HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-04 04-25 COCITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held on the 25th day of April, 2016, at 7:00
p.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard at the City Hall, 6301 Shingle Creek
Parkway, to consider an Ordinance Amending Chapter 35 of the City Ordinances regarding decks
and porches as an allowable encroachment into certain residential yard setback areas, and adding
new definitions of deck and porches.
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ORDINANCE NO. 2016-04
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 35 OF THE CITY CODE OF
ORDINANCES REGARDING DECKS AND PORCHES AS AN ALLOWABLE
ENCROACHMENT INTO CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL YARD SETBACK
AREAS AND ADDING NEW DEFINITIONS OF DECKS AND PORCHES.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Brooklyn Center City Code, Section 35-400 is amended as follows:
Section 35-400. TABLE OF MINIMUM DISTRICT REQUIREMENTS.
The following shall not be considered as encroachments on yard setback
requirements:
a.In any yards: Off-street open parking spaces; ramps and landings
providing handicap accessibility to a principal structure: terraces; awnings;
canopies; front entry steps and landings not 3xcccding 10 04 of the area of
tho yard; roofed portico or enclosed vestibule not exceeding 36 sq. ft. in
iz chimneys; flagpoles; air conditioner condensers; temporary seasonal
swimming pools; opaque fences, hedges, or walls provided they shall not
exceed four feet in height in front yards and provided they do not impede
vision within the sight triangle described in Section 35-560, or a clear
view of the address of the principal building. Fences, hedges, or walls
may exceed four feet in height alongside interior property lines. No fence,
hedge or wall shall be allowed which constitutes an unsafe sight
obstruction for pedestrians or motor vehicle operators.
b.In rear yards: Recreational and laundry drying equipment; arbors and
trellises; balconies limited to 15% of the yard area; breezeways, open
porches; detached outdoor living rooms (patios).
ORDINANCE NO. 9016-04
C. In front yards and corner side yards: Decks may encroach up to six feet
(6') into the setback areas provided:
1)The entire encroachment, including stairs and attachments, must
not exceed 100 square feet in area:
2)The deck provides access to the main entrance of the principal
dwelling;
3)The floor of the deck is no higher than the threshold of the main
entrance to the principal dwellina;
4)The underside of the deck, when viewed from the street, must be
screened with a decorative lattice, skirt board, landscaping or
combination of materials to at least fifty percent (50% opaque:
and
5) The deck must be constructed with quality materials, maintained in
in good condition, and architecturally compatible with the
principal dwelling to the greatest extent reasonably possible.
d. In front yards and corner side yards: Enclosed or Unenclosed Porches may
encroach up to ten feet (10') into the setback areas provided:
1)The porch must maintain a minimum 25-foot setback from the
front lot line: 10-foot setback from a side interior lot line: and 20-
foot setback from any street corner side-yard lot line, with steps
and/or accessibility ramps excluded from this provision:
2)The width of the porch shall not exceed 20-feet along the front
e dge of the dwellina, and the maximum allowable size of the porch
shall not exceed 200 sq. ft. in area:
3)The floor of the porch is no higher than the threshold of the main
entrance:
4)No part of an enclosed porch may be used for year-round living
space;
5)In cases where a corner lot dwelling has separate front-door
entrances on each street-side, only one porch encroachment is
allowed:
6)The underside of the porch must be screened with a decorative
lattice, skirt board, landscaping or combination of materials, which
is at least fifty percent (5 0%) opaque when viewed from the street:
and
ORDINANCE NO. 2016-04
7) All new elements and features of the porch, including the roof.
must be architecturally compatible with the principal dwelling.
Section 2. Brooklyn Center City Code, Section 35-900 is amended by adding definitions
as follows:
Section 35-900. DEFINITIONS.
DECK - A horizontal, unenclosed, above-ground, level platform without a roof.
which may be attached or unattached to a principal dwelling, including any attached
railings, seats, trellises, or other features not more than 36 inches above the platform, and
which platform is functionally related to a principal use. An unattached deck is
considered an accessory structure in any yard, wetland, floodplain, or river corridor
critical area.
PORCH. ENCLOSED - A horizontal roofed platform attached to an entrance of a
dwelling, with an integrated wall system consisting of roof support members such as
pillars, posts or columns, and which is fully enclosed by walls, screens, windows, or
removable storm-windows that cannot be accessed from the outside except through a
door that is capable of being locked.
PORCH. UNENCLOSED - A horizontal roofed platform attached to an entrance
of a dwellina, with a roof support system consisting of pillars, posts or columns, which
may or may not have railings or knee-wall railin g s no higher than 36-inches from the
platform level, and which does not include walls, screens, windows, or doors.
Section 3. This ordinance shall become effective after adoption and upon thirty days
following its legal publication.
Adopted this 25th lay of April
Mayor
AEST:
City Clerk
Date of Publication May 5 , 2016
Effective Date June 4 '2016
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