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• • • AGENDA ITEM 6.B. STAFF ORIGINATOR: Paul Bengtson P &Z MEETING DATE: June 9, 2010 TOPIC: Discussion of Building Materials BACKGROUND The Board had previously asked staff to review the allowable building materials and architectural standards in the city. Section 3.Subdivison 4.B, which entitled `Building Type and Construction', includes the architectural standards for the city. For the purpose of brevity only subdivisions related to the topic are included. Single Family