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MEMORANDUM
TO: Community Development Director Tina Goodroad
Planning Manager Kris Jenson
FROM: D. Daniel Licht
DATE: 17 June 2026
RE: Lakeville – Zoning Ordinance; Annual Review
TPC FILE: 135.01
BACKGROUND
The Community Development Department initiates an annual review of the Zoning Ordinance,
Subdivision Ordinance, and/or City Code to address issues identified in the course of ongoing
administration of the City’s development regulations and review of development applications. City staff
and our office have collaborated to draft proposed amendment language addressing topics identified by
City staff for review in 2026. The proposed amendments are attached to this memorandum with deleted
text stricken and added text shown as double underlined.
Exhibits:
• Draft ordinance
ANALYSIS
Required Garages. Section 10-4-2.M and Section 10-4-3.S.4.b(2) of the Subdivision Ordinance address
lot and street design standards requiring either construction of, or space for, a three-car attached
garage on single family lots. In 2025, to proactively address Missing Middle Housing issues, the Zoning
Ordinance was amended to remove those requirements. These provisions of the Subdivision Ordinance
are likewise proposed to be repealed.
City staff has further identified provisions within Section 11-17-9.F and Section 11-17-23 of the Zoning
Ordinance addressing requirements for providing space or construction of three car attached garages.
These provisions are either redundant of other sections of the Zoning Ordinance or were not repealed
with the Missing Middle Housing changes in 2025. The draft ordinance amendment repeals these
sections.
Definitions: The following are proposed amendments of Section 11-2-2 of the Zoning Ordinance related
to definitions:
• The City Attorney identified that the current definition of residential care facilities included in
the Zoning Ordinance should be revised to align with current statue language.
• The Zoning Ordinance is to be amended to include definitions for data centers and data center
campus uses as a basis for establishing allowances and regulations for data centers by zoning
district.
Non-Conforming Lots. Section 11-15-9 of the Zoning Ordinance establishes provisions regulating
development of non-conforming lots. The current regulations include that abutting non-conforming
undeveloped lots of record must be combined or, at a minimum, considered as one lot for zoning
purposes. This requirement is mandated for shoreland-regulated properties, but outside of the
Shoreland Overlay District it is a local policy choice.
The Zoning Ordinance also establishes provisions by which non-conforming lots may be developed or
redeveloped subject to approval of a Conditional Use Permit. From City staff’s perspective, if any non-
conforming lot of record meets the requirements established by the Zoning Ordinance for development
or redevelopment, then the improvements should be allowed notwithstanding ownership of one or
more abutting lots.
In reviewing this section of the Zoning Ordinance regarding a proposal for non-conforming platted lots
within the Orchard Lake area, City staff also identified a circular reference within the Zoning Ordinance
related to minimum lot area for unsewered parcels. Section 11-15-9.C requires that lots without access
to public sewer must comply with the minimum lot area requirement established by Section 11-17-19 of
the Zoning Ordinance. However, if the lot in question is non-conforming due to lot area for an
unsewered lot, the non-conforming lot provisions of the Zoning Ordinance do not provide opportunity
for a reasonable use except by variance. To address this circumstance, the provisions of Section 11-15-
9.C of the Zoning Ordinance are proposed to include minimum standards for lot area (one acre) and
adequate area for installation of a Subsurface Sewage Treatment System in accordance with Minnesota
Rules to be deemed to be buildable.
Deck Setbacks. Section 11-17-11 of the Zoning Ordinance outlines application of setback requirements
to buildings within a lot. Included in these provisions are allowed encroachments into principal building
setbacks for open decks. The extent of the allowed encroachment is based upon whether the deck is up
to a height of 30 inches above grade or if it is higher when attached at the first level of a home having a
lookout or walkout basement. As currently adopted, any deck greater than 30 inches above grade is
subject to the same setbacks as the principal building with the intent of not having an elevated deck
overlook adjacent properties to maintain privacy. However, the smaller lot area and depth of the RS-4
and RST-2 Districts makes compliance with the same setback requirement not practical. The deck
setback requirement is also in conflict with the need for decking around above-ground pools. City staff
recommends allowing the rear yard setback of a deck more than 30 inches above grade to be 10 feet to
allow greater flexibility and options for homeowners to determine the size and location of a deck within
their properties.
Accessory Buildings. The City has been processing numerous requests for conditional use permits to
allow construction of accessory buildings for single family properties greater than the limits established
by Section 11-18-9.D of the Zoning Ordinance. Almost all these requests are being approved by the
Planning Commission and City Council suggesting it would be appropriate to amend the Zoning
Ordinance to allow greater accessory building area than currently established. City staff has discussed
this idea, but not yet prepared language for consideration by the Planning Commission. Potential
amendments being considered to allow greater area for single family accessory buildings include:
• Separating the limits for attached and detached accessory spaces.
• Allowing greater accessory building area for properties outside of the MUSA or for unplatted
properties within the MUSA.
• Basing allowed accessory building area for properties within the A-P, RA, RS-1, and RS-2 Districts
as a percentage of lot area.
• Increasing the allowed area for the RS-3, RS-4, RS-CBD, RST-1, and RST-2 Districts.
Off-Street Parking. Proposed amendments of Chapter 19 of the Zoning Ordinance establishing
requirements for off-street parking include:
• Repeal of Section 11-16-5 of the Zoning Ordinance that duplicates an existing provision in
Chapter 19 regarding required access to a public street.
• Revised language clarifying the number of off-street parking spaces required for motor fuel
facilities by Section 11-19-13.A of the Zoning Ordinance.
• Section 11-19-13.A includes an off-street parking space requirement for auto repair uses
established after 17 March 2003, but no standard for uses in place prior to that date. The
existing language reflects an amendment in 2003 whereby non-retail uses in commercial
districts were required to provide parking necessary for a retail use in anticipation of future
changes in occupancy. The proposed draft ordinance reestablishes the off-street parking space
requirement for uses existing prior to March 17, 2003, so that the use is not non-conforming
solely due to the updated parking standard.
• The City in 2025 adopted a provision requiring a Conditional Use Permit for any proposed
commercial off-street parking area that had more than 125 percent of the number of parking
spaces required by the Zoning Ordinance. The intent of the requirement was to encourage
appropriately sized off-street parking areas to maximize the use of property, minimize initial
investment and maintenance costs, and reduce impervious surfaces. City staff has found the
limit on maximum number of off-street parking spaces to be impractical to administer on a case-
by-case basis to the extent that it can hinder economic development efforts. City staff
recommends that the requirement establishing a maximum number of off-street parking spaces
be repealed.
