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ORDINANCE NO. XXXX
BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1490, CITY CODE OF
2005 RELATING TO NIGHTCLUB USES WITHIN CERTAIN ZONING DISTRICTS
IN THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
The City of Columbia Heights does ordain:
Chapter 9, Article I, Section 9.103 of the Columbia Heights City Code, is proposed to
include the following additions and deletions:
§ 9.103 DEFINITIONS.
For the purpose of this article, the following definitions shall apply unless the context
clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
NIGHTCLUB. A use engaged in the sale of alcoholic beverages for
consumption on the premises, including restaurants, taverns, bars, cocktail lounges,
and similar uses, providing music, either live or otherwise, and space devoted for
dancing and a floor show in an area exceeding 5,000 square feet.
Chapter 9, Article I, Section 9.106 (L)(10) of the Columbia Heights City Code, is
proposed to include the following additions and deletions:
§ 9.106 GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
(L)Off-street parking and loading
(10)Off-street parking requirements. Off-street parking shall be
provided as specified in the following table, except as otherwise provided in this section.
Use Minimum Spaces Required
Residential Uses
Single-Family 2 per unit, two must be enclosed (garage)
Two-Family 2 per unit, two must be enclosed (garage)
Townhome/Twinhome 2 per unit, two must be enclosed (garage)
Multiple Family
One-bedroom units 1 per unit, must be enclosed (garage)
Two-bedroom or larger units 2 per unit, two must be enclosed (garage)
Manufactured home park 2 per unit
Residential care facility 1 per employee, plus 1 per every 6 residents
Convent/monastery 1 per every 3 beds
Rooming house/group living quarters 2 per every 3 residents
Nursing Home 1 per every 2 beds
Use Minimum Spaces Required
Residential Uses (Cont'd)
Senior housing/assisted living 1 per every 2 units
Transitional/emergency housing 1 per employee, plus 1 per every 6 residents
Bed and breakfast home 2 plus 1 per every room rented
Public/Institutional Uses
Community center Determined by staff-based on parking study
Drop-in facility 30% of building capacity
Golf course 5 per hole, plus 30% of capacity of club house
Government facility Based on type of use
Religious facilities/places of worship 1 per every 3.5 seats, capacity of main assembly
area
School-elementary/junior high 10 plus 1 per classroom
School-senior high 10 plus 1 per every 6 students
School-vocational or business Determined by staff-based on parking study
School-performing/visual/martial arts 30% of building capacity
Commercial Uses
Retail sales/services 1 per 300 sf, gross floor area
Retail sales, outdoor 1 per 1,000 sf of sales/display area
Auditorium/places of assembly 1 per 3.5 seats, based on design capacity
Automobile convenience facility 6 spaces, plus 1 per 300 sf, gross floor area
Automobile repair 1 per 300 sf, gross floor area, plus 2 per service
bay
Automobile sales/rental 1 per 300 sf, gross floor area, plus 1 per 1,000 sf
of outdoor sales/display area
Banquet hall 1 per 3.5 seats, based on design capacity
Use Minimum Spaces Required
Commercial Uses (Cont'd)
Billiards hall 30% of building capacity
Bowling alley 5 per lane, plus 30% of capacity for related uses
Car wash 2 spaces per bay, plus 4 stacking spaces per bay
Clinic, medical and dental 1 per 300 sf, gross floor area
Clinic, veterinary 6 per veterinarian
Club or lodge 30% of building capacity
Consignment/thrift store 1 per 300 sf, gross floor area
Currency exchange 1 per 300 sf, gross floor area
Day care center 1 per every employee, plus 1 drop off space for
every 5 enrollees
Financial institution 1 per 300 sf, gross floor area, plus 6 stacking
spaces for each drive-through lane
Food service, convenience 6 plus 1 per 40 sf of dining/service area, plus 6
stacking spaces for each drive-through lane
seating
30% of building capacity
Food service, limited
seating
30% of building capacity
Food service, full-service
Funeral home 1 per 5 seats, plus 1 per 300 sf of non-eating area
Greenhouse/garden center 1 per 300 sf, gross floor area, plus 1 per 1,000 sf
of outdoor sales/display area
Health/fitness club Determined by staff-based on parking study
Hospital Determined by staff-based on parking study
