Zoning Ordinance
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Goodhue County Zoning Ordinance Goodhue County Zoning Ordinance Amendments Adopted: June 4, 1993 Amended: August 4, 2009 Amended: May 17, 1994 Amended: February 2, 2010 Amended: July 18, 1995 Amended: August 12, 2010 Amended: December 19, 1995 Amended: October 5, 2010 Amended: April 6, 1996 Amended: December 20, 2011 Amended: July 1, 1997 Amended: June 5, 2012 Amended: June 16, 1998 Amended: August 16, 2012 Amended: May 18, 1999 Amended: June 18, 2013 Amended: July 20, 1999 Amended: October 1, 2013 Amended: June 20, 2000 Amended: December 5, 2013 Amended: September 5, 2000 Amended: April 1, 2014 Amended: October 15, 2002 Amended: August 19, 2014 Amended: November 19, 2002 Amended: September 16, 2014 Amended: February 18, 2003 Amended: April 7, 2015 Amended: September 16, 2003 Amended: June 16, 2015 Amended: March 2, 2004 Amended: May 3, 2016 Amended: April 6, 2004 Amended: December 8, 2016 Amended: August 3. 2004 Amended: February 7, 2017 Amended: September 21, 2004 Amended: February 21, 2017 Amended: March 1, 2005 Amended: April 4, 2017 Amended: September 6, 2005 Amended: December 7, 2017 Amended: November 1, 2005 Amended: January 2, 2018 Amended: December 8, 2005 Amended: April 17, 2018 Amended: July 3, 2006 Amended: November 6, 2018 Amended: September 19, 2006 Amended: December 6, 2018 Amended: October 7, 2008 Amended: June 18, 2019 Amended: December 4, 2008 Amended: August 13, 2019 Amended: May 19, 2009 Amended: September 3, 2019 Amended: July 1, 2009 Amended: June 2, 2020 Amended: October 2, 2007 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS 1 Section 1 Title 1 Section 2 Purpose 1 Section 3 Jurisdiction 1 Section 4 Scope 1 Section 5 Interpretation 1 Section 6 Severability 1 Section 7 Appeals 2 Section 8 Fees 2 Section 9 Validity 2 FUNCTIONS OF THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR, PLANNING COMMISSION, AND ARTICLE 2 BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT 3 Section 1 Enforcement 3 Section 2 Duties & Powers of the Office of Zoning Administrator 3 Section 3 Building Permit Required 3 Section 4 Planning Commission 4 Section 5 Board of Adjustment 6 ARTICLE 3 ZONING AMENDMENTS/REZONINGS/OFFICIAL MAPPING 9 Section 1 Zoning Amendments 9 Section 2 Application 9 Section 3 Procedure 11 Section 4 Action and Authorization 11 Section 5 Fees 12 Section 6 Recording 12 Section 7 Effective Date 12 Section 8 Official Mapping 12 Section 9 Adoption by Statute 12 ARTICLE 4 CONDITIONAL USES AND INTERIM USES 15 Section 1 Applicability 15 Section 2 Application for Conditional/Interim Use Permit 15 Section 3 Condtional/Interim Use Permits Within Floodplains and Shoreland Areas 16 Section 4 Notification and Public Hearing 19 Section 5 Approval, Disapproval or Modification 19 Section 6 Compliance 20 Section 7 Review 20 Section 8 Revocation 20 Section 9 Discontinuance 20 Section 10 Recording 21 ARTICLE 5 VARIANCES AND APPEALS 23 Section 1 Variances and Appeals 23 Section 2 Application for Variance 23 Section 3 Variances Within Shoreland and Floodplain 24 Section 4 Application for Appeal of Any Order, Requirement, Decision, or Determination Made By Any Administrative Official 24 Section 5 Notification and Public Hearing 26 Section 6 Recording 26 Section 7 Expiration of Variance and Appellate Decisions 26 ARTICLE 6 NON-CONFORMING USES 27 Section 1 Non-Conforming Buildings and Uses 27 Section 2 Non-Conforming Signs 27 Section 3 Non-Conforming Junkyards 28 Section 4 Floodplain Structural Alterations 28 Section 5 Nonconforming Sewage Treatment Systems 28 ARTICLE 7 VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES 29 Section 1 Criminal Violations and Penalties 29 Section 2 Relief From Personal Responsibility 29 ARTICLE 8 31 Left blank for future use ARTICLE 9 33 Left blank for future use ARTICLE 10 RULES AND DEFINITIONS 35 Section 1 Rules 35 Section 2 Definitions 35 ARTICLE 11 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS 53 Section 1 Purpose and Intent 53 Section 2 Building Regulations 53 Section 3 Lot Area Requirements 53 Section 4 Temporary Dwellings 53 Section 5 Accessory Buildings 53 Section 6 Access Drives and Access 54 Section 7 Vegetative, Tree, & Woodland Alterations 54 Section 8 Dumping and Disposal of Rubbish 57 Section 9 Exterior Storage of Automobiles 57 Section 10 Junk and/or Salvage Reclamation Yard 57 Section 11 Soil Erosion and Sediment Control 58 Section 12 Home Businesses 59 Section 13 Bed & Breakfast Inns 61 Section 14 Educational Farm Retreat 62 Section 15 Off-Street Loading and Unloading Requirements 62 Section 16 Off-Street Parking Requirements 62 Section 17 Sign Regulations 65 Section 18 Off-Premise Advertising Signs (Billboards) 68 Section 19 Amortization 68 Section 20 Inspection 68 Section 21 Additional Requirements, Exceptions, and Modifications 68 Section 22 Site Development, Landscaping, Screening, and Greenbelt Requirements for Business