Residential Buffer Yards. The Zoning Ordinance has been amended to establish minimum lot
requirements for single family dwellings within the RST-2 District based on the standards of the RS-4
District and made even smaller for detached townhouse dwellings. Section 11-21-9.E of the Zoning
Ordinance establishes lot width and lot depth requirements increased over the base district
requirements for lots abutting major collector or arterial streets to allow for planting a residential buffer
yard. The buffer yard lot width standards for RST-2 Districts remain based on the former RS-3 District
minimums and are proposed to be reduced to maintain the same minimum building pad width as an
interior lot in consideration of the required buffer yard setbacks.
Signs. Proposed amendments of Chapter 23 of the Zoning Ordinance regulating signs include:
• Clarification that the maximum area of any individual wall sign within a multiple occupancy
commercial or industrial building established by Section 11-23-15.R of the Zoning Ordinance is
limited to the maximum area of an individual sign for a single occupancy building allowed in the
same zoning district.
• Changes to 11-23-15.X of the Zoning Ordinance address timing of approval for installation of
permanent subdivision identification signs and the duration that temporary signs are allowed
for new development sites.
• City staff recommends repealing the minimum lot area requirement for religious facilities to
have dynamic display signs. The remaining regulations requiring an operation license, that the
sign be in a yard abutting a major collector or arterial street, and that the sign be set back a
minimum of 50 feet from any residential zoning district is sufficient to maintain land use
compatibility with surrounding properties.
• The I-3, Special Industrial District designated for Airlake Airport is included within provisions
regulating signs for the O-P, I-CBD, I-1, and I-2 Districts.
• Sign standards included for convenience food uses within the M-2 District adopted in Section
11-66-7 of the Zoning Ordinance are to be repealed to reference only the standards in Chapter
23 of the Zoning Ordinance.
Chickens. The City Council discussed regulations for keeping chickens on residential properties at a
work session. Based on these discussions, City staff is proposing the following changes to Section 11-35-
3.C of the Zoning Ordinance:
• The number of allowed chickens is to be increased from three to six birds.
• Allowed exterior finish materials for the required coop are to be expanded to include painted
metal or weather resistant composite materials, in addition to wood.
• Sale of eggs produced by chickens kept upon a property will be allowed subject to use of
temporary, unenclosed display areas and signs.
Motor Fuel Facilities. City staff is recommending the Planning Commission consider making allowance
for motor vehicle fuel sales and including those uses with convenience grocery and/or prepared food
(but not including truck stops) within the I-1 District. With the increase in industrial development along
the CSAH 70 corridor, there is increased demand for vehicle fuel, both for employee and business
vehicles, as well as convenience shopping opportunities. The addition of motor fuel facilities is
considered by City staff to be an opportunity to expand retail and service businesses in the area that will
be complementary to existing and planned industrial development. Allowance of motor fuel facilities
within the I-1 District is to be subject to the same performance standards as apply within the M-1, C-2,
C-3, and C-CBD Districts ensuring high standards of development, functional site plans, and adequate
consideration of potential negative impacts or compatibility issues through a Conditional Use Permit
process. In addition, a condition requires the site to have direct frontage to a principle arterial roadway.
Secondary Dwelling Units. The Zoning Ordinance makes allowance for multigenerational housing within
single family dwellings through an administrative permit within the RS-1, RS-2, RS-3, and RS-4 Districts.
To increase the opportunity for property owners to have a secondary dwelling area within their homes,
City staff recommends removing the requirement that there be a three-car attached garage with direct
access to each stall. The Zoning Ordinance continues to require a minimum number of off-street parking
spaces and the City Code addresses limits on on-street parking. Removal of the requirement for a three-
car garage will allow the property owner to manage their own parking needs, which in the case of
multigenerational housing, may not include having additional drivers within the household. City staff
also recommends amending the Zoning Ordinance to allow secondary dwelling units as an allowed use
by Administrative Permit within the RS-CBD District as this type of housing is commonly found in older,
more traditional city neighborhoods characteristic of Downtown Lakeville.
Private Drive Setbacks. Within the RM and RH Districts, townhouse and multiple family buildings are
required to be set back a minimum of 30 feet from the back-of-curb of private drives. To be able to
achieve the minimum density required by the Comprehensive Plan, it is necessary to consider reducing
the setback between the building and private drive to 20 feet. However, City staff recommends
maintaining a minimum 30 foot setback between the back-of-curb of a private drive to a garage face to
allow parking on the apron in front of the garage.
RH District Townhouses. Within the RH Districts, townhouses are allowed to be up to six units in a row
or twelve units back-to-back. However, as written, the permitted use language does not include the “up
to” clause and is to be amended for clarification so as not to require townhouse buildings to be only
built six in a row or 12 unit back-to-back.
RH-CBD District. There are single family properties within Downtown Lakeville zoned as RH-CBD District
to allow for redevelopment based on the recommendations of the Downtown Development Guide and
land uses guided by the 2040 Land Use Plan. As the RH-CBD District does not allow for single family
dwellings, the uses are non-conforming. The non-conforming status of the use limits the current
property owners’ ability to make desired improvements that would otherwise comply with the Zoning
Ordinance standards for single family dwellings in Downtown Lakeville. To remove the non-conforming
status, City staff recommends making single family dwellings established before 17 June 2000, when the
RH-CBD District was adopted, interim uses within the RH-CBD District. The conditions on the interim use
are that the requirements of the RS-CBD District apply to the lot. The interim use permit is terminated
upon redevelopment of the single family property to another permitted or conditional use of the RH-
CBD District.
M-2 District Convenience Food. Convenience food uses are allowed in the M-2 District with approval of
a conditional use permit. City staff recommends amending the standards applicable to a convenience
food use within the M-2 District to establish minimum design standards for a drive through facility,
including minimum stacking space and to adopt regulations for menu signs the same as provided for
within the C-2, C-3 and M-1 Districts.
O-R District Retail Uses. The O-R District allows for retail sales as a conditional use up to 15 percent of
the gross floor area of a building. City staff recommends that the Zoning Ordinance be amended to
allow retail sales up to 15 percent of a building’s floor area by approval of an Administrative Permit to
facilitate the review and approval process for property owners and businesses.
Data Centers. Considerable attention is being given to development of data centers as the demand for
these facilities has increased with expansion of internet-based services that has resulted in both more
and larger facilities.
• The Zoning Ordinance currently allows data centers as a permitted use within the O-P, I-1, and
I-2 Districts.
The O-P District is no longer considered by City staff to be an appropriate zoning district for
data center uses based on it being designated generally adjacent to existing residential
neighborhoods and the lot characteristics that are too small for these contemporary facilities.
