Subd. 1. Purposes of Airport - Office. The purposes of the Airport - Office District (A-OFC) are to:

A.

Provide opportunities for offices of a semi-commercial character to locate outside of commercial districts;

B.

Establish and maintain in portions of the City the high standards of site planning, architecture, and landscape design sought by many business and professional offices;

C.

Provide adequate space to meet the needs of modern offices, including off-street parking of automobiles and, where appropriate, off-street loading of trucks;

D.

Provide space for semi-public facilities and institutions that appropriately may be located in office districts;

E.

Minimize traffic congestion and avoid the overloading of utilities by preventing the construction of buildings of excessive size in relation to the amount of land around them; and

F.

Protect offices from noise, disturbance, traffic hazards, safety hazards, and other objectionable influences incidental to certain commercial uses.

Subd. 2. Permitted Uses. Refer to the table in Section 11.05.

Subd. 3. Building Bulk and Dimension Standards.

A.

The following minimum standards apply in the Airport Office district, unless otherwise noted:

B.

The following minimum standards apply for all accessory structures in the Airport Office district, unless otherwise noted:

(Source: Ordinance No. 04-2025, § 8, 3-4-2025)

Subd. 4. Requirements and Conditions. In addition to those other provisions in this Chapter that are applicable to all zoning districts or specifically apply to the Airport-Office District, the following conditions and requirements apply to the Airport-Office District:

A.

All professional pursuits and businesses must be conducted entirely within a completely enclosed structure, except for off-street parking and loading areas.

B.

Acceptable, approved sanitary sewer service must be provided to all occupied structures.

Subd. 5. Aeronautical Uses. Aeronautical Uses and Aeronautical Development Projects are not subject to the terms or conditions of the City Code.

Subd. 6. Restrictions. In addition to the requirements set forth in this section, construction of any building or structure situated within the Airport - Office District must comply with all federal and state statutes, regulations, rules, laws, restrictions, guidance, and directives, and Metropolitan Airports Commission rules and regulations concerning aeronautical safety and operation within the Flying Cloud Airport and runway protection zones.

Subd. 7. General Provisions. Refer to Section 11.08 for provisions that apply to all zoning districts.

Subd. 8. Landscaping. Landscaping and screening is required pursuant to Section 11.42.

Subd. 9. Parking and Off-street Loading. Refer to in Section 11.43 for parking and off-street loading. standards.

Subd. 10. Architectural Standards. Refer to Section 11.46 for architectural standards.

Subd. 11. Signs. Refer to Section 11.70 for sign regulations.

Subd. 12. Shoreland Management. Refer to Section 11.50 for shoreland management standards.

Subd. 13. Wetlands. Refer to Section 11.51 for wetland protection standards.

Subd. 14. Land Alteration, Tree Preservation, and Stormwater Management. Refer to Section 11.55 for regulations regarding land alteration, tree preservation, and stormwater management.

Subd. 15. Sloped Ground Development and Regulations. Refer to Section 11.60 for sloped ground development regulations.

Subd. 16. Floodplain. Refer to Section 11.45 for floodplain regulations.

(Source: Ordinance No. 20-2023, 12-14-2023; Ordinance No. 13-2017, 8-17-2017; Ordinance No. 2-2017, 3-16-2017; Ordinance No. 3-2013, 1-17-2013)