and Industrial Zoning Districts 69 Section 23 Environmental Review Program 70 Section 24 Preservation of Farming Practices 72 Section 25 Retreat Centers 73 Section 26 Kennels 73 Section 27 Farm Wineries 75 Section 28 Agricultural Tourism Accessory Uses 77 Section 29 Farm Market/On-Farm Markets/Roadside Stands 77 Section 30 Non-Agricultural Uses/Activities Associated With Agricultural Tourism 79 Section 31 Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) 80 Section 32 Abandoned Homesteads 81 Section 32 Contractors Yard 81 ARTICLE 12 BLUFF LAND PROTECTION 83 Section 1 Intent and Purpose 83 Section 2 Scope 83 Section 3 Boundaries 84 Section 4 General Regulations 84 ARTICLE 13 CONFINED FEEDLOT REGULATIONS 87 Section 1 Intent 87 Section 2 Adoption by Reference of State Regulations 87 Section 3 Application Procedure 87 Section 4 General Requirements 88 Section 5 Feedlots Requiring a Conditional Use Permit 88 Section 6 Information Required For a Conditional Use Permit 90 Section 7 Required Setbacks for New Facilities 90 Section 8 Manure Application Setbacks 91 Section 9 Standards for Earthen Storage Basins & Concrete Pits (MPCA) 92 Section 10 Feedlot Permits with Potential Pollution Hazards 92 ARTICLE 14 MINERAL EXTRACTION 93 Section 1 Purpose 93 Section 2 Definitions 93 Section 3 Exceptions from Permit Requirements 93 Section 4 Mineral Extraction Permit Required 95 Section 5 Conditional/Interim Use Permit Application Requirements for New Mineral Extraction Facilities 96 Section 6 Application Requirements for Registration/Land Use Permits and Conditional/Interim Use Permits 102 Section 7 Mining Technical Evaluation Panel Procedures 109 ARTICLE 15 ESSENTIAL SERVICES 111 Section 1 Purpose and Intent 111 Section 2 Scope of Regulations 111 Section 3 Exempt From Regulations 111 Section 4 Essential Service Facilities Procedure 111 Section 5 Essential Service Construction Standards 112 ARTICLE 16 MANUFACTURED/MOBILE HOME PARKS 113 Section 1 Intent 113 Section 2 Application 113 Section 3 Performance Standards for Mobile Home Parks 113 Section 4 Mobile Home Park Lots 114 Section 5 Mobile Home Stands 115 Section 6 Park Management 115 Section 7 Campground and Recreation Vehicle Site Regulations 116 ARTICLE 17 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITIES 119 Section 1 Purpose 119 Section 2 Definitions 119 Section 3 Applicability 120 Section 4 General Requirements 120 Section 5 Prohibitions 121 Section 6 District Requirements 121 Section 7 Performance Standards 122 Section 8 Permit Requirements 125 Section 9 Transferability 127 ARTICLE 18 WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM REGULATIONS 129 Section 1 Purpose 129 Section 2 Definitions 129 Section 3 Procedures 132 Section 4 District Regulations 134 Section 5 Requirements and Standards 137 Section 6 Stray Voltage Testing For Commercial WECS Projects 139 Section 7 Preliminary Acoustic Study For Commercial WECS Projects 139 Section 8 Local Emergency Services Notification Requirements for Commercial WECS Projects 140 Section 9 Other Applicable Standards 140 ARTICLE 19 SOLAR ENERGY (SES) REGULATIONS 141 Section1 Purpose 141 Section 2 Definitions 141 Section 3 General Purposes 142 Section 4 Solar Energy System Standards 142 Section 5 Applications for Solar Energy Systems 144 Section 6 Decommissioning 146 Section 7 Permitted Uses, Conditional Uses or Interim Uses for Solar Energy Systems 146 ARTICLE 20 ZONING DISTRICTS AND DISTRICT PROVISIONS 149 Section 1 Zoning Districts 149 Section 2 Zoning Map 149 Section 3 District Boundaries 149 Section 4 Zoning Boundary Interpretation 149 Section 5 Permitted Uses 150 Section 6 Uses Not Provided for in Zoning District 150 Section 7 Table of Uses 150 ARTICLE 21 A-1, AGRICULTURAL PROTECTION DISTRICT 153 Section 1 Purpose 153 Section 2 Permitted Uses 153 Section 3 Conditional Uses and Interim Uses 153 Section 4 Accessory Uses and Structures 153 Section 5 General District Regulations 153 Section 6 General Regulations 154 ARTICLE 22 A-2, AGRICULTURE DISTRICT 155 Section 1 Purpose 155 Section 2 Permitted Uses 155 Section 3 Conditional Uses and Interim Uses 155 Section 4 Accessory Uses and Structures 155 Section 5 General District Regulations 155 Section 6 General Regulations 156 ARTICLE 23 A-3, URBAN FRINGE DISTRICT 159 Section 1 Purpose 159 Section 2 Permitted Uses 159 Section 3 Conditional Uses and Interim Uses 159 Section 4 Accessory Structures and Uses 159 Section 5 General District Regulations 159 Section 6 General Regulations 161 Section 7 Joint Powers Review 161 ARTICLE 24 R-1, SUBURBAN RESIDENCE DISTRICT 163 Section 1 Purpose 163 Section 2 Permitted Uses 163 Section 3 Conditional Uses and Interim Uses 163 Section 4 Accessory Uses 163 Section 5 Lot Size, Setback, Yard and Height Requirements 163 Section 6 General Regulations 165 167 ARTICLE 25 B-1, GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT Section 1 Purpose 167 Section 2 Permitted Uses 167 Section