Crosby City Zoning Code

DISTRICTS

§ 154.030 ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICTS.

The following district classifications are established within the city:

(A) R-1 Single- and Two-Family Residential District;

(B) R-2 Multiple-Family Residential District;

(D) B-1 Central Business District;

(E) B-2 Highway Commercial District;

(F) I Industrial District;

(G) P Public/Parks; and

(H) Shoreland and Floodplain Overlay District.

(Prior Code, § 13.13) (Ord. 2015-01, passed - -)

§ 154.031 ZONING DISTRICT APPLICATION.

(A) The boundaries of the districts enumerated in this division are established and adopted as shown upon the map on file in the office of the Zoning Administrator, designated the “Official Zoning Map of the City of Crosby, Minnesota,” and as subsequently amended and bearing the signatures of the Mayor and City Clerk-Treasurer, which map with all notations, references, data, and other information shown on the map is made part of this chapter as if fully set forth in this section.

(B) All land which may hereafter become a part of the city through annexation shall be automatically classified in the R-1 Single- and Two-Family Residential District until otherwise changed by amendment procedure as prescribed by §§ 154.006 and 154.009 to 154.014.

(Prior Code, § 13.14)

§ 154.032 ZONING DISTRICT BOUNDARIES.

The boundaries of districts are the centerlines of streets, the centerlines of alleys, the rear lot lines where there are no alleys, the side lines of recorded lots, or designated distances where land is unplatted.

(Prior Code, § 13.15)

§ 154.033 USES NOT PROVIDED FOR WITHIN ZONING DISTRICTS.

Whenever in any zoning district a use is neither specifically permitted nor denied, the use shall be considered prohibited. In such case, the City Council, the Planning Commission, or a property owner may request a study by the city to determine if the use is acceptable and if so what zoning district would be most appropriate and the determination as to conditions and standards relating to development of the use. The City Council and/or Planning Commission upon receipt of the staff study may, if appropriate, initiate an amendment to this chapter to provide for the particular use under consideration or may find that the use is not compatible for development within the city.

(Prior Code, § 13.16)

§ 154.034 LOT STANDARDS CHART.

The following chart shows lot size and dimension standards.

Lot Size and Dimension Standards
	R	R-1	R-2	R-3	Shoreland Overlay	B-1 CBD	B-2 Highway	I	Public	DMU
Lot Size
Single-family		5,000 s.f.	5,000 s.f.	5,000 s.f.		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	5,000 s.f.
Duplex		10,000 s.f.	7,500 s.f.							5,000 s.f.
Triplex			7,500 s.f.							5,000 s.f.
Quad			10,000 s.f.							5,000 s.f.
Each additional			1/2,500 s.f.							N/A
Unsewered					20,000 s.f.
Sewered (riparian)					15,000 s.f.
Sewered (non-riparian)					10,000 s.f.
Lot Width						N/A	100 feet	100 feet	N/A	50 feet
Single-family		50 feet
Duplex		100 feet
Triplex		100 feet
Quad		125 feet
Unsewered					100 feet
Sewered (riparian)					75 feet
Sewered (non-riparian)					75 feet
Structure Setbacks
Front	25 feet	20 feet	20 feet	25 feet		0 feet	25 feet	25 feet	25 feet	0 feet
Side	25 feet	5 feet	5 feet	10 feet		0 feet	10 feet	10 feet	10 feet	0 feet
Rear	25 feet	10 feet	10 feet	10 feet		0 feet	20 feet	20 feet	20 feet	10 feet
Accessory building height	15 feet	15 feet	15 feet	15 feet	25 feet	25 feet	25 feet	25 feet	15 feet	25 feet
Accessory building setbacks	See 154.165					Standard setbacks as outlined above
Building height	35 feet	35 feet	45 feet	20 feet	35 feet	45 feet	35 feet	35 feet	25 feet	35 feet
Impervious coverage (percent)	25	40	45	40	20	100	25	25	30	100
Lakeshore sewered (riparian)	75 feet				50 feet
Lakeshore unsewered	75 feet				75 feet
Maximum density	one unit per acre

(Prior Code, § 13.17) (Ord. 2014-06a, passed - -; Ord. 2015-01, passed - -; Ord. 2016-07, passed 6-22-2016; Ord. 2017-05, passed - -; Ord. 2020-04, passed 8-24-2020; Ord. - -, passed 1- -2021; Ord. 2022-07, passed 12-12-2022; Ord. 2022-08, passed 12-27-2022, Ord. 2023-1, passed 1-23-2023; Ord. 2026-01-0126, passed 1-26-2026)

§ 154.035 LAND USE CATEGORIES CHART.

