Albert Lea City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE I
- IN GENERAL
Sections
- Sec. 50.0001.- Preamble.
- Sec. 50.0002. - Definitions.
- Sec. 50.0003. - Official zoning map.
- Sec. 50.0004. - Annexation.
- Sec. 50.0005. - Vacations.
- Sec. 50.0006. - Compliance.
- Sec. 50.0007. - Building requirements.
- Sec. 50.0008. - Area requirements.
- Sec. 50.0009. - Minimum requirements.
- Sec. 50.0010. - Dwelling on lot of record.
- Sec. 50.0011. - Inapplicability of certain height limitations.
- Sec. 50.0012. - Inapplicability of certain yard and frontage limitations.
- Sec. 50.0013. - Yard space.
- Sec. 50.0014. - More than one (1) principal building on lot.
- Sec. 50.0015. - Private swimming pools.
- Sec. 50.0016. - Temporary buildings.
- Sec. 50.0017. - Assembly buildings.
- Sec. 50.0018. - Accessory buildings, fences and site appurtenances.
- Sec. 50.0019. - Recreational vehicles and cabins.
- Sec. 50.0020. - Minimum grade level of county ditch 25.
- Sec. 50.0021. - Lot area and frontage where sewer unavailable.
- Sec. 50.0022. - Home occupations.
- Sec. 50.0023. - Grading, filling and excavation of land.
- Sec. 50.0024. - Liability in floodplains.
- Sec. 50.0025. - Minimum requirements for detached principal buildings in residential districts.
- Sec. 50.0026. - Public facilities.
- Sec. 50.0027. - Sexually oriented businesses.
- Sec. 50.0028. - Notification for watercourse alterations.
- Sec. 50.0029. - Notification to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) when physical changes increase or decrease the one hundred (100) year flood elevation.
- Sec. 50.0030. - National Flood Insurance Program compliance.
ARTICLE II
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY
- DIVISION 2. - BOARD OF APPEALS[2]
- DIVISION 3. - BUILDING PERMIT
- DIVISION 4. - AMENDMENTS[3]
- DIVISION 5. - CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE FOR FLOODPLAIN DISTRICTS
ARTICLE III
- DISTRICTS
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY
- DIVISION 2. - R-1 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT
- Sec. 50.0222.- Purpose.
- Sec. 50.0223. - Principal permitted uses.
- Sec. 50.0224. - Prohibited uses.
- Sec. 50.0225. - Conditional permitted uses.
- Sec. 50.0226. - Accessory uses and buildings.
- Sec. 50.0227. - Dimension requirements.
- Sec. 50.0228. - Off-street parking and loading.
- Sec. 50.0229. - Use qualifications.
- DIVISION 3. - R-2 ONE- TO FOUR-FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT
- DIVISION 4. - R-3 MULTIFAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT
- DIVISION 5. - R-O MULTIFAMILY RESIDENCE-OFFICE DISTRICT
- DIVISION 6. - R-P RESIDENTIAL PRESERVATION DISTRICT
- Sec. 50.0343.- Purpose.
- Sec. 50.0344. - Principal permitted uses.
- Sec. 50.0345. - Prohibited uses.
- Sec. 50.0346. - Conditional permitted uses.
- Sec. 50.0347. - Accessory uses and buildings.
- Sec. 50.0348. - Dimensional requirements.
- Sec. 50.0349. - Off-street parking and loading.
- Sec. 50.0350. - Use qualifications.
- Sec. 50.0351. - Landscaping.
- DIVISION 7. - B-1 NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS DISTRICT
- DIVISION 8. - B-2 COMMUNITY BUSINESS DISTRICT
- Sec. 50.0394.- Purpose.
- Sec. 50.0395. - Principal permitted uses.
- Sec. 50.0396. - Conditional permitted uses.
- Sec. 50.0397. - Accessory uses and buildings.
- Sec. 50.0398. - Dimensional requirements.
- Sec. 50.0399. - Performance, locational and site development standards.
- Sec. 50.0400. - Off-street parking and loading.
- Sec. 50.0401. - Landscaping.
- Sec. 50.0402. - Building design standards.
- Sec. 50.0403. - Prohibited uses.
- DIVISION 9. - B-3 CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
- Sec. 50.0433.- Purpose.
- Sec. 50.0434. - Principal permitted uses.
- Sec. 50.0435. - Conditional permitted uses.
- Sec. 50.0436. - Accessory uses and buildings.
- Sec. 50.0437. - Dimensional requirements.
- Sec. 50.0438. - Performance, locational and site development standards.
- Sec. 50.0439. - Off-street parking and loading.
- Sec. 50.0440. - Landscaping.
- Sec. 50.0441. - Prohibited uses.
- DIVISION 10. - B-4 FREEWAY INTERCHANGE ZONE
- Sec. 50.0454.- Definitions.
- Sec. 50.0455. - Purpose.
- Sec. 50.0456. - Principal permitted uses.
- Sec. 50.0457. - Prohibited uses.
- Sec. 50.0458. - Dimensional requirements.
