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NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS, INC. <br />4800 Olson Memorial Highway, Suite 202, Golden Valley, MN 55422 <br />Telephone: 763.231 .2555 Facsimile: 763. 231 .2561 planners@nacplanning.com <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Little Canada Planning Commission <br />FROM: Stephen Grittman <br />DATE: April 5, 2013 <br />RE: Little Canada — Ordinance Amendment Discussion <br />FILE NO: 758.09 — 13.02 <br />Staff has discussed various code amendment issues in light of recent and current <br />development proposals. Three specific items have been identified for discussion. <br />These are: <br />1. Comprehensive Sign Plans <br />2. Definition of Family <br />3. Cul -de -sac Length. <br />Comprehensive Sign Plans <br />The current zoning ordinance requires processing of a Conditional Use Permit when a <br />multi- tenant building seeks to display more than just a few signs on the property. The <br />review is often straightforward, and most have been approved based on staff review <br />that the plan meets the code requirements for size, location, and design. A suggestion <br />has been made that these applications be reviewed and approved administratively, <br />rather than requiring the CUP process. This would require an amendment to the <br />section of the sign regulations requiring the processing, however, no substantive <br />changes are proposed to standards. <br />Definition of Family <br />The zoning ordinance currently defines family, for the purpose of limiting the number <br />and relationships of persons who may occupy a single family home (or any dwelling <br />unit, for that matter). The R -1 zoning district allows that a family occupying a dwelling <br />unit may also have up to two boarders and still qualify as a single family. <br />