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NOVEMBER 29, 1976
ORDINANCE NO. 1352
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ST. LOUIS PARK ORDINANCE
CODE RELATING TO ZONING BY AMENDING SECTION 14-109(2)
ENCROACHMENTS IN YARD SETBACK REQUIREMENTS
THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK DOES ORDAIN:
Sec. 1. That Section 14-109(2) is hereby amended to read:
Section 14-109(2). The following shall not be encroachments on yard
setback requirements:
(a) Bays not to exceed a depth of two (2) feet nor to contain
an area of more than twenty (20) square feet. Awnings,
door hoods, chimneys, flues, belt courses, leaders, sills,
pilasters, lintels, ornamental features, cornices, eaves,
gutters and the like, provided they do not extend more than
three (3) feet into a yard, provided such encroachment is no
closer than four (4) feet from all lot lines. Yard lights,
and the nameplate signs for one and two family dwellings in
the R-1, R-2 and R-3 Districts. Floodlights or other sources
of light illuminating authorized illuminated signs, or
illuminating parking areas, loading areas, or yards for
safety and security purposes, provided the direct source
of light is not visible from the public right-of-way or
adjacent residential property.
(b) In front yards only:
(L) Awnings and door hoods may extend five (5) feet into
the required front yard setback area.
(ii) A vestibule may extend five (5) feet into the required
front yard setback area under the following conditions:
(1) The vestibule shall be designed, constructed and
attached to the principal structure in accordance
with the requirements of the building code.
(2) The vestibule shall be constructed of materials
compatible with the principal structure and consistent
with Section 15-201 through Section 15-206 of the St.
Louis Park Ordinance Code relating to building
exterior.
(3) The vestibule area as measured to the outside of the
outside walls shall not exceed 30 square feet.
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(c) Terraces, steps, uncovered porches, stoops or similar
structures, which do not extend more than two and one-half
(2-1/2) feet above the height of the ground floor level
of the principal building and do not extend to a distance
less than two (2) feet from any lot line. Flag poles,
bird baths, and other ornamental features detached from
the principal building. Railroad feeder tracks which
provide access but from which loading or unloading are
not conducted and railroad cars are not allowed to stand
for any purpose.
(d) In side or rear yards only: fire escapes not to exceed
a width of three (3) feet; off-street parking in the R-1,
R-2 and R-3 Use Districts; railroad spurs and sidings for
loading and unloading of railroad cars in the I-1 and I-2
Districts.
(e) Rear yard only: balconies, breezeways, detached outdoor
picnic shelters and recreational equipment, except as
regulated hereinafter.
(f) The following encroachments in this subdivision may be
permitted by special permit if there is a demonstrated
need and no other practical alternate solution, provided
that the encroachment meets the requirements of Section
14-210 and is approved by the Fire Chief and Director
of Inspectional Services. Front and side yards in the
R-4 District, when not abutting an R-1, R-2, or R-3
District; canopies no more than 12 feet wide which
shall not extend more than one-half the distance into
the required front or side yard.
In the R -B, "B", I-1 and I-3 Districts, canopies,
skyways and similar structures to accommodate
pedestrian movement may be permitted by special permit
to extend to and over the street. No sign permitted
under Section 14-185 shall form any part of any structure
permitted to encroach into any yard area under this
subdivision.
(g) Fences: Fences, walls and hedges are permitted in the
yard setback area under the following conditions:
(i) A fence or wall not exceeding six (6) feet in height
may be constructed in any side or rear yard setback area.
(ii) A fence or wall not exceeding three and one-half (31)
feet in height may be constructed in any front yard
setback area.
(iii) A fence, hedge or wall eight (8) feet in height may
be construced in any front, side or rear yard setback
area when said yard abuts State Highway 100, State
Highway 12, State Highway 7, or County Highway 18 and/or
their adjacent frontage roads.
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(iv) A fence, hedge or wall, eight (8) feet in height
may be constructed in any side or rear yard in
a Residence District when the side or rear yard
of the residential property abuts property in a
"B" or "I" District or a railroad right-of-way,
school, church or other public building.
(v) No fence, hedge or wall, or visual obstruction
of any kind shall be higher than thirty (30)
inches or lower than five (5) feet above the
centerline of the adjacent street when located
within a triangle formed by two intersecting
streets and extending eighty (80) feet from the
intersecting street centerline.
(vi) Any fence or wall in excess of six (6) feet
in height shall be constructed of a nonmetallic
material and shall be 90 percent opaque. It
shall be a structure, shall require a building
permit, and shall meet all Uniform Building
Code requirements for such a structure.
Sec. 2. This ordinance shall take effect fifteen days after its publication.
Adopted by the City Council November
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nistration:
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Mayor
Approved as to form _ d legality:
City Attorney
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AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
ST. LOUISPARKSUN
6601 W. 78th St. Bloomington, Minnesota
State of Minnesota
ss.
