La Crescent Township Zoning Ordinance Table of Contents SECTION 1 ~ PREAMBLE, TITLE, SHORT TITLE AND PURPOSE... 1 0101 Preamble... 1 0102 Title... 1 0103 Short Title... 1 0104 Purpose... 1 SECTION 2 ~ IMPLEMENTATION... 3 0201 Jurisdiction... 3 0202 Statutory Authorization... 3 0203 Scope... 3 0204 Application... 3 0205 Separability... 3 0206 Relation to Land Use Plan... 4 SECTION 3 ~ RULES AND DEFINITIONS... 5 0301 Permitted Uses... 5 0302 Conditional Uses... 5 0303 Measurements of Distances... 5 0304 Word Usage... 5 0305 Definitions... 6 SECTION 4 ~ ZONING ADMINISTRATION... 30 0401 Office of Zoning Administrator... 30 0402 Duties and Powers of the Zoning Administrator... 30 0403 Fees... 31 SECTION 5 ~ PERMITS... 32 0501 Zoning Permit Application... 32 0502 Building Location Permits... 32 0503 Temporary Use Permit... 33 0504 Sign and Billboard Permits... 34 0505 Sewage and Water Systems License and Permits... 34 0506 Topographic Alteration Permits... 34 0507 Excavation Permits... 35 0508 Mobile Home Park Permits... 35 0509 Moving Permits... 35 0510 Road Damage Security Deposit Required... 35 SECTION 6 ~ CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS... 36 0601 Application... 36 0602 Notification and Public Hearing... 36 0603 Town Board Approval Required... 36 0604 Invalidation of Permit... 36 0605 Standards for Granting a Conditional Use Permit... 37 0606 Adverse Environmental Effect... 38 0607 Duration... 38 0608 Recording... 38 0609 Compliance... 38 0610 Time Limit on Amendment Application after Denial... 38 SECTION 7 ~ AMENDMENTS... 39 0701 Criteria for Granting Zoning Amendments... 39 0702 Required Information and Exhibits... 39 0703 Jurisdictional Coordination Amending District Boundaries... 40 0704 Amendment Procedure... 40 Table of Contents ~ Page 1
0705 Notification and Public Hearing... 40 0706 Findings and Recommendation Required... 41 0707 Town Board Action... 41 0708 Recording... 41 0709 Time Limit on Amendment Application after Denial... 41 SECTION 8 ~ NON-CONFORMING USES... 42 0801 Intent and General Application... 42 0802 Alterations... 42 0803 Normal Maintenance... 43 0804 Changes and Substitutions... 43 0805 Non-Conforming Signs... 43 0806 Non-Conforming Uses in the Flood Plain Districts... 43 0807 Non-Conforming Sewage Treatment Systems... 44 SECTION 9 ~ VIOLATIONS, PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT... 45 0901 Violations, Penalties and Enforcement... 45 0902 Enforcement in Flood Plain Districts... 46 0903 Application to County Personnel... 46 SECTION 10 ~ PLANNING COMMISSION... 47 1001 Establishment... 47 1002 Organization and Membership... 47 1003 Procedure... 47 1004 Duties and Powers... 48 1005 Findings Required... 48 SECTION 11 ~ BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT... 50 1101 Establishment of the Board of Adjustment... 50 1102 Membership... 50 1103 Rules and Records... 50 1104 Powers and Appeals... 50 1105 Criteria for Granting Variances... 51 1106 Prohibited Actions... 52 1107 Findings Required... 52 1108 Procedure... 52 1109 Notification and Public Hearing... 53 1110 Adverse Environmental Effect... 53 1111 May Impose Conditions... 53 1112 If Denied, One Year Wait to Resubmit Variance Application... 53 1113 Recording... 53 SECTION 12 ~ CLASSIFICATION OF ZONING DISTRICTS... 54 1201 Zoning Districts... 54 1202 Official Zoning District Map... 55 1203 Future Detachment... 