Forest City Township Meeker County City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE 2
- ZONING DISTRICTS
Sections
- Sec. 2.01.- Zoning districts.
- Sec. 2.02. - Official zoning maps and directory.
- Sec. 2.03. - Interpretation of district boundaries.
- Sec. 2.04. - Overlay districts.
- Sec. 2.05. - Shoreland boundaries.
- Sec. 2.06. - Clearwater River Watershed District.
- Sec. 2.07. - North Fork Crow River Management District boundaries.
- Sec. 2.08. - Appeals as to district boundaries.
- Sec. 2.09. - Future detachment.
- Sec. 2.10. - Vacation of roads.
- Sec. 2.11. - Changes and amendments.
- Sec. 2.12. - New zoning maps and directory.
ARTICLE 3
- GENERAL REGULATIONS
Sections
- Sec. 3.01.- Introduction.
- Sec. 3.02. - Jurisdiction.
- Sec. 3.03. - Scope.
- Sec. 3.04. - Interpretation.
- Sec. 3.05. - Compliance.
- Sec. 3.06. - Violations and penalties.
- Sec. 3.07. - Separability.
- Sec. 3.08. - Relation to land use plan.
- Sec. 3.09. - Use regulations.
- Sec. 3.10. - Height regulations.
- Sec. 3.11. - Yard regulations.
- Sec. 3.12. - Lot requirements.
- Sec. 3.13. - Notice of meetings, public hearings, and viewing.
- Sec. 3.14. - Findings, recommendations, and decisions.
- Sec. 3.15. - Public hearings.
- Sec. 3.16. - Highway easements and compliance.
ARTICLE 4
- NONCONFORMING LOTS, STRUCTURES AND USES
Sections
- Sec. 4.01.- Intent.
- Sec. 4.02. - Nonconforming lots of record or substandard lots.
- Sec. 4.03. - Nonconforming uses of land.
- Sec. 4.04. - Nonconforming structures.
- Sec. 4.05. - Nonconforming uses of structures.
- Sec. 4.06. - Nonconforming signs.
- Sec. 4.07. - Nonconforming junkyards.
- Sec. 4.08. - Nonconforming individual sewage treatment systems.
- Sec. 4.09. - Repairs and maintenance.
- Sec. 4.10. - Nonconformities created by amendment.
- Sec. 4.11. - Uses under exception provisions not nonconforming uses.
- Sec. 4.12. - Time limitations.
ARTICLE 5
- ADMINISTRATION, PERMITS AND FEES
Sections
- Sec. 5.01.- Zoning administrator.
- Sec. 5.02. - Planning commission.
- Sec. 5.03. - Board of adjustment.
- Sec. 5.04. - County board.
- Sec. 5.05. - Permits required.
- Sec. 5.06. - Fees required.
- Sec. 5.07. - Studies, reports, consultants.
- Sec. 5.08. - Denial of incomplete application.
- Sec. 5.09. - EIS, EAW, or other state and federal studies or permits.
ARTICLE 6B
INTERIM USE PERMITS
Sections
ARTICLE 11A
CLOSED LANDFILL RESTRICTED CLR DISTRICT
Sections
- Sec. 11A.00.] - Intent.
- [Sec. 11A.005.] - Legal description of landfill area.
- Sec. 11A.01. - Permitted uses.
- Sec. 11A.02. - Conditional uses.
- Sec. 11A.03. - Accessory uses.
- Sec. 11A.04. - Prohibited uses.
- Sec. 11A.05. - Performance standards.
- Sec. 11A.06. - Site development regulations.
- Sec. 11A.07. - Land alterations.
- Sec. 11A.08. - Amendments.
ARTICLE 12A
PURCHASE AND TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS PROGRAM
Sections
- Sec. 12A.01.- Authorization and purpose.
- Sec. 12A.02. - Definitions.
- Sec. 12A.03. - Establishment of development rights.
- Sec. 12A.04. - Sending property owners process for terminating or transferring a development right.
- Sec. 12A.05. - Process for using a transferred development right.
- Sec. 12A.06. - Public acquisition of development rights.
ARTICLE 19A
SM-O SHORELAND MANAGEMENT OVERLAY DISTRICT
Sections
- Sec. 19A.00.] - Statutory authorization and policy.
- [Sec. 19A.005.] - Definitions.
- Sec. 19A.01. - General provisions.
- Sec. 19A.02. - Administration.
- Sec. 19A.03. - Shoreland classification system and land use districts.
- Sec. 19A.04. - Zoning and water supply/sanitary provisions.
- Sec. 19A.05. - Nonconformities.
- Sec. 19A.06. - Subdivision/platting provisions.
