6. CITY OF COLUMBUS Industrial District ExampleCity of Columbus Anoka County, Minnesota
City Code, Chapter 7A: GENERAL ZONING REGULATIONS
SECTION 7A-779. (RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE)
SECTION 7A-780. LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (LI) DISTRICT DEFINED. The Light Industrial
District is intended to provide locations and opportunities for businesses that require more extensive land
uses, outside storage areas for non -retail goods, and facilities for production, assembly, repair, and
distribution. District uses require design and development standards that are compatible with typical
uses and screening that minimizes the impacts of extensive land uses.
[$ 7A-780 added by Ord. ]Vo. 03-03 effective Jime 19, 2003.]
SECTION 7A-781. LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (LI) DISTRICT DESCRIBED. (Refer to Zoning
Map.)
[$ 7A-781 added by Ord. No. 03-03, effective June 19, 2003, amended by Ord. No. 04-04A, effective June 3, 2004.1
SECTION 7A-782 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (LI) DISTRICT PERMITTED USES. The following
uses shall be permitted in the LI District:
A. Construction equipment sales and services.
B. Contractor shops and storage yards.
C. Welding and machine shops and similar services.
D. Production, assembly, warehousing, distribution, and similar light industrial uses, except
waste management service industries and facilities.
E. Landscaping businesses, commercial greenhouses, wholesale and retail sales of
landscaping materials.
F. Retail sales of new heavy equipment, repair of used heavy equipment, accessory to retail
sales of new heavy equipment.
G. Light Industrial Manufacturing, processing, assembling, storing, testing, or similar
industrial uses which are relatively clean, quiet, and free of objectionable or hazardous elements,
such as smoke, noise, order, or dust.
H. Wholesale sales and distribution of dry goods, hard goods, and general merchandise,
warehouses, and mini -storage warehouses.
I. Permitted uses in the Commercial/Showroom District.
J. Municipal Buildings and Facilities.
K. Single family detached dwellings and duplexes in existence in the LI District on May 1,
2003.
L. Municipal buildings and facilities.
[$ 7A-782 added by Ord. No. 03-03, effective June 19, 2003, amended by Ord. No. 04-04A, effective June 3, 2004, amended by Ord. No. 07-
03, effective July 26, 1007, amended by Ord. No. 08-03, effective April 17, 2008.1
SECTION 7A-783. LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (LI) DISTRICT CONDITIONAL USES. The
following uses shall be conditional in the LI District, according to Section 7A-540 of this Code:
A. Truck terminal facilities.
B. Steel storage buildings accessory to principal structures.
C. Conditional Uses allowed in the Commercial/Showroom District.
[f 7A-783 added by Ord. No. 03-03, effective June 191003, amended by Ord. No. 04-04A, effective Jane 3, 2004, and amended by Ord. No.
05-01. effective December 1, 2005, amended by Ord. No. 08-03, effective April 17, 2008.]
SECTION 7A-784. LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (LI) DISTRICT INTERIM USES. The following
shall be interim uses in the LI District:
A. Antennae and towers, including broadcast and television towers.
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B. Non -feedlot crop or animal agriculture.
C. Outdoor athletic facilities, including track and field stadiums, ball fields, spectator
stands; golf courses and driving ranges; horseback riding trails; ski trails; velodromes, and
snowmobile trails.
D. Outdoor facilities for entertainment events, such as outdoor theaters, outdoor music
amphitheaters, outdoor sound stages and temporary facilities, such as parking, for special events.
E. Outdoor recreational uses, such as campgrounds, private recreational fisheries, miniature
golf facilities, and archery ranges.
F. Aquaculture, including the captive breeding, feeding, and raising of freshwater game
fish, as defined by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, and including the harvesting
and fresh or fresh -frozen packaging of cleaned, whole fish, but excluding the processing or
canning of fish or fish products.
G. Temporary small business within a non -conforming residential use.
H. Off -premises signs or highway advertising or billboards, subject to the restrictions of this
Code applicable to signs.
