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Home My WebLink About1491 - ADMIN Ordinance - City Council - 1981/01/05ORDINANCE NO. 1491 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ST. LOUIS -PARK ORDINANCE CODE RELATING TO ZONING BY AMENDING SECTION 14-104, DEFINITIONS, SUB -SECTIONS (46), (47), (48), (49), (50), (51), (52), (53), (54), (55), (56), (57), AND (58) THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK DOES ORDAIN: Section 1. The St. Louis Park Ordinance Code, Section 14-104 is hereby amended to read: (46) Setback. A required open space on a lot, which is unoccupied and unobstructed by a structure from its lowest ground level to the sky except as expressly permitted in this ordinance. A setback shall extend along,a lot line -and at right angles in such lot line to a depth or width specified in the setback regulations for. the district in which such lot is located. (47) Setback, Front. A setback extending along the full width of the front lot line between side lot -lines and extending from the abutting front street right-of-way line to a depth required in the setback regulations for the district in which such lot is -located. (48) Setback,Rear. A setback extending along the full width of the rear lot line between the side lot lines and extending toward the front lot line a depth as specified in the setback regulations for, the dis- trict in which such lot is located; provided that on a lot where an alley is dedicated at the rear of the lot, seven (7) feet of the width of said alley may be included in calculating the rear setback requirements. (49) Setback, Side. A setback extending along a side lot line between front and rear setbacks having a width as specified in the setback regulations for the district in which such lot is located. (50) Yard. Open space on a lot which is unoccupied and unobstructed by a structure from its lowest ground level to the sky. A yard shall extend along a lot line and at right angles to such lot line to the nearest building wall. (51) Yard, Front. A yard extending along the full width of the front lot line between side lot lines and extending from the abutting street right of way to the nearest building wall. (52) Yard, Rear. A yard extending along the full width of the rear lot line between the side lot lines and extending from the rear lot line to the nearest building wall. (53) Yard, Side. A yard extending along a side lot line between front and rear yards. (54) Lot Width. The distance between the side lot lines measured at the depth of the front yard required for the district in which the lot is located. (55) Townhouses. A single structure consisting of three or more dwellings having the first story at the ground level with no other dwellings or portions of other dwellings directly above or below, with each dwelling connected to the other dwellings by a single party wall with no openings. (56) Site Plan. A plan for the development of a tract of land drawn to scale, including but not limited to the location and dimensions of all proposed structures; public and private streets and roadways on or abutting such tract, parking areas, ground covers; total acreage of the tract, legal description, number of dwelling units, if any, and number of bedrooms for each; the floor area and ground floor area of all buildings and structures; the graphic scale to which the plan is drawn. q Building Face. That portion of the exterior wall of a structure wnich shall lie in a vertical plane. One face shall be terminated by an exterior angle of at least two hundred ten (210) degrees formed by two exterior walls each being at least eighteen (18) feet in length or a curved portion of such exterior wall which shall have a central angle of thirty (30) degrees or more. Usable Open Space. A required ground area or terrace area on a lot which is graded, developed, landscaped and equipped and intended and maintained for either active or passive recreation or both,available and accessible to and usable by all persons occupying a dwelling unit or a rooming unit on the lot and their guests. Such area and improvements shall contain improvements such as outdoor swimming pools, patio area, game area, landscaped and grassy areas containing benches, sculpture gardens, pedestrian paths and trails, or similar outdoor fixtures or features. The least dimension of the space so provided shall be 30 feet or greater. Roofs, driveways and parking areas shall not constitute usable open space. -2 Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect fifteen days after its publication. ATTEST: -:11-4. ity Clerk Adopted by City Council January 5, 1981 '111 -.ALIAa,4 Reviewed foradministration: Approved as to form and legality: 1 • Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect fifteen days after its publication. Adopted by City Council January 5, 1981 Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk Reviewed foradministration: Approved as to form and legality: City Manager City Attorney s SUN NEWSPAPERS AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION ST. LOUIS PARK SUN 924 Excelsior Avenue West Hopkins, Minnnesot State of Minnesota County of Hennepin D K MORTENSON, being duly sworn, on oath says he is and during all times here stated has been their vice president and general manager of the newspaper know as The St Louis Park Sun and has ful kndwledge of the facts herein stated as follows (1) Said newspaper is printed in the English 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 every 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 advertisement (4) Said newspaper is circulated in and near the municipalities which it purports tc 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 Parkl Golden Valley School District No 275 and Robbinsdale School District No 281 in the County of Hennepir and it has its known office of issue in the City of Hopkins in said county, established and open during iti regular business hours for the gathering of news, sale of advertisements and sale of subscriptions ani maintained by the managing officer