56 1204 Vacation Of Roads... 56 1205 Relocation Of Roads... 56 1206 Uses Not Provided for in Zoning District... 56 1207 Appeals Relating to District Boundaries... 56 1208 General Regulations for All Districts... 57 SECTION 13 ~ AGRICULTURAL PROTECTION DISTRICT... 58 1301 Purpose And Public Notice... 58 1302 Permitted Uses... 58 1303 Conditional Uses... 59 1304 Accessory Uses... 62 1305 Height Standards... 63 1306 Front Yard Setback Standards... 63 1307 Side Yard Setback Standards... 63 Table of Contents ~ Page 2
1308 Rear Yard Standards... 63 1309 Lot Area Standards... 63 1310 Lot Width and Depth Standards... 64 1311 General Standards... 64 SECTION 14 ~ RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT... 65 1401 Purpose... 65 1402 Permitted Uses... 65 1403 Conditional Uses... 66 1404 Accessory Uses... 67 1405 Height Standards... 67 1406 Front Yard Setback Standards... 67 1407 Side Yard Setback Standards... 68 1408 Rear Yard Standards... 68 1409 Lot Area Standards... 68 1410 Lot Width and Depth Standards... 68 1411 Lot of Record Exception... 68 1412 General Standards... 69 SECTION 15 ~ HIGHWAY BUSINESS DISTRICT... 70 1501 Purpose... 70 1502 Permitted Uses... 70 1503 Conditional Uses... 71 1504 Accessory Uses... 71 1505 Height Standards... 71 1506 Front Yard Setback Standards... 71 1507 Side Yard Setback Standards... 72 1508 Rear Yard Standards... 72 1509 Lot Area Standards... 72 1510 Lot Width Standards... 72 1511 Lot Coverage... 72 1512 Service Road Standards... 73 1513 General Standards... 73 SECTION 16 ~ GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT... 74 1601 Purpose... 74 1602 Permitted Uses... 74 1603 Conditional Uses... 74 1604 Accessory Uses... 75 1605 Height Standards... 75 1606 Front Yard Setback Standards... 75 1607 Side Yard Setback Standards... 75 1608 Rear Yard Standards... 76 1609 General Standards... 76 SECTION 17 ~ LIMITED INDUSTRY DISTRICT... 77 1701 Purpose... 77 1702 Permitted Uses... 77 1703 Conditional Uses... 77 1704 Prohibited Uses... 78 1705 Accessory Uses... 78 1706 Height Standards... 78 1707 Front Yard Setback Standards... 78 1708 Side Yard Setback Standards... 79 1709 Rear Yard Standards... 79 1710 Lot Width Standards... 79 1711 Lot Coverage... 79 1712 Screening and Fencing... 79 1713 General Standards... 80 Table of Contents ~ Page 3
SECTION 18 ~ GENERAL INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT... 81 1801 Purpose... 81 1802 Permitted Uses... 81 1803 Conditional Uses... 81 1804 Accessory Uses... 82 1805 Height Standards... 82 1806 Front Yard Setback Standards... 82 1807 Side Yard Setback Standards... 82 1808 Rear Yard Standards... 83 1809 Lot Width Standards... 83 1810 Lot Coverage... 83 1811 Screening and Fencing... 83 1812 General Standards... 83 SECTION 19 ~ SALVAGE AND RECYCLING YARD DISTRICT... 84 1901 Purpose... 84 1902 Establishment of Salvage and Recycling Yard District... 84 1903 Permitted Uses... 84 1904 Screening Standard... 85 1905 Salvage and Recycling Yard District Setback... 85 1906 Termination of the Salvage and Recycling Yard District... 85 1907 General Standards... 86 SECTION 20 ~ FLOOD PLAIN DISTRICT... 87 2001 Statutory Authorization... 87 2002 Purpose... 87 2003 Methods Used to Analyze Flood Hazards... 87 2004 Warning and Disclaimer of Liability... 87 2005 Flood Plain Districts... 87 2006 Compliance... 88 2007 Floodway District... 