§ A28-2. PERMITTED USES.  


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  • (A) Zone 1. Within this zone, no structure or land shall be used except for one or more of the following uses or uses deemed similar by the City Council.
    (1) One-family detached dwellings meeting the standards of the Uniform Building Code, placed on permanent foundations and having no horizontal axis less than 18 feet in length.
    (2) Two-family dwellings on corner lots.
    (3) Community-based family care home, day care home licensed under M.S. § 245.812 or such home for the care of the mentally or physically handicapped licensed by the state.
    (4) Public utility buildings and structures.
    (5) Home occupation as defined in § A1-3 (§ 155.003) .
    (6) Parks and playgrounds.
    (7) Public libraries.
    (8) Public recreation buildings, community centers and swimming pools.
    (9) Municipal government administrative buildings.
    (B) Zone 2. Within this zone, no structure or land shall be used except for the one or more of the following uses deemed similar by the City Council:
    (1) One-family detached dwellings meeting the standards of the Uniform Building Code, placed on permanent foundations.
    (2) Two-family dwellings.
    (3) Townhouse dwellings, provided they are serviced by public sanitary sewer and water systems and provided no single structure contains in excess of six dwelling units.
    (4) Community based family care home, day care home licensed under M.S. § 245.812 or such home for the care of the mentally or physically handicapped licensed by the state.
    (5) Public utility buildings and structures.
    (6) Home occupation as defined in § 155.003 .
    (7) Parks and playgrounds.
    (8) Public libraries.
    (9) Public recreation buildings, community centers and swimming pools.
    (10) Private recreation buildings, facilities community centers and swimming pools.
    (11) Municipal government administrative buildings.
    (C) Zone 2A. Within this zone, no structure or land shall be used except for one or more of the following uses deemed similar by the City Council:
    (1) One-family detached dwellings meeting the standards of the Uniform Building Code, placed on permanent foundations.
    (2) Community-based family care home, day care home licensed under M.S. § 245.812 or such home for the care of the mentally or physically handicapped licensed by the state.
    (3) Public utility buildings and structures.
    (4) Home occupation as defined in § A1-3.
    (5) Parks and playgrounds.
    (6) Public recreation buildings, community centers and swimming pools.
    (7) Private recreation buildings and facilities, community centers and swimming pools.
    (8) Municipal government administrative buildings.
    (D) Zone 3. Within this zone, no structure or land shall be used except for the one or more of the following uses or uses deemed similar by the City Council:
    (1) Townhouse dwellings, provided they are serviced by public sanitary sewer and water systems and provided no single structure contains in excess of 14 dwelling units.
    (2) Community based family care, day care home licensed under M.S. § 245.812 or such home for the care of the mentally or physically handicapped licensed by the state.
    (3) Public utility buildings and structures.
    (4) Home occupation as defined in A1-3.
    (5) Parks and playgrounds.
    (6) Public libraries.
    (7) Public recreation buildings, community centers and swimming pools.
    (8) Private recreation buildings, facilities community centers and swimming pools.
    (9) Municipal government administrative buildings.
    (E) Zone 4. (Reserved)
    (F) Within this zone, no structure or land shall be used except for one or more of the following uses or uses deemed similar by the City Council:
    (1) Multiple-residential dwellings, provided they are served by public sanitary sewer and water systems and provided no single structure contains in excess of 20 dwelling units.
    (2) Community based family care home, day care home, or such home for the care of the mentally or physically handicapped licensed by the state.
    (3) Public utility buildings and structures.
    (4) Home occupation as defined in §155.003.
    (5) Parks and playgrounds.
    (G) Zoned 6. Within this zone, no structure or land shall be used except for one or more of the following uses or uses deemed similar by the City Council:
    (1) Multi-tenant retail shopping center.
    (2) Freestanding retail building.
    (3) Permitted uses within the shopping center or freestanding buildings shall be limited to the following, unless similar uses are specifically approved by the City Council: stores and shops selling the personal service or goods over a counter. These include antique or gift shops; appliance store (sales and/or repair); art and school supply store; auto accessory store (installation and/or service facilities subject to conditional use); bakery; bank; savings and loan; barbershop; beauty salon; bicycle sales; books; stationary and office supplies; candy; camera and photographic supplies; carpet and rug sales; catering services; china and glassware sales; clothing and costume sales and rental; coin-operated amusement devices and similar facilities; copy sales and service; day spa; department store; drugstore; dry cleaning; dry goods; electronic sales and/or service; florist; furniture store; garden supplies; hardware store; health or athletic club and facilities; hobby/crafts store; interior decorating; jewelry and watch repair; laundromat; leather goods and luggage; locksmith; musical instruments; off-sale liquor store; on-sale wine or 3.2 beer in conjunction with a restaurant facility; nail salon; paint and wallpaper sales; pet store; photography studio; pipe and tobacco shop; recorded music sales; Class I restaurant (no drive-through window service allowed), Class II and III restaurant, shoe sales or repair; sporting goods; tailoring; theater (except open air drive-in); toy store; video rental and sales.
