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• • P47 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM 6D STAFF ORIGINATOR: Paul Bengtson MEETING DATE: March 12, 2012 TOPIC: i. Second Reading of Ordinance Number 3 -12 ii. Resolution 12 -16 - Summary for Publication Amending the residential zoning districts within the Zoning Ordinance VOTE REQUIRED: 4/5 (3/5 for summary resolution) INTRODUCTION The newly adopted 2030 Comprehensive Plan established new policies for how residential development will occur in Lino Lakes. The zoning ordinance is an important element in the implementation of such policies, and many amendments will be required to bring the zoning ordinance in alignment with the 2030 Comprehensive Plan. In addition, a number of housekeeping and procedural items have been identified by city staff and should also be addressed at this time. BACKGROUND Section 6 of the Zoning Ordinance contains all of the basic requirements for the Residential Zoning Districts within the city. Staff has comprehensively reviewed this section of the ordinance and determined a number of changes that must be made to properly implement the 2030 Comprehensive Plan. The Planning and Zoning Board has reviewed staff recommended amendments and identified additional changes that should be made. The result of these efforts is now being presented to the City Council for consideration. The format of the section will remain essentially the same, however a residential district that has not been used in the city since its adoption (R -EC) will be eliminated. The attached ordinance language clearly shows all amendments, but for the purpose of presentation, staff has identified the following eight changes as being major in scope or impact: 1. Purpose statements amended to clarify that public utilities are required for development and that development densities must be consistent with the 2030 Comprehensive Plan. • 2. Buffers (as already required in the landscape standards) have been added to each district. 3. Impervious surface percentages have been set to those of the Comprehensive Plan goals.