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Section 502.50: B-1 CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
Subd. 1: Intent. The Central Business District has been established to encourage the
continuation of a viable downtown by promoting uses dependent of high volumes of pedestrian
traffic; to provide for regulation of the high intensity commercial uses located within the original
core of the City; and, to encourage parks/greenspace in the downtown. The Central Business
District provides space for concentrated general business and commercial activities at locations
where they are easily accessible to residential areas and, at the same time, minimizing negative
impacts to residential neighborhoods.
Subd. 2: Permitted Uses. The following uses shall be permitted within the Central
Business District:
a) Antique stores.
b) Appliance stores.
c) Apparel shops.
d) Artisan shops.
e) Bakery goods, sales and baking of goods on premises.
f) Barber and beauty salons.
g) Bicycle sales and repairs.
h) Book stores.
i) Boutiques.
j) Business/professional offices.
k) Coffee shops.
l) Delicatessen, fruit, vegetable and meat stores.
m) Farmers market. Notification and the submittal of a plan to the Planning
Commission is required.
n) Financial institutions, including insurance companies.
o) Florist.
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p) Government buildings.
q) Grocery and drug stores, not more than 10,000 square feet in size.
r) Hardware stores, not more than 10,000 square feet in size.
s) Hobby shops and gift stores.
t) Interior design services, including floor and wall covering stores.
u) Jewelry sales and service.
v) Laundry and dry-cleaning services.
w) Library.
x) Medical, optical and dental clinics.
y) Microbreweries and bars.
z) Musical instrument stores.
aa) Parks and Open Spaces.
bb) Pet shops, excluding kennel services.
cc) Photograph sales and repair.
dd) Record and video stores.
ee) Restaurants, coffee shops, excluding drive-in service.
ff) Sporting goods stores.
gg) Postal facilities
hh) Other use determined by the Planning Commission to be of the same character as
contained in this Subdivision.
Subd. 3: Conditional Uses. The following uses shall require a Conditional Use Permit as
provided for in this Ordinance.
a) Bed and Breakfast.
b) Convenience stores, excluding fueling facilities.
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c) State licensed day care and nursery school facilities provided that:
1. Adequate off-street parking and loading is provided, and;
2. The facility meets all State licensing requirements pursuant to Minnesota
Statutes 245A.02 and 45A.11.
d) Mixed use of a Permitted Use and a multiple residential dwelling units; but only if
at least 50% of the interior square footage (exclusive of the basement or cellar) is
used full time for a Permitted Use, and said permitted and residential uses are not
conflicting. The area consisting of multiple residential dwelling units must meet
the standards of this Ordinance; and said residential uses occupy only the upper
and/or rear portions of structures. Off-street parking requirements shall be
separately determined for the commercial and residential uses in accordance with
Section 502.10.
e) Hotels, Motels, Lodge.
f) Other uses determined by the Planning Commission to be of the same character as
contained in this Subdivision.
Subd. 4: Permitted Accessory Uses. The following uses shall be permitted as an
Accessory Use in the Central Business District.
a) Commercial or business building for a use accessory to the principal use, not to
exceed 50 percent of the size of principal building.
b) Signs as regulated in this Ordinance.
c) Temporary buildings for construction purposes for a period not to exceed
construction.
d) Off-street loading and parking areas.
Subd. 5: Building Location/Setback Requirements. Buildings shall be set close to the
street with parking behind or on the side of the building, except that the setback is twenty (20)
feet from a residential district.
Subd. 6: Height Requirements. Any portion of a structure shall not exceed 3 stories or 40
feet in height. Berming the building does not allow a building to be constructed higher than 40
feet. Elevation for the building shall be determined by the average grade of the land.
Subd. 7: Building Materials. Building facades shall be designed to avoid a monolithic design
and feature divisions in materials, textures and separate entrance treatments. The exterior surface
of all buildings and structures must be constructed of one of, or a combination of, the following
building materials.
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a) Brick or face brick including textured, burnished and colored block;
b) Specially designed precast concrete units if the surfaces have been integrally
treated with an applied decorative material or texture (excluding raw concrete
block painted or unpainted or ceramic faced);
c) Wood;
d) Natural or cut stone;
e) Glass or any combination thereof;
f) Stucco;
g) Pre-finished architectural metal panels when utilized for accent and/or
architectural components of buildings such as the entry or entry appendage, a
required enclosure or screen or architectural roofing as an intended designed
accent (not to exceed 15% of the exposed wall area on any two visible sides of the
building).
h) Any other materials approved by the City Council after a review and
recommendation by the Planning Commission, including but not limited to
durable decorative synthetic material or concrete composite material found to be
comparable or superior which mimic the appearance of other approved materials.
i) Roof Materials. All roofs which are exposed to a view or are an integral part of a
Building’s aesthetics will be constructed only of commercial grade asphalt
shingles, wood shingles, standing seam metal, slate, tile or copper. The City
Council may consider green roof options that reduce stormwater runoff and
improve water quality.
Subd. 8: Other Requirements.
a) Landscaping Plan. The landscaping, upon any building site or lot, must be carried
out in accordance with a landscaping plan prepared by an experienced landscape
professional which will be reviewed and approved by the City before construction
on a lot. All areas of a lot not occupied by buildings, parking and loading areas,
drives, walkways, or other permitted structures must be landscaped with trees,
shrubs, grass and other planted ground cover approved by City Staff.
b) Landscaping Methods and Material. Landscaping may include seeding, sodding,
raised planters, architectural decorative walls or fencing, trees and shrubs, ground
cover and other landscape materials including rain gardens. Plant material
selection will take into consideration disease and insect resistance, hardiness to
the area, the ability to provide seasonal interest and future maintenance
considerations. Native species are preferred. The following species will not be
allowed: Box Elder, female Ginkgo, Willow and Cottonwoods.
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c) Waste Handling Screening. All waste and recycling areas must be either stored in
the principal building or stored in a four (4) sided enclosure at a minimum of five
(5) feet in height constructed of brick, stone, decorative concrete material or a
material comparable and compatible with the material of the principal building.
Waste handling areas should be shared between lots and buildings to the extent
possible to minimize their impact and must be located on the rear of sides of
buildings to minimize visibility from roadways. Any changes to trash handling
areas once a building is constructed must comply with this Ordinance and requires
approval by the City.
c) Where a use exists pursuant to a conditional use permit in conjunction with a
permitted use, the required parking shall be computed for the permitted use and
conditional use separately with adequate parking required to satisfy both uses.
d) No outdoor storage shall be allowed.
e) Single tenant retail buildings shall not exceed 10,000 square feet.
Subd. 9: Site Coverage. No structure or combination of structures shall occupy more
than 90 percent of the lot area.
Subd. 10: Additional Requirements. Uses may be subject to additional requirements
contained in this Ordinance including, but not limited to the sections governing parking, home
occupation, floodplain, signs, etc.
Subd. 11: Interim Use Permit for Rental Units.
a) Single-family residential dwelling units in areas that have been rezoned to
commercial from residential shall be allowed an interim use permit as a rental unit
for a limited period of time to allow for a transition in use to commercial. When a
majority of the block is a commercial use, no additional interim use permits shall
be granted or extended and single family rental dwellings shall transition to a
permitted use in compliance with this Ordinance. The maximum density for rental
units under the interim use permit shall be limited to the density which is allowed
in the R-1, Single Family Residential District.
b) The interim use as a rental unit shall be obtained through the interim use
procedures set forth in this Ordinance.
c) The maximum term for an interim use permit shall be five years but may be less
as approved by the governing body.
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