Fridley City Zoning Code

1. The restrictions, regulations, standards, and guidelines in this Chapter for land use and development apply to the following zoning districts within the City:

1. The following statements specify the intents of the non-residential zoning districts established to regulate areas of the city considered appropriate for non-residential uses:

(a) B-1 Local Business. The purpose of the B-1 District is to provide areas for smaller-scale commercial uses that are primarily intended to serve the local community.

(b) B-2 Regional Business. The purpose of the B-2 District is to accommodate larger-scale commercial uses that benefit from access to and visibility from major roadways and which are intended to serve a broader regional market area.

(c) M-1 Light Industrial. The purpose of the M-1 District is to provide areas for light industrial uses, such as manufacturing and warehousing, provided that the industrial activities are conducted entirely within buildings and the byproducts of such activities, such as noise, odors, smoke and storage are confined entirely within buildings. Uses allowed in the M-1 District ordinarily do not have nuisance impacts on surrounding properties.

(d) M-2 Heavy Industrial. The purpose of the M-2 District is to provide areas for heavy industrial uses, such as manufacturing, assembly, warehousing and distribution, which generally require larger land areas or where the byproducts of such activities, including noise, odors, smoke and storage may be noticeable on surrounding properties. The uses within the M-2 District may require a small amount of exterior operation or storage of equipment and materials.

(e) M-3 Heavy Industrial, Outdoor Intensive. The purpose of the M-3 District is to provide areas for heavy industrial with outdoor intensive uses, such as trucking terminals and construction yards.

(f) M-O Heavy Industrial, Onaway Addition. The purpose of the M-O District is to:

(1) Change the present “legal, nonconforming use” status of the industrial buildings on lots below 1.5 acres (65,340 square feet) to a "conforming use” status.

(2) Establish appropriate performance standards to address the existing conditions of the neighborhood, while promoting development which does not create adverse impacts to the health, safety and welfare of the general area.

(3) Encourage additional expansion, investment and industrial development in the Onaway Addition.

(4) Establish performance standards to create attractive front yards and entrances to industrial properties, and to appropriately screen outdoor storage and loading activities.

(g) P Public Facilities. The purpose of the P District is to provide areas for a variety of uses owned or managed by the City or another public entity which offer important services used by the community, including governmental, educational, social service and cultural.

1. Table 1 Non-Residential District Principal Uses and Table 2 Non-Residential District Accessory Uses list land uses and indicate whether they are permitted, permitted with standards (reference the Principal Use-Specific Standards and Accessory Use-Specific Standards Chapters), conditional, or prohibited in each zoning district. The following definitions apply to Tables 1 and 2.

(a) Permitted Use – a “P” in a cell of the use tables indicates that the land use is allowed by right in the zoning district.

(b) Permitted with Standards Use – a “PS” in a cell of the use tables indicates that the land use is allowed in the zoning district as long as it meets the certain use-specific standards as described in the Principal Use-Specific Standards and Accessory Use-Specific Standards Chapters.

(c) Conditional Use – a “C” in a cell of the use tables indicates that the land use is allowed in the zoning district only upon approval of a conditional use permit as described in the Procedures Chapter and compliance with any applicable use-specific standards identified in the Principal Use-Specific Standards and Accessory Use-Specific Standards Chapters.

(d) Interim Use – an “I” in a cell of the use tables indicates that the land use is allowed in the zoning district only upon approval of an interim use permit as described in the Procedures Chapter and in compliance with any applicable use-specific standards identified in the Principal Use-Specific Standards and Accessory Use-Specific Standards Chapters.

(e) Prohibited Use – a blank cell in the use tables indicates that the land use is prohibited in that zoning district.

2. In the event a proposed use is not listed in the use tables, the Community Development Director will make a determination if the use is consistent by type, intensity, physical characteristics, style, size and purpose with any use listed in Tables 1 and 2.

(a) If the proposed use found to be consistent with another listed use, the proposed use will be treated the same as the similar one identified by the Community Development Director.

(b) If the proposed use is not found to be consistent with any listed use, the Council, Planning Commission or property owner may request an amendment to this Chapter to provide guidance for the proposed use.

Table 2 Non-Residential District Accessory Uses

1. All uses in Tables 1 and 2 must comply with the lot and site dimensional requirements set forth in the following tables and all other applicable regulations set forth in this Chapter.

2. All lot and site dimension standards listed in this Section are subject to the standards and exemptions listed in the Zoning Districts Chapter.

3. Table 3 establishes the minimum lot area and lot width requirements for the B-1, B-2, M-1, M-2, M-3, M-O, and P zoning districts.

Table 3 Non-Residential District Lot Dimensions

4. Table 4 establishes the minimum site dimension standards for the B-1, B-2, M-1, M-2, M-3, M-O, and P zoning districts.

Table 4 Non-Residential District Site Dimensions

1. M-1, M-2, M-3, and M-O Districts

(a) A Conditional Use Permit is required for any outdoor storage of materials, motor vehicles and equipment in compliance with the Principal Use-Specific Standards and Accessory Use-Specific Standards Chapters.

(b) Whenever any industrial district is adjacent to or adjoins any other district, permitted buildings and uses, except automobile parking and loading spaces, driveways, essential services, walks and planting spaces must not be:

(1) Closer to a street right-of-way line, abutting a residential district, than 50 feet.

(2) Closer to the alley right-of-way line than 40 feet (25 feet for M-O).

2. P Public Facilities District

(a) The P District includes such land areas, waterways and water areas which are owned, controlled, regulated, used or proposed to be used by the City of Fridley or other governmental body.

(b) Land within the P District is automatically designated at the time of land acquisition by the City of Fridley for the principal public uses set forth in this Chapter. Land may be designated P District under the Ordinance Amendment procedures of this title.

(c) All lot requirements and setbacks for uses in this District must be comparable to other similar uses that are allowed in other districts.

(d) Building Requirements

(1) All building requirements for uses in this District will be comparable to other similar uses that are allowed in other districts.