of said newspaper or persons in its employ and subject to hi! direction and control during all such regular business hours and devoted exclusively during such regula 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 subscription prices to any person, corporation, partnership or other unincorporated associatio requesting the newspaper and making the applicable payment (8) Said newspaper has complied with al foregoing conditions for at least one year preceding the day or dates of publication mentioned below (fi Said newspaper has filed with the Secretary of State of Minnesota prior to January 1, 1966 and eae January 1 thereafter and affidavit in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State and signed by tit managing officer of said newspaper and sworn to before a notary public stating that the newspaper is legal newspaper �1 (Official Publication) ORDINANCE NO 1491 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ST LOUIS PARK ORDINANCE CODE RELATING TO ZONING BY AMENDING SECTION 14-104, DEFINITIONS, SUB -SECTIONS (40), (47), (98), (49), (50), (51), (52), (53), (54), (55), (56), AND THE CITY OF ST LOUIS PARK7DOES ORDAIN Section I The .St Louis Park Ordinance Code, Section 14-104 is hereby amended to read • (46) Setback +A required open space on a lot, which is unoccupied and unobstructedtly;a structure from its lowest ground level to the sky except asp ixpred8ly perr'r(itted in this ordinance A setback shall •extend alongg'a l9t line and at right angles in such lot line to a depth or width specified in the setback regulations for the district in which such lot is locate_ (47) Setback,tI Eon; -A setback extending along the full width of the front lot �, line be ween rue lot lines and extending from the abutting front street right -of -Way bne to a depth required in the setback regulations for the distrlct'tn which such lot is located (98) Setbal'ek,-Etear. A setback extending along the full width of the rear lot line betweeblhe side lot lines specified in the setback regulations for the,distvl.in which such lot is located, provided that on a lot where an alley is dedicated at the rear of the lot, seven (7) feet of the width of said alley may be included in calculating the rear setback require- ments"' (99) Setback, Side A setback extending along a side lot line between front and rear setbacks having a width as specified In the setback regulations for the district in which such lot is located (50) Yard. Open space on a lot which is unoccupied and unobstructed by a structure from its lowest ground level to the sky A yard shall extend along a lot line and at right angles to such lot lane to the nearest building wall ' (51) Yard, Front A yard extending along the full width of the front lot line between side lot lines and extending from the abutting street right of way to the nearest building wall (52) Yar4 Rear A yard extending along the full width of the rear lot line between the side lot lines and extending from the rear lot line to the nearest building wall (53) Yard; Side A yard extending along a side lot line between front and rear yards (54) Lot Width The distance between the side lot lines measured at the depth'iof the front yard required for the district in which the lot is located (55) Townhouses A single structure consisting of thi ee or more dwellings - having thetfirst story at the gound level with no other dwellings or portions of othei dwellings directly ,above or below, with each dwelling connected ,.to the other dwellings by a single party wall with no openings ; (56) Site Plan. A plan for the development of a tract of land drawn to scale, - including but not limited to the location and dimensions of all proposed structures, public and private streets and roadways on or abutting such'tract, parking areas, ground overs, total acreage of the tract, –legal description, number of dwelling units, if any, and number of bedrooms for each,. the. floor area and ground floor area of all buildings and structures), the graphic scale to which the plan is drawn (58) Building Face That Portion of the exterior wall of a structure which shall he In a vertical plane One face shall be terminated by an exterior angle of at least two hundred.ten (21D) degrees formed by two exterior walls each being at least eighteen (18) feet in length or a curved portion of such exterior wall which shall have a central angle of thirty (30) degrees or more (59) Usable Open Space ,A required ground area or terrace area on a lot Which is graded, developed, landscaped and equipped and intended and maintained for elthei active or passive recreation or both, availibble and accessible to and usable by all persons occupying a dwelling unit or a rbomingsnit on the lot and their guests Such area and improvements •shall contain Improvements such as outdoor swimming pools, pdtlo ari=a, game area, landscaped and grassy areas containing benchwdculpture gardens, pedestrian paths and trails, or similar outdoor fixtures -0i. features The least dimension of the space' so provided shall be 90 feet or greater Roofs, driveways and parking areas shall,pot cbnstitute'usabie opeii space Section 2 This ordinance shall take effect fifteen days after its publication Adopted by Call Cbubcil January 5, 1981 ,' ttti •(s) PHYLLIS W McQUAID Mayor ATTEST (s) EARL E HANSON r( City Clerk Reviewed for AdministratJ'on (s) JAMES L BRIMEYER City Manager • 1 (Jan 14,19i- He 4,198 He further states on oath that the printed Ordinance NO. 1491 hereto attached as a part hereof was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was printed and published therein in the English language, once each week, for one successive weeks, that it was first so published on Wed• the 14th day of Jan. 19 81 and was 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 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz Subscribed and sworn to before me this 14th. day of Jan. MERIDEL M. HEDBLOM NOTARY PUBLIC • MINNESOTA ` HENNEPIN COUNTY { My commission expires July 2, 1986 19 81 Approved as to form and legality - (s) WAYNE G POPHAM I I