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Minn. Stat. § <br />462.3597 <br />Sample Setback <br />Requirement Diagram <br />Sample Height <br />Requirement Diagram <br />• Interim Uses: Uses that are permitted for a limited amount of time <br />(contain a sunset provision), after approval of the city, if conditions <br />listed in the ordinance are met. <br />• Accessory Uses: Uses that are permitted or conditionally permitted to <br />serve a permitted or conditionally permitted use. Generally the accessory <br />use will not be permitted absent the primary use. For example, a tool <br />shed is a standard accessory use in a residential zone. <br />b. Setbacks, height and density requirements <br />• Setbacks requirements: Establish the minimum horizontal distance <br />between a structure and the lot line, road, highway or high-water mark (if <br />the property abuts shore land). <br />• Height requirements: Establish maximum and/or minimum height <br />requirements for structures and/or their attachments (such as antennas, <br />cupolas, etc). <br />• Density requirements: Establish the number of structures or units <br />allowed per lot or area. <br />4. Additional provisions <br />Some ordinances may contain, depending upon the individual needs of the <br />city, additional provisions, though the quality of a zoning ordinance does not <br />depend upon the quantity or complexity of the provisions it contains (nor the <br />number of districts established). <br />Cities should strive for a zoning ordinance that meets their goals as simply <br />and efficiently as possible. Above all, a zoning ordinance should be a <br />practical document that is as enforceable as possible. <br />Depending on the individual needs of the city, a zoning ordinance may also <br />contain provisions for the following: <br />• Mixed use or hybrid districts. Districts that do not neatly meet the <br />traditional district categories of residential, commercial or industrial use, <br />but may contain a blend of uses. For example, a "downtown mixed use <br />district" that features a blend of commercial uses and multifamily <br />residences. <br />• Planned Use Development (PUD) or cluster development: A <br />development of contiguous land area that contains developed clusters <br />intermixed with green space or commercial or public development. Often <br />the cluster development allows greater density than normally permitted <br />in the development, in exchange for some other benefit, such as green <br />space or open space. <br />ZONING GUIDE FOR CITIES 9 <br />