Hotel/motel 1 per unit, plus 30% of capacity for meeting
rooms
Laboratory, medical 1 per 300 sf, gross floor area
Liquor store, off-sale 1 per 300 sf, gross floor area
Use Minimum Spaces Required
Commercial Uses (Cont'd)
Museum/gallery 30% of building capacity
Nightclub 30% of building capacity
Office 1 per 300 sf, gross floor area
Pawnshop 1 per 300 sf, gross floor area
Personal services 1 per 300 sf, gross floor area or 2 per station,
whichever is greater
Professional services 1 per 300 sf, gross floor area
Recreational facility, indoor 1 per 150 sf of rink, court, pool area, and the like
Recreational facility, outdoor 30% of building capacity
Recreational vehicle sales 1 per 300 sf, gross floor area, plus 1 per 1,000 sf
of outdoor sales/display area
Shopping center 1 per 300 sf, gross floor area
Studio, professional 1 per 300 sf, gross floor area
Studio, radio and television Determined by staff-based on parking study
Theater, live performance or movie 1 per 3.5 seats, based on design capacity
Industrial Uses
Assembly/manufacturing/processing 2 per every 3 employees or 1 per 1,000 sf, gross
floor area, whichever is greater
Concrete, asphalt or rock crushing 2 per every 3 employees
Freight terminal 1 per 3,000 sf, gross floor area of
storage/warehousing, plus 1 per 300 sf, gross
floor area of office building
Maintenance facility 1 per 3,000 sf, gross floor area, plus 1 per 300 sf,
gross floor area of office
Office/showroom 1 per 300 sf, gross floor area of
office/showroom, plus 1 per 3,000 sf, gross floor
area of storage
Use Minimum Spaces Required
Industrial Uses (Cont'd)
Office/Warehouse 1 per 300 sf, gross floor area of office, plus 1 per
3,000 sf, gross floor area of storage
Outdoor sales/display 1 per 1,000 sf of sales/display area
Outdoor storage 1 per 3,000 sf of storage area
Printing/publishing 2 per every 3 employees or 1 per 1,000 sf, gross
floor area, whichever is greater
Salvage operation 2 per 3 employees
Self-service storage facility 1 per 3,000 sf, gross floor area of storage, plus 1
per 300 sf, gross floor area of office
Warehouse/distribution 1 per 3,000 sf, gross floor area of
storage/warehousing, plus 1 per 300 sf, gross
floor area of office/sales area
Chapter 9, Article I, Section 9.107 of the Columbia Heights City Code, is proposed to
include the following additions and deletions:
§ 9.107 SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
(C) Specific Development Standards. The following are subject to specific
development standards:
(22)Food service, full-service (restaurant/nightclub).
,
(a)Where alcoholic beverages are served not less than 60% of
the total gross sales revenue shall be from the sale of food and non-alcoholic beverages,
less than 60% of the total gross sales revenues may be from the sale of food,
provided that the proper license is obtained, and the food service establishment does
not meet the definition of a nightclub
.
(b) Music or amplified sounds shall not be audible from
adjacent residential uses.
(c) The premises, all adjacent streets, sidewalks and alleys, and
all sidewalks and alleys within 100 feet of the use shall be inspected regularly for the
purpose of removing litter found thereon.
(23-26) [TO REMAIN UNCHANGED]
(27)Nightclub.
(a)Where alcoholic beverages are served, not less than
60% of the total gross sales revenue shall be from the sale of food and non-alcoholic
beverages.
(b) Music or amplified sounds shall not be audible from
adjacent residential uses.
(c) The premises, all adjacent streets, sidewalks and alleys,
and all sidewalks and alleys within 100 feet of the use shall be inspected regularly
for the purpose of removing litter found thereon.
(d) The nightclub use area shall be all area devoted to the
dance floor, live entertainment stage, DJ booth, non-dining area available to public
use (excluding public restrooms), and bar area.
**NOTE** The existing subdivision § 9.107 (C)(27) and all other subsequent
subdivisions: § 9.107 (C)(28-42) shall be renumbered accordingly.
Chapter 9, Article I, Section 9.110 (E) of the Columbia Heights City Code, is proposed to
include the following additions and deletions:
§ 9.110 COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS.
(E) GB, General Business District.
(2) Permitted uses. Except as specifically limited herein, the following
uses are permitted within the GB, General Business District:
(a)Community center.