Due to potential impacts of data centers, including but not limited to noise, exterior lighting,
water use, and electric utilities, City staff further recommends that continued allowance of
data centers within the City be as a conditional use to allow the City a thorough review process
for any specific development. To this end, data centers are to be defined as single building
facilities and allowed in both the I-1 and I-2 Districts. Data center campuses, defined as
multiple building facilities, would only be allowed in the I-1 District.
• Allowance of data centers and data center campuses is to be subject to performance standards
to address potential negative impacts of the facilities:
o Data centers and data center campuses would be required to be set back a minimum
of 500 feet from CSAH 70, any existing residential use, or any residential zoning district.
The setback requirement would also apply from the jurisdictional boundary of the City
to avoid any spillover of off-site impacts into adjacent jurisdictions where the City does
not control the allowed land use. The intent of the setback requirements further
concentrates the location of potential data centers and data center campuses in areas
surrounded by other existing or planned industrial uses based on the current 2040
Land Use Plan map.
o Impacts to electric utilities from a data center or data center campus are largely
regulated beyond the City’s jurisdiction. However, an application for development of a
data center or data center campus would require an energy consumption plan to be
submitted to identify electric service needs as represented by the utility provider and
any improvements associated with the proposed use. The need for additional
transmission lines to provide service to a proposed facility would also be required to be
identified so that the potential impacts of that infrastructure can be evaluated
concurrent with the data center or data center campus proposal. Finally, all electric
utility improvements required to serve the proposed data center or data center
campus are to be paid for by the developer.
o Water use for cooling systems is a primary concern for allowance of data centers and
data center campuses. An application for approval of a data center or data center
campus would include a requirement for a water consumption plan to outline water
use requirements for the proposed use and impacts to municipal water supplies and
groundwater or surface water resources applicable to Department of Natural
Resources review. The standards specify that cooling systems must be a closed-loop
system to minimize water use or air-cooling systems must be employed.
o The cooling systems utilized by data centers and data center campuses create concern
regarding potential noise impacts, not only from the sound level but also because the
noise is constant. An application to develop a data center or data center campus would
require a noise study be submitted that details existing noise levels, outlines noise
mitigation to be employed by the facility, and estimates post-development noise
levels, which are required to comply with applicable Minnesota Pollution Control
Agency standards. A post-development sound study is also to be required to
demonstrate the accuracy of the initial study estimates and effectiveness of the noise
mitigation once the facility is operational. The setback requirement stated above is also
a means of mitigation to ensure separation from uses that may be impacted by noise
generated by a data center or data center campus.
o Data centers and data center campuses may have equipment or facilities that are not
fully enclosed within a building. The draft performance standards include a
requirement that any equipment or facility not enclosed within a building must be
screened using berms, landscaping, fences/walls, or a combination thereof. The
required screening is to be to a minimum height of 14 feet and must fully screen the
equipment or facilities from adjacent public rights-of-way and from the windows of
abutting residential dwellings. Again, the setback requirement established as a
performance standard is also intended to be a means of screening a data center or
data center campus from view of major roadways and residential uses.
o The Zoning Ordinance establishes limits for exterior lighting in Section 11-16-17 of the
Zoning Ordinance. These standards are increased for data centers and data center
campuses to limit the amount of blue light allowed, decrease the maximum intensity of
light cast at property lines, and require that exterior lighting be reduced in intensity by
50 percent during overnight hours.
Shoreland Overlay District. The following amendments are proposed within Chapter 102 of the Zoning
Ordinance regulating lands within the Shoreland Overlay District:
• The City annexed land for Airlake Airport that includes a tributary waterway. The table in
Section 11-102-9.B.2 of the Zoning Ordinance designating public waters that are subject to
regulation under the Shoreland Overlay District must be updated to include this segment of the
tributary.
• The City deals regularly with requests to expand existing homes that were constructed prior to
establishment of the Shoreland Overlay District. The Department of Natural Resources’ model
ordinance for shoreland regulations includes a provision allowing for construction of an open
deck onto an existing dwelling not meeting the minimum setback requirement from the
Ordinary High Water Level. City staff recommends including these provisions in the Zoning
Ordinance, which would allow certain improvements consistent with shoreland standards
without application for a variance.
CONCLUSION
City staff will review the proposed amendments presented in this memorandum with the Planning
Commission at a work session on 24 June 2026. City staff is requesting questions and comments
regarding the proposed amendments of the Subdivision Ordinance and Zoning Ordinance. Following the
work session, City staff will proceed to prepare final ordinance language and to notice a public hearing
for a future date to allow formal consideration of the Subdivision Ordinance and Zoning Ordinance
amendments by the Planning Commission.
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ORDINANCE NO.________
CITY OF LAKEVILLE
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE AND ZONING ORDINANCE
OF THE LAKEVILLE CITY CODE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKEVILLE ORDAINS:
Section 1. Section 10-4-2.M of the Subdivision Ordinance (Design Standards – Lots) is hereby
repealed and subsequent sections renumbered accordingly.
M. Lots Platted After February 16, 1999: All single-family residential lots in the RS-1, RS-2, and RS-
3 districts platted after February 16, 1999, shall be designed in consideration of potentials for
buildings accommodating three (3) car garages, porches and decks, etc. Said buildings and
structures are to be compatible in size and character with the surrounding area.
Section 2. Section 10-4-3.S.4.b(2) of the Subdivision Ordinance (Design Standards – Streets and
Alleys) is hereby repealed and subsequent sections renumbered accordingly.
(2) All houses shall have an attached accessory garage of three (3) stalls with
corresponding front driveway parking apron.The curb cut opening on the
street shall, however, meet established standards.
Section 3. Section 10-4-4.A of the Subdivision Ordinance (Design Standards – Easements) is
hereby amended to read as follows:
A. Width And Location: An easement for drainage and utilities at least ten feet (10') wide along front
and rear lot lines and five feet (5') wide along all abutting side lot lines shall be provided. An
easement for drainage and utilities not less than ten feet (10') wide shall be provided adjacent to all
plat boundaries when no easement exists on the abutting parcels. If necessary for the extension of
main water or sewer lines or similar utilities, easements of greater width may be required along lot
lines or across lots.
Section 4. Section 11-2-3 of the Zoning Ordinance (Rules and Definitions – Definitions) is hereby
amended to revise the following existing definition:
RESIDENTIAL FACILITY, STATE LICENSED: Any residential care program, defined by Minnesota
Statutes section 245A.02 and A state licensed residential facility, including an assisted living facility under
chapter 144G, licensed by the State of Minnesota.