Land Use Classification Chart
Use	District
	R	R-1	R-2	R-3	B-1 CBD	B-2 High	I	P	DMU
Accessory storage container	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Accessory structures	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Adult use							C
Agriculture (other than keeping of animals)						C	C	C
Automobile repair (major)					C	C	P		C
Automobile sales					C	C	C		C
Automobile salvage yard							C
Bed and breakfast		C	C	C	C	C			C
Body art establishment					P	P			P
Brewery with taproom					C	C			C
Campgrounds	C					C		C
Cannabis cultivation (commercial)							IUP
Cannabis manufacturer							IUP
Cannabis retail					P
Cannabis wholesale							IUP
Cemetery								C
Church		C	C	C		C		C
Clear cutting					P	C	C		P
Commercial- linked housing					C				P
Commercial use, other (not classified)					C	C			C
Community recreation center	C	C			C	C		C	C
Contractor shop (i.e., plumber/electrician)					P	P	P		P
Controlled access lots		C	C	C				C
Cutting, select	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Day care centers		C	C	C	P	P			P
Dirt moving >50 cu. yds. (nonshoreland )	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Dirt moving >50 cu. yds. (shore impact zone)	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C
Dirt moving >50 cu. yds. (shoreland nonimpact zone)	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Dirt moving between 10 cu. yds. and 50 cu. yds. (shore impact zone)	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
Drive-in restaurant					C	C
Drive-through windows						C
Dwelling, duplex		P	P	C	P	P			P
Dwelling, manufactured housing		C	C	P		C			P
Dwelling, multi- family			C	C		C			P
Dwelling, single-family		P	P	C		P	C		P
Dwelling, triplex or quad			P	C					P
Dwelling, upper level					P				P
Extractive use (mining)							C	C
Gas stations (with minor repairs)					C	C	P		C
Golf course (including accessory uses)	C	C	C	C				C
Government buildings	P				C	C		P	C
Greenhouse with retail sales					C	C	C		C
Historical sites/buildings	P	P	P	P	P	P		P	P
Home occupation		C	C	C	C	C			C
Hostel					P	P			P
Hotel/motel					P	P			P
Impervious coverage >30% in shoreland					C	C			C
Landscaping/dirt working company						C	C
Laundromat					P	P			P
Liquor, off-sale					P	P			P
Liquor, on-sale					P	P			P
Long-term care facility				C	C	C	C		C
Lumberyard warehouse/sales							P
Manufactured home park				C
Manufacturing, limited							P
Marinas
Medical facilities		C	C	C	C	C			C
Nursing home/care center			C	C		P
Outside storage/display of goods (>2 months)					P	P
Packaging/warehouse							P
Parks, active	P							P
Parks, passive	P							P
Professional office building					P	P	P		P
PUD, commercial	C				C	C			C
PUD, residential		C	C	C					C
Recreational equipment rental business	C								C
Recycling center					C	C	C
Restaurants/cafes					P	P			P
Retail stores					P	P			P
Schools/educational buildings		C	C	C					C
Semi-public use	P	C	C	C	P	P	P	P	P
Service-based businesses					P	P			P
Sewage/water treatment facilities							P	P
Sign, area identification		C	C	C	C	C	C		C
Sign, commercial identification					P	P	P		P
Sign, off-site					C		C
Sign, residential identification		P	P	P					P
Small engine repair					P	P	P		C
State licensed residential facilities		C	C	C				C	C
State licensed residential facilities (<6 unrelated occupants)		P	P	C		P	C		P
Theaters (indoor)					P	P	P		C
Touring business	C
Vacation rental (commercial)					P
Vehicle repair shop (with major repairs)					C	C	P
Walk-up window					P	P			P
Water-oriented accessory structures		C	C	C
Welding shop					C	C	P
C - Denotes conditionally permitted use
P - Denotes permitted use
Blank - Denotes prohibited use

(Prior Code, § 13.18) (Ord. 2013-5, passed 11-12-2013; Ord. 2014-07, passed - -; Ord. 2015-01, passed - -; Ord. 2016-02, passed - -; Ord. 2017-01, passed - -; Ord. 2017-05, passed - -; Ord. 2018-01, passed - -; Ord. 2018-02, passed - -; Ord. 2018-04, passed - -; Ord. 2020-01, passed 4-27-2020; Ord. 2022-05, passed 7-25-2022; Ord. 2023-04, passed 9-25-2023; Ord. 2024-04, passed - - ; Ord. 2025-4, passed - -2025; Ord. 2026-02-0126, passed 1-26-2026)

§ 154.036 ACCESSORY STORAGE CONTAINERS.

In all zoning districts, the use of accessory storage containers, and other similar structures or containers for storage on a lot is allowed by permit, but in no event shall such containers be present for more than 90 days in any one-year period. This restriction shall not apply to construction storage containers used on-site during a construction project provided all required permits are obtained for the project, the project remains in compliance, and the containers are removed from the property upon completion of the project. Accessory storage containers shall comply with the standard setback requirements for accessory structures.

(Ord. 2018-04, passed - -)