Two Harbors City Zoning Code
ARTICLE FOUR
DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS
SEC. 11.40. DIMENSION TABLE.
District Dimensional Standards | B-1 | B-2 | MUW | B-1 Residential
| B-2 Residential
| MUW Residential
| PR | PP | R-2 | R-3 | I-1(A) - Up to 50' Height | I-2 - Up to 50' Height | I-2 - Up to 70' Height
|
District Dimensional Standards | B-1 | B-2 | MUW | B-1 Residential
| B-2 Residential
| MUW Residential
| PR | PP | R-2 | R-3 | I-1(A) - Up to 50' Height | I-2 - Up to 50' Height | I-2 - Up to 70' Height
|
Minimum Lot Area | None | None | 5,000 sq. ft. | 5,000 sq. ft | 5,000 sq. ft. | 5,000 sq. ft. | None | None | 6,850 sq. ft. | 6,750 sq. ft. | None | None | None |
Minimum Width | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | 50 ft. | 50 ft. | None | None | None |
Standard Lot Dimensions | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | 50 ft. x 137 ft. | 50 ft. x 135 ft. | None | None | None |
Minimum Front Yard | None | None | 10 ft. | 10 ft. | 10 ft. | 10 ft. | 10 ft. | None | 25 ft. | 25 ft. | 25 ft | 25 ft | 25 ft |
Minimum Side Yard
| None, 3 ft. if provided | None | 5 ft. | 5 ft. | 5 ft. | 5 ft. | 5 ft. | None | 7 ft. | 7 ft. up to 28 ft. height + 1 ft. for every additional 4 ft. height (11 ft. at maximum height) | 20/35* ft. | 20/35* ft. | 20/40* ft. |
Minimum Rear Yard | 10 ft. | None | 20 ft. | 20 ft. | 20 ft. | 20 ft. | 10 ft. | None | 30 ft. | 30 ft. | 12/25* ft. | 12/25* ft. | 25/50* ft. |
Maximum Height
| 3 stories + 35 ft. | 3 stories + 35 ft. | 35 ft + lower than depot if within 1,000 ft. of depot | 3 stories + 35 ft. | 3 stories + 35 ft. | 35 ft + lower than depot if within 1,000 ft. of depot | 35 ft. | 20 ft. | 30 ft. | 45 ft. | 50 ft. | 50 ft. | 70 ft. |
Source: Ordinance No. 123
Effective Date: 07-16-2021
SEC. 11.41. ACCESSORY STRUCTURE DIMENSIONAL TABLE.
District Dimensional Standards | B-1 | B-2 | MUW | B-1 Residential
| B-2 Residential
| MUW Residential
| PR | PP | R-2 | R-3 | I-1(A) - Up to 50' Height | I-2 - Up to 50' Height | I-2 - Up to 70' Height
|
Minimum Front Yard | None | None | None | N/A | N/A | N/A | None | None | N/A | N/A | 25 ft. | 25 ft. | 25 ft. |
Minimum Side Yard | None, 3 ft. if provided | None | None, 3 ft. if provided | When located within 10 feet of principal structure: 7 ft. Otherwise: 5 ft. | When located within 10 feet of principal structure: 7 ft. Otherwise: 5 ft. | When located within 10 feet of principal structure: 7 ft. Otherwise: 5 ft. | None | None | When located within 10 feet of principal structure: 7 ft. Otherwise: 5 ft. | When located within 10 feet of principal structure: 7 ft. Otherwise: 5 ft. | 20/35* ft. | 20/35* ft. | 20/35* ft. |
Minimum Rear Yard
| 10 ft. | None | 10 ft. | When located within 10 ft. of principal structure: 20 ft. Otherwise: 5 ft. | When located within 10 ft. of principal structure: 20 ft. Otherwise: 5 ft. | When located within 10 ft. of principal structure: 20 ft. Otherwise: 5 ft. | When located within 10 ft. of principal structure: 20 ft. Otherwise: 5 ft. | None | When located within 10 ft. of principal structure: 30 ft. Otherwise: 5 ft. | When located within 10 ft. of principal structure: 30 ft. Otherwise: 5 ft. | 12/25* ft. | 12/25* ft. | 12/25* ft. |
Maximum Height | 3 stories + 35 ft. | 3 stories + 35 ft. | 3 stories + 35 ft. | 30 ft. | 45 ft. | 45 ft. | Signs: 10 ft., Shelters and Structures: 20 ft. | Signs: 10 ft., Shelters and Structures: 20 ft. | 30 ft. | 45 ft. | 50 ft. | 50 ft. | 70 ft. |
Source: Ordinance No. 123
Effective Date: 07-16-2021
SEC. 11.42. DIMENSION-RELATED PROVISIONS.
Subd. 1. Area Requirements. No part of a yard or other open space or off-street parking or loading space required for any building to comply with this Chapter shall be included as part of a yard, open space or off-street parking or loading space similarly required for any other building, except as modified hereinafter. No yard or lot existing on the effective date of this Chapter shall be reduced in size or area below the minimum requirements set forth herein. Yards or lots created after the effective date of this Chapter shall meet at least the minimum requirements established by this Chapter.
