HomeMy WebLinkAboutWorkshop resources - March 23 2010Falcon Heights Planning Commission
Workshop: Code revision implementing the 2008 Comprehensive Plan – Phase 1 (2010)
March 23, 2010
Research and Resources
Commissioners requested samples of multi-family and public districts in other cities. Staff searched for sample codes primarily in other Twin Cities metro area municipalities with comparable
kinds of land use. However, staff found that very few cities have the magnitude and variety of public and institutional land use that Falcon Heights does, so this category of resources
goes a bit farther afield.
All of these resources are available on the internet, so URLs are given (direct links are on the web version of this packet only). Commissioners may print out items they would like to
have with them for the workshop or for future reference. Please contact staff by 4:30 p.m. Monday, March 22, if you would like us to print out any of the material for you and if you
would like enough copies made for the whole commission.
Multi-family (medium and high density) housing
If the link is all one document, you may need to scroll down or use the table of contents to go to the relevant section(s). These are in no particular order.
Blaine, MN
http://library1.municode.com/default-now/home.htm?infobase=19960
Maplewood, MN
http://mn-maplewood.civicplus.com/DocumentView.aspx?DID=460
St. Louis Park, MN
http://www.stlouispark.org/pdf/Article_IV_Div_4_Residential_District.pdf
St. Paul, MN
http://library1.municode.com/4472/home.htm?infobase=10061&doc_action=whatsnew
South St. Paul, MN
http://library.municode.com/HTML/14152/level4/SB_C118_AIV_D1.html#SB_C118_AIV_D1_s118-123
Richfield, MN
http://www.ci.richfield.mn.us/Residents/Codes/zoningcode.htm
(links to multi-family zones are down the page.)
Plymouth, MN
http://www2.ci.plymouth.mn.us/pls/cop/docs/FOLDER/CITY_GOV/CG_ZONE/ZONING_TOC/WEBSITE.PDF
Multifamily begins at Section 21375
Roseville, MN
http://www.ci.roseville.mn.us/index.aspx?nid=655
This is a summary page. There is a link to the actual residential zoning code:
http://www.ci.roseville.mn.us/DocumentView.aspx?DID=1077
Champlin, MN
http://library1.municode.com/default-test/home.htm?infobase=14283&doc_action=whatsnew
Go to Chapter 126
West St. Paul
http://www.ci.west-saint-paul.mn.us/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={7DF27608-CBD5-4B43-9137-0D0CB0F8F07F}
From here, click to the zoning district sections
Seattle - form based zoning - a very different approach!
This document is attached.
“Cottage Housing in Your Community” – The Housing Partnership, Seattle, WA
http://www.mrsc.org/govdocs/S42CottageHousOrdGuide.pdf
Additional examples are easy to find. Many cities have their codes online these days, easily accessible from the city’s website. Municipal Code Corporation, our codifiers, has a library
of city codes from all over the country at http://www.municode.com/Library/library.aspx
Public Land Zoning
Staff found that, while many cities have zoning for conservation districts or public parks and open spaces, few provide for the kind of institutional uses that dominate Falcon Heights
geography. This is something that will probably be uniquely crafted to our City, using the existing ordinance to the extent that it has served us well in the past. Here are some examples
that are somewhat comparable to our existing zoning. The “purpose” language may be of special interest. Again, there is no particular order.
Eagan, MN - a Go to Section 11.60, Subdivision 20
http://library1.municode.com/default-test/home.htm?infobase=13070&doc_action=whatsnew
Little Canada, MN
http://littlecanada.govoffice.com/vertical/Sites/%7BEB0504CE-3D9E-4F5B-8199-A5A488B9A257%7D/uploads/%7B04A2D5A8-B50B-4AD2-9162-701C6EA0FE80%7D.PDF
Rosemount, MN - Go to section 11-14-8
http://www.sterlingcodifiers.com/codebook/index.php?book_id=452
Plymouth, MN - Go to section 21650
http://www2.ci.plymouth.mn.us/pls/cop/docs/FOLDER/CITY_GOV/CG_ZONE/ZONING_TOC/WEBSITE.PDF
Village of Gurney, IL
http://www.gurnee.il.us/community_dev/planning_zoning/zoning_ord/07.html#07
James County, VA
http://www.jccegov.com/pdf/county_code/div16.pdf
Comparison Worksheet – for multi-family zoning (attached)
This worksheet is to aid you in noting down points of comparison among cities as you review the resource material. You do not need to make notes for all cities on the list, and you
are welcome to include cities not on the list. If this tool proves to be valuable to commissioners, staff will compile everyone’s input to a single table and distribute it after the
March workshop.
Worksheet for Brainstorming Falcon Heights District Updates
Please use a separate copy for each zone/district to begin jotting down your thoughts in advance of the workshop, if you choose. Several copies have been provided in the printed packets.
More copies can be printed from the file posted on the website, and extras will be made available at the workshop
Feel free to leave any part blank at this stage; you can write more during the workshop. You may want to start by using the existing requirements to fill in the table on page 2, where
it applies. Staff is especially interested in your input on the purpose statement section. We have no purpose statements for our residential zones. There are some good examples in other
city codes on the list above.
Remember, these updates will be based on what is stated in our comp plan. Also, the simplest approach will be to start from the code we already have – to the extent that it serves us
well in the present – plus the 1993 code, rather than begin from scratch.
Legal Questions
Staff has invited a city attorney to be present at the March 23 workshop to assist the commission and answer questions.