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RELEVANT LINKS: <br />Sample Performance <br />Standards Section. <br />Sample Zoning District <br />Section. <br />Sample Permitted and <br />Conditional Uses. <br />Minn. Stat. § 462.3595. <br />Minn. Stat. § 462.3597. <br />2. The performance standards section <br />The performance standard section sets forth regulations that are uniformly <br />applicable to all districts, such as noise, property maintenance, parking, <br />fencing and signage standards. <br />3. The zoning district section <br />The zoning district section establishes the different types of districts, for <br />example residential, commercial or industrial /manufacturing, and sets the <br />regulations for each district. Districts may also be designated reflecting <br />desired density in addition to use, such as residential -1 (usually low density <br />single family homes), residential -2 (usually single family homes and twin <br />homes), residential -3 (usually apartment buildings), etc. Modern zoning may <br />also feature "mixed -use" or "hybrid" districts where traditional use <br />categories are mixed, for example a downtown residential /commercial <br />district. The district section is often the lengthiest section of the zoning <br />ordinance, depending on the number of districts established in the city. This <br />section usually also contains the following concepts for each district: <br />a) Use designations <br />Use Designations are text (usually in a list form) that specify the permitted, <br />conditionally permitted and prohibited uses for a district or zone. There are <br />several types of uses generally found in a zoning ordinance: <br />• Permitted Uses: Uses that are allowed in a district as a matter of right <br />without further need for review or approval of the city <br />• Prohibited Uses: Uses that are not permitted in a district under any <br />circumstances. An explicit listing of prohibited uses is rare. Many <br />ordinances will simply provide that any uses not specifically listed are <br />deemed prohibited. <br />• Conditional Uses: Uses that are permitted, after approval of the city, if <br />conditions listed in the ordinance are met. Some zoning ordinances use <br />the term "special use" instead of conditional use. The Municipal Land <br />Use Planning Act does not recognize special use permits, and the courts <br />would likely apply the same requirements for their issuance as those for <br />conditional uses specified above. <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 />League of Minnesota Cities Information Memo: 9/10/2012 <br />Zoning Guide for Cities Page 5 <br />