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Home My WebLink AboutOrd. 340 - Buildability CITY OF ANDOVER COUNTYOFANOKA STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 340 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE CITY CODE DEALING WITH BUILDABILITY, WETLAND AND STORM WATER RETENTION POND BUFFERS, AND ARCHITECTUAL PLAN REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW HOUSING CONSTRUCTION IN THE CITY OF ANDOVER. WHEREAS, the City's buildability requirements have been expanded to ensure sufficient room for the placement of a house and standard accessory structures such as decks and sheds while retaining a reasonable amount of usable back yard space, and; WHEREAS, the requirements for buffers around wetland and storm water ponds have been revised to make it clearer where the buffers are measured from, and; WHEREAS, a requirement has been added to show the amount of buildable space behind a new house on the survey when that amount is less than 20 feet; and WHEREAS, The proposed changes have been reviewed and recommended for approval by the Planning Commission. NOW THEREFOR BE IT RESOLVED, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANDOVER HEREBY ORDAINS (Underlining being newly added language and strike- outs indicating language to be removed): City Code 11-3-6-B 1. Lots Served By Municipal Sanitary Sewer: Lots served by municipal sanitary sewer shall remove all organic material and replace with granular material with no more than five percent (5%) organic material by volume for the front one hundred and ten feet (110') fl-OO!1 of depth of the lot at a minimum width of the lot as required for that zoning district by the zoning ordinance. This one hundred and ten feet (110') of buildable space shall be measured from the front propertv line and shall not include any area below the 100-year flood elevation. Citv Code 11-3-6-M Wetland Buffer: Pursuant to Title 13, Chapter 6 of this code a one rod (16.5 feet or 5 meters) wide area abutting a wetland and/or storm water pond that shall be left undisturbed or in its natural condition during the development, building and landscaping phases. The buffer strip shall not be included within the preceding one hundred and ten foot (110') fl-OO!1 buildability requirement. (Ord. 273, 9-2-2003) City Code 13-6-4 BUFFER STRIP: A one rod (16.5 feet or 5 meters) wide area abutting a wetland and/or storm water pond that shall be left undisturbed or in its natural condition during the development, building and landscaping phases. The buffer strip shall not be included within the one hundred and ten foot (110') 8-OO!j buildability requirement of Section 11- 1-4 of this code, definition of "buildable lots". City Code 13-6-5: Requirements: Buffer strips shall be established and maintained in accordance with the following requirements: 1. Buffer strips shall be identified within each lot by active protective fencing approved by the city. The developer shall be responsible for the placement of the fencing. A one rod (16.5 feet or 5 meters, measured linear) wide undisturbed buffer strip shall be maintained abutting all wetlands and/or storm water ponds during the development and building phases. (Ord. 1 14A, 7-17-2001) 2. Buffer strips shall apply to all wetlands and/or storm water ponds. Buffer strips shall be measured from the delineated wetland boundarv around wetlands and from the designated normal water level elevation surrounding storm water. sedimentation and/or rate control ponds. as identified on the grading. drainage. and erosion control plan for all new developments. 3. Bl:l.ffer strips abooieg storm vlater ponds shall be measl:lfed from the 100 year flood elevation Sl:lffOundiRg the storm water pond. City Code 9-1-4: ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN (STRUCTURE): A. Elevations Included In Permit Application: The application for a building permit, in addition to other information required by applicable laws or regulations, shall include exterior elevations of the proposed structure and drawings which will adequately and accurately indicate the height, size, design, and appearance of all elevations of the proposed structure and a description of the construction and materials proposed to be used. When the plans for a house include a slidin~ door or other access for the addition of a deck. and the deck is not to be finished prior to occupancv of the house. and there is less than twentv feet (20') of buildable space behind the house. the amount of buildable space shall be indicated on the survev submitted with the building permit application. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Andover this 20th day of February 2007. Attest: /J...vt;;-,~ t/;4 Victoria V olk - City Clerk CITY OF ANDOVER COUNTYOFANOKA STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 340 SUMMARY AN ORDINANCE AMENDING V ARlOUS SECTIONS OF THE CITY CODE DEALING WTTH BUILDABILITY, WETLAND AND STORM WATER RETENTION POND BUFFERS, AND ARCHITECTUAL PLAN REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW HOUSING CONSTRUCTION IN THE CITY OF ANDOVER. STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION AND POLICY Statutory Authorization This ordinance is adopted pursuant to the authorization and policies contained in Minnesota Statute 462. Policy The purpose of this ordinance is to increase the buildability requirement for urban lots, clarifY how buffer strips are measured around wetlands and storm water retention ponds, and require that surveys for new houses show the amount of buildable space behind the house when that amount is Jess than 20 feet. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS Jurisdiction The provisions of this ordinance shall apply to the City of Andover Enforcement The City Administrator or his/her designee shall have the authority to enforce the provisions of this ordinance. Interpretation Interpretation of the provisions of this ordinance shall be held to be the minimum requirements and shall be liberally construed in the favor of the governing body. A printed copy of this ordinance is available for inspection by any person during regular hours of the City Clerk. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Andover on this 20th day of February 2007. ATTEST: ~~~~. .~ ~~ ()...tLJ Victoria V olk, City Clerk . chael R. Gamache, Mayor