Section 5. Section 11-2-3 of the Zoning Ordinance (Rules and Definitions – Definitions) is hereby
amended to add the following definitions alphabetically:
Data center: A facility within a single building used primarily for the storage, management, processing, and
transmission of digital data, which houses computer or network equipment, systems, services, appliances,
and other associated components related to digital data storage and operations, together with its accessory
and appurtenant facilities, which may also include offices, air handlers, back-up power generators, water
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cooling systems and water storage facilities, utility substations, and other associated infrastructure
necessary to support sustained operations at a data center.
Data center campus: A facility comprised of more than one data center building, but otherwise
interconnected by power supply, communication systems, power generation or other operational systems
to form a unified data center facility. This definition may include the terms “technology campus”, “cloud
computing campus” or similar phrases and terms.
Section 6. Section 11-2-3 of the Zoning Ordinance (Rules and Definitions – Definitions) is hereby
amended to repeal the following definition:
RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY: Any residential care program, defined by Minnesota Statutes section
245A.02 and licensed by the State of Minnesota.
Section 7. Section 11-15-9.B of the Zoning Ordinance (Non-conforming Buildings, Structures and
Uses – Non-Conforming Lots) is hereby amended to read as follows:
B. Required Merger Of Common Ownership Lots: Except as provided for in section 11-102-15 of this
title or as may otherwise be allowed pursuant to this chapter,
1. If in a group of two (2) or more contiguous lots or parcels of land owned or controlled by
the same person, any individual lot or parcel is nonconforming as to lot width, lot area, or
lot frontage such individualthe non-conforming lot(s) or parcel(s) shall not be sold or
developed as a separate parcel of landlot of record, except as provided for by sections 11-
15-9.B.2 or 11-16-9.C of this section, but shall be combined with adjacent lots or parcels
under the same ownership or control so that the combination of lots or parcels will equal
one (1) or more zoning lots each meeting the full lot requirements of this title or lessening
the nonconformity.
1a. The designation of a zoning lot pursuant to this section shall be approved by the
Zoning Administrator if the zoning lot complies with the lot requirements of the
district in which it is located and will have a single tax identification number.
2b. Interior lot lines within a designated zoning lot shall be disregarded in applying
setbacks and other zoning ordinance standards.
3c. The subdivision of a designated zoning lot shall be in accordance with title 10 of
this Code.
2. A lot or parcel within the Shoreland Overlay District shall be regulated by section 11-
103.15 of this title.
Section 8. Section 11-15-9.C.3.b of the Zoning Ordinance (Non-conforming Buildings, Structures
and Uses – Non-Conforming Lots) is hereby amended to read as follows:
b. Unsewered Lots: A legal nonconforming lot or parcel not having access to
Municipal sewer shall be considered buildable provided it complies with
section 11-17-19 of this title.that:
(1) The lot or parcel is a minimum of one (1) acre in area.
(2) The lot or parcel is of sufficient area and dimensions that all structures and
buildings comply with applicable setback requirements.
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(3) There is an ability to provide for a subsurface sewerage treatment system
within the lot or parcel in accordance with Minnesota Rules.
Section 9. Section 11-16-5.H of the Zoning Ordinance (General Performance Standards – Platted
and Unplatted Property) is hereby repealed in its entirely:
H. Except as may be allowed by conditional use permit and property subdivision, each lot shall have
frontage and access directly onto an abutting, improved and city accepted public street.
Section 10. Section 11-17-11.A.2 of the Zoning Ordinance (General Yard, Lot Area and Building
Regulations – Yards) is hereby amended to read as follows:
2. Terraces, steps, decks, stoops or similar structures:
a. For lots of record or preliminary platted lots established prior to March 17, 2003:
Except as may be limited within environmental protection districts, tTerraces,
steps, decks, stoops or similar structures constructed to the height of the ground
floor of the principal structure may extend up to five feet (5') of a side yard lot line
or ten feet (10') of a rear yard lot line, but not more than five feet (5') into a required
front yard or side yard adjacent to a public right-of-way.
b. For lots of record or preliminary platted lots established after March 17, 2003:
Except as may be limited within environmental protection districts,
(1) the required side yard and rear yard setbacks for terraces, steps, decks, and
stoops that are thirty inches (30") or less above grade shall be:
(1A) Side yard: Five feet (5') but not encroaching more than five feet
(5') into the required side yard adjacent to a public right- of-way.
(2B) Rear yard: Ten feet (10').
c.(2) Except as may be limited within environmental protection districts, tThe
required rear yard setbacks for steps, decks, and stoops that are more than
thirty inches (30") above grade shall be: twenty feet (20').
(A) Side yard: Equal to the side yard setback applicable to the
principal building.
(B) Rear yard: Ten feet (10’)
c. The building and structure setback requirements of the environmental protection
district shall apply.
Section 11. Section 11-17-19.A of the Zoning Ordinance (General Yard, Lot Area and Building
Regulations – Minimum Lot Area, Unsewered Lots) is hereby amended to read as follows:
A. Single-Family Dwellings:
1. Except as herein provided, tThe minimum single-family lot size is shall be ten (10) acres.
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2. The minimum lot size of ten (10) acres shall not apply to smaller separate parcels of record
in separate ownership existing prior to January 1, 1984, provided that they comply with
minimum standards for the district in which they are located or chapter 15 of this title and
that it can be demonstrated by means satisfactory to the City that the smaller parcels will
not result in groundwater, soil or other contamination which may endanger the public
health.
Section 12. Section 11-17-23.F of the Zoning Ordinance (General Yard, Lot Area and Building
Regulations – Single Family Dwelling) is hereby amended read as follows:
F. Site Plan:
1. For lots of record and preliminary platted lots having legal standing established on January
1, 1994, aAll site plans for single-family homes shall provide for the location of a two (2)
stall garage, whether or not construction is intended.
2. For lots of record established after January 1, 1994, all site plans for single-family homes
must provide for the location of a three (3) stall attached garage, whether or not
construction is intended each single family dwelling shall include an attached garage
meeting the requirements of section 11-18-7.D of this title.
Section 13. Section 11-19-13.A of the Zoning Ordinance (Off-Street Parking Requirements –
Number of Spaces Required) is hereby amended to revise the following rows:
repairfacilities each service stall plus
convenience food, auto repair, or uses not directly auto related to
Section 14. Section 11-19-13.A of the Zoning Ordinance (Off-Street Parking Requirements –
Number of Spaces Required) is hereby amended to revise the add the following row alphabetically:
Section 15. Section 11-19-13.J of the Zoning Ordinance (Off-Street Parking Requirements –
Number of Spaces Required) is hereby repealed:
J. Maximum Number Of Spaces. Construction of more than one hundred twenty-five percent (125%)
of the number of spaces required by section 11-19-13.A of this section for a specific use shall
require approval of a conditional use permit based on a parking demand study prepared by a
qualified professional.
