Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 118 - Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board
Chapter 2400 - CAPITOL AREA ZONING AND DESIGN
Part 2400.2740 - STANDARDS FOR ACCESSORY USES
Universal Citation: MN Rules 2400.2740
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 39, March 25, 2024
A. Antenna, amateur radio, or satellite dish standards are as follows:
(1) Antennas may not exceed one meter in
diameter in the RM district and two meters in diameter in all other
districts.
(2) Antennas may not be
located in any required front yard, nor may they be located between a principal
building and a required front yard.
(3) Only one freestanding tower or antenna is
allowed per residential zoning lot.
(4) Building-mounted antennas must be placed
in the least visible locations as viewed from any adjacent street.
(5) Ground-level antennas must be screened
with landscaping or with building walls on all sides of the antenna in a manner
in which growth of the landscape elements will not interfere with the
transmit-receive window.
B. Outside storage of construction materials and equipment must be removed within ten days after construction is complete.
C. Solar energy systems or devices may be placed within required rear or side yards or attached to the rear or side of a building. Attached equipment may not exceed building height limits.
D. Wind energy conversion systems or devices may not exceed 100 kilowatts in rated capacity and must meet the following standards:
(1) building-mounted
wind energy conversion systems may not exceed 25 feet in height;
(2) building-mounted wind energy conversion
systems are prohibited on residential structures less than four stories in
height and structures accessory to residential uses;
(3) building-mounted wind energy conversion
systems must be set back at least ten feet from the front, side, and rear walls
of the structure upon which they are mounted;
(4) building-mounted wind energy conversion
systems on structures over four stories in height must be installed above the
fourth story;
(5) the structure
upon which the proposed wind energy conversion system is to be mounted must
have the structural integrity to carry the weight and wind loads of the wind
energy conversion system and have minimal vibration impacts on the structure;
and
(6) freestanding wind energy
conversion systems are prohibited in the Capitol area.
Statutory Authority: MS s 15B.06
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