- Sec. 50.0459. - Performance, locational and site development standards.
- Sec. 50.0460. - Off-street parking and loading.
- Sec. 50.0461. - Accessory uses and buildings.
- Sec. 50.0462. - Signs permitted in the B-4 freeway interchange zone.
- DIVISION 11. - IDD INTERSTATE DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
- Sec. 50.0473.- Purpose.
- Sec. 50.0474. - Principal permitted uses.
- Sec. 50.0475. - Prohibited uses.
- Sec. 50.0476. - Accessory uses and buildings.
- Sec. 50.0477. - Site plan review submittals and process.
- Sec. 50.0478. - Performance, locational and site development guidelines.
- Sec. 50.0479. - Dimensional requirements.
- Sec. 50.0480. - Signs permitted in the IDD interstate development district.
- Sec. 50.0481. - Off-street parking and loading.
- DIVISION 12. - I-1 LIMITED INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
- Sec. 50.0503.- Purpose.
- Sec. 50.0504. - Principal permitted uses.
- Sec. 50.0505. - Prohibited uses.
- Sec. 50.0506. - Conditional permitted uses.
- Sec. 50.0507. - Accessory uses and buildings.
- Sec. 50.0508. - Dimensional requirements.
- Sec. 50.0509. - Off-street parking and loading.
- Sec. 50.0510. - Performance, locational and site development standards.
- DIVISION 13. - I-2 INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
- Sec. 50.0529.- Purpose.
- Sec. 50.0530. - Principal permitted uses.
- Sec. 50.0531. - Prohibited uses.
- Sec. 50.0532. - Conditional permitted uses.
- Sec. 50.0533. - Accessory uses and buildings.
- Sec. 50.0534. - Dimensional requirements.
- Sec. 50.0535. - Off-street parking and loading.
- Sec. 50.0536. - Performance, locational and site development standards.
- DIVISION 14. - I-3 DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
- Sec. 50.0566.- Purpose.
- Sec. 50.0567. - Principal permitted uses.
- Sec. 50.0568. - Conditional permitted uses.
- Sec. 50.0569. - Prohibited uses.
- Sec. 50.0570. - Accessory uses.
- Sec. 50.0571. - Dimensional requirements.
- Sec. 50.0572. - Off-street parking and loading.
- Sec. 50.0573. - Performance, locational and site development standards.
- DIVISION 15. - AG AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT
- DIVISION 16. - PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
- Sec. 50.0617.- Purpose.
- Sec. 50.0618. - General requirements.
- Sec. 50.0619. - Uses generally.
- Sec. 50.0620. - Manufactured home parks.
- Sec. 50.0621. - Preliminary development plan filing.
- Sec. 50.0622. - Preliminary development plan approval
- Sec. 50.0623. - Final development plan approval.
- Sec. 50.0624. - Tiny home parks.
- DIVISION 17. - AZ AIRSPACE AND AIRPORT SAFETY ZONE
- Sec. 50.0650.- Purpose and authority.
- Sec. 50.0651. - Short title.
- Sec. 50.0652. - Definitions.
- Sec. 50.0653. - Air space obstruction zoning.
- Sec. 50.0654. - Land use safety zoning.
- Sec. 50.0655. - Airport map.
- Sec. 50.0656. - Nonconforming uses.
- Sec. 50.0657. - Permits.
- Sec. 50.0658. - Variances.
- Sec. 50.0659. - Hazard marking and lighting.
- Sec. 50.0660. - Airport zoning administrator.
- Sec. 50.0661. - Board of adjustment.
- Sec. 50.0662. - Appeals.
- Sec. 50.0663. - Judicial review.
- Sec. 50.0664. - Penalties.
- Sec. 50.0665. - Conflicts.
- Sec. 50.0666. - Severability.
- Sec. 50.0667. - Effective date.
- Sec. 50.0668. - Exhibit A.
- DIVISION 18. - F-1 FLOODWAY DISTRICT
- DIVISION 19. - F-2 FLOOD FRINGE DISTRICT
- Sec. 50.0729.- Flood fringe district.
- Sec. 50.0730. - Purpose.
- Sec. 50.0731. - Permitted uses.
- Sec. 50.0732. - Standards for flood fringe permitted uses.
- Sec. 50.0733. - Conditional use permits.
- Sec. 50.0734. - Standards for review of conditional uses.
- Sec. 50.0735. - Standards for public utilities, railroads, roads, and bridges in the F-2 flood fringe zone.
- Sec. 50.0736. - Standards for manufactured homes and recreational vehicles in the F-2 flood fringe zone.
- DIVISION 20. - F-3 GENERAL FLOODABLE DISTRICT
- DIVISION 21. - SHORELAND MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
- Sec. 50.0786.- Intent and purpose.
- Sec. 50.0787. - Statutory authorization and policy.
- Sec. 50.0788. - General provisions.
- Sec. 50.0789. - Shoreland classification.
- Sec. 50.0790. - Allowable land uses.
- Sec. 50.0791. - Shoreland development standards.
