HomeMy WebLinkAbout2570-19 - ADMIN Ordinance - City Council - 2019/09/16Ordinance No. 2570-19
Ordinance regarding self-storage facilities
The City of St. Louis Park does ordain:
Section 1. Chapter 36 of the St. Louis Park City Code is hereby amended by adding
underscored text and deleting strikethrough text. Section breaks are represented by ***.
Section 36-4 Definitions
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Self-Storage Facility means any real property designed and used for the purpose of renting or leasing
individual storage space to individuals, organizations, or businesses who are to have access to such
facility for the purpose of storing and removing personal property; a self-storage facility is not a
warehouse/storage facility.
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Section 36-243 I-P industrial park district
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(c) Uses permitted with conditions.
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(13) Self-storage facility. The conditions are as follows:
a. No hazardous or flammable materials shall be stored on site.
b. No auctions, commercial sales/rentals, garage sales, or other activities not
consistent with the approved storage use shall be conducted on the premises.
c. No separate, dedicated utility connections, namely, electricity, water, telephone,
cable TV, or gas, will be provided to the individual units.
d. No unit within a self-storage facility shall be utilized as a place of business.
e. Outdoor storage is permitted with the following conditions:
1. Only commercial and recreational vehicles may be stored outside.
2. The vehicles must be properly licensed and in operable condition.
3. The outdoor storage area shall not exceed ten percent of the property
size.
4. The outdoor storage area shall be located in the interior of the site.
5. The outdoor storage area shall be screened from view from surrounding
properties with a 15-foot landscaped buffer consisting of an 8-foot
privacy fence and trees.
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Section 36-244 I-G general industrial district
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(c) Uses permitted with conditions.
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(18) Self-storage facility. The conditions are as follows:
a. No hazardous or flammable materials shall be stored on site.
b. No auctions, commercial sales/rentals, garage sales, or other activities not
consistent with the approved storage use shall be conducted on the premises.
c. No separate, dedicated utility connections, namely, electricity, water, telephone,
cable TV, or gas, will be provided to the individual units.
d. No unit within a self-storage facility shall be utilized as a place of business.
e. Outdoor storage is permitted with the following conditions:
1. Only commercial and recreational vehicles may be stored outside.
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2. The vehicles must be properly licensed and in operable condition.
3. The outdoor storage area shall not exceed ten percent of the property
size.
4. The outdoor storage area shall be located in the interior of the site.
5. The outdoor storage area shall be screened from view from surrounding
properties with a 15-foot landscaped buffer consisting of an 8-foot
privacy fence and trees.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect fifteen days after publication.
Reviewed for administration: Adopted by the City Council September 16, 2019
Thomas K. Harmening, city manager Jake Spano, mayor
Attest: Approved as to form and execution:
Melissa Kennedy, city clerk Soren Mattick, city attorney
First Reading September 3, 2019
Second Reading September 16, 2019
Date of Publication September 19, 2019
Date Ordinance takes effect October 4, 2019
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