- Sec. 19A.07. - Certification.
- APPENDIX A. - CONSIDERATIONS FOR TOWNSHIP ZONING
- APPENDIX B. - ORDINANCE CERTIFICATION CHECKLIST
ARTICLE 19B
CONSERVATION SUBDIVISION OVERLAY DISTRICT
Sections
- Sec. 19B.00.] - Intent.
- Sec. 19B.01. - Applicability.
- Sec. 19B.02. - Permitted uses.
- Sec. 19B.03. - Conditional uses.
- Sec. 19B.04. - Interim uses.
- Sec. 19B.05. - Prohibited uses.
- Sec. 19B.06. - Accessory uses.
- Sec. 19B.07. - Site regulations.
- Sec. 19B.08. - Shoreland tier dimensions (feet).
- Sec. 19B.09. - Conservation subdivision density calculation.
- Sec. 19B.10. - Development criteria.
- Sec. 19B.11. - Additional open space requirements.
- Sec. 19B.12. - Open space ownership and management.
- Sec. 19B.13. - Additional site regulations.
ARTICLE 22
- PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
Sections
- Sec. 22.01.- Purpose.
- Sec. 22.02. - Access, access drives and driveways.
- Sec. 22.03. - Accessory buildings and uses.
- Sec. 22.03.1. - Airport.
- Sec. 22.04. - Auto service stations.
- Sec. 22.05. - Building relocation.
- Sec. 22.06. - Disposal of petroleum-contaminated soils.
- Sec. 22.07. - Drive-in businesses.
- Sec. 22.08. - Essential services.
- Sec. 22.09. - Exterior storage.
- Sec. 22.10. - Feedlots.
- Sec. 22.11. - Fences.
- Sec. 22.12. - Home occupations.
- Sec. 22.12.1. - Kennels.
- Sec. 22.13. - Subsurface sewage treatment systems.
- Sec. 22.14. - Land alterations, grading and filling.
- Sec. 22.15. - Mineral and material extraction.
- Sec. 22.16. - Manufactured home parks.
- Sec. 22.17. - Nuisances.
- Sec. 22.18. - Off-street parking.
- Sec. 22.19. - On-site loading spaces.
- Sec. 22.19.1. - Paintball ranges.
- Sec. 22.20. - Pornography.
- Sec. 22.21. - Recreational camping areas.
- Sec. 22.21.1. - Recreational camping vehicles/storage of recreational camping vehicles.
- Sec. 22.21.2. - Rural tourism business.
- Sec. 22.22. - Screening and landscaping.
- Sec. 22.23. - Signs and billboards.
- Sec. 22.24. - Soil erosion and sediment control.
- Sec. 22.24.1. - Solar energy ordinance.
- Sec. 22.25. - Surface water runoff.
- Sec. 22.26. - Temporary buildings and uses.
- Sec. 22.27. - Vegetative establishment adjacent to highway right-of-way.
- Sec. 22.28. - Vegetative removal and cutting.
- Sec. 22.29. - Hot mix plant, concrete manufacture and concrete/bituminous recycling.
- Sec. 22.30. - Second dwelling for a caregiver.
- Sec. 22.31. - Family adult day care; adult foster care.
- Sec. 22.32. - Recycling facility.
- Sec. 22.33. - Cellular telecommunications, commercial wireless telecommunications, personal wireless communications services and tower facilities and all other similarly related tower uses and facilities.
- Sec. 22.34. - Wind power management ordinance 100 KW or less.
- Sec. 22.35. - Wind power management ordinance 100.01 KW or greater and less than 25 MW.
- Sec. 22.36. - Energy storage systems.
- Sec. 22.36.1. - Definition.
- Sec. 22.36.2. - Procedures.
- Sec. 22.36.3. - Other requirements.
- Sec. 22.37.1. - Administration.
- Sec. 22.37.2. - Retail cannabis, microbusiness or mezzo business.
- Sec. 22.37.3. - Cannabis cultivator business.
- Sec. 22.37.4. - Cannabis manufacturer business.
- Sec. 22.37.5. - Cannabis wholesale/warehouse business.
- Sec. 22.37.6. - Cannabis transport/delivery business.
- Sec. 22.37.7. - Cannabis testing facility.
- Sec. 22.37.8. - Cannabis event organizer licensing.
- Sec. 22.37.9. - Cannabis other information.
ARTICLE 23
- DEFINITIONS
Sections
- Sec. 23.005.- Intent.
- Sec. 23.006.- Word usage.
- Sec. 23.006.1.- Abandoned farm homestead.
- Sec. 23.007.- Abatement deadline.
