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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 January 27 Date: January 23, 2004 Happy New Year! Welcome back to the Planning Commission! The only agenda item is the annual task of electing a chair. Again, we'll adjourn to workshop. Enclosed is Chapter 10, the Housing Code, the last piece of the code you need at present for your ongoing review. You've expressed some curiosity about this chapter, so enjoy! There are definitions that will • also be helpful as we continue working on Chapter 9. I also found a table of contents for Chapter 9. I'm not sure you already have it; if not, it may be useful to add to your binder. November Workshop Discussion Notes: I apologize for not including discussion notes from your last workshop in November. When I went to review my notes, I found that I had taken almost none, and that portion of the meeting was not on video. My recollection is that it was quite brief on account of the impending Thanksgiving holiday. I did note the following: ^ The Commissioners had some general discussion of the economics of zoning compromises -the trade-offs between housing size value versus location/neighborhood character value. Where is the balance between adding value by increasing house size and diminishing value by reducing green space and compromising neighborhood character? ^ Can data about variances and permits, both in Falcon Heights and in other cities, help to shed some light on this issue? Home sale prices in Falcon Heights would seem to indicate that value remains high at present. (Due to other City business, I haven't had time to do any research on this.) We'll take this up again Tuesday evening. If time permits, I would especially like you to look at the sign code (9-13). We've had a lot of "activity" around this section lately, and it needs some work. Rather than saying anything more in advance, I would like to let you form your own impressions! And, as always, if you are unable to attend the meeting, please notify Staff. Thank you! •