Section 16. Section 11-21-9.B.2 of the Zoning Ordinance (Fencing/Screening/Landscaping –
Required Screening and Landscaping) is hereby amended to read as follows:
2. Detached townhouses, two family, and townhouse and multiple family uses shall comply
with the landscape requirements of the RST-12, RM-1, RM-2, and RM-3, RH-1, RH-2, M-
1, and M-2 Districts.
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Section 17. Section 11-21-9.E.1.b of the Zoning Ordinance (Fencing/Screening/Landscaping –
Required Screening and Landscaping) is hereby amended to read as follows:
b. For corner lots where the side yard abuts the major collector or arterial street,
following standards shall apply:
RS-1 RS-2 RS-3 RS-4 RST-1 RST-2
Lot width 130’ 130' 110' 95' 95'
Section 18. Section 11-23-15.R.3.a(4) of the Zoning Ordinance (Signs – General Regulations) is
hereby amended to read as follows:
(4) Each sign and the total area of all wall signs on a single elevation for an
individual tenant shall be limited to the maximum wall sign size permitted
area that is allowed for individual signs in the applicable zoning district
provisions in section 11-23-19 of this chapter.
Section 19. Section 11-23-15.X.1 of the Zoning Ordinance (Signs – General Regulations) is hereby
amended to read as follows:
1. Permanent Signs: For a subdivision having not less than three (3) lots or principal
buildings, one (1) sign shall be allowed upon recording of a final plat at each corner of an
intersection within the plat or abutting a lot or outlot within the plat with a collector or
arterial street defined by the Lakeville transportation plan, provided that:
a. The area of the face of each sign shall not exceed one hundred (100) square feet.
b. Freestanding signs shall be limited to a maximum height of:
(1) Ten feet (10') for residential uses.
(2) Twenty feet (20') for commercial, industrial, and institutional uses.
Section 20. Section 11-23-15.X.2.c of the Zoning Ordinance (Signs – General Regulations) is
hereby amended to read as follows:
c. Unless extended by the Zoning Administrator, the temporary signs and flags
allowed by this section shall only be displayed for a period not to exceed:
(1) Single family, two family, detached townhouse, and townhouse uses:
Tthree (3) years from the date a permit is issued for the sign or flag or
until building permits have been issued for one hundred percent (100%)
of the lots within a final plat or subsequent phases of the same preliminary
plat of a subdivision.
(2) Multiple family, commercial, industrial, or institutional uses:
(A) Subdivisions: Three (3) years from the date a permit is issued for
the sign or flag or until building permits have been issued for one
hundred percent (100%) of the lots within a final plat or
subsequent phases of the same preliminary plat of a subdivision.
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(B) Individual Lots: Not more than ninety (90) days after issuance of
a Certificate of Occupancy, after which the provisions of section
11-23-7.F shall govern.
Section 21. Section 11-23-19.B.1.a(4)(B) of the Zoning Ordinance (Signs – District Regulations)
is hereby amended to read as follows:
(B) One (1) dynamic display sign may be allowed for lots each lot that
are a minimum of five (5) acres in area or greater provided that:
(i) Operation: The operation of the dynamic display sign
shall require issuance of a license pursuant to section 3-
22-3 of this Code.
(ii) The sign shall be displayed only in a yard abutting a major
collector or arterial street as defined by the
Comprehensive Plan.
(iii) The sign shall be set back a minimum of fifty feet (50')
from any side or rear lot line abutting a residential district.
Section 22. Section 11-23-19.E of the Zoning Ordinance (Signs – District Regulations) is hereby
amended to read as follows:
E. Within the O-P, I-CBD, I-1, I-2, and I-23 Districts, but not those properties within the freeway
corridor district regulated by section 11-23-19.F of this section, the following additional regulations
shall apply:
1. Freestanding Signs:
a. Number Allowed: One (1) sign is allowed upon each lot.
b. Area: The area of each sign shall not exceed one hundred (100) square feet for
each sign face.
c. Height: The sign shall be a maximum height not to exceed ten feet (10').
2. Wall Signs:
a. Area:
(1) For principal buildings with a gross floor area less than forty-five thousand
(45,000) square feet.
(A) The total area of all wall signs shall not exceed one hundred (100)
square feet.
(B) The maximum area of any one (1) individual wall sign shall not
exceed one hundred (100) square feet.
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(2) For principal buildings with a gross floor area of forty-five thousand
(45,000) square feet and less than two hundred fifty thousand (250,000)
square feet:
(A) The total area of all wall signs shall not exceed four hundred (400)
square feet.
(B) The maximum area of any one (1) individual wall sign shall not
exceed two hundred (200) square feet.
(3) For principal buildings with a gross floor area of two hundred fifty
thousand (250,000) square feet or greater:
(A) The total area of all wall signs shall not exceed eight hundred
(800) square feet.
(B) The maximum area of any one (1) individual wall sign shall not
exceed for hundred (400) square feet.
b. Number. There is no limit as to the number of wall signs except as governed by
the total area of all wall signs allowed by section 11-23-19.E.2.a of this section.
c. Elevations. Wall signs may be located on any elevation of the principal structure
except that facing a side or rear lot line abutting a residential district.
Section 23. Section 11-35-3.C.2.b(1) of the Zoning Ordinance Animals – Keeping Animals) is
amended to read as follows:
(1) The maximum number of chickens allowed to be kept on a property shall
be three (3) six (6) chickens.
Section 24. Section 11-35-3.C.2.c(2) of the Zoning Ordinance Animals – Keeping Animals) is
amended to read as follows:
(2) Coop Exterior: The exterior finish of the coop shall be wood, provided that
the surfaces are painted or stained for exterior use or the wood is of proven
durability for exterior use, such as cedar, redwood, or cypress: painted
metal; or composite weather resistant material.
Section 25. Section 11-35-3.C of the Zoning Ordinance Animals – Keeping Animals) is amended
to include the following provisions:
3. Sales of eggs produced solely upon the property shall be allowed provided that:
a. Only occupants of the property are engaged in the sales operation.
b. Only temporary, unenclosed display facilities are allowed.
c. Signs:
1. One (1) sign not to exceed four (4) square feet shall be allowed to be
displayed upon the property with the sales operation.
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2. Signs shall only be displayed at times when the sales operation is closed.
