ATTEST: By: Peter Herlofsky, City Administrator SEAL By: City Attorney Published in the Farmington Independent the _ day of ,2009.