I. Outdoor storage and rental of commercial vehicles.
J. Slaughterhouses.
K. Residential Dog Kennels associated with owner occupied residences in existence in the
LI District on May 1, 2003, subject to the standards and provisions in Section 7A -809A.
[,¢ 7A-784 added by Ord. No. 03-03, effective June 19,2003. amended by Ord No. 04-04A, effective June 3,1004, amended by Ord. No. 12-03,
effective May 17. 2012.1
SECTION 7A-785. LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (LI) DISTRICT DESIGN STANDARDS.
A. Principal structures and authorized accessory structures within the Light Industrial
District must be compatible with the predominant building appearance and style within the
District.
B. Building exteriors must consist of finished steel panels, glass panels, textured concrete
block, pre -manufactured masonry panels, brick, stucco, and similar appearances.
C. Building exposures facing public streets and dissimilar zoning districts must include a
combination of approved materials that include no more than 50% metal exteriors.
D. Landscaping must include a combination of overstory shade trees, ornamental tree,
conifers, and foundation plantings.
E. Foundation plantings may include shrubs, hedges, and perennial flowers.
F. Shade trees are preferred along property lines and parking areas to establish a canopy
effect at maturity.
G. Conifers are encouraged to be planted in combination with screening for authorized
storage areas.
H. Ornamentals and foundation plantings are encouraged to be designed and planted in
groupings to accent public exposures of the site.
I. Landscaping quantities and planting standards shall be consistent with the provisions in
Section 7A-820 of this Code.
[¢ 7A-785 added by Ord. No. 03-03, effective June 19, 2003, amended by Ord. No. 05-01, effective December 1. 2005.1
SECTION 7A-786. REQUIREMENT FOR PUBLIC UTILITIES. No use shall be approved in
the LI District without connection to public utilities, except Interim Use listed in Section 7A-784,
provided:
A. The proposed interim use and/or any associated construction activities shall not delay,
impede, or interfere with any public utilities proposed in the LI District; and
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B. The interim use permit shall require that the owner of the property connect with such
public utilities if the same are implemented by the City; and
C. If the interim use constitutes an expansion of an existing use or the development of a
new use, the applicant shall deposit with the City an amount equal to the estimated access and/or
connection charges that will be imposed and against the subject property for such public utilities,
if implemented. Such deposit shall be separately accounted for by the City and used to offset any
future access and/or connection charges for public utilities imposed against the property.
[§ 7A-786 added by Ord. No. 04-04A, effective June 3, 2004, amended by Ord. No. 07-02, effective March], 1007.]
SECTION 7A-787 PRIVATE STREETS ALLOWED. Private streets are allowed when approved
as part of a subdivision development in the LI District. Private streets are only allowed in Districts that
require public utilities and may be approved only after all owners of benefited properties of the private
street enter into an agreement with the City, including but not limited to the following minimum
provisions:
1. Granting approval of a right-of-way easement over the street to the public or to benefited
property owners, as determined by the City Attorney.
2. Granting approval of public utility and/or trail easements over the street as determined by
the City Engineer.
3. Recording the agreement on the title of the benefited properties.
4. Agreement to obtain a permit from the City for construction of private improvements
according to City standards.
5. Agreement providing for the costs of construction and maintenance of the private street
by the benefited property owners.
[$ 7A-787 added by Ord. No. 08-03, effective April 17, 2008.1
SECTION 7A-788 through SECTION 7A-789. (RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE).
[§ 7.4-788 through § 7A-789 amended by Ord. No. 08-03, effective April 17, 2008.]
SECTION 7A-790. COMMERCIALANDUSTRIAL (C/I) DISTRICT DEFINED. The purpose
of the Commercial/Industrial District is to encourage the establishment of areas for general commerce
and business, retail sales, wholesale sales, and light Manufacturing. Activities would include retail
outlets, service stations, eating and drinking establishments, and Manufacturing activities commonly
located in an serving the local market. The overall character of the District is intended to be transitional
in nature, thus industrial uses allowed in this district shall be limited to those which can compatibly exist
adjacent to commercial and lower density activities. Due to the high volumes of traffic which usually
accompany these business activities, it is absolutely necessary that C/I Districts be located on a collector
or arterial as specified by the City of Columbus Comprehensive Plan.