- Sec. 23.007.1.- Access lot.
- Sec. 23.01.- Accessory structure or facility.
- Sec. 23.02.- Accessory use.
- Sec. 23.02.1.- Adult body painting studio.
- Sec. 23.02.2.- Adult bookstore.
- Sec. 23.02.3.- Adult cabaret.
- Sec. 23.02.4.- Adult companionship establishment.
- Sec. 23.02.5.- Adult entertainment uses.
- Sec. 23.02.6.- Adult establishment.
- Sec. 23.02.7.- Adult hotel or motel.
- Sec. 23.02.8.- Adult massage parlor, health club.
- Sec. 23.02.9.- Adult modeling studio.
- Sec. 23.02.10.- Adult motion picture arcade.
- Sec. 23.02.11.- Adult motion picture theaters.
- Sec. 23.02.12.- Adult novelty business.
- Sec. 23.02.13.- Adult sauna.
- Sec. 23.02.14.- Agricultural buildings.
- Sec. 23.02.15.- Agricultural product processing.
- Sec. 23.02.15.1.- Alteration.
- Sec. 23.02.16.- Altered land.
- Sec. 23.02.16.1.- Animals, domestic farm animals.
- Sec. 23.02.16.2.- Animals, domestic pets.
- Sec. 23.02.17.- Animal manure.
- Sec. 23.03.- Animal unit.
- Sec. 23.03.1.- Antenna, personal.
- Sec. 23.03.2.- Antenna, commercial wireless communication.
- Sec. 23.04.- Approved.
- Sec. 23.04.1.- Area variance.
- Sec. 23.04.2.- Auto service stations.
- Sec. 23.05.- Available nitrogen.
- Sec. 23.06.- Available water-holding capacity.
- Sec. 23.07.- Basement.
- Sec. 23.07.1.- Bed and breakfast.
- Sec. 23.08.- Bedrock.
- Sec. 23.09.- Bedrock outcrop.
- Sec. 23.09.1.- Billboard.
- Sec. 23.10.- Bluff.
- Sec. 23.11.- Bluff impact zone.
- Sec. 23.12.- Bluffline.
- Sec. 23.12.1.- Board of adjustment.
- Sec. 23.13.- Boathouse.
- Sec. 23.13.1.- Bona fide farm operation.
- Sec. 23.14.- Buildable area.
- Sec. 23.15.- Building.
- Sec. 23.15.1.- Building, foundation.
- Sec. 23.16.- Building line.
- Sec. 23.17.- Building line width.
- Sec. 23.18.- Building, principal.
- Sec. 23.19.- Building setback line.
- Sec. 23.19.1.- Building site.
- Sec. 23.19.2.- Campground.
- Sec. 23.20.- Carport.
- Sec. 23.21.- Cave.
- Sec. 23.21.1.- Certificate of survey.
- Sec. 23.21.2.- Chapter 7080.
- Sec. 23.21.3.- Church.
- Sec. 23.21.4.- Clustering or clustered.
- Sec. 23.21.5.- Common interest community.
- Sec. 23.21.5.1.- Common open space.
- Sec. 23.23.- Commercial use.
- Sec. 23.23.1.- Commercial riding stable.
- Sec. 23.24.- Commissioner.
- Sec. 23.25.- Conditional use.
- Sec. 23.25.1.- Condominium.
- Sec. 23.25.2.- Conservation subdivision.
- Sec. 23.25.3.- Construction/job site building.
- Sec. 23.25.3.1.- Contiguous tract.
- Sec. 23.25.3.2.- Construction short form permit.
- Sec. 23.25.4.- Conventional subdivision.
- Sec. 23.25.5.- County.
- Sec. 23.25.6.- County board.
- Sec. 23.25.7.- Cropland, farmed (tillable).
- Sec. 23.25.8.- Cropland, non (non-tillable).
- Sec. 23.25.9.- Cooperative.
- Sec. 23.25.10.- Crawl space.
- Sec. 23.26.- Crops for direct human consumption.
- Sec. 23.27.- Deck.
- Sec. 23.28.- District, zoning.
- Sec. 23.29.- Domestic waste.
- Sec. 23.30.- Drainage ditch.
- Sec. 23.30.1.- Drive-in business.
- Sec. 23.31.- Duplex, triplex, and quad.
- Sec. 23.32.- Dwelling site.
- Sec. 23.33.- Dwelling unit.
- Sec. 23.33.01.- Easement.
- Sec. 23.33.1.- Enforcement officer.
- Sec. 23.33.2.- Environmental assessment worksheet.
- Sec. 23.33.3.- Environmental impact statement.
