HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Ordinance 2020-12CITY OF PLYMOUTH
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE N0. 2020-12
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTERS 4, 5, AND 20
OF THE PLYMOUTH CITY CODE �ZOZOOZZ�
THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Amendment. Section 400.09 of the Plymouth City Code (BUILDING CODE—
BUILDING CODE OPTIONAL CHAPTERS) is amended as follows:
400.09. - Building Code Optional Chapters.
Minnesota State Building Code, Chapter 1300, allows the City to adopt by reference and enforce
certain optional chapters of the most current edition of the Minnesota State Building Code. The
following optional provisions identified in the most current edition of the State Building Code are hereby
adopted and incorporated as part of the building code for the City.
1. Chapter 1306, Special Fire Protection Systems, Rule No. 1306.0020, Subpart 3.
SECTION 2. Amendment. Section 502.03 of the Plyrnouth City Code (RULES AND
DEFINITIONS--DEFINITIONS) is amended by adding, deleting, or changing the following
deiinitions as follows:
Park Dedication Related Terms;
A. Employees: The number of employees that are projected to work in a proposed
commercial/industrial development based on full build-out of the site. This number is
calculated by multip.lying the maximum gross floor area (in thousands) of structural
improvements that the site can support by the average projected number of
employees per 1,000 square feet of floor area of the proposed type of development as
follows:
Property Tvpe Emplovees/ 1,000 sq. ft.
Office: 3
Retail: 2
Industrial: 1.65
Office-Warehouse: 1.65
Warehouse: 1
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If the property type of the development is not known at the time of subdivision, the
number of employees shall be calculated by using the property type which results in
the highest number of employees projected to work in the proposed development,
based on the uses allowed by the Zoning Ordinance.
B. Existing Park Land and Trail Acreage: The total a�e�s-acrea e of community playfields,
city parks, neighborhood parks, mini-parkst�school parks and trail outlats existing
in ��899���2020, as , ,
+� -,.,.J +hf, nl:,r+h�.,c�c+ r'�roor�.,��� n,-,f �n� "7 -+c measured
by the City's geographic information system ;� � Q�^��c�, ^� �,^�� 1 855 acres�,.
C. Jobs. The number of jobs located within the City as of ��2019 as estimated by the
Minnesota Department of Em lo ment and Economic �+�y-Develo�ment (n��
60,306 iobs).
D. Per Capita Commercial/Industrial Share: Ten percent of the existing park land and trail
acreage, divided by the number of jobs within the City. [(10% x-�� 1,855,) / 4�;4�-�
6„ ,0 3,06,,,= 0.0031 acres/capita].
E. Per Capita Residentia/ Share; Ninety percent of the existing park land and trail acreage,
divided by the City population� as determined by the'n� �' n�,-.,�r�-,l ro„�, �� 2019
Metropolitan Council Population Estimate (�6-7_9 475.). [(90%a x� ..-�4�� 1,855) /
�-6-79,475 = 9:8�8�-0,021 acres/capita],
F. Property Type; The classification of the proposed type of development in the
subdivision by the following categories. If the specific use(s) proposed in the
subdivision are not listed below, the property type shall be determined by the Zoning
Administrator to be that most similar to the proposed use based on the number of
employees projected to work in the development.
Propertv Tvpe Examples of Land Uses
Office: Banks, medical/ veterinary clinics, offices (professional or
administrative/ commercial).
Retail: All commercial development, other than Office.
Industrial: Assembly, automobile repair (major), commercial printing,
fabrication, food processing, machine shop, manufacturing,
wholesale bakery.
Office-Warehouse: Laboratories, wholesale showrooms.
Warehouse: Distribution centers, indoor storage, mini-storage, truck
terminals, waste facilities.
G. Residents; The number of residents that are expected to reside in a proposed
residential development. This number is calculated by multiplying the number of new
residential units in the proposed development by the average number of residents per
unit for the type of residential unit proposed, based on the Metropolitan Council's
official estimates as follows:
Type of Dwellin� Residents per Unit
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Single-family home: 3.1
Duplex or Townhome: 2.0
Multi family (Apartments): 1.9
H. Undeveloped Land Value: The fair market value of the land as determined by a sale
within the past one year or as calculated by the �i�y-Count,y,,,Assessor, as of the date of
final plat or plan approval, whichever is higher.
SECTION 3. Amendment. Section 524.05, Subd. 2 F 1 of the Plymouth City Code (DESIGN
STANDARDS—STREETS) is amended as follows:
1. Turnarounds. Cul-de-sacs shall provide a turn-around with a minimum right-of-way
diameter of �89-110 feet and a minimum pavement diameter of �-90 feet (back of curb to
back of curb), Lot lines that directly abut the turnaround shall be radial to the center of the
cul-de-sac. Lot lines and curb lines at the intersection of the straight portion of the street
and the turnaround shall be rounded with a radius of not less than 20 feet. Residential cul-
de-sacs may include a center island within the turn-around for snow storage. Maintenance
of such center islands shall become the responsibility of a Homeowners Association for the
subdivision. The pavement width between the outside curb of the turn-around and such
island shall be a minimum of 28 feet wide.
SECTION 4. Amendment. Section 526.03, Subd. 1 C of the Plymouth City Code (EROSION
CONTROL—EROSION CONTROL MEASURES) is amended as follows:
C. Temporary vegetation and/or mulching shall be used to protect the areas exposed during the
development. No area shall be left denuded for a period longer than 14 days after initial site
grading and other land disturbing operations. #�-A natural-nettin erosion control blanket is
required on slopes that are 3:1 or steeper.
SECTION 5. Amendment. Section 2025.09 of the Plymouth City Code (NOISE—AIR
CIRCULATION DEVICES) is amended as follows:
2025.09. - Air Circulation Devices.
No person shall permanently install or place any air circulation device, except a����+r��e+r�-air
canditioning units, in any outdoor location unless the device in that location will comply with the
noise level standards prescribed in Section 2025.07.
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SECTION 6. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its passage.
APPROVED by the City Council on this 13th day of October, 2020.
ATTEST:
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andra R. Engdahl, ' y Clerk
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Jeffiy Wosje, Mayor