Sandstone City Zoning Code
INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
§ 163.140 PURPOSE.
This district is characterized by having good access to State Highway 23. Lots or parcels in this district are guided to buildings and associated office, administrative and truck service facilities for the following activities: manufacturing, fabrication, assembly, processing, packaging, compounding or storage of materials, goods and products.
(Prior Code, § 515.23) (Ord. 02-03, passed 10-16-2002; Ord. 20210120, passed 1-20-2021)
§ 163.141 PERMITTED USES.
(A) Auto and truck washes;
(B) Cold storage plants and warehousing;
(C) Carpet cleaning, dry cleaning and dyeing, laundry employing any number of persons; providing, the cleaning fluid has a base which is of non-explosive material;
(D) Electric appliance assembly;
(E) Growing, handling, crating, sorting and shipping nursery stock;
(F) Laboratory, research, experimental and testing;
(G) Essential services;
(H) Storage and sale of lumber, coal, brick, stone, contractors supply yard; provided, the use is entirely enclosed within a substantial fence not less than eight feet in height;
(I) Plumbing, heating, glazing, painting, paper-hanging, roofing, ventilating and electrical contractors; blacksmith shop, carpentry, soldering and welding establishments;
(J) The manufacturing, compounding, processing and packaging or treatment of food products such as bakery goods, candy, cosmetics, dairy products, drugs, perfumes, pharmaceuticals and toiletries;
(K) The manufacturing, compounding, assembling treatment of articles or merchandise from the following previously prepared materials: bone, cellophane, canvas, cloth, cork, feathers, felt, fiber, fur, glass, hair, horn, leather, paper, plastic, precious or semi-precious metals or stones, shell, textiles, tobacco, wood (excluding planing mill), yarns and paint not requiring a boiling process;
(L) Any other manufacturing or industrial enterprise, operation or process, whether making, assembling, repairing, buffing, finishing, plating, polishing, tempering, packing, shipping or storing providing that any resulting cinders, dust, flashing, fumes, gas, noise, odor, refuse, matter, smoke, vapor or vibration is confined effectively to the premises;
(M) Railway and motor freight depot or trucking terminal; provided that, the truck entrance is appropriate to safely and adequately accommodate the movement of trucks;
(N) Storage in bulk of, or warehouse for, such material as building material, contractors’ equipment, furniture, food, fabrics, hardware and similar goods when entirely contained in an enclosed roofed building;
(O) The sale or distribution, storage and distribution of supplies, equipment and goods;
(P) Temporary storage containers; and
(Q) Other manufacturing, production, processing, cleaning, storage, servicing and repair of materials, goods or products determined by the Planning Commission and confirmed by the City Council to be similar to the above uses and which conform to the purpose and performance standards of the district.
(Prior Code, § 515.23) (Ord. 02-03, passed 10-16-2002; Ord. 2015-04, passed 8-19-2015; Ord. 20210120, passed 1-20-2021)
§ 163.142 ACCESSORY USES.
(A) Buildings for the storage of yard care equipment;
(B) Bus or taxi loading or unloading facilities;
(C) Storage of merchandise solely intended to be retailed by a related and established principal use;
(D) Parking lots;
(E) Unheated buildings and structures for a use accessory to the principal use;
(F) Accessory buildings and structures may not exceed the height of the principal building. Accessory buildings shall be located to the rear of the principal buildings, subject to the Building Code and the fire zone regulations, except where prohibited by other provisions of city code. Accessory buildings and structures may not be constructed prior to or in lieu of the principal building;
(G) Off-street parking as regulated by this chapter;
(H) Off-street loading;
(J) Rooftop solar; and
(K) Ground-mount solar.
(Prior Code, § 515.23) (Ord. 02-03, passed 10-16-2002; Ord. 20210120, passed 1-20-2021)
§ 163.143 CONDITIONAL USES.
(A) Indoor and outdoor storage of vehicles, materials or open sales;
(B) Assembly plants;
(C) Recycling centers;
(D) Bottling works, including milk bottling or distribution station;
(E) Publicly-owned buildings, such as fire stations, maintenance garages and storage facilities;
(F) Towers and antennas (see Chapter 159 of this code of ordinances);
(G) Taxi/transit services;
(H) Day care centers; and
(I) Cannabis wholesaling.
(Prior Code, § 515.23) (Ord. 02-03, passed 10-16-2002; Ord. 2015-04, passed 8-19-2015; Ord. 20210120, passed 1-20-2021; Ord. 20220119-02, passed 1-19-2022; Ord. 20250219-01, passed 2-19-2025)
§ 163.144 LOT AREA AND SETBACK REQUIREMENTS.
(A) Minimum lot width. A lot should not be less than 150 feet in width.
(B) Setback requirements. Principal uses must comply with the following setback requirements.