- Sec. 23.34.- Erected.
- Sec. 23.35.- Essential services.
- Sec. 23.35.1.- Extermination.
- Sec. 23.35.2.- Expansion, enlargement, or intensification.
- Sec. 23.36.- Extractive use.
- Sec. 23.37.- Fallow land.
- Sec. 23.38.- Family.
- Sec. 23.39.- Farm or farming.
- Sec. 23.39.1.- Farmer.
- Sec. 23.40.- Feed lot.
- Sec. 23.40.01.- Feedlot, expansion.
- Sec. 23.40.01.1.- Feedlot, operator.
- Sec. 23.40.01.2.- Feedlot, owner.
- Sec. 23.40.01.3.- Feedlot permit.
- Sec. 23.40.02.- Feedlot, new.
- Sec. 23.40.1.- Fence.
- Sec. 23.41.- Filter blanket.
- Sec. 23.42.- Firearm shooting range.
- Sec. 23.43.- Floor area.
- Sec. 23.44.- Food-chain crops.
- Sec. 23.45.- Garage, private.
- Sec. 23.46.- Gasoline service station.
- Sec. 23.47.- Governmental agencies and officials.
- Sec. 23.47.01.- Government lot.
- Sec. 23.48.- Ground level, average.
- Sec. 23.49.- Groundwater.
- Sec. 23.50.- Guest cottage.
- Sec. 23.51.- Hardship.
- Sec. 23.51.1.- Habitable area.
- Sec. 23.51.2.- Hazardous waste.
- Sec. 23.52.- Height of building.
- Sec. 23.53.- Home occupation.
- Sec. 23.54.- Immediate incorporation.
- Sec. 23.54.1.- Impervious surface.
- Sec. 23.54.2.- Improvement.
- Sec. 23.55.- Incorporation.
- Sec. 23.56.- Industrial use.
- Sec. 23.56.1.- Inoperative vehicle.
- Sec. 23.57.- Intensive vegetation clearing.
- Sec. 23.57.1.- Interested party.
- Sec. 23.57.2.- Interim feedlot permit.
- Sec. 23.58.- Intermittent stream.
- Sec. 23.59.- Junkyard.
- Sec. 23.60.- Kennel.
- Sec. 23.61.- Land spreading.
- Sec. 23.62.- Land spreading site.
- Sec. 23.62.1.- Land use plan.
- Sec. 23.62.2.- Last known address.
- Sec. 23.63.- Lime treatment.
- Sec. 23.64.- Lot.
- Sec. 23.65.- Lot, corner.
- Sec. 23.66.- Lot, coverage.
- Sec. 23.67.- Lot, double frontage.
- Sec. 23.68.- Lot, interior.
- Sec. 23.69.- Lot line, front.
- Sec. 23.70.- Lot line, rear.
- Sec. 23.71.- Lot line, side.
- Sec. 23.72.- Lot of record.
- Sec. 23.73.- Lot width.
- Sec. 23.73.1.- Lumber mill and rough lumber processing.
- Sec. 23.73.2.- Mail.
- Sec. 23.73.3.- Maintenance.
- Sec. 23.74.- Manufactured home (mobile home).
- Sec. 23.74.1.- Manure, solid (liquid).
- Sec. 23.74.2.- Manure storage area.
- Sec. 23.74.3.- Metes and bounds.
- Sec. 23.75.- Migratory labor camp.
- Sec. 23.75.05.- Mini-storage buildings.
- Sec. 23.76.- Minnesota definitions.
- Sec. 23.77.- Motel or motor court.
- Sec. 23.77.1.- MPCA.
- Sec. 23.78.- Nonconformity.
- Sec. 23.78.1.- Non-farm residence.
- Sec. 23.79.- Normal high-water mark.
- Sec. 23.79.05.- Nuisance.
- Sec. 23.79.1.- Official zoning map and directory.
- Sec. 23.80.- Ordinary high water level.
- Sec. 23.80.1.- Ordinary high water level setback.
- Sec. 23.81.- Other definitions.
- Sec. 23.81.1.- Owner.
- Sec. 23.81.2.- Parcel.
- Sec. 23.82.- Parking space.
- Sec. 23.82.1.- Pastures.
- Sec. 23.83.- Pasture crops.
- Sec. 23.84.- Patio.
- Sec. 23.85.- Permanent foundation.
- Sec. 23.85.1.- Permit.
- Sec. 23.85.2.- Permitted use.
- Sec. 23.86.- Person.
- Sec. 23.86.1.- Personal service.
- Sec. 23.87.- Place of habitation.
- Sec. 23.88.- Planning commission.
- Sec. 23.89.- Plastic limit.