88 2008 Permitted Uses... 88 2009 Standards for Floodway Permitted Uses... 88 2010 Conditional Uses... 89 2011 Standards for Floodway Conditional Uses... 89 2012 Flood Fringe District... 91 2013 Permitted Uses... 91 2014 Standards for Flood Fringe Permitted Uses... 91 2015 Conditional Uses... 92 2016 Standards for Flood Fringe Conditional Uses... 92 2017 Standards for All Flood Fringe Uses... 93 2018 General Flood Plain District... 94 2019 Permitted Uses... 94 2020 Floodway and Flood Fringe Determination... 95 2021 Subdivisions... 96 2022 Public Utilities, Railroads, Roads, and Bridges... 97 2023 Placement of Travel Trailers and Travel Vehicles... 97 2024 Administration of Flood Plain Controls... 99 SECTION 21 ~ SHORELAND ZONING DISTRICT... 103 2101 Purpose... 103 2102 Water Bodies Included in the Shoreland District... 103 2103 Placement, Design, and Height of Structures... 103 2104 Minimum Lot Size Standards for Lakes... 104 2105 Minimum Lot Width Standards for Rivers and Streams... 104 2106 Minimum Setbacks from the Ordinary High Water Level... 105 2107 Additional Dimensional Standards... 105 2108 Lowest Floor Elevation... 105 2109 Additional Special Provisions... 105 2110 Sewage Treatment, Soil Erosion Control, and Runoff Disposal... 107 Table of Contents ~ Page 4
2111 Vegetation Alterations... 107 2112 Standards for Commercial, Industrial, Public and Semipublic Uses... 108 2113 Agricultural Use Standards... 108 2114 Forest Management Standards... 109 2115 Extractive Use Standards... 109 2116 Placement and Design of Roads, Driveways, and Parking Areas... 109 SECTION 22 ~ SCENIC TRAIL DISTRICT... 110 2201 Purpose... 110 2202 District Boundary... 110 2203 Standards... 110 SECTION 23 ~ LAND ALTERATIONS... 111 2301 Substantial Land Alteration... 111 2302 Permit Required for Substantial Land Alteration... 111 2303 Procedure... 112 2304 Standards... 112 2305 Performance Bond... 113 SECTION 24 ~ SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION CONTROL... 114 2401 General Standards... 114 2402 Slopes... 114 2403 Erosion Control Permits... 115 2404 Inspections... 116 2405 Enforcement Actions... 116 2406 Fees... 117 2407 Categories of Plans... 117 SECTION 25 ~ PRESERVATION OF NATURAL DRAINAGEWAYS... 118 2501 General Waterway Provisions... 118 2502 Waterway Construction Standards... 118 2503 Waterway Velocity... 119 2504 Sediment Control... 119 2505 Maintenance of Erosion Control Systems... 119 SECTION 26 ~ MINERAL EXTRACTION... 120 2601 Purpose... 120 2602 Jurisdiction... 120 2603 Definitions... 120 2604 Conditional Use Permit Required... 121 2605 Existing Conditions Map... 121 2606 Operational Performance Standards... 122 2607 Operation Plan... 125 2608 Reclamation Plan... 126 2609 Performance Bond Required... 127 2610 Term of Permit... 128 2611 Renewal and Review... 128 2612 Revocation of Permit... 128 SECTION 27 ~ OIL AND URANIUM EXPLORATION... 129 2701 Purpose... 129 2702 Conditional Use Permit Required... 129 2703 Conditional Use Permit Application... 129 2704 Exploratory Boring Map... 130 2705 Bore Hole Construction and Related Requirements... 130 2706 Exploratory Boring Setbacks... 131 2707 Abandonment of Exploratory Borings... 132 2708 Surety Performance Bond Required... 134 Table of Contents ~ Page 5