0 7A-790, f rmerly § 7A-750, formerly ,§ 7A-720, amended by Ord No. 02-01, effective Mav 17, 2002, amended by Ord. No. 03-03, effective
Jime 19, 2003, amended by Ord. No. 07-02, effective March 1, 2007.]
SECTION 7A-791. COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL (C/I) DISTRICT DESCRIBED. The
C/I District established upon adoption of. the City Code and as modified by subsequent ordinance
amendment is illustrated on the City of Columbus Official Zoning Map.
f,f 7A-797, formerly ,§ 7A-751, formerly ,$ 7A-721, added by Ord. No. 95-3, effective May 11, 1996 and amended by Ord. No. 02-01, effective
May 12, 2002, and amended by Ord. No. 03-03, effective June 19, 2003, amended by Ord. No. 07-02, effective March 1, 2007.]
SECTION 7A-792. COMMERCIALANDUSTRIAL (C/1) DISTRICT PERMITTED USES. The
following uses shall be permitted in the C/I District:
A. Agricultural uses, except animal feedlots.
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B. Licensed day-care facilities and licensed pre-schools, accessory to a business or retail
use and intended to serve the employees of the principal use.
C. Parking structures as an accessory to the use for which they provide parking.
D. Public pedestrian trails, but not public parks.
E. Storage Buildings. If the Accessory Building is secondary to the Principal Use, the
Accessory Building shall be roofed and painted to be harmonious with the Principal Building.
F. Accessory structures for single-family detached homes in existence in the C/I District on
May 1, 2003.
G. Municipal buildings and facilities.
hf 7A-792, formerly § 7A-752 added by Ord. No. 01-01, effective May 17, 2002, and amended by Ord. No. 03-03, effective June 19, 2003,
amended by Ord. No. 04-04A, effective Jane 3, 1004, amended by Ord. No. 07-03, effective AN 26, 2007, amended by Ord. No. 08-03,
effective Ayri/17, 2008.]
SECTION 7A-793. COMMERCIALANDUSTRIAL (CII) DISTRICT CONDITIONAL USES.
As evidenced by the Comprehensive Plan, most lands in the City of Columbus
are limited in their capacity to be developed because of poor soil conditions, relatively high water table,
lack of municipal water supply, lack of municipal sanitary sewer, and lack of municipal storm sewer.
Until these municipal facilities become available, it will be necessary for nearly all C/I uses to be
administered as Conditional Uses. The principal conditions employed to address these concerns are
environmental and include such things as (i.) non -contamination of the groundwater system through
utilization of containment systems for off-site waste disposal and lawful on-site sewage disposal systems;
(ii.) installation of lawful wells for on-site water supply; and, (iii.) installation of on-site or acquisition
and installation of off-site surface water retention areas to nullify the impact of construction of
impervious surfaces on the site. Environmental conditions are not the only conditions which may be
placed upon a CA use. Other conditions, intended to make the C/I use as harmonious as possible with it
surrounding lawful uses, may be imposed by the City Council. Cross-reference: see the General
Standards for all Conditional Uses at § 7A-563 above. The following uses shall be conditional in the CA
District:
A. Building trade/contractor offices, including company-owned vehicle repair, and
including storage of company-owned vehicles, equipment and materials.
B. Licensed day care facilities.
C. Light industrial manufacturing, processing, assembling, storing, testing, or similar
industrial uses which are relatively clean, quiet, and free of objectionable or hazardous elements,
such as smoke, noise, odor, or dust.
D. Communication towers and broadcast towers, subject the requirements of Section 7A-
816 and 7A-817.
