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Meeting Date 2 25 91 Agenda Item E-3 CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS PLANNING COMMISSION ITEM DESCRIPTION: Report on zoning code requirements for re roac ive screening of existing businesses [9-14.01 (5) (b) (d) (e) ] SUBMITTED BY: City Council EXPLANATION/DESCRIPTION: At the October 24, 1990 City Council meeting the Council referred the issue of when and how to apply the retroactive screening requirements for existing businesses to the Planning Commission for its recommendation. due to a full schedule of comprehensive planning activities, the matter was not put on the Planning Commission agenda. It is now time to discuss this issue for two reasons. First, in the larger picture, the comprehensive planning policies stress the importance of retaining neighborhood quality. Maintaining and improving the relationships between commercial and residential land use within neighborhoods is key to this quality issue. Second, on a narrower, but nevertheless, important • point, is the concern of one resident about the impact of the Hamline Auto Repair Shop on the adjacent residential .homes. The attached report defines the retroactive screening issue and its policy implications. At the meeting, staff would like to: 1. Summarize the impetus behind this discussion 2. Briefly review the report with slides to highlight the broader implications of this ordinance ATTACHMENT 1 - Section 9-14.01(5)(b)(d)(e) ATTACHMENT 2 - Planner's Report ATTACHMENT 3 - City Attorney's opinion on code enforcement ACTION REQUESTED: 1. Review and discuss how to apply and/or revise this section of the code to be used to accomplish its intent of retaining and improving neighborhood quality. This requires: o Determining on what basis to enforce o Determining if the Planning Commission should be involved in screening discussions o Determining if effective date should be removed from ordinance