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Section 850.19 - Automobile Parking District (APD).


850.19  Automobile Parking District (APD).

Subd. 1     Principal Uses.

A. Parking lots.

 B. Drive-through banking facilities.

Subd. 2     Conditional Uses.

A. Parking ramps and garages.

Subd. 3     Requirements for Setbacks.

A. Parking Lots.

    Interior  
Front Side Side Rear
Street Street Yard Yard
20’ 20’ 10’ 10’

B. Parking Ramps, Garages and Other Structures.

    Interior  
Front Side Side Rear
Street Street Yard Yard
35’* 35’* 20’* 20’*

* or the building height if greater.

Subd. 4     Special Requirements. In addition to the general requirements described in Subsection 850.07, the following special requirements shall apply.

A.     No parking ramp, garage or other structure, or any part thereof, shall be located within 50 feet of the nearest lot line of any property in a residential district used for residential purposes.

B.     The front street or side street setback for parking ramps and garages, and other structures, shall be increased to 50 feet when the ramp, garage or structure is located across the street from a property in an R-1 District used for residential purposes.

C.     All exterior wall finishes of a parking ramp or garage shall be of materials that are compatible with those of existing nearby structures and shall be one or a combination of the following materials which shall be determined by the Council in connection with the granting of a Conditional Use Permit:

1.      Face brick.

2.      Natural stone.

3.      Specially designed precast concrete units if the surfaces have been integrally treated with an applied decorative material or texture.