- Sec. 50.0792. - Special provisions for commercial, industrial, public/semipublic, agricultural, forestry and extractive uses and mining of metallic minerals and peat.
- Sec. 50.0793. - Planned developments.
- Sec. 50.0794. - Subdivision and platting.
- Sec. 50.0795. - Shoreland impact plan.
- Sec. 50.0796. - Variances.
- Sec. 50.0797. - Nonconformities.
- Sec. 50.0798. - Water supply and sewage treatment.
- DIVISION 22. - DIVERSIFIED CENTRAL DISTRICT
- Sec. 50.0809.- Purpose.
- Sec. 50.0810. - Review required.
- Sec. 50.0811. - Principal permitted uses and conditional permitted uses.
- Sec. 50.0812. - Prohibited uses.
- Sec. 50.0813. - Accessory uses and buildings.
- Sec. 50.0814. - Dimensional requirements.
- Sec. 50.0815. - Off-street parking and loading.
- Sec. 50.0816. - Performance, locational and site development standards.
- Sec. 50.0817. - Landscaping standards.
- Sec. 50.0818. - Building design standards.
ARTICLE IV
SIGNS4
Sections
- Sec. 50.0840.- Purpose, intent and findings.
- Sec. 50.0841. - Severability.
- Sec. 50.0842. - Definitions.
- Sec. 50.0843. - Administration and enforcement.
- Sec. 50.0844. - General provisions applicable to all zoning districts.
- Sec. 50.0845. - Residential districts (R-1, R-2, R-3, R-O, R-P, PD and DCD with residential uses).
- Sec. 50.0846. - Commercial districts (B-1, B-2, B-3, IDD, PD and DCD with commercial uses).
- Sec. 50.0847. - Industrial districts (I-1, I-2, I-3, and PD with industrial uses).
- Sec. 50.0848. - Dynamic display and non-dynamic display off-premises signs.
- Sec. 50.0849. - Nonconforming signs.
- Sec. 50.0850. - Substitution clause.
ARTICLE V
- OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING FACILITIES
Sections
- Sec. 50.0885.- Applicability of article.
- Sec. 50.0886. - Minimum size of spaces.
- Sec. 50.0887. - Reduction and use of parking and loading space.
- Sec. 50.0888. - Computing requirements.
- Sec. 50.0889. - Yards.
- Sec. 50.0890. - Access.
- Sec. 50.0891. - Location.
- Sec. 50.0892. - Truck or bus parking in residence districts.
- Sec. 50.0893. - Combined facilities.
- Sec. 50.0894. - Construction and maintenance.
- Sec. 50.0895. - Lighting.
- Sec. 50.0896. - Required site plan.
- Sec. 50.0897. - Required number of off-street parking spaces.
- Sec. 50.0898. - Off-street parking and loading requirements.
ARTICLE VI
PERFORMANCE, LOCATIONAL AND SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Sections
- Sec. 50.0930.- Compliance required.
- Sec. 50.0931. - Performance standards.
- Sec. 50.0932. - State standards.
- Sec. 50.0933. - Flood protection standards.
- Sec. 50.0934. - Locational and site development standards.
- Sec. 50.0935. - Landscaping.
- Sec. 50.0936. - Outdoor seating on public property.
- Sec. 50.0937. - Odor management of cannabis facilities.
- Sec. 50.0938. - Zoning design standards for specific zones and uses for cannabis, cannabis related businesses, liquor stores, sexually oriented businesses, and predominantly tobacco and tobacco paraphernalia retail and processing related occupancies.
- Sec. 50.0939. - Locational and site setback requirements for cannabis, liquor stores, sexually oriented businesses, and predominantly tobacco and tobacco paraphernalia retail and processing related occupancies.
ARTICLE VII
WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS WECS AND SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS
Sections
- Sec. 50.0961.- Applicability.
- Sec. 50.0962. - Building permit required.
- Sec. 50.0963. - Locational criteria.
- Sec. 50.0964. - Construction requirements.
- Sec. 50.0965. - Operation and maintenance.
- Sec. 50.0966. - Nonconformances.
- Sec. 50.0967. - Solar.
- Sec. 50.0968. - Definitions.
- Sec. 50.0969. - Permitted accessory use.
- Sec. 50.0970. - Principal uses.
- Sec. 50.0971. - Solar access.
- Sec. 50.0972. - Renewable energy condition for certain permits.
ARTICLE X
- CONSTRUCTION AND PERMANENT STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
Sections
- Sec. 50.1033.- Stormwater management preamble.
- Sec. 50.1034. - Stormwater management definitions.
- Sec. 50.1035. - Stormwater management scope.
- Sec. 50.1036. - Stormwater management procedures.
- Sec. 50.1037. - Related stormwater permits and regulations.
- Sec. 50.1038. - Permanent stormwater management requirements.
- Sec. 50.1039. - Construction site erosion prevention and sediment control requirements.
- Sec. 50.1040. - Small construction sites.
- Sec. 50.1041. - Compliance inspections by city or assigned agent.
- Sec. 50.1042. - Enforcement.
- Sec. 50.1060. - Chloride and salt storage.