HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 4382 - Second Reading: Amdne LDM Section 63.458 Relating To Off-Street Parking
ORDINANCE NO. ____
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 63.458 OF THE ROCHESTER LAND
DEVELOPMENT MANUAL, RELATING TO OFF-STREET PARKING.
THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER DO ORDAIN:
Section 1. Section 63.458 of the Rochester Land Development Manual is hereby amended to
read as follows:
63.458 Alleys:
Subd. 1. Off-street parking spaces accessed directly from an alley are permitted only at
a 90° angle to the right-of-way.
Subd. 2. In residential zoning districts (as defined in 62.310) Off-street parking spaces
shall be setback at least eight (8) feet from adjacent side or rear yards, allowing access
only from the alley, and shall be limited to three (3) or less parking spaces, and shall not
be tandem parking, and
(1) A landscape buffer area at least the depth of the parking spaces shall be
established in the eight (8) feet setback from adjacent side or rear yards. The landscape
buffer area shall be planted with the appropriate type of perennial shrubs (plants) that
will grow and form a screening hedge. The planting plan to establish a hedge must
include equally spaced shrubs (plants) with at least one shrub (plant) for every three
linear feet of frontage. The planted shrubs must grow to a minimum height of at least 30
inches and be maintained to a height of no more than 42 inches above the adjacent
grade, and
(2) The site shall conform to the requirements of 63.500 Traffic Visibility Standards
Section 2. This ordinance shall become effective as of the date of its publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS ________ DAY OF _______________, 2019.
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PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST: __________________________
CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS _______ DAY OF _________________, 2019.
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MAYOR
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)
Ord 15/63.458