HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1460ORDINANCE NO. 1460
BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 853, CITY CODE OF 1977,
PERTAINING TO ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE #1428
The City of Columbia Heights does ordain:
Section 1:
Section 9.614 ~3uilding Design Standards.
Section 9. 614 shall be amended to read as follows:
5) Design Guidelines. The City Council may adopt by resolution design guidelines
that shall apply to designated areas or districts of the City with greater specificity
than the standards in this section. Where there is a conflict between the design
guidelines and the standards in this section, the guidelines shall apply.
9.614 Building Design Standards.
3) Building Materials and Design.
Currently reads:
3) (b) At least 30% of the first floor fagade that faces a public street, sidewalk or parking
lot shall be windows or doors of clear of lightly tinted glass that allows views into and
out of the building at eye level for non-residential uses.
Shall be amended to read as follows:
3) (b) At least 20% 20% of the first floor facade that faces a public street, sidewalk or
parking lot shall be windows or doors of clear of lightly tinted glass that allows views
into and out of the building at eye level for non-residential uses.
9.611 Lighting:
Currently reads:
Lighting Fixtures. Lighting fixtures shall be of a downcast with flat lens, cut-offtype that
conceals the light source from view and prevents light from shining on adjacent property. At
no time should a fixture be aimed and/or tilted above a horizontal plane in commercial or
industrial districts.
Shall be amended to read as follows:
Lighting Fixtures. Lighting fixtures shall be ora downcast with flat lens, cut-offtype that
conceals the light source from view and prevents light from shining on adjacent property. At
no time should a fixture be aimed and/or tilted above a horizontal plane in commercial or
industrial districts, with the exception of architectural up-lighting or landscape lighting.
Section 9.612 Currently reads:
8) Off-street Parking District. Should the City establish a public off-street parking district, those
uses located within the district shall be exempt from providing off-street parking spaces as required
herein.
Shall be amended to read as follows:
8)
Off-street Parking District. Should the City establish a public off-street parking district,
those uses located within the district shall be exempt from providing off-street parking
spaces as required herein.
The CBD, Central Business District, is established as a public off-street parking
district, so that nonresidential uses are exempt from providing off-street parking
spaces as required herein. Residential uses, including those in mixed-use buildings,
shall provide off-street parking as required herein.
Section 9.1006 CBD, Central Business District
Shall be amended to read as follows:
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Off-Street Parking. The CBD, Central Business District, shall be considered an Of-
Street Parking District in which off-street parking is not required for nonresidential
land uses. Residential uses, including those in mixed-use buildings, shall meet the
parking requirements of Section 9.612.
Section 9.1003 Lot Dimensions, Height and Bulk Requirements
Currently reads:
LB GB CBD
Minimum Lot Area 6,000 sq. ft. 6,000 sq. ft
Minimum Lot Width 50 feet 40 feet 20 feet
Minimum Lot Depth
Lot Area Per Dwelling Unit
Single Family Dwelling 6,500 sq. ft
Multiple Family Dwelling
Efficiency 1,200 sq. ft 1,200 sq.
One bedroom 1,800 sq. ft 1,800 sq. ft.
Two bedroom 2,000 sq. ft. 2,000 sq. ft.
Three bedroom 2,500 sq. ft. 2,500 sq. ft.
Additional bedroom 400 sq. ft 400 sq. ft.
Con~re~te Living Units 400 sq. ft 400 sq. ft.
Hotel or motel 400 sq. ft.
Hospital 600 sq. ft.
Building Setback Requirements
Front Yard 12 feet 15 feet l foot
Side Yard 15 feet None None
Comer Side Yard 10 feet 15 feet l foot
Rear Yard 20 feet 20 feet 10 feet
Parking Setback Requirements
Front Yard 12 feet 15 feet I foot
Side Yard 5 feet 5 feet None
Comer Side Yard 12 feet 15 feet I foot
Rear Yard 5 feet 5 feet 5 feet
Maximum Heisht 35 feet 35 feet
Maximum Lot Coverage
Floor Area Ratio 1.0 6.0
Section 9.1003 Lot Dimension, Height and Bulk Requirements.