Subd. 2. Height Limitations are Applicable. The height limitations stipulated in this Chapter shall not apply to the following:
A. Church spires, belfries, cupolas and domes, monuments, water towers, fire and hose towers, observation towers, transmission towers, chimneys, smoke stacks, flag poles, radio and television towers, masts and aerials, and parapet walls extending not more than four (4) feet above the limiting height of the building.
B. Places of public assembly in churches, schools and other permitted public and semi-public buildings, provided that they are located on the first floor of such buildings; provided that for each two (2) feet by which the height of such building exceeds the maximum height otherwise permitted in the district, its side and rear yards shall be increased in width or depth by an additional floor over the side and rear yards required for the highest building otherwise permitted in the district; and further provided that the Board of Appeals shall find that such additional height will not be materially detrimental to surrounding property.
C. Elevator penthouses, monitors, and scenery lofts, provided no linear dimension of any such structure exceeds fifty percent (50%) of the corresponding street-lot-line frontage.
Subd. 3. Yard and Frontage Limitations not Applicable. The yard and frontage limitations stipulated elsewhere in this Chapter shall not apply to the following:
A. In any district where front yards are required and where forty percent (40%) or more of the frontage on one (1) side of a street between two (2) intersecting streets is developed with buildings that have a front yard that is greater or less than the required front yard in the district, no building shall project beyond the average front yard so established.
B. Where forty percent (40%) or more of the frontage on one (1) side of a street between two (2) intersecting streets is developed with buildings that have not observed a front yard as described above, then:
1. Where a building is to be erected on a parcel of land that is within one hundred (100) feet of existing buildings on both sides, the minimum front yard shall be a line drawn between the two (2) closest front corners of the adjacent buildings on the two (2) sides, or;
2. Where a building is to be erected on a parcel of land that is within one hundred (100) feet of an existing building on one (1) side only, such building may be erected as close to the street as the existing adjacent building.
Subd. 4. Yard Space, General. Any building, structure or use hereafter erected, altered or established shall comply with the yard space requirements of the district in which it is located except as specified below. The required yard space for any building, structure or use shall be contained on the same lot as the building, structure or use, and such required yard space shall fall entirely upon land in a district or districts in which the principal use is permitted. Any required yard space shall be open from thirty (30) inches above ground to the sky, except as specified herein.
Subd. 5. Yard Space Encroachments. The following projections may be permitted into any front, rear or side yard adjoining a side street lot line:
A. Cornices, sills, belt courses, eaves and other ornamental features to a distance of not more than two (2) feet, six (6) inches.
B. Fire escapes to a distance of not more than four (4) feet, six (6) inches.
C. Uncovered stairways and necessary landings to a distance of not more than four (4) feet, six (6) inches, provided such stairways and landings shall not extend above the entrance floor of the building, except for a railing, not to exceed three (3) feet in height, and not less than three (3) feet from the side yard line.
D. Bay windows and chimneys to a distance of not more than three (3) feet, provided that such features do not occupy, in the aggregate, more than one-third () of the length of the building wall on which they are located.
E. Terraces and uncovered porches, when constructed more than six (6) inches above the ground level at the nearest lot line, to a distance of not more than two (2) feet, six (6) inches, provided the terraces and porches do not extend more than three (3) feet above the floor level of the ground story, and not less than three (3) feet from the side yard lot line.
F. Balconies, in the "R" Districts, to a distance of not more than three (3) feet into yards of less than twenty (20) feet, and to a distance of not more than six (6) feet into yards of more than twenty (20) feet; provided that the balconies do not occupy, in the aggregate, more than one-third () of the length of the building wall on which they are located.
G. Subject to the limitations for features projecting into front yards, the features may also project into required yards adjoining interior side lot lines, provided that the distance shall not exceed one-fifth (1/5) of the required least width of such side yard, and not less than three (3) feet from side yard lot line.
Subd. 6. Yard Space Exceptions, Topography. In any "R" District, where the natural grade of a lot within the required front yard has an average slope, normal to the front lot line at every point along the line, of such a degree or percent of slope that it is not practicable to provide a driveway with a grade of twelve percent (12%) or less to a private garage, a driveway or garage may be located within such front yard, but not in any case closer than twelve (12) feet to the street line.
Subd. 7. Vision Clearance in Residence District.
A. On a corner lot, no fence or other structure more than three and one-half (3½) feet in height above the plane of the established grades of the street shall be erected on any part of the front yard or side yard herein established that is included within the street lines of intersecting streets, and a line connecting such street lines at a point which is twenty (20) feet from their point of intersection, measured along such street lines, and no planting of foliage shall be placed or maintained within such area that, in the judgement of the Zoning Administrator, will materially obstruct the view of a driver of a vehicle approaching the street intersection.
B. No fence that is more than six (6) feet in height above the plane of the finished grade of the lots, at the division line between lots, shall be erected along such division line, unless no part of such fence is within twenty (20) feet of any residence building on such lot or abutting lot, and in no instance shall the fence be nearer than twenty (20) feet to any street line.
Subd. 8. Public Sanitary Facilities Not Available. In any "R" District, where a public sanitary sewer is not accessible, the otherwise specified lot area and frontage requirements shall comply with Lake County Health Department Regulations.
Source: Ordinance No. 123
Effective Date: 07-16-2021