Section 26. Section 11-37-3.A of the Zoning Ordinance (Motor Vehicle Fuel Facilities – Motor
Vehicle Fuel Sales, Not Including Truck Stops or Automobile Repair) is hereby amended to read as follows:
A. District Application: Motor vehicle fuel sales shall be allowed in a M-1, C-1, C-2, and C-3, and I-
1 district as a conditional use. The standards and requirements for motor fuel sales shall be in
addition to those which are imposed for other uses and activities occurring on the property.
Section 27. Section 11-37-3.D of the Zoning Ordinance (Motor Vehicle Fuel Facilities – Motor
Vehicle Fuel Sales, Not Including Truck Stops or Automobile Repair) is hereby amended to read as follows:
D. Hours: Hours of operation shall be limited within the respective zoning districts as follows, unless
extended by the city council as part of the conditional use permit.
1. M-1 district: No limit except as may be required by the city council.
2. C-1 district: Five o’clock (5:00) A.M. to eleven o’clock (11:00) P.M.
32. C-2 district: No limit except as may be required by the city council.
43. C-3 district: No limit except as may be required by the city council.
4. I-1 district: No limit except as may be required by the city council.
Section 28. Section 11-37-5.A of the Zoning Ordinance (Motor Vehicle Fuel Facilities – Motor
Vehicle Fuel Sales, Including Convenience Grocery And/Or Prepared Food, Not Including Truck Stops or
Automobile Repair) hereby is amended to read as follows:
A. Conditional Use: Motor vehicle fuel sales including convenience grocery and/or prepared food
shall be allowed in the M-1, C-1, C-2, C-3, and C-CBD, and I-1 Districts subject to approval of a
conditional use permit.
Section 29. Section 11-37-5.D.1 of the Zoning Ordinance (Motor Vehicle Fuel Facilities – Motor
Vehicle Fuel Sales, Including Convenience Grocery And/Or Prepared Food, Not Including Truck Stops or
Automobile Repair) hereby is amended to read as follows:
1. Food is to be prepackaged and warmed only and no drive-through window is provided;
convenience food may be allowed as a secondary use with approval of a conditional use
permit as provided for within the respective zoning district. Furthermore, that the enclosed
area devoted to such activity, use and merchandise shall not exceed fifteen percent (15%)
of the gross floor area.
Section 30. Section 11-50-11.F.6 of the Zoning Ordinance (RS-1 District – Uses by Administrative
Permit) is hereby repealed:
6. There shall be a minimum of three (3) garage having direct exterior access (not in a tandem
arrangement) attached to the principal building with a driveway access in front of each stall
so as to allow direct vehicle maneuvering to each of the stalls.
Section 31. Section 11-51-11.F.6 of the Zoning Ordinance (RS-2 District – Uses by Administrative
Permit) is hereby repealed:
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6. There shall be a minimum of three (3) garage having direct exterior access (not in a tandem
arrangement) attached to the principal building with a driveway access in front of each stall
so as to allow direct vehicle maneuvering to each of the stalls.
Section 32. Section 11-52-11.F.6 of the Zoning Ordinance (RS-3 District – Uses by Administrative
Permit) is hereby repealed:
6. There shall be a minimum of three (3) garage having direct exterior access (not in a tandem
arrangement) attached to the principal building with a driveway access in front of each stall
so as to allow direct vehicle maneuvering to each of the stalls.
Section 33. Section 11-53-11.F.6 of the Zoning Ordinance (RS-4 District – Uses by Administrative
Permit) hereby repealed:
6. There shall be a minimum of three (3) garage having direct exterior access (not in a tandem
arrangement) attached to the principal building with a driveway access in front of each stall
so as to allow direct vehicle maneuvering to each of the stalls.
Section 34. Section 11-53-11. of the Zoning Ordinance (RS-CBD District – Uses by
Administrative Permit) hereby amended to include the following provisions:
G. Separate living quarters that include kitchen facilities for housing multiple generations as an
accessory use within a single-family dwelling provided that:
1. The design and construction of the principal building is not a two-family dwelling as
defined by this title and shall comply with the following:
a. The area of the accessory dwelling unit shall be limited to not more than thirty (30)
percent of the gross floor area of the principal building (not including attached
accessory floor area).
b. There shall be no more than two (2) bedrooms as defined by the building code
within the accessory dwelling unit.
2. There shall be an interior connection between the main living area and accessory living
quarters that is able to be unlocked from each side of the connection and that is not secured
by a deadbolt or keyed lockset.
3. The principal building shall be served by single municipal water, sanitary sewer, gas and/or
electric utility service lines each with a single meter for the respective utility where
applicable.
4. The principal building shall have one heating and air conditioning system.
5. The property shall have one postal address.
Section 35. Section 11-58-17.E of the Zoning Ordinance (RM-1 District – Lot Requirements and
Setbacks) is amended to read as follows:
E. Private Drive Setbacks. Buildings shall be set back a minimum of twenty feet (20’) to the principal
building and thirty feet (30’) to the garage face from the back of curb line of private drives.
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Section 36. Section 11-59-17.E of the Zoning Ordinance (RM-2 District – Lot Requirements and
Setbacks) is hereby amended to read as follows:
E. Private Drive Setbacks. Buildings shall be set back a minimum of twenty feet (20’) to the principal
building and thirty feet (30’) to the garage face from the back of curb line of private drives.
Section 37. Section 11-60-17.E of the Zoning Ordinance (RM-3 District – Lot Requirements and
Setbacks) is hereby amended to read as follows:
E. Private Drive Setbacks. Buildings shall be set back a minimum of twenty feet (20’) to the principal
building and thirty feet (30’) to the garage face from the back of curb line of private drives.
Section 38. Section 11-61-15.F of the Zoning Ordinance (RH-1 District – Lot Requirements and
Setbacks) is hereby amended to read as follows:
F. Private Drive Setbacks. Buildings shall be set back a minimum of fifteen feet (15’) to the principal
building and thirty feet (30’) to the garage face from the back of curb line of private drives and off-
street parking areas.
Section 39. Section 11-61-3.F of the Zoning Ordinance (RH-1 District – Permitted Uses) is hereby
amended to read as follows:
F. Townhouses, six (6) units in a row or twelve (12) units back to backTownhomes with no more than
six (6) dwelling units per structure if in a row or no more than twelve (12) dwelling units if back to
back.
Section 40. Section 11-62-3.F of the Zoning Ordinance (RH-2 District – Permitted Uses) is hereby
amended to read as follows:
F. Townhouses, six (6) units in a row or twelve (12) units back to backTownhomes with no more than
six (6) dwelling units per structure if in a row or no more than twelve (12) dwelling units if back to
back.
