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Little Canada Planning Commission <br />Table of Contents and Residential Districts <br />Page 2 <br />3824 Huntington Avenue St. Louis Park, Minnesota 55416 <br /> 952.451.4818 bill@weberplanning.com <br /> Tables of Dimensional Regulations: Dimensional requirements will be displayed in <br />tables rather than in paragraphs. <br /> New vs. Existing Regulations: I will re-use existing regulations whenever it seems <br />appropriate but will propose replacements as judged necessary. There will not be change <br />just for the sake of change. So, the future code will seem both familiar and new. I can see <br />that some regulations were adopted for specific local conditions and that others were given <br />quite a bit of recent thought. One example of this is the section describing where you can <br />park your car, boat or RV on your home lot (903.020, O.) I will bring those changes to <br />your attention through these memos, yellow highlights in the text, a summary table and <br />our meetings. <br /> Conditions for Conditional Uses: Specific requirements for each conditional use will be <br />described. <br /> Requirements for Permitted Uses: Specific requirements for some of the permitted uses <br />will be described. The difference between a permitted use and a conditional use is that the <br />permitted uses are presumed to be allowed as long as the proposal meets those conditions, <br />while the conditional uses are presumed to be not allowed unless the conditions are met. <br /> <br />Please note that in both cases I propose that site development applications will be <br />reviewed and approved or denied by City staff without going through the Planning <br />Commission and City Council unless the application involves a variance, a plat or a <br />rezoning. This will save time and money for the applicant and allow the Planning <br />Commission and City Council to concentrate on other matters. This would be a major <br />change from your past practice. <br /> Review Procedures: The procedures for reviewing applications will be consolidated. <br /> Districts Used without Changes: The floodplain, shoreland, wetland and public districts <br />will be incorporated without change, as will the 2020 planned-unit district. No changes <br />will be proposed for manufactured housing, signs or adult businesses. <br /> Tables of Contents: There will be a table of contents at the top of each major section, <br />and the page headers will include the titles of the sub-sections. <br />Residential Districts <br />Here are the highlights of the new section titled Residential Districts. <br /> Tables of Allowed Land Uses: There is a table showing all of the allowed residential <br />land uses in each of the five residential zones and whether each is permitted, conditional <br />or accessory. This is based on the table that we reviewed last year. There no longer will <br />be a list in each individual district. <br /> Dimensional Tables: The dimensional requirements are presented in tables.