(b)Government office.
(c)Government protective service facility.
(d)Public park and/or playground.
(e)Recreational facility, indoor.
(f)Recreational facility, outdoor.
(g)School, vocational or business.
(h)School, performing/visual/martial arts.
(i)Auditorium/place of assembly.
(j)Automobile convenience facility.
(k)Automobile repair, minor.
(l)Banquet hall.
(m)Billiards hall.
(n)Bowling alley.
(o)Car wash.
(p)Clinic, medical or dental.
(q)Clinic, veterinary.
(r)Day care facility, adult or child.
(s)Financial institution.
(t)Food service, convenience (fast food).
(u)Food service, limited (coffee shop/deli).
(v)Food service, full service (restaurant/nightclub).
(w)Funeral home.
(x)Greenhouse/garden center.
(y)Health or fitness club.
(z)Hotel/motel.
(aa)Laboratory, medical.
(bb)Liquor store, off-sale.
(cc)Museum or gallery.
(dd)Office.
(ee)Retail sales.
(ff)Service, professional.
(gg)Shopping center.
(hh)Studio, professional.
(ii)Studio, radio or television.
(jj)Theater, live performance.
(kk)Theater, movie.
(3) Conditional uses. Except as specifically limited herein, the following
uses may be allowed in the GB, General Business District, subject to the regulations set
forth for conditional uses in § 9.104, Administration and Enforcement, and the
regulations for specific uses set forth in § 9.107, Specific Development Standards:
(a)Government maintenance facility.
(b)Arcade.
(c)Automobile sales/rental, new or used.
(d)Recreational vehicle sales, new or used.
(e)Firearms dealer/shooting range.
(f)Hospital.
(g)Outdoor sales or display.
(h)Outdoor storage.
(i)Parking ramp.
(j)Assembly, manufacturing and/or processing.
(k)Printing and/or publishing.
(l)Consignment/secondhand store.
(m)Club or lodge.
(n)Currency exchange.
(o)Pawnshop.
(p)Drop-in facility.
(q)Nightclub.
Chapter 9, Article I, Section 9.110 (F) of the Columbia Heights City Code, is proposed to
include the following additions and deletions:
§ 9.110 COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS.
(F) CBD, Central Business District..
(2) Permitted uses. Except as specifically limited herein, the following
uses are permitted within the CBD, Central Business District:
(a)Multiple-family residential, when located above a first floor
commercial use.
(b)Community center.
(c)Government offices.
(d)Government protective services facility.
(e)Public parks and/or playgrounds.
(f)Recreational facility, indoor.
(g)Recreational facility, outdoor.
(h)School, vocational or business.
(i)School, performing/visual/martial arts.
(j)Auditorium/place of assembly.
(k)Banquet hall.
(l)Billiards hall.
(m)Bowling alley.
(n)Clinic, medical or dental.
(o)Clinic, veterinary.
(p)Licensed day care facility, adult or child.
(q)Financial institution.
(r)Food service, convenience (fast food).
(s)Food service, limited (coffee shop/deli).
(t)Food service, full service (restaurant/nightclub).
(u)Health or fitness center.
(v)Hotel or motel.
(w)Laboratory, medical.
(x)Liquor store, off-sale.
(y)Museum or gallery.
(z)Office.
(aa)Retail sales.
(bb)Service, professional.
(cc)Studio, professional.
(dd)Studio, radio or television.
(ee)Theater, live performance.
(ff)Theater, movie.
(3) Conditional uses. Except as specifically limited herein, the following
uses may be allowed in the CBD, Central Business District, subject to the regulations set
forth for conditional uses in § 9.104, Administration and Enforcement, and the
regulations for specific uses set forth in § 9.107, Specific Development Standards:
(a)Government maintenance facility.
(b)Arcade.
(c)Automobile repair, minor.
(d)Outdoor sales and/or display.
(e)Outdoor storage.
(f)Parking ramp.
(g)Club or lodge.
(h)Nightclub.
Section 2:
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after 30 days after its
passage.
First Reading: __________, 2007
Second Reading: __________, 2007
Date of Passage:
Offered by:
Seconded by:
Roll Call:
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Mayor Gary L. Peterson
Attest:
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Patricia Muscovitz, Deputy City Clerk