Memo Draft Section 153.300 Allowed Uses
City of Scandia – Draft 153.300 Allowed Uses 1
City of Scandia
Zoning & Development Code Update
October 21, 2021
TO: Mayor, City Council, and Planning Commission
CC: Ken Cammilleri, City Administrator
Evan Monson, Consulting City Planner
Chris Nelson, City Attorney
FROM: Jennifer Haskamp, AICP, SHC
RE: Working Draft Section 153.300 Allowed Uses
Introduction to Section 153.300 Allowed Uses
Attached please find the working draft of new Section 153.300 Allowed Uses of the UDC.
The purpose of this Section is to identify and regulate the use of land or property by Zoning District within
the City. The new Section consolidates the uses into one location within the code and restructures it into
tabular form. The most significant change from the existing code is that the information is organized into a
Table of Uses that is intended to make the information easier to compare across Zoning Districts. The
attached Section includes:
• A comprehensive Table of Uses organized by Zoning District (Table 2). The foundation for
development of the Table were the lists of permitted and conditionally permitted uses contained
within each Zoning District. After the uses were compiled, the descriptions were cleaned up for
consistency and repeated uses were removed. Table 2 is organized by general use categories including:
Agricultural, Residential, Commercial and Public, Semi-Public and Utility Uses.
• Table 3 was developed to consolidate Uses by Overlay District to provide a quick cross-reference to
other Chapters within the City Code that may be applicable (e.g. Shoreland Management Overlay
District, etc.)
• Table 2 includes cross references to Section 153.300.030 Use Specific Reference to make it easier to
navigate the section. The Performance Standards or Use Specific Standards are extensive, so they are
further organized alphabetically within the subsection.
• In Section 153.300.030 Use Specific Regulations several uses were edited for clarity and consistency
with process requirements. The edits/revisions were reviewed by both your planning consultant and
City Administrator, and their comments are incorporated into this draft. An overview of key changes
include:
o Refine ADUs to differentiate between detached and attached standards.
o Agritourism Enterprise was more clearly defined and the process was adjusted to ensure a
CUP is obtained appropriately.
City of Scandia – Draft 153.300 Allowed Uses 2
o Brewery, Cidery, Winery or Micro Distillery – This set of standards is new.
o Drive-through Businesses – This set of standards is new.
o Golf Courses, Driving Ranges and Clubhouses -This section was consolidated to reduce
repetition.
o Multi-family Residence (5 units+) – This section was edited to address availability of
municipal utilities.
o Retail Sales and Services – This set of standards is new.
o Rural Event Facility – This section was updated to reflect recently adopted ordinance
revisions.
o Temporary Dwelling Unit – This section was modified to reflect recent conversations with
the Planning Commission (for discussion).
o Vacation or Short-Term Rental – This set of standards is new.