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Home My WebLink About1997 05-01 PCP PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER MAY 1, 1997 STUDY SESSION 1. Call to Order- 7:30 p.m. 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Minutes -April 17, 1997 4. Chairperson's Explanation The Planning Commission is an advisory body. One of the Commission's functions is to hold public hearings. In the matters concerned in these hearings, the Commission makes recommendations to the City Council. The City Council makes all final decisions. 5. Discussion Items: a. An ordinance amending Chapter 35 regarding telecommunications towers and telecommunications facilities. b. An ordinance amending Chapter 35 regarding buildings in R-1 and R-2 districts. c. 50's Grill 6. Other Business 7. Adjournment ;r DRAF T CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held on the day of , 1997, at— p.m. at the City Hall, 6301 Shingle Creek Parkway, to consider . . . Auxiliary aids for persons with disabilities are available upon request at least 96 hours in advance. Please contact the City Clerk at 569-3300 to make arrangements. ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 35 OF THE CITY ORDINANCES REGARDING TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWERS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES... THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Chapter 35 of the City Ordinances of the City of Brooklyn Center is amended in the following manner: Section 35-900. Definitions Antenna Support Structure any building or other structure 75 ft. in height-or- taller other than a telecommunications tower which can be used for location of telecommunications facilities. Co Location the location of wireless telecommunications equipment from more than one provider on one common tower building or structure, Stealth aLiy telecommunications tower or telecommunications facili y whic is designed to blend into the surrounding environment. Telecommunications Facilities Cables wires lines wave guides antennae and other equipment or facility associated with the transmission or reception of communications which a person seeks to locate or install upon or near-a tower or antenna support structure The term Telecommunications Facilities shall not include: a. Any satellite earth station two meters in diameter or less which is located in an area zoned industrial or commercial: lZ. Any satellite earth station antenna one meter or less in diameter. regardless of zoning category as licensed by the Federal Amateur radio operators equipment i, - _�! !� � • !_• L • ._fir - ! • . _•- !. -t - • • • • IA all 0 t • r • ! ! IRMPM • •l�_.� _ • • • -- ' • •off _ _ t• I .t r � C t • •1_�l f •_ • OWN !.! 1l •!• ! !• • milli r' t' M • • • • r Resolution No. • telecommunications facilities comparable in weight. size. and surface area. 4. Telecommunications towers are prohibited on propeM the use of which includes the storage. distribution. or sale of volatile. flammable. explosive or hazardous materials such as LP gas. propane. gasoline. natural ,gas, and corrosive or dangerous chemicals. 5 All telecommunications towers shall be setback on all sides a distance equal to the setback requirement for structures in the applicable zoning district. Said towers may not be located in a front ,yard or side corner yard between a principal structure and a public street. 6. All telecommunications towers must be designed and certified by an Engineer to be structurally sound and. at minimum. in conformance with the Minnesota State Building Code and all other construction standards set forth by City regulation and Federal and State law. 7. Telecommunications towers shall be separated from residentially zoned lands by a minimum distance of twice the height of the proposed tower. • 8. Telecommunications towers shall not be artificially lighted except when required by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). 9. Telecommunications towers not requiring FAA painting or marking shall have an exterior finish of stealth design. 10. Any fences constructed around or upon parcels containing telecommunications towers antenna support structures or telecommunications facilities shall be constructed in accordance wit screening requirements in the applicable zoning district unless more stringent fencing requirements are required by FCC regulations. No barbed or razor wire fencing is allowed. 11. Landscaping on parcels containing telecommunications towers antenna support structures or telecommunications facilities must be in accordance with the landscape point system developed by the Planning Commission, Utility buildings and structures accessory to a tower must be designed to blend in with the surrounding environment and to meet setback requirements as provided for in the applicable zoning district. Ground mounted equipment must be screened from view by suitable vegetation or other screening device. rRAFT Resolution No. 2 No telecommunications tower or portion thereof, shall be used for the • posting of signs or advertising other than required warning signs, Said signs must be in compliance with the Sign Ordinance 13. All telecommunications towers telecommunications facilities and antenna support structures shall at all times be kept and maintained in good condition order and repair so that the same shall not be a danger to the public. 14. Any telecommunications facilities which are not attached to a telecommunications tower may be permitted as an accessory use to any antenna support structure at least 75 ft tall regardless of the zoning restrictions applicable to the zoning district where the structure is located The telecommunications facility and antenna support structure must comply with the provisions of the Minnesota State Building Code. No such structure or facility shall be built constructed or erected without first having obtained a building_permit from the building official. 15. Telecommunications facilities are permitted upon City-owned water towers provided an approved lease agreement with the City has been • executed and a building permit from the Building Official has been obtained. 16. Any telecommunications tower, telecommunications facility and/or antenna support structure that is not used for telecommunications purposes for one year shall be deemed abandoned and the property owner shall remove the tower facility and/or antenna in the same manner and pursuant to the procedures as for dangerous or unsafe structures established by Minnesota Statues Section 463.15 through 463.26. If the owner fails to remove the tower facility and/or antenna after one year it may be removed by the City with costs of such removal assessed against the property owner of the site Section 3. This ordinance shall become effective after adoption and upon thirty days following its legal publication. Adopted this day of , 1997. Mayor • Resolution No. ATTEST: Clerk Date of Publication Effective Date (Brackets indicate matter to be deleted, underline indicates new matter.) DRAFT CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER • Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held on the day of , 1997, at _p.m. at the City Hall, 6301 Shingle Creek Parkway, to consider . . . Auxiliary aids for persons with disabilities are available upon request at least 96 hours in advance. Please contact the Personnel Coordinator at 569-3300 to make arrangements. ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 35 OF THE CITY ORDINANCES REGARDING BUILDINGS IN Rl AND R2 DISTRICTS. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Chapter 35 of the City Ordinances of the City of Brooklyn Center is amended in the following manner: Section 35-530, BUILDINGS IN Rl AND R2 DISTRICTS. In Rl and R2 districts every building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be located on a lot, and in no case shall there be more than one principal building on one lot. The term "principal building" shall be given its common, ordinary • meaning; in case of doubt, or on any question of interpretation, the decision shall rest with the zoning official. 1. No accessory building, unless an integral part of the principal building, shall be erected, altered, or moved, within six feet of the principal building, as measured from exterior wall to exterior wall. No accessory building shall be erected, altered, or moved within six feet of another accessory building, as measured from exterior wall to exterior wall. 2. Accessory buildings may not be erected within the side yard adjacent to the street of a corner lot. 3. No accessory building shall exceed 15 feet in height. 4. No accessory building shall be provided with sanitary sewer facilities. [4] No basement, cellar, garage, tent, or accessory building shall at any time be used as a residence or dwelling, temporarily or permanently. . 1 DRAFT Resolution No. [5] 6. All dwellings shall be on permanent foundations which comply with the • State Building Code and which are solid for the complete circumference of the dwelling, except that accessory used such as screened or enclosed porches, canopies, decks, balconies, stairs, etc., may be placed on a noncontinuous permanent foundation as approved by the Building Official. [6] 7 The width and the depth of the main portion of any dwelling built after July 23, 1983, shall be no less than 18'. Section 3. This ordinance shall become effective after adoption and upon thirty days following its legal publication. Adopted this day of , 1997. Mayor ATTEST: Clerk Date of Publication Effective Date (Brackets indicate matter to be deleted, underline indicates new matter.) 2 •