HomeMy WebLinkAboutFrontPorchWorkshop032712.pdf REQUEST FOR PLANNI NG COMMISSION ACTION Families, Fields and Fair __________________________ The City That Soars! Description An ordinance is proposed to amend the City Code to allow limited encroachment of open front porches into required front y ards in R-1, R2 and R-3 residential zones. Background The public hearing on this matter was he ld February 28, 2012. Three members of the community spoke at the hearing. All expre ssed support for allowing front porches as encroachments into front setback, citing the neighborhood value of transitional social space in front of homes. In the ensuing discussion, Commissioners wer e not satisfied with that the wording of the ordinance based on the January wo rkshop represented a consensus or their intentions and requested another opportun ity to revisit the dimensional specifics (measurement, area, etc) in workshop. The matter was tabled. Several issues are already resolved, such as the requirement that these structures be open with open railings. Budget Impact None Attachment(s) Proposed ordinance amending Chapter 113 as presented February 28, 2012 Worksheet to gather Commissioner input on o Porch/entry area limits o Amount of encroachment to allow toward front property line o Possible encroachment into side se tback – whether to allow and how much? o Other concerns raised by Commissioners regarding this draft Action(s) Requested Share input on specifics of ordinance amendment language and discuss Advise staff of suggested changes to ordinance draft Meeting Date March 27, 2012 (workshop) Agenda Item 1 Title Ordinance amending the Falcon Heights zoning code to allow certain front porch encroachments Submitted By Deborah Jones, Staff Liaison
Falcon Heights Planning Commissi on – Workshop on Front Porches Worksheet on Front Porches /Covered Stoops/Entries Dimension Appropriate limit or no limit? Square feet of foot print of the front structure? How many feet into front yard (setback area)? How many feet from front setback line? (i.e. What is the closest it can come to the street?) How wide in feet or percentage of house front? Confine to height of first story or other height limit? Allow railings? What kind? Roof character and materials? Additional permitting requirements? (e.g. CUP, etc) Allow into side setback? By how much? Terms that need to be added to definitions in the zoning chapter:
Site 1: Sidewalks + Rear Ga rages on Alleys (interior lots)
Site 2: No Sidewalks + Driveway s to the Street (corner lots)