County of Hennepin
J R RITCHAY, being duly sworn, on oath says he is and during all times here stated has
been the vice president and printer of the newspaper known at The St Louis Park Sun and
has full knowledge of the facts herein stated as follows (1) Said newspaper is printed in the
Enghsh language in newspaper format and in column and sheet form equivalent in printed
space to at least 900 square inches (2) Said newspaper is a weekly and is distributed at least
once each week (3) Said newspaper has 50% of its news columns devoted to news of local
interest to the community which it purports to serve and does not wholly duplicate any other
publication and is not made up entirely of patents, plate matter and advertisements (4) Said
newspaper is circulated in and near the municipality which it purports to serve, has at least
500 copies regularly delivered to paying subscribers, has an average of at least 75% of its total
circulation currently paid or no more than three months in arrears and has entry as second-class
matter in its local post -office (5) Said newspaper purports to serve the City of St Louis Park,
Golden Valley School District No 275 and Robbinsdale School District No 281 in the County
of Hennepin and it has its known office of issue in the City of Bloomington in said county,
established and open during its regular business hours for the gathering of news, sale of
advertisements and sale of subscriptions and maintained by the managing officer of said
newspaper or persons in its employ and subject to his direction and control during all such
regular business hours and devoted exclusively during such regular business hours and at which
said newspaper is printed (6) Said newspaper files a copy of each issue immediately with the
State Historical Society (7) Said newspaper is made available at single or subscription prices
to any person, corporation, partnership or other unincorporated association requesting the
newspaper and making the applicable payment (8) Said newspaper has complied with all
foregoing conditions for at least one year preceding the day or dates of publication mentioned
below (9) Said newspaper has filed with the Secretary of State of Minnesota prior to January
1, 1966 and each January 1 thereafter an affidavit in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
State and signed by the managing officer of said newspaper and sworn to before a notary
public stating that the newspaper is a legal newspaper
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He further states on oath that the printed
hereto attached as a part hereof was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was printed
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and published therein in the English language, once each week, for successive weeks.
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that it was first so published on the
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andwas thereafter printed and published on every - to and including
the day of 19_ 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 kind of type used in the composition and publication of said notice, to -wit
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Subscribed and sworn to before me this 8 day of December
MURIEL L. QUIST
NOTARY PUBLIC - MINNESOTA
HENNEPIN COUNTY
My Comm Expires July 28, 1978
1976
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(Official Publication) ,
ORDINANCE,NO. 1352
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING'THE
ST. LOUIS PARK• ORDINANCE , '
CODE RELATING TO ZONING, BY -}
AMENDING SECTION 141109(2) "
ENCROACHMENTS IN YARD SET- .„ I
BACK REQUIREMENTS i, ' • t
7`HE'CITY OF ST LOUIS` PARK`
DOES'ORDAIN
Sec. -1. That Section 14-109(2) is
hereby'amended to read t '
Section 14-109(2) The following .,.
shall not be encroachments on ' I
yard -setback requirements
(a) Bays rot to,excfted,aidepth of,- ,
two (2) feet nor, fo gontam'an,_ ,-
area of more than twenty' (20) '
square feet Awnings" door
hoods, chimneys,' flues; belt' " '
%courses, leaders, sills, pilas= 1 3'!
ters, lintels, ornamental tea-
' tures,.:corruces, eaves, gutters , •
• and the like, provided they do _
not extend morethan three (3)
feet,mto a yard,' provided 'such
enroachment is no closer than
four (4) feet from all lot lines
Yard lights,; and the nameplate '
signs for one and two family , ', I
dwellings in the R-1, R72 and,
R-3 Distnets' Floodlights or,,,c ,
other sources of light illununat-
ing authorized illuminated
signs, or illummatmg parking
areas, loading areas, or yards
for 'safety and security Jpur- 2- '
'poses, provided the direct-- „•,
source of light is, not visible, ,l
from the public rightof-way or,/
adjacent residential property . e ,
(b) In front yards only „ r r y
(i) Awnings arid door hoods may
extend five (5)'feet mto'tlre re -"=1,
gritted front yard setback area`.'-'
(it) A vestibulemay-extend fiver ,/
; -)15) feet into the requiredfront'
,, yard setback area, under, the • a ' i
I ,, following conditions ii
(1) The vestibi,ie shall be de-
signed, constructed and 'at-- '
''tached to the principal' struc-
ture m accordancewith the re=
quirements of the building'.
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(2) The vestibule shall be
constructed of materials com-
,constructed
with the principal strut-,
ture and consistent with Section
"15.201 through Section`15-206 of
'the St I/ouis pork Ordinance "01
, Code relatmg 'to ;building, ex-
, tenor
(3) The, vestibule area, as
measured to the outside of the is
outside walls shall'not exceed'
30 square feet' '" -
(c)''Terraces, steps; 'uncovered `i'
porches,, stoops- or sirgilar
, ' structures, which -do not extend I
more than two and?dne-half
e (21)'feet'above the height -of'-
the ground floor. leiyel. of -the,
pruicipal building and do not
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(d)n side' or rear yrdslonly
fire
' escapes not to exceed a width of
three (3)deet, off-street park -,-
mg
m the R-1, R-2 and R-3 Use
Districts, railroad spurs and ,
sidings for loading and'unload-
ing of railroad cars in the` I-11 '
and 1-2 Districts -
(e) Rear yard only balconies, '
breezeways, detached outdoor
picnic shelters,and recreational
; equipment, except as regulated ,
hereinafter, ,
(f) The followmgencroachments in
this subdivision may be'perrivt-, �-
ted by special�permit if there is
a demonstrated. need arid. no
other practical•alternate,solu-
I tion, provided that the en- ", ,
croachment meets the, re- I
quirements of Section 14-210
and is approved by the Fire
Chief and Director of Inspec- ` -
tional Services Front and side -
yards in the•R'4,District,,when
not abutting an R-1; R-2, or R3 '
District, canopies nomore,than','".
