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• MEMORANDUM To: Members of the Planning Commission CC: Heather Worthington, City Administrator; Peter Lindstrom, Council Liaison From: Deb Jones, Staff Liaison Subject: Planning Commission Meeting on May 24 Date: May 20, 2005 Please notify Staff as soon as possible if you will not be able to attend the meeting of the Planning Commission this coming Tuesday, May 24. There is a public hearing on a proposed ordinance amending the zoning code, and the Commission will need to vote on a recommendation to the City Council. • The proposed amendments to Chapter 9 were suggested by City Attorney Roger Knutson in order to bring Falcon Heights code into line with Minnesota state law. In 2004, the Minnesota statute was changed to allow owners additional leeway and flexibility with nonconforming structures. This change will make it possible, for example, for certain owners in the Grove who have front yard fences -part of the original home design but illegal under our present code - to restore these architectural features without applying for variances. It will also make it possible to allow certain additions and modifications to existing nonconforming structures, such as homes on the shallow Asbury properties and 1871 Larpenteur, without variances - as long as the addition does not increase the nonconformity. Bottom line: Owners with nonconforming structures will have more freedom to update, maintain and improve those structures. City zoning processes will be streamlined in those cases. Please read the attached documents for details. A public hearing will precede the Commission's deliberation on this ordinance. Notice was published in the Roseville Review at the required time. Mailed notices to property owners were not required and were not sent. No questions or feedback of any kind have been received from property owners in this matter. Training Opportunity: The LMC is offering a training session "Land Use Issues for City Staff, Elected Officials, and Board and Commission Members" in St. Paul on June 15. The session for Commissioners is 6:30 in the evening. This one is highly recommended! If you are interested you can sign up directly online, or contact me and I will sign you up. I will also give you an update on 1871 Larpenteur on Tuesday during the information phase of the meeting. Please contact me or Heather if you have questions about questions about any of the above. See you Tuesday! •