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Summary of the Draft Zoning Code <br />23 August 2021 <br />Page 3 <br /> <br />3824 Huntington Avenue St. Louis Park, Minnesota 55416 <br />612-616-7768 bill@weberplanning.com <br />MAJOR CHANGES OR ADDITIONS <br />Changes to Districts and Land Uses <br />Several zoning districts were deleted or combined, and several allowed land uses were <br />deleted or combined. One new zoning district was be created. The R-2, Medium- <br />Density Residential District, was broadened. <br />Tabular Summaries of Allowed Land Use <br />Except for the dimensional requirements, most of the detailed land use regulations have <br />been moved out of the sections on the individual districts and collected in either the <br />Specific Development Requirements or the General Development Requirements. The <br />section for each district focuses on presenting the dimensional requirements and include <br />references to the specific and general requirements. <br />There is a general table of allowed residential uses, another for commercial land uses and <br />a third for industrial uses. <br />This makes it easier to understand what is allowed in each district and whether each use <br />is permitted, conditional or accessory. It will also be easier to find the key dimensional <br />requirements and will reduce duplication. Note that many of the specific or general <br />development requirements are presently in the existing Section 903, General Provisions, <br />which is entirely different from the future Section 915, General Development <br />Requirements. <br />Tables of Dimensional Regulations <br />Dimensional requirements are displayed in tables rather than in paragraphs. <br />New vs. Existing Regulations <br />We have chosen to re-use existing regulations whenever it seems appropriate, but have <br />proposed replacements as judged necessary. There was not change just for the sake of <br />change. So, the future code will seem both familiar and new. It was apparent that some <br />regulations in the existing code were adopted for specific local conditions and that others <br />were given quite a bit of recent thought. One example of this is the section describing <br />where you can park your car, boat or RV on your home lot (903.020, O.) I will bring <br />those changes to your attention through these memos, yellow highlights in the text, a <br />summary table and our meetings. <br />Conditions for Conditional Uses <br />Specific requirements for each conditional use will be described. <br />Requirements for Permitted Uses <br />Specific requirements for some of the permitted uses were described. The difference <br />between a permitted use and a conditional use is that the permitted uses are presumed to <br />be allowed as long as the proposal meets those conditions, while the conditional uses are <br />presumed to be not allowed unless the conditions are met. <br />Please note that unless the application involves a variance, a plat or a rezoning, site <br />development applications will be reviewed and approved or denied by City staff without <br />going through the Planning Commission and City Council. This will save time and <br />money for the applicant and allow the Planning Commission and City Council to