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Oakdale adopts zoning amendments to chapter 25, removes driveway-surface requirement for oversized accessory buildings
Summary
Council adopted Ordinance 959 on Jan. 27 updating Chapter 25: removing certain uses from R2, allowing limited light manufacturing in B2 with stronger exterior design standards, restoring accessory-structure review criteria and striking a proposed driveway-surface requirement after an amendment.
The Oakdale City Council on Jan. 27 adopted Ordinance 959, a targeted set of amendments to Chapter 25 of the city code that adjusts allowed uses and technical standards following six months of implementation of the comprehensive zoning update.
Key changes adopted include removing townhomes and courtyard cottages from the R2 residential district to clarify transitions between neighborhoods and allowing light manufacturing as a principal use in the B2 business campus district while strengthening exterior-design standards for industrial-type uses (requiring more class-one materials). The ordinance restores review criteria for oversized accessory buildings, sets maximum accessory-building sizes and heights in conditional-use criteria, and clarifies electronic-sign regulations.
Council considered an amendment offered during the meeting to strike a driveway-surface requirement in the accessory-structure conditional-use criteria (language that would have required specific paving materials for long driveways). Council adopted that amendment and then approved the ordinance as amended; a separate resolution (2026-10) was adopted to publish the ordinance by title and summary.
Staff said the Planning Commission held a public hearing and recommended approval on Jan. 8 and that the changes are consistent with the city’s comprehensive plan.
