Brooklyn Center City Zoning Code
35-412 Special
Requirements In C2 Districts
35-412Special Requirements in C2 Districts1)All storage, display, service, repair or processing shall be conducted wholly within an enclosed building or behind an opaque fence or wall not less than six feet high, or high enough to completely screen the storage or other activity from view of the abutting property at ground level. Semi-trailers may not be used for the out of door storage of materials, equipment, merchandise, inventory, etc. The outdoor storage of merchandise during business hours on a private pedestrian walkway located contiguous to the primary building is not prohibited by this section. This requirement shall not apply to the out of door storage and display of new and used motor vehicles or marine craft for which a special use permit has been issued. Neither shall the requirement apply to the out of door retail sale of food at drive-in eating establishments for which a special use permit has been issued. Temporary outdoor storage and display of merchandise may be allowed by permit pursuant to Section 35-800 of this ordinance.2)Incineration of waste matter shall be conducted in approved equipment located within the building wherein the permitted use is conducted. Equipment shall be considered approved"when approved by the zoning official and sanitarian.3)Where a proposed C2 development abuts an R1, R2, or R3 district other than at a public street line, buffer provisions shall be established. There shall be provided a protective strip of not less than 35 feet in width. The protective strip shall not be used for parking, driveways, off-street loading or storage and shall be landscaped. The landscape treatment shall contain an opaque fence or wall which shall not extend within 10 feet of any street right-of-way. The fence or wall design must be approved by the City Council as being in harmony with the residential neighborhood and providing sufficient screening of the commercial area. The fence or wall shall be eight feet in height. The protective strip shall contain no structures other than the approved fence or wall.4)No building permit shall be issued until a site and parking layout has been approved as provided in Section 35-230. No parking shall be permitted within 15 feet of the street right-of-way and this 15 foot area shall be maintained as a green strip. The site layout shall include an underground lawn sprinkler system to facilitate maintenance of site landscaping and green areas.5)On developments of sufficient magnitude so as to require on-site water main, sewer main, storm sewer, or storm drainage facilities construction, plans for such utilities shall be designed by and installed under the supervision of a civil engineer registered in the State of Minnesota and shall be submitted to and approved by the City Engineer. In cases where on-site utilities construction is required, the land owner or developer shall enter into a utilities maintenance and inspection agreement with the City, which agreement shall grant the City the right to enter the development to accomplish maintenance, inspections or repairs that are in the public interest.6)Access from a local street intended primarily to serve residential development may only be allowed upon a finding by the City Council that such access will not negatively affect the residential character of that neighborhood.7)In the case of group day care facilities, outside recreational facilities shall be appropriately separated from the parking and driving areas by a wood fence not less than four feet in height; or Council approved substitute; shall be located contiguous to the day care facility; shall not be located in any yard abutting a major thoroughfare unless buffered by a device set forth in Section 35-400, Footnote 10; shall not have an impervious surface for more than half the playground area; and shall extend at least 60 feet from the wall of the building or to an adjacent property line, whichever is less, or shall be bounded on not more than two sides by parking and driving areas.