Section 41. Section 11-62-11 of the Zoning Ordinance (RH-2 District – Interim Uses) is hereby
amended to include the following provisions with subsequent sections renumbered accordingly:
C. Single-family dwellings existing as of July 17, 2000, provided that:
1. The use shall be subject to the requirements applicable to single-family uses within the
RS-CBD district.
2. The interim use shall terminate upon subdivision or redevelopment of the property for a
use allowed within the RH-CBD district or as provided for by section 11-5-7 of this title.
Section 42. Section 11-62-15.F of the Zoning Ordinance (RH-2 District – Lot Requirements and
Setbacks) is hereby amended to read as follows:
F. Private Drive Setbacks. Buildings shall be set back a minimum of fifteen feet (15’) to the principal
building and thirty feet (30’) to the garage face from the back of curb line of private drives and off-
street parking areas.
Section 43. Section 11-66-7.F of the Zoning Ordinance (M-2 District – Conditional Uses) is hereby
amended to include the following provisions with subsequent sections renumbered accordingly:
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7. Drive-Through Windows: Service windows shall be allowed if the following additional
criteria are satisfied:
a. Not less than one hundred eighty feet (180') of segregated automobile stacking lane
must be provided for the service window.
b. No part of the public street or boulevard may be used for stacking of automobiles.
Section 44. Section 11-66-7.E.8 of the Zoning Ordinance (M-2 District – Conditional Uses) is
hereby amended to read as follows:
8. Signs: All signs and informational or visual communication devices shall be minimized
and shall be in compliance with chapter 23 of this title, and the following provisions:
a. Comprehensive Sign Plan: A Comprehensive Sign Plan must be submitted as part
of a conditional use permit application.
b. Freestanding Sign: A freestanding sign allowed by chapter 23 of this title shall be
a monument sign constructed as follows:
(1) The sign shall be self-supported vertically by a solid base extending
horizontally for a minimum of the entire width of the sign face. Total
height of the monument sign including the base shall not exceed fifteen
feet (15').
(2) The sign base and supporting material shall be equal to at least forty
percent (40%) of the total allowable sign square footage, and shall not be
counted toward the sign area. The base shall be attached to the ground for
its entire horizontal width of the sign. The base shall be stone, brick, or
decorative masonry and shall not contain any sign copy.
c1. Menu Signs: In addition to the freestanding sign allowed by chapter 23 of this title,
cConvenience food uses may display menu signs related to drive-through facilities
when approved subject to section 11-66-7G of this title, provided that:
(1) Not more than two (2) menu signs per drive-through lane are allowed.
(2) The menu sign(s) shall be single sided with an area not to exceed fifty (50)
square feet.
(3) The height of the menu sign(s) shall not exceed eight feet (8') including its
base or pole measured from grade to the top of the structure.
(4) The menu sign(s) shall not encroach into any principal building setback
and shall be located directly adjacent to the drive-through aisle and
oriented in such a manner so that the sign provides information to the
drive-through patrons only and does not provide supplemental advertising
to pass-by traffic and does not impair site visibility or obstruct circulation.
Section 45. Section 11-70-7.B of the Zoning Ordinance (O-R District – Conditional Uses) is
hereby repealed in its entirety subsequent sections renumbered accordingly:
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B. Commercial Activities: Retail commercial activities, provided that:
1. Merchandise is sold at retail.
2. The retail activity is located within a structure whose principal use is not commercial sales.
3. The retail activity shall not occupy more than fifteen percent (15%) of the gross floor area
of the building.
4. No directly or indirectly illuminated sign or sign in excess of ten (10) square feet
identifying the name of the business shall be visible from the outside of the building.
5. No signs or posters of any type advertising products for sale shall be located on the outside
of the building.
Section 46. Section 11-70-11.A of the Zoning Ordinance (O-R District – Uses by Administrative
Permit) is hereby amended to include the following provision and subsequent sections renumbered
accordingly:
A. Commercial Activities: Retail commercial activities, provided that:
1. Merchandise is sold at retail.
2. The retail activity is located within a structure whose principal use is not commercial sales.
3. The retail activity shall not occupy more than fifteen percent (15%) of the gross floor area
of the building.
4. No directly or indirectly illuminated sign or sign in excess of ten (10) square feet
identifying the name of the business shall be visible from the outside of the building.
5. No signs or posters of any type advertising products for sale shall be located on the outside
of the building.
Section 47. Section 11-75-3.L of the Zoning Ordinance (O-P District – Permitted Uses) is hereby
repealed in its entirety and subsequent sections renumbered accordingly.
L. Data centers.
Section 48. Section 11-86-3.T of the Zoning Ordinance (I-1 District- Permitted Uses) is hereby
repealed in its entirety and subsequent sections renumbered accordingly:
T. Data centers.
Section 49. Section 11-86-7 of the Zoning Ordinance (I-1 District – Conditional Uses) is amended
to add the following provisions with subsequent sections renumbered accordingly:
D. Data centers or data center campuses, provided that:
1. All buildings, structures, and outdoor equipment (including generators) shall be setback a
minimum of five hundred feet (500’) from:
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a. Right-of-way for CSAH 70.
b. Residential zoned property and existing residential uses.
c. Corporate limits of the City of Lakeville.
2. An energy consumption plan, prepared by a qualified licensed engineer, shall be submitted
with application for a conditional use permit outlining estimates of peak electricity demand
and strategies for mitigating strain on local power infrastructure, including proposed
improvements or alternatives to minimize the need for additional transmission lines, or
identifying the need for new or upgraded transmission lines to be installed at developers
expense to meet the use's electricity requirements.
3. A water consumption plan, prepared by a qualified licensed engineer, shall be submitted
with application for a conditional use permit outlining the total water requirements of the
use including average daily and peak water demand, impacts on municipal water supply
infrastructure, impacts on groundwater and surface water resources and available utility
capacity to serve the use. The use must utilize the use of water-efficient cooling
technologies and closed-loop cooling systems or alternative technologies that demonstrate
equal or lower water consumption. Alternative cooling methods are encouraged such as
air-cooled systems.
4. Noise: Sound generated by the use shall comply with section 11-16-25 of this title and the
following additional requirements:
a. A sound study prepared by an acoustic engineer shall be submitted with application
for a conditional use permit documenting existing baseline noise levels in the area
of the proposed use, outlining proposed sound mitigation measures to be
incorporated in construction to reduce noise and estimating proposed noise levels
of the use measured at the property lines of the lot.
b. An additional sound study shall be prepared by the operator after the use becomes
fully operational to document compliance with section 11-16-25 of this title and
that the noise generated by the use is within five (5) percent of the estimated sound
levels established by the initial sound study.
5. Generators may operate only between the hours of 9:00 am and 5:00 pm, Monday through
Friday, excluding Federal holidays, except when providing emergency electric power
during an outage, which is not a voluntary curtailment or shutdown of electric service.