E. Lumber yards and sales.
F. Gasoline sales and accessory convenience retail store and food service facilities.
G. Greenhouses, nurseries and retail sales of materials raised on the premises (and packaged
seeds, soils, soil amendments, gardening tools and hard accessories).
H. Implement and recreational vehicle sales and service.
I. Machine shops, welding shops, and similar service establishments.
J. Mortuaries.
K. Restaurants and cafes.
L. Retail stores and shops.
M. Appliance and electronic service repair businesses, vehicle service and repair businesses,
and body shops.
N. Used automobile sales.
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O. Veterinary clinics, animal hospitals, and Commercial Dog Kennels.
P. Warehousing and storage facilities.
Q. Other commercial uses which, in the opinion of the City Council, are of the same general
character as the Conditional Uses in this Section 7A-793 and which will not be obnoxious or
detrimental to the Commercial/Industrial District.
R. Adult Uses, subject to the standards in Section 7A-900.
[§ 7A-793, formerty § 7A-753, added by Ord. No. 02-01, effective May 17, 1002, and amended by Ord. No. 03-03, effective June 19, 1003,
amended by Ord. No. 05-01, effective December 1, 2005, amended by Ord. No. 07-02, effective March 1, 2007, as amended by Ord. No. 09-06,
effective July 30. 2009, amended by Ord. No. 12-03, effective May 17, 1012.]
SECTION 7A-794. COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL (C/1) DISTRICT INTERIM USES.
A. Pawn Shop and secondhand goods dealers.
B. Temporary outdoor facilities for entertainment events, such as outdoor theaters, outdoor
music amphitheaters, outdoor sound stages and temporary facilities, such as parking, for special
events, no more than seven (7) consecutive days or twenty (20) days in one year.
C. Yard waste (defined as grass, leaves, brush, and shrubbery) and limited City approved
source separated food waste (defined as Source -Separated Compostable Material as defined
under Minn. Stat. § 115A.03, solid.. 32a, and as amended) composting, when subordinate to a
legally established landscaping business in existence on the date of the ordinance.
D. Residential Dog Kennels associated with owner occupied residences in existence in the
C/I District on May 1, 2003, subject to the standards and provisions in Section 7A -809A.
[w 7A-794, formmiv § 7A-754, added hr Ord. No. 02-01, effective Mar 17, 2002, and amended by Ord. No. 03-03, effective June 19, 1003, and
amended by Ord. No. 09-05, effective May 21, 2009, amended by Ord. No. 12-03, effective May 17, 20121
SECTION 7A-795 COMMERCIALANDUSTRIAL (C/I) DISTRICT DESIGN STANDARDS.
I. Principal structures and authorized accessory structures within the Commercial/Industrial
District must be compatible with the predominant building appearance and style within the
District.
2. Building exteriors must consist of finished steel panels, glass panels, textured concrete
block, pre -manufactured masonry panels, brick, stucco, and similar appearances.
3. Building exposures facing public streets and dissimilar zoning districts must include a
combination of approved materials that include no more than 50% metal exteriors.
4. Landscaping must include a combination of overstory shade trees, ornamental tree,
conifers, and foundation plantings.
5. Foundation plantings may include shrubs, hedges, and perennial flowers.
6. Shade trees are preferred along property lines and parking areas to establish a canopy
effect at maturity.
7. Conifers are encouraged to be planted in combination with screening for authorized
storage areas.
8. Ornamentals and foundation plantings are encouraged to be designed and planted in
groupings to accent public exposures of the site.
9. Landscaping quantities and planting standards shall be consistent with the provisions in
Section 7A-820 of this Code.
f§ 7A-795, formerty § 7A-755, added by Ord. No. 02-01, effective May 17, 2002, and amended by Ord. No. 03-03, effective June 19, 2003, and
deleted by Ord. No. 04-04A, effective June 3, 2004.] f§ 7A-795 added by Ord. No. 08-03, effective April 17, 2008.]
SECTION 7A-796 through 7A-799. (RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE).
I§ 7A-796 through 7A-799 amended by Ord. No. 08-03, effective April 17, 2008.]
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