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Table of Contents

 

Section

 

 

Short Title

1.0

 

 

Intent and Purpose

2.0

 

 

Definitions

3.0

 

 

General Provisions

4.0

Nonconforming Uses and Structures

4.2

Dwelling Units Prohibited

4.3

 

 

Compliance

5.0

Sewer & Water System

5.5

Preservation of Locational Markers

5.6

Stormwater and Erosion Control Standards 5.7

 

 

Height, Bulk and Area Restrictions

6.0

Lot Size Requirements 

6.1

Storage Accessory Buildings and Structures

6.2

Yard Requirements

6.3

Building Bulk Limitations

6.4

Residential Density Calculation in the Agricultural and Rural Agricultural District

6.5

 

 

Zoning Use Districts

7.0

Agricultural District "A"

7.1

Rural Agricultural District "R-A"

7.2

Rural Service District "R-S"

7.2A

R-1 Single Family Residence District

7.3

R-2 Single Family Residence District

7.4

R-3 Single Family Residence District

7.5

Business District "B"

7.6

Business Enterprise District "B-2"

7.6A

Light Industrial District "I-1"

7.7

Light Industrial District "I-2"

7.8

General Flood Plain District "FP"

7.9

Adult Uses

7.10

Shoreland Zoning District "S"

7S1.0

Multiple Unit Development (MUD)

7S8.0

Planned Unit Development (PUD)

7.13

 

 

Performance and Nuisance Standards

8.0

Nuisance Standards

8.1

Storage Standards in Residential Districts

8.2

Visual Standards

8.3

Hazardous Elements Standards

8.4

Solid Waste Disposal

8.5

Incinerators

8.6

Unlicensed Motor Vehicle Storage 

8.7

Accessory Uses Prohibited

8.8

Right to Farm

8.9

Private Swimming Pools

8.10

Animal Unit Density Requirement 8.11

 

 

Special Provisions 9.0

Signs

9.1

Off-Street Parking

9.2

Loading Spaces

9.3

Drive-In Businesses

9.4

Sewage Disposal Standards

9.6

Mining Operations

9.7

Motor Fuel Stations

9.8

Essential Service

9.9

Manufactured Home Parks

9.10

Field Windbreak

9.12

Communication Towers 

9.13

Large Scale Feedlots

9.14

Home Occupation

9.15

Wind Energy Conversion Systems (WECS)

9.16

Seasonal Worker Housing

9.17

Cluster Subdivision

9.18

 

 

Subdivision Regulations

10.0

Purpose 10.1
Policy 10.2
Compliance 10.4
Boundary Line Adjustment (BLA)

10.5

Administrative Land Split

10.6

Subdivision Plats

10.7

Major Subdivision Plats

10.8

State and Special District Considerations

10.9

Necessary Data for Preliminary Plats

10.10

Subdivisions Design Requirements

10.11

Improvements Required

10.12

Payment for Installation of Improvements

10.13

Data for Final Plat

10.14

Modifications, Exceptions, Variances

10.15

 

 

Administration

11.0

Purpose 11.1

Zoning Administration

11.2

Planning Commission

11.3

Board of Adjustment

11.4

Variances

11.5

Conditional Use Permits

11.6

Land Use Permits

11.7

Zoning Amendments

11.8

Fees

11.9

Violations and Penalties

11.10

 

 

Effectuation

12.0

Appendix I

AI

Appendix II

AII

Appendix III

AIII

Appendix IV

AIV

Appendix V

AV

 

 

Ord. #196 Flood Plain Management Ordinance

 

NOTE ON THE HISTORY OF THE BENTON COUNTY DEVELOPMENT CODE

On November 15th, 1988, the Benton County Board of Commissioners enacted Ordinance #185. This Ordinance contained numerous amendments to the Benton County Development Code.  These amendments were accomplished by repealing the prior ordinances that constituted the Benton County Development Code and by including the entire Benton County Development Code in Ordinance #185.  Therefore, the legal source of each of the sections of the Benton County Development Code is Ordinance #185.

When any amendments are made to the Benton County Development Code, subsequent to the enactment of Ordinance #185, these will be shown by a notation beneath the section showing the ordinance number and the date is was enacted.  However, it should be remembered that even though a section may have an ordinance number and date shown below it, the authority for every action in the Development Code also includes Ordinance #185.


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Chelle Benson
Dept of Development Director

Benton County Government Center
531 Dewey Street
P.O. Box 129
Foley, MN 56329

Phone: 320-968-5065
Fax:     320-968-5351

Email:
chelle.benson@co.benton.mn.us


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