6. Principal and accessory buildings shall comply with the exterior finish material and design
requirements as required in Section 11-17-9 D of this title.
7. Any accessory structures or any equipment not enclosed within a principal building shall
be fully screened to a minimum height of fourteen feet (14’) through the use of topography,
berms, landscaping, fences, and walls of in accordance with section 11-19-13 of this title
so as not to be visible from view of abutting public rights-of-way, residential districts, or
residential uses from the perspective measured at a point five feet (5’) above grade or from
the view of any window of a residential building facing the data center.
8. All exterior lighting shall comply with the requirements of Section 11-16-17 of this title
and the following:
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a. Manufacturer specifications for all sources of exterior lighting shall not exceed a
maximum Correlated Color Temperature of 3,000 degrees Kelvin.
b. All exterior lighting fixtures shall be reduced in intensity by fifty percent (50%)
between the hours of 10:00 P.M. and 5:00 A.M.
c. For a use abutting property guided by the Comprehensive Plan for residential,
public and quasi-public, or park land uses; zoned residential or public-open space
district; or developed with a residential use:
(1) All exterior lighting fixtures shall setback a minimum of fifty feet (50’)
feet from any property line.
(2) The intensity of exterior lighting measured at a setback of ten feet (10’)
from all property lines shall not exceed 0.0 footcandles.
F. Motor vehicle fuel sales with convenience grocery and/or prepared food as regulated by Chapter
37 of this title provided that:
1. The property is a minimum of four (4) acres with direct frontage to a principle arterial
Section 50. Section 11-87-7 of the Zoning Ordinance (I-2 District – Conditional Uses) is amended
to add the following provisions with subsequent sections renumbered accordingly:
F. Data centers, provided that:
1. All buildings, structures, and outdoor equipment (including generators) shall be setback a
minimum of five hundred feet (500’) from:
a. Right-of-way for CSAH 70.
b. Residential zoned property and existing residential uses.
c. Corporate limits of the City of Lakeville.
2. An energy consumption plan, prepared by a qualified licensed engineer, shall be submitted
with application for a conditional use permit outlining estimates of peak electricity demand
and strategies for mitigating strain on local power infrastructure, including proposed
improvements or alternatives to minimize the need for additional transmission lines, or
identifying the need for new or upgraded transmission lines to be installed at developers
expense to meet the use's electricity requirements.
3. A water consumption plan, prepared by a qualified licensed engineer, shall be submitted
with application for a conditional use permit outlining the total water requirements of the
use including average daily and peak water demand, impacts on municipal water supply
infrastructure, impacts on groundwater and surface water resources and available utility
capacity to serve the use. The use must utilize the use of water-efficient cooling
technologies and closed-loop cooling systems or alternative technologies that demonstrate
equal or lower water consumption. Alternative cooling methods are encouraged such as
air-cooled systems.
4. Noise: Sound generated by the use shall comply with section 11-16-25 of this title and the
following additional requirements:
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a. A sound study prepared by an acoustic engineer shall be submitted with application
for a conditional use permit documenting existing baseline noise levels in the area
of the use, outlining proposed sound mitigation measures to be incorporated in
construction to reduce noise and estimating proposed noise levels of the use
measured at the property lines of the lot.
b. An additional sound study shall be prepared by the operator after the use becomes
fully operational to document compliance with section 11-16-25 of this title and
that the noise generated by the use is within five (5) percent of the estimated sound
levels established by the initial sound study.
5. Generators may operate only between the hours of 9:00 am and 5:00 pm, Monday through
Friday, excluding Federal holidays, except when providing emergency electric power
during an outage, which is not a voluntary curtailment or shutdown of electric service.
6. Principal and accessory buildings shall comply with the exterior finish material and design
requirements as required in Section 11-17-9 D of this title.
7. Any accessory structures or any equipment not enclosed within a principal building shall
be fully screened to a minimum height of fourteen feet (14’) through the use of topography,
berms, landscaping, fences, and walls of in accordance with section 11-19-13 of this title
so as not to be visible from view of abutting public rights-of-way, residential districts, or
residential uses from the perspective measured at a point five feet (5’) above grade or from
the view of any window of a residential building facing the data center.
8. All exterior lighting shall comply with the requirements of Section 11-16-17 of this title
and the following:
a. Manufacturer specifications for all sources of exterior lighting shall not exceed a
maximum Correlated Color Temperature of 3,000 degrees Kelvin.
b. All exterior lighting fixtures shall be reduced in intensity by fifty percent (50%)
between the hours of 10:00 P.M. and 5:00 A.M.
c. For a use abutting property guided by the Comprehensive Plan for residential,
public and quasi-public, or park land uses; zoned residential or public-open space
district; or developed with a residential use:
(1) All exterior lighting fixtures shall setback a minimum of fifty feet (50’)
feet from any property line.
(2) The intensity of exterior lighting measured at a setback of ten feet (10’)
from all property lines shall not exceed 0.0 footcandles.
Section 51. Section 11-102-9.B.2 of the Zoning Ordinance (Shoreland Overlay District – Shoreland
Classification) is hereby amended read as follows:
2. Rivers:
Name Classification
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Unnamed to Vermillion River
(south branch of North Creek) Tributary (T)
Tributary (T)
Unnamed to unnamed Tributary (T)
Unnamed to unnamed Tributary (T)
Tributary (T)
Unnamed to unnamed Tributary (T)
Unnamed to unnamed Tributary (T) T 114 R 20
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T 114 R 20
Section 52. Section 11-102-17 of the Zoning Ordinance (Shoreland Overlay District –
Development Regulations) is hereby amended to add the following provisions:
J. Decks. Deck additions may be allowed without a variance to a structure not meeting the required
setback from the ordinary high water level if all of the following criteria are met:
1. The structure existed on the date the structure setbacks were established;
2. A thorough evaluation of the property and structure reveals no reasonable location for a
deck meeting or exceeding the existing ordinary high water level setback of the structure
as determined by the Zoning Administrator;
3. The deck encroachment toward the ordinary high water level does not exceed fifteen (15)
percent of the existing setback of the structure from the ordinary high water level or is no
closer than thirty feet (30’) feet from the ordinary high water level, whichever is more
restrictive; and;
4. The deck shall not be roofed or screened.
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Section 53. This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and publication
according to law.
ADOPTED by the Lakeville City Council this ____ day of _______, 2026.
CITY OF LAKEVILLE
BY: ________________________
Luke M. Hellier, Mayor
ATTEST
BY: ________________________
Ann Orlofsky, City Clerk