12 feet wide which shall not ex-.
tend more than one-half the dis-
,'lance into the required front or
'side yard
c In the R -B, "B", I-1 and 1-3,
Districts, canopies, skyways '4
"and similar„structures to ac -,1('P,
commodate pedestrian move, t
ment may bepermitted by spe
tial permit to extend to and i,
over the street No sign permit- ,
"ted under Section 14-185 shall
'form any part of any structure '
permitted to encroach into any
,yard area under this subdivii,
sion
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hedges are permitted in the
yard setback area under the ,
'following conditions
(0) A fence or wall not exceeding'
six(6) feet m height may be
constructed in any side or rear
yard setback area
(u) A fence or wall not exceeding ,
three and one;half 04) feet,m
height may be constructed in -
any front yard setback area
Oil) A fence, hedge Or wall eight
(8) feet m height may be con-
structed in any front side or
rear yard setback area when ,
said yard abuts State Highway
100, State Highway 12, State
Highway 7, or County Highway
18 and/or their adjacent fron-
tage roads '
(iv) A fence, hedge or wall eight
(8) feet in height may be con-,
structed in any side or rear -
yard in a Residence District
when the side or rear yard of
the residential property abuts'
property in a "B" or "I" Dis- '
trict or a railroad right-of-way,
school, church or other public
building •
(v) No fence, hedge or wall, or
visual obstrur_tion of any kind
shall be higher than thirty (30),
inches or lower than five (5)
feet above the centerline of the
adjacent street when located
within a triangle formed by two
intersecting sWeets and extend-
ing eighty (80) feet from the in-
tersecting street centerline
(vi) Any fence or wall in excess of
six (6) feet in height shall be'
constructed of a nonmetallic '
material and shall be 90 per-
cent opaque It shall be a struc-
ture, shall require a building
permit, and shall meet all Un-
form Budding Code require-
ments for such a structure
ec. 2. This ordinaaice shall take ef-
fect fifteen days aftea• its publication
Adopted by the City Council
November 29, 1976 D ANDRE
(s) CAM. I.LMayor
Attest
(s) EARL E HANSUTI
City Clerk
Reviewed for administration
(s) CHRIS CHERCHS
City Manager
ApprovedWAYN _ Gd A
POPHAM M
City Attorney
(Dec 8,1976)--SLP-GV , ,
(g) Fences Fences, walls and
hedges are permitted in the
yard setback area under the ,
following conditions
(1) A fence or wall not exceeding
six (6) feet in height may be
constructed in any side or rear
yard setback area
(u) A fence or wall not exceeding ,
three and one;half 7354) feet,n
height may be' constructed in
any front yard setback area
(m() A fence8) feet in height ge br wall eht may becoo
structed in any front side or
rear yard setback area when
said yard abuts State Highway
100, State Highway 12, State
Highway 7, or County Highway
18 and/or their adjacent fron-
tage roads ' ''
(iv) A fence, hedge or wall eight
(8) feet in height may be con-
structed in any side or rear
yard in a Residence District
when the side or rear yard of
the residential property abuts'
property in a "B" or "I" Dirt=
trict or a railroad right-of-way,
school, church or other pubic
building
(v) No fence, hedge or wall, or
visual obstruction of any knd ,
shall be higher than thirty (30).
inches or lower than five (5)
feet above the centerine of the
adjacent street when located `
within a triangle formed by two
intersecting streets and extend -
mg eighty (80) feet from the in-
tersecting street centerline
(vi) Any fence or wall in excess of
six (6) feet in height shall be
constructed of a nonmetallic
material and shall be 90 per-
cent
ercent opaque It shall be a struc-
ture, shall require a building
pernut, and shall meet all Un -
form Buildmg Code require-
mnentsfor such a structure
„ec 2. This ordnance shall take of
fect fifteen days after its publication
Adopted by the City Counci
November 29, 1976 '
(s) CAMILLE D ANDR
, Mayo
Attest
(s) EARL E HANSON
City Clerk
Reviewed for administration
(s) CHRIS CHERCHES
City Manager
Approved as to form and legality
(s) WAYNE G POPHA
City Atto
(Dec 8, 1976) -SLP -GV , .
File No
Affidavit of Publication
ST. LOUISPARKSUN
St. Louis Park, Minnesota
In The Matter Of
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