- Sec. 23.89.1.- Plat.
- Sec. 23.89.2.- Pole.
- Sec. 23.90.- Ponding.
- Sec. 23.91.- Porch, unenclosed.
- Sec. 23.91.1.- Practical difficulties.
- Sec. 23.91.2.- Premises.
- Sec. 23.92.- Privacy fence.
- Sec. 23.92.1.- Primary (principal) building.
- Sec. 23.92.2.- Principal use.
- Sec. 23.92.3.- Property.
- Sec. 23.93.- Public utility.
- Sec. 23.94.- Public waters.
- Sec. 23.95.- Recreational area.
- Sec. 23.96.- Recreational camping area.
- Sec. 23.97.- Recreational camping vehicle.
- Sec. 23.98.- Recreational trails.
- Sec. 23.98.1.- Recreation use area.
- Sec. 23.98.2.- Recycling facility.
- Sec. 23.98.3.- Repair, ordinary.
- Sec. 23.98.4.- Replacement, reconstruction or restoration.
- Sec. 23.99.- Residential and commercial development.
- Sec. 23.99.1.- Residential program.
- Sec. 23.100.1.- Responsible party.
- Sec. 23.100.2.- School.
- Sec. 23.100.3.- Screening.
- Sec. 23.101.- Selective cutting.
- Sec. 23.102.- Semi-public use.
- Sec. 23.102.1.- Semi-trailer.
- Sec. 23.103.- Sensitive resource management.
- Sec. 23.104.- Septage.
- Sec. 23.105.- Setback.
- Sec. 23.106.- Sewage treatment system.
- Sec. 23.107.- Sewer system.
- Sec. 23.107.1.- Shared-interest community.
- Sec. 23.108.- Shelterbelt.
- Sec. 23.109.- Shooting preserve.
- Sec. 23.110.- Shore impact zone.
- Sec. 23.111.- Shoreland.
- Sec. 23.112.- Shoreline.
- Sec. 23.112.1.- Sign.
- Sec. 23.112.2.- Sign, permanent.
- Sec. 23.112.3.- Sign, temporary.
- Sec. 23.113.- Significant historic site.
- Sec. 23.114.- Significant wetland.
- Sec. 23.115.- Single-family dwelling (minimum building standards).
- Sec. 23.116.- Sinkhole.
- Sec. 23.116.1.- Site.
- Sec. 23.116.2.- Site plan.
- Sec. 23.117.- Soil textural classification.
- Sec. 23.117.1.- Solid waste.
- Sec. 23.117.2.- Specified anatomical areas.
- Sec. 23.117.3.- Specified sexual activities.
- Sec. 23.118.- Steep slope.
- Sec. 23.118.1.- Storage building.
- Sec. 23.119.- Story.
- Sec. 23.120.- Story, half.
- Sec. 23.121.- Street.
- Sec. 23.122.- Structure.
- Sec. 23.123.- Structure alteration.
- Sec. 23.124.- Subdivision.
- Sec. 23.125.- Surface tile inlet.
- Sec. 23.126.- Surface water-oriented commercial use.
- Sec. 23.127.- Surface waters.
- Sec. 23.127.1.- Tillable.
- Sec. 23.127.2.- Tillable, non.
- Sec. 23.128.- Toe of the bluff.
- Sec. 23.129.- Top of the bluff.
- Sec. 23.129.1.- Tower, commercial wireless communication.
- Sec. 23.129.2.- Tower, personal.
- Sec. 23.129.3.- Tower, wind.
- Sec. 23.130.- Tourist home.
- Sec. 23.130.1.- Tract.
- Sec. 23.130.2.- Transfer of development right.
- Sec. 23.131.- Utility room.
- Sec. 23.132.- Use.
- Sec. 23.132.1.- Use variance.
- Sec. 23.133.- Variance.
- Sec. 23.133.05.- Vehicle.
- Sec. 23.133.05.1.- Vehicle, inoperative.
- Sec. 23.133.06.- Vehicle, unlicensed.
- Sec. 23.133.1.- Warrantied system.
- Sec. 23.134.- Watercraft.
- Sec. 23.135.- Water-oriented accessory structure or facility.
- Sec. 23.136.- Well.
- Sec. 23.137.- Wetland.
- Sec. 23.137.1.- Wooded area.
- Sec. 23.138.- Yard.
- Sec. 23.139.- Yard, front.
- Sec. 23.140.- Yard, rear.
- Sec. 23.141.- Yard, side.
- Sec. 23.141.1.- Youth camp.
- Sec. 23.142.- Youth facility.
- Sec. 23.143.- Zoning administrator.