    (4) Offices for doctors, dentists, lawyers, realtors, insurance agents, and similar uses.
    (5) Offices of a general nature where the operations do not include over-the-counter retail sales or warehousing from the site.
    (6) Offices for educational tutoring services where the operations do not include over-the-counter retail sales.
    (7) Convenience store located in a multi-tenant building, with a maximum building area not to exceed 2,500 square feet, and where the operation do not include motor fuel sales.
    (8) Apartment in which exclusively persons 55 years of age or older reside provided the building is serviced by public sanitary sewer and water systems. The maximum density shall not exceed 28 units per acre.
    (9) Continuum of care retirement community, provided it is serviced by public sanitary sewer and water systems and the following requirements are met:
    (a) If more than one structure is used for a continuum of care retirement community, all structures shall be located on a single parcel or lot under single ownership;
    (b) No more than 15% of the total units provided shall be for assisted living;
    (c) No more than 15% of the total units provided shall be for comprehensive, intensive or full care living; and
    (d) The density of the total units shall not exceed 32 units per acre.
    (10) Daycare centers and preschools.
    (11) Class II restaurant with drive-through window service, subject to the following conditions:
    (a) The restaurant shall be located within a multi-tenant building and shall not occupy more than 50% of the building and shall not exceed 3,000 square feet of floor area.
    (b) Only two restaurants with a drive-through window shall be allowed in Zone 6.
    (c) Landscaping, screen wall, or a combination thereof shall be installed between the drive-through window lane and any private and public street, and open gathering spaces.
    (d) Hours of drive-through window operation shall be confined to the hours of 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. daily.
    (e) Only one drive-through lane and menu board shall be allowed.
    (12) Class III restaurant with drive-through window service, subject to the following conditions:
    (a) The restaurant shall be located within a multi-tenant building and shall not occupy more than 50% of the building and shall not exceed 2,500 square feet of floor area.
    (b) Only two restaurants with a drive-through window shall be allowed in zone 6.
    (c) Landscaping, screen wall, or a combination thereof shall be installed between the drive-through window lane and any private and public street, and open gathering spaces.
    (d) Hours of drive-through window operation shall be confined to the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. daily.
    (e) Only one drive-through lane and menu board shall be allowed.
    (f) The City Council shall find that any noise, headlights, traffic volume and emissions from idling vehicles resulting from the operation of the window does not negatively impact surrounding residential and institutional uses.
    (g) The drive-through lane shall not impede or conflict with vehicular, bicycle or pedestrian traffic circulation on the site, as determined by the City Traffic Engineer.
    (h) When a neighborhood restaurant is located less than 1,000 feet from a residential or institutional use, the City Council may restrict the hours of operation of the drive-through window to mitigate any adverse impacts caused by noise, headlights, traffic volume and emissions from idling vehicles.
    (i) he restaurant shall not serve foods that requires the installation of a Type I ventilation hood, grease and smoke removing, as defined in the Uniform Mechanical Code.
    (H) Zone 7. Within this zone, no structure or land shall be used except for one or more of the following uses or uses deemed similar by the City Council:
    (1) Parks and playgrounds.
    (2) Recreational buildings, community centers and structures.
    (3) Public utility buildings and structures.
    (I) Zone 8. Within this zone, no structure or land shall be used except for one or more of the following uses or uses deemed similar by the City Council:
    (1) Any use as permitted under § 155.288.
    (J) Zone 9. Within this zone, no structure or land shall be used except for one or more of the following uses or uses deemed similar by the City Council:
    (1) Townhouse dwelling units provided that they are serviced by public sanitary sewer and water systems provided that they are expected at an overall maximum density of ten units per acre.
    (2) Public utility buildings and structures.
    (3) Home occupation as defined in § 155.003.
    (4) Private recreation buildings, facilities, community centers and swimming pools.
    (5) Municipal government administrative buildings.
    (Ord. 703, passed 11-8-01; Am. Ord. 723, passed 4-24-03; Am. Ord. 763, passed 12-9-04; Am. Ord. 804, passed 2-22-07; Am. Ord. 838, passed 6-5-08; Am. Ord. 855, passed 3-26-09; Am. Ord. 967, passed 6-12-14; Am. Ord. 1006, passed 3-24-16; Am. Ord. 1017, passed 8-25-16; Am. Ord. 1023, passed 12-8-16; Am. Ord. 1035, passed 11-9-17; Am. Ord. 1047, passed 7-26-18; Am. Ord. 1063, passed 6-13-19)