Ordinance No. 1126 05-10-1999 ORDINANCE NO. 1126
AN ORDINANCE RECODIFYING THE FRIDLEY CITY CODE,
CHAPTER 205,ENTITLED"ZONING",BY AMENDING SECTIONS 205.03
AND ADDING SECTION 205.04.10
The City Council of the City of Fridley does hereby ordain as follows:
205.03. DEFINITIONS
53. Multi-story Parking Structures
Vehicle parking structures comprised of two or more levels, where a ramp, direct street connections, or
mechanical conveyances can be used to transport vehicles between levels.
54. Nonconforming Use.
Any building, structure or land lawfully occupied by a use or lawfully existing at the time of the passage of this
Chapter or amendments thereto, which does not conform with the regulations of this Chapter or future
amendments,for the district in which it is situated.
55. Nursing Home.
IA State licensed facility used to provide care for the aged and informed persons who require nursing care and
related services.
56. Parking Stall.
A ten (10) foot wide by twenty (20) foot long area to store one (1) automobile, which has access to a public
street or alley and permits ingress and egress of an automobile. Parking stalls may be nine(9) feet in width for
uses specified elsewhere in this code. Where a parking stall abuts a curb or sidewalk,the length may be reduced
to eighteen (18) feet. Parking stalls shall be striped in accordance with the design on file in the office of the
City Engineer. (Ref.952)
57. Parking Stall,Handicap.
A twelve (12) foot wide by twenty (20) foot long area to store one (1) automobile and located as near as
practical to the building entrance as specified in State Statutes. Where a parking stall abuts a curb or sidewalk,
the length may be reduced to eighteen(18)feet.
58. Public Facility.
Any facility which is owned,operated or maintained by the City of Fridley or any other governmental agency.
59. Public Property.
IAny property owned by the City of Fridley or any other governmental agency.
60. Restaurant.
An establishment where meals can be purchased by the public for a fee,including the following types:
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A. A Class I restaurant is any restaurant or cafeteria,where food is served to,or selected by,a customer
for consumption primarily on the premises,and which do not sell or serve liquor.
B. A Class II restaurant is any restaurant which has 25% or more of their sales taken away from the
premises for consumption and which may serve beer and/or wine for consumption on the premises.
Class II restaurants include, but are not limited to, take-out pizza parlors and fast food
establishments.
C. A Class III restaurant is any sit down restaurant which serves food and intoxicating liquor for
consumption on the premises.
D. A Drive-in restaurant is any restaurant which sells, serves or offers goods or services directly to
customers who are either waiting in parked vehicles or who return to their vehicles to consume or
use the goods or services while on the premises. (Ref. 900)
61. Seasonal Outdoor Food Sales(Ref. 1032)
A food establishment wherein food is stored, prepared, manufactured, processed, wrapped, canned, packed,
bottled, transported, distributed, or served from a trailer, vehicle, stand, enclosure, space, or area which is
located outdoors and not within the principal or accessory structure and/or use on the property. Further, the
food items are served and for sale on a temporary or seasonal basis as defined below:
A. Special event sales are sales which occur for a minimum of one (1) and a maximum of ten (10)
consecutive days,no more than two times per year.
B. Weekly sales are sales which occur for a minimum of one (1) and a maximum of three (3)
consecutive days in one week.
C. Daily sales are sales which occur for ten(10)or more consecutive days.
Outdoor eating areas accessory to restaurants,as defined herein,are not considered seasonal outdoor food sales.
62. Service Use.
The cleaning,washing,adjusting,repairing,rebuilding,overhauling or finishing of manufactured products.
63. Setback,Front Yard.
The minimum distance between the front line of a lot and a structure located on that lot.
64. Setback,Rear Yard.
The minimum distance between the rear line of a lot and a structure located on that lot.
65. Setback, Side Yard.
IThe minimum distance between the side line of a lot and a structure located on that lot.
66. Single Family Attached Development.
Individually owned dwelling units which share a common wall and/or land including townhouses, townhomes
and condominiums.
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ll67. Solar Collector.
A device or structure used to gather solar energy.
68. Solar Energy.
Radiant energy received from the sun,either direct,diffused or reflected.
