City Code
Section 850.18 - Regional Medical District (RMD).
850.18 Regional Medical District (RMD).
Subd. 1 Principal Uses.
A. Hospitals.
B. Medical and dental
offices and clinics.
C. Laboratories for
performing medical or dental research, diagnostic testing, analytical or
clinical work, having a direct relationship to the providing of health
services, including, but not limited to, medical research, radiology,
hematology, serology, immunology, allergy, biochemistry, basal metabolism,
microbiology, parasitology, pathology, histology, cytology, toxicology and
pharmacology. Laboratories engaged in the production or manufacture of goods
or products for commercial sale or distribution shall not be considered
laboratories within the meaning and intent of this paragraph.
Subd. 2 Accessory Uses.
A. Living quarters and
recreational and educational facilities for nurses, interns, staff members,
hospital employees and volunteers, if the uses are located within or are
contiguous to the principal building.
B. Off-street parking
facilities for ambulances, service trucks and automobiles owned by tenants,
employees, patients and visitors.
C. Within principal
buildings having a gross floor area of 40,000 square feet or more, ten percent
of the floor area may be occupied by retail uses allowed in the PCD-1 and PCD-2
subdistricts, if the primary function of the uses is to serve the needs of
occupants of, and visitors to, the principal use.
D. Helistops for use by
helicopters involved in emergency rescue operations.
Subd. 3 Requirements for Building Coverage, Setbacks and Height.
A. FAR: 1.0.
B. Setbacks.
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Interior |
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Front |
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Rear |
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Street |
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Yard
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35’* |
35’* |
20’* |
20’* |
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*or the building
height if greater. |
C. Building Height. No
maximum; height is determined by required setbacks.
D. Minimum Tract Area. No
tract of land shall be transferred to the Regional Medical District unless the
tract measures at least ten acres in area or is contiguous to other land in the
Regional Medical District.
Subd. 4 Special
Requirements. In addition to the general requirements described in
Subsection 850.07, the following special requirements shall apply.
A. All uses shall conform
to the same requirements as are established by this Section for the Planned
Office District (POD).
B. All uses shall comply
with the same standards for residual features as are established by this Section
for the Planned Industrial District (PID).
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