Front yard | Minimum of 40 feet |
Interior side yard | Minimum of 15 feet |
Rear yard | Minimum of 40 feet |
Street side yard | Minimum of 40 feet |
(C) Buffer requirements. A building must be set back a minimum of 50 feet from a zoning district boundary line, which separates an industrial district from a residential district. The areas between buildings in the industrial district and such streets and boundaries of any residential district will be utilized as a buffer between the two zoning districts. A vegetative buffer must be planted in this area using native groundcover, shrubs or trees and must be continuously maintained by the industrial district property owner.
(D) Road setback. A building must be set back a minimum of 40 feet from any state highway, major or secondary thoroughfare, county highway or any road in use by the public prior to the creation of the industrial district.
(E) Lot access. An impervious surface driveway shall be provided from the curb line to the property line of the lot upon which a structure is to be placed or constructed. The driveway may not be less than 12 feet in width.
(Prior Code, § 515.23) (Ord. 02-03, passed 10-16-2002; Ord. 20210120, passed 1-20-2021)
§ 163.145 OTHER STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
(A) Landscaping requirements. Open areas of a site, lot, tract or parcel must be graded to provide proper drainage, and except for areas used for parking, drives or storage, must be landscaped with trees, shrubs, ornamental landscape materials or planted ground cover. Plans for the landscaping and screening must be submitted for approval to the city before any permit will be issued. The plan must show the location, type, quality and size of all existing and proposed trees and plantings in or proposed for the landscaping area. A certificate of occupancy may not be issued until the landscaping is completed in accordance with the approved plans; however, a temporary certificate of occupancy may be issued so that financing is not held up. The owner must maintain the landscaping in an attractive and well-kept condition. Vacant lots, tracts or parcels must be properly maintained.
(B) Storage of materials. An accessory building may not be constructed for the purposes of keeping articles, goods or materials otherwise in the open or exposed to public view. When necessary to store or keep the materials in the open, the lot or storage area must be fenced with a screening fence that is at least six feet high. Storage is limited to the rear two-thirds of the property measured by area.
(C) Glare, fumes, heat. Glare, fumes or heat may not be produced in any building in this district that is noticeable at the property line.
(D) Exterior lighting. Lights used for exterior illumination must be directed away from adjacent properties and oncoming traffic.
(E) Waste material. Solid waste materials, debris, refuse or garbage must be kept within a completely enclosed building or in closed containers which are stored in racks. Waste material may not be washed into the public storm sewer system without first having received a permit to do so from the City Council. If the permit is not granted, a waste disposal plan must be submitted to the Planning Commission and the City Council for approval. The plan must not require additional land for continual operation and should not cause a detrimental effect to the adjacent properties.
(F) Drainage. In the development, improvement or alteration of land, the natural direction of draining may not be changed unless the Council approves plans for the development. Run-off must be properly channeled into a storm drain, watercourse or ponding area, and city staff must approve a storm water drainage plan.
(G) Inspections and testing for compliance. In order to assure compliance with the performance standards set forth above, the Planning Commission may require the owner or operator of any permitted use to make such investigations and tests as may be required to show adherence to the performance standards.
(H) Junk and wrecking.
(1) In the Industrial District, junk and wrecking yards or any other similar use must be screened and buffered from adjacent properties and public rights-of-way by a solid wall, fence or vegetative screening of not less than seven feet in height. The junk materials may not be visible from the abutting properties or public right-of-way
(2) Walls, fences or vegetative screens of lesser height may be permitted by the city council if there is a finding that the nature or extent of the use being screened is such that a lesser degree of screen will adequately promote and protect the use and enjoyment of abutting properties. Required screening must be properly maintained so as not to become unsightly, hazardous, or less opaque than when originally constructed.
(3) Existing junkyards must comply with screening requirements within two years after the effective date of this section.
(I) Where allowed, standards for cannabis businesses are:
(1) A license or endorsement from the State of Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management is required.
(2) Compliance with state license requirements shall be maintained at all times.
(3) A cannabis business shall be located:
(a) At least 500 feet from any day care or residential treatment facility as measured from property line to property line;
(b) At least 500 feet from any attraction within a public park that is regularly used by minors, including a playground or athletic field, measured from the property line of the cannabis business to the attraction; and
(c) At least 1,000 feet from any K-12 school as measured from the property line to the property line.
(Prior Code, § 515.23) (Ord. 02-03, passed 10-16-2002; Ord. passed - -2008; Ord. 20210120, passed 1-20-2021; Ord. 20250219-01, passed 2-19-2025)
§ 163.146 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.
The Planning Commission or the City Council may require additional items from the applicant as they deem necessary in order to assess compatibility of the proposed use with the goals of the Industrial District and with the other existing or proposed uses within the Industrial District.
(Prior Code, § 515.23) (Ord. 02-03, passed 10-16-2002; Ord. 20210120, passed 1-20-2021)