69. Solar Energy Devices.
A set of devices whose primary purpose is to collect, convert and store solar energy, including heating and
cooling of buildings and other energy processes,or to produce generated power by means of any combination of
collecting,transferring or converting solar energy.
70. Speculative Building.
A building or group of buildings, which consists of area whose use has not been determined at the time of
construction.
71. Story.
That part of a building included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the next floor above it; if
there is no floor above it, the space between the floor and the ceiling above it. A basement is a story for the
purposes of height regulations if one-half (1/2) or more of the basement height is above the level of the
IIadjoining ground.
72. Street.
A public or private thoroughfare which provides the principal means of access to the abutting property.
73. Streets,Arterial.
A street designed primarily to carry traffic between large land use units,as defined in the Transportation section
of the current Fridley Comprehensive Plan.(Ref. 864)
74. Streets,Collector.
A street designed primarily to carry traffic from local streets to arterial streets and highways, as defined in the
Transportation section of the current Fridley Comprehensive Plan.(Ref. 864)
75. Streets,Local.
A street of limited continuity designed primarily to carry traffic to the abutting properties and higher order
streets,as defined in the Transportation section of the current Fridley Comprehensive Plan.(Ref. 864)
76. Structural Alteration.
IIAny change, addition, or modification in construction in the supporting members of a building, including
exterior walls,bearing walls,beams,columns,foundations,girders,floor joists,rafters or trusses.
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I77. Structure.
Anything constructed or erected,which requires location on or under ground or attachment to something having
location on or under ground.
78. Townhouse.
A unit where the owner has title to the unit and the underlying land with common ownership of the real estate
which is not covered by the structure.
79. Use.
The purpose for which land,a building or structure is or is to be used or occupied.
80. Used Car Lot.
A lot containing more than two(2)motor vehicles on display for the purpose of resale.
81. Utility Company.
Any person, firm, corporation, municipal department or board duly authorized to furnish to the public, under
public regulation,electricity,gas,heat,power,s team,telephone,telegraph,transportation,sewer,water or cable
television.
I82. Utility Use.
Transmission facilities and structures for electric power,gas,water,sewer,telephone,and cable television.
83. Vision Safety Zone.
The triangular area of a corner lot beginning at the intersection of the street surface edge or curb lines, thence
forty (40) feet along each curb line, thence a straight line between the two (2) points, but never more than the
triangular area measured from twenty five(25)feet from the intersection of the right of way lines.
84. Walkway or Sidewalk.
A surface designated for pedestrian use.
85. Waterway.
Any natural or artificial open water passageway through which surface water flows to other areas before
reaching a final ponding area.
86. Wind Power Generator.
A windmill that converts wind energy by means of mechanical rotation directly in to mechanical or electrical
energy.
87. Yard.
An open space on the same lot with a main building,except as otherwise provided in this Chapter.
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88. Yard,Front.
IA yard extending across the full width of the lot and lying between the front line of the lot and the nearest line
of the principal building.
89. Yard,Rear.
A yard extending across the full width of the lot and lying between the rear line of the lot and the nearest line of
the principal building.
90. Yard, Side.
A yard extending across the full length of a lot and the main building extending from the front yard to the rear
yard and having a width equal to the shortest distance between the side line and the principal building.
205.04. GENERAL PROVISIONS
10. MULTI-STORY PARKING STRUCTURES
A. Parking stall size for multi-story parking structures may be a minimum of 8.5' in width and 18' in
length for industrial,manufacturing,warehouse and storage uses,and speculative industrial buildings
provided that parking stalls are for long term employee parking.
B. Drive aisles shall be a minimum of 24' for two-way traffic and 18' for one-way traffic if structure is
properly signed.
C. Parking stall size for commercial,retail, or service uses shall be a minimum of 9.5' in width and 18'
in length.
D. All other parking requirements for the individual zoning districts, except those addressed here, shall
apply to multi-story parking structures.
E. Parking structures shall be constructed in accordance with all Building and Fire Code requirements.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS 10Th DAY
OF MAY,1999.
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Public Hearing: April 26, 1999
IFirst Reading: April 26, 1999
Second Reading: May 10, 1999
Published: May 20, 1999