SECTION 28 ~ GENERAL PROVISIONS... 135 2801 Lots of Record... 135 2802 Land Suitability... 135 2803 Home Occupations... 135 2804 Foster Family Homes... 137 2805 Licensed Residential Facilities... 137 2806 Permitted Encroachments... 137 2807 Sign Regulations... 138 2808 Solar Energy Systems and Solar Structures... 138 2809 Exterior Storage... 138 2810 Refuse... 139 2811 Liquid Bulk Storage... 139 2812 Nuisances... 140 2813 Screening... 141 2814 Accessory Buildings and Structures... 142 2815 Dwelling Units Prohibited... 143 2816 Relocating Structures... 143 2817 Bluff Land Protection... 144 2818 Tree and Woodland Preservation in Residential Development... 144 2819 Access and Driveways... 145 2820 Temporary Farm Dwelling... 146 2821 Manufactured Homes... 146 2822 Sewage Treatment... 147 2823 Water Supply... 148 2824 Waste Water Treatment... 148 2825 Notifications to the Department of Natural Resources... 148 2826 Apartments, Townhouses and Other Multiple Family Use... 148 2827 Swimming Pool Safety Fence... 151 2828 Environmental Hazard Abatement... 152 SECTION 29 ~ PARKING STANDARDS... 153 2901 Parking and Loading Standards... 153 2902 General Requirements... 153 2903 Required Off-Street Parking Spaces... 153 2904 Parking Lot Design... 155 2005 Off-Street Loading and Unloading Areas... 157 SECTION 30 ~ MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS... 159 3001 Purpose... 159 3002 Construction Standards... 159 3003 Permits Required... 159 3004 Application for a Manufactured Home Park Permit... 159 3005 Manufactured Home Park Development Standards... 160 3006 Manufactured Home Park Operation Requirements... 162 3007 Manufactured Home Parks in the Flood Plain District... 163 SECTION 31 ~ ESSENTIAL SERVICE UTILITY PERMITS... 164 3101 Essential Services... 164 3102 Station to Station Transmission of Essential Services... 164 3103 Local Distribution Services... 164 3104 New Essential Services and Reconstruction Setback... 165 3105 Variance... 165 SECTION 32 ~ LIVESTOCK FEEDLOT STANDARDS... 166 3201 Unique Natural Resources... 166 3202 Feedlot Registration Required... 166 3203 Notification of Intent to Construct or Expand a Feedlot... 167 3204 Permit Requirements... 167 3205 Construction Short-Form Permit... 168 3206 Construction Short-Form Permit Content... 168 Table of Contents ~ Page 6
3207 Interim Permit... 168 3208 Duration of Construction Short-Form and Interim Permits... 169 3209 State disposal System... 170 3210 National Pollution Discharge Elimination System... 170 3211 Expansion & Stocking Limitations... 171 3212 No Permit Required... 171 3213 Change in Ownership... 171 3214 Feedlot Permit Applications... 172 3215 Permit Processing Procedures... 172 3216 General Feedlot Location & Setback Standards... 172 3217 Shorelands... 173 3218 Floodplain... 174 3219 Water Supply Protection Areas... 175 3220 Special Protection Areas... 175 3221 Ambient Air Quality Standard Applicability... 175 3222 Water Quality Discharge Standards... 175 3223 Certain Open Lot Exceptions to Water Quality Discharge Standards... 176 3224 Liquid Manure Storage Areas... 177 3225 Manure Application Rates... 177 3226 Transportation of Manure... 178 3227 Manure Transportation into La Crescent Township... 178 3228 Responsibility for Feedlot Closure & Restoration to a Suitable Use... 178 3229 Transportation & Disposal of All Dead Animals... 178 SECTION 33 ~ REPEAL, ADOPTION AND EFFECTIVE DATE... 179 3301 Repeal... 179 3302 Public Hearing & Planning Commission Recommendation... 179 3303 Adoption... 179 3304 Effective Date... 179 Table of Contents ~ Page 7