Ordinance No. 0165 01-17-1961.
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OEDIFANCE FO. 1!6 �
AN ORDffiAACE AMENDIF6 OR-
DINANCE NO. 7q ANOR'N AB
THE ZONINq ORPIIPANCE.
TH� COUNCIL OF TTiE CITY OF
FRIDLEY DO OEtllAIiC:
SECTION I. That Ordinance Number
70 oP the Clty of Fridley, passed and
adopted December 29, 1955, and as.
a� �anAed to date hereof, whiclr or-
dinance ia knoam as [he "ZOning
Otdlnance" be amended av fullows:
a. That "Section S- Yards, I.ot
61aee, ODen Sna.cea Required", De
WenAed by addi�g thereto at the
end thereof the following D�'ag'l'aPh,
to-w'iL'
'The etandarda establiehed herein
eerve, ar�ang tho other purposos of
this Ordinance, to provide to each
structure located on any ]and, a
Duiiding slte suitable [a its particular
needs as wetl as adeqnate areas of
open space between ench sVUCture
and any adiar.ent building, all as le
deemed suitable oi appiopiiate to
each eoch bniiding or e�tructure and
thei� reapective usea It ie, also,
deemed a purFnse herein, to nrovide
etandards which enwuraRe uses of
land and the erec[ion of buildinga
and structures thereon in a�'eae
which are o�Pen, unPtatted ot without
any substa�ttal number of bvildinga
Iocxted therein, as aro of a type,
sive, style and deeign as are deemed
to meet currenUy at atl times the
needa of the City �and tts inhabitante
for the ➢usposes of re.aidence, com-
merical use or indvstria] enterVrises;
an�l, also. to eoable an owner, never-
thelesa, to maka a rea.sonabte nFe of
a parcel of land or eVUC[ure ther?.on,
which is or was e naz[ of subd���is-
ton or Pixt of land recorded or e�F-
proved pdor to the enactment ot th5a
ordi�ance and ia therefore, amaller or
dlfferent in rype, size, style or de-
eiQn from that otherwise requ�red
herein."
b. That "9eotWn 8.6 - I.ot Widths
itequtred", be amended so that the
eBme hereafter reade as fotlows:
"Seetion 8.6 - Loc WidHvs Required"
A. R-1, R-2, and R-3 Dixtricta:
The standard minimum loi widtha
1n residentia7 diatrictn established
Aereundar is 76 feeL Except as noted
Lelow, a mtnimum width af 75 feet
is requtred ot every lat or Parccl 01
Iand used for a one-famtly dwelltnS.
ss well ae for a dwelling and mu]-
tiple dwel7ing having two [o fouC
dwelting unita. A minbnum ]ot ot
parcel wtdth of mt Iass than 85 feet
1a required tor multiple dwe771nge
havfng more than foui d�vel7ing
un(ta. It ie intended that the atand_
ard nro��a�a herein shal] a.pp7y in
any area or rzlatively larKe suMlivis-
ion oP lant7, ei4�er pLatted m' nnp7aC-
ler1, &o loug es [he land itWeLf is
vacant, o�w�� or without any eub-
etantia] number oP bulldings bui�t
thereon, aud is �easonably capable
oC division into sepazate pareels Por
residentiwl purposes a�[ a minimu,.�
width uf 7o Yeot; b�t that when the
araa or subdivislon is old a�u9 the
land is airearly occupied hy a euh-
eLantial number of boilSinSe ol• i�
sePara[ely ow�ied by nnmerous De[-
sons eo that ft is no IonRer prar.[ical
in such area or subdivision Lo apPly
the 75 foot st2.ndard herein, that
then the foltow5ng exeeptioue sMall
ep�ly to aingle farnily dwellings,
Bnd a singte fainily dwe.11inS �=��Y be
con?tructc i in auch area or sub-
divi:;sons on a parcet of Ianc1 ]e9s
than a feet in vridth.
1. A pa,ruaL of lanti is �et least fi0
[eat fr� wirlth whieh compric¢s one
or more tul] aized 7ots, or party
thereok, in a subdivision or plat re-
curdad prior to LLe etfuctive dato o�
tl�',v Opainance or ie on an officiallY
aFDroved plat re�orded subseQUently
and when several aueh lo[s are al-
read} ocr.ttDiad by dwelling slruc-
tvres or are separately ew�ed and
used Yor eoch purpo�e and I[ is nu
longer P���-tirxl iu usch subdivlsion
to reVUire a gm_ater witllh. WYien tl�e
width o[ the ]ot, in eucli cubtlivision
or piat as or:ginally ma[le ar •sp-
proved is more than GO fe2t, a paY-
crol, so to be u,etl, aha1L Ae equal a[
least to the widl.h oP [he minimu'n
lot in =uch subiticieion pr plat aP
wiginaLly made.
2. A pamul ia less than 80 feet in
wldth bc[ ie at teast 50 feec in width
and wmuriaes one or more PW7 sized
lots lor ptirts thereutl on a sub-
divislon oi plst of.icially approved
aubsepuent to this Ordinanre ur one
that �vas recorded Prior [o the eftec-
tive data of this Ordinanoe, and th¢
minimum width of a Iot as origina➢y
made thereln is la>s than fi0 feet;
iv eifher case of which one or more
of sur.h lots a.v con[ained in such
subdivision or plat are already oc-
cupied by a dwelling or are aepazate-
ly oivned for dwelling purposes, and
ir, is no lo��ger practica] with re-
epec[ to such pareet to require a
greater w4dth. In sueh case the
parcel may be �.pProPri:�ted to use
as a dwelling si[e, anA the side yard
requirments may be reclueed to flve
(5) feet minimum on each side, pro-
vid� I:he nearert building ot any
kind on a8jaeent land is at least
lU feet from the naxreet side of nny
bn+LHny in the p�sre] to M1e so used,
and the [ollowing iimitn are meG
to-wiC
a The di�[anre betw-een anv at-
tarhe�i garages or other accessory
GuildinRe is at least 30 (eet.
h. The distanco bebvecn any build_
in� and the living aroa. in an ad'a-
cent hnildinq is at leasf 15 teet.
a The dlstaaicee 4et�veen tha Iivin�
areas in any bvo atljacen[ buildin�a
is a[ leacr 20 *ect. �
The living area oE a buflding is
Iha.t area of a huilding [lesigned to
be used, or actualiv used for livin5
purposes, euch as the bedrnoms, din-
in4 rooms, livine rooms ynd the ]ike,
which are usuxlly and customarliy A
used for fxmi7y pur�ses, as dietin-
gulshed from ariy garage or othet
t}'pe aeceesoTl' space. .
.SAC�'iON P. That this (9rdinance ,
and the Amandment mntained herein
ehaf7 be 1n torce wnd in etPect from
and aYter publicatSOn.
Adopted this 17th Day o�f Sanuarv,
1961, bv the City Couneil 01 the City
of Fridley.
Dfayor e�P� �
ATTE3T: . �/ �y
City Clerk - -Marvin �RtGnsel /
First Reftding: JanUary 3, 1961
Second Reading: January 17, 1961
Newe: ' ^'" "'
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