Shall be amended to read as follows:
LB GB CBD
Minimum Lot Area 6,000 sq. ft. 6,000 sq. ft.
Minimum Lot Width 50 feet 40 feet 20 feet
Minimum Lot Depth
Lot Area Per Dwelling Unit
Single Family Dwelling 6,500 sq. ft.
Multiple Family Dwelling
Efficiency 1,200 sq. ft. 1,200 sq. ft.
One bedroom 1,800 sq. ft. 1,800 sq. ft.
Two bedroom 2,000 sq. ft. 2,000 sq. ft.
Three bedroom 2,500 sq. ft. 2,500 sq. ft.
Additional bedroom 400 sq. ft. 400 sq. ft.
Congregate Living Units 400 sq. ft. 400 sq. ft.
Hotel or motel 400 sq. ft.
Hospital 600 sq. ft.
Building Setback Requirements
Nonresidential/Mixed-Use Front Yard None
Residential Front Yard 5 feet
Front Yard ! 2 fee*. 15 feet 4- None
Side Yard 15 feet None None
Comer Side Yard 10 feet 15 feet 1 foot
Rear Yard 20 feet 20 feet 10 feet
Parking Setback Requirements
Front Yard 12 feet 15 feet 1 foot
Side Yard 5 feet 5 feet None
Comer Side Yard 12 feet 15 feet 1 foot
Rear Yard 5 feet 5 feet 5 feet
Maximum Height 35 feet 35 feet
Maximum Lot Coverage
Floor Area Ratio 1.0 6.0
9.613
5)
Landscaping and Screening.
Screening Requirements. Screening shall be provided in accordance with the following
requirements:
Currently reads:
a) All off-street parking areas containing six (6) or more parking spaces and located
adjacent to or across a public right-of-way (street or alley) from a residential or
residentially zoned property, the parking area shall be screened along the boundary
with the residential use. Where any commercial or industrial use is located adjacent
to or across a public fight-of-way (street or alley) from a residential or a residentially
zoned property, the commercial or industrial use shall be screened along the
boundary with the residential use.
Shall be amended to read as follows:
a) All off-street parking areas containing six (6) or more parking spaces and located
adjacent to or across a ~"~";~ .4.,.+ ^c ...... ~+~+ ^- ~-~.a n-,,,~ a residential or
residentially zoned prope~, the pinking area shall be screened along the bounda~
with the residential use. ~ere ~y commercial or industrial use is located adjacent
to er acre,s a public -~ ....... ~ x ............ ~ or across a public alley ~om a
residential or a residentially zoned prope~y, the commercial or indus~al use shall be
screened along the bounda~ with the residential use.
6)
Section 9.613 6)
Shall be amended to read as follows:
Screening of Parking Areas from Adjacent Properties. All parking and loading areas
(including drive-through facilities, pump island service areas and stacking spaces)
abutting a public street or sidewalk shall provide:
a)
b)
A landscaped frontage strip at least 5 feet wide along the public street or
sidewalk. If a parking area contains over 100 spaces, the minimum required
landscaped frontage strip shall be increased to 8 feet in width.
Screening consisting of either a masonry wall, fence, berm or hedge or
combination that forms a screen a minimum of 3 feet in height, a maximum of 4
½ feet in height, and not less than 50 percent opaque on a year-round basis. For
reasons of personal safety and security, parking lot screening should allow clear
visibility of pedestrians above the 3-foot high viewing range.
4)
4)
c) Trees shall be planted at regular intervals of no greater than 50 feet within the
frontage strip.
Section 9.1203 Mixed Use Development District Types
Currently reads:
Mixed Use Development District Types. The City's Comprehensive Plan identifies three
distinct mixed-use development opportunities with the City.
1) Transit Oriented Mixed-Use. The purpose of the Transit-Oriented Mixed Use is
to promote development and redevelopment that facilitates linkages and interaction of
transit services, housing and neighborhood services. The focus of land use within this
district is to ensure a pedestrian friendly environment and pedestrian connections to and
from residential development and transit facilities. The mix of land use shall be 60
percent service-oriented commercial/retail and 40 percent high density residential
development (12 units/acre minimum).
Section 9.1203 Mixed Use Development District Types
Shall be amended to read as follows:
Mixed Use Development District Types. The City's Comprehensive Plan identifies three
distinct mixed-use development opportunities with the City.
1) Transit Oriented Mixed-Use. The purpose of the Transit-Oriented Mixed Use is
to promote development and redevelopment that facilitates linkages and interaction of
transit services, housing and neighborhood services. The focus of land use within this
district is to ensure a pedestrian friendly environment and pedestrian connections to and
from residential development and transit facilities. The mix of land use shall be 60
de~qopme~ flexible to help facilitate a successful development (12 units/acre
minimum).
Section 9.1205 Performance Standards. The following performance standards shall be
applied to all mixed-use developments.
Currently reads:
1) The minimum size of a mixed-use development shall be five (5) acres.
Shall be amended to read as follows:
1) The minimum size of a mixed-use development shall be
flexible to help facilitate a successful development.
Section 9.1301 General Provisions
Currently reads:
Establishment of Overlay District. The following overlay districts are established:
a) Floodplain Management Overlay District
b) Shoreland Management Overlay District
Section 9.1301 General Provisions
Shall be amended to read as follows:
Establishment of Overlay District. The following overlay districts are established:
a) Floodplain Management Overlay District
b) Shoreland Management Overlay District
c) Design Overlay District
Section 9.1304
Shall be amended to read as follows:
1) Purpose: The Design Overlay Districts are established to increase the visual
appeal and pedestrian orientation of certain major street corridors within the City,
thereby increasing the economic vitality of these corridors, and to support the goals
of the Comprehensive Plan.
Establishment. The following design overlay districts are established:
a) Central Avenue Design District
b) 40th Avenue Design District
c) Highway Design District
3)
a)
b)
Design Guidelines. The Columbia Heights Design Guidelines shall apply to
development within the Design Districts. The Columbia Heights Design
Guidelines are hereby incorporated into this ordinance by reference in order
to:
Guide developers or business owners wishing to propose expansions,
renovations or new construction of buildings or parking within the Design
Districts;
Assist City officials and staff in reviewing development proposals.
4)
Applicability of Design Guidelines.
Design guidelines shall apply to all nonresidential, mixed-use and/or multi-family
buildings, and to the following activities:
· New construction;
· Any exterior changes, including repainting, with the exception of replacement or
repair of existing materials;
· Any internal remodeling or expansion activity that increases the overall size of the
building by 10 percent or more;
· Any development or expansion of parking areas that would result in a lot with more
than four parking spaces.
· Minor alterations such as repainting may be handled administratively, as
determined by the City Planner.
The guidelines are intended to be mandatory. It is assumed that the intent of the
guidelines shall be met; however, it is understood that there may be ways to achieve
the same design objective. The City may permit alternative approaches that in its
determination, meet the objective(s) of the guidelines(s) equally well.
The guidelines shall apply only to the building or site elements being developed or
altered. That is, a proposal for changes to a building would be required to meet
only those standards that pertain to buildings, while changes to a parking area
would be required to meet all standards for parking areas, but not for buildings.
The City Planner will make the initial determination as to which standards are
applicable.
Design Review shall be conducted as part of the site plan review process, as specified
in Section 9.413.
Section 2:
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after 30 days after its passage.
First Reading:
Second Reading:
Date of Passage:
September 22, 2003
October 13, 2003
October 13, 2003
Offered by:
Seconded by:
Roll Call:
Ericson
Williams
Ayes: Wyckoff, Williams, Ericson, Kelzenberg, Nay: Nawrocki
Attest:
( Patricia Muscovitz, CMC ~
Deputy City Clerk
yor Julienne W~of(,,/~/