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1 <br /> <br />WS – Item 1 <br />WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT <br />Work Session Item No. 1 <br /> <br /> <br />Date: December 7, 2020 <br /> To: City Council <br /> <br />From: Katie Larsen, City Planner <br /> <br />Re: Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment Regarding Metal Roofs <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />At the September 9, 2020 Planning & Zoning Board meeting, the Board directed staff to <br />draft a zoning ordinance text amendment regarding metal roofs. <br /> <br />At the October 14, 2020 Planning & Zoning Board meeting, the Board held a public <br />hearing. There were no public comments. The Board recommended on a 4-3 vote to <br />amend the zoning ordinance to allow for metal roofs on single family homes with either <br />hidden fasteners (i.e. standing seam) or exposed fasteners as follows: <br /> <br />§ 1007.043 GENERAL BUILDING AND USE PROVISIONS. <br /> <br />(2) Building Type and Construction. <br /> <br />(a) Single Family Dwellings. All single family detached dwellings in the R, <br />R-X, R-1, R-1X, R-EC, and R-2 Districts shall meet the following design criteria: <br /> <br />3. Single family dwellings shall have at least a four/twelve (4/12) roof pitch <br />and shall be covered with shingles, or tiles, or a standing seam metal roof <br />hidden fastener (i.e. standing seam) metal roof, or exposed fastener metal <br />roof provided the exposed fasteners are the same color as the metal <br />roofing material. Exposed galvanized metal finishes are not allowed. All <br />metal panel roofing shall be installed per the most current edition of the <br />MN State Residential Building Code. <br /> <br />At the November 2, 2020 Work Session, staff presented the Planning & Zoning Board’s <br />recommendation. Discussion included: <br /> <br />• How visible is the house from the road and could we impose setbacks? <br />• Should we limit exposed fasteners to just rurally zoned properties vs residential <br />neighborhoods? <br /> <br />The Council requested the item be brought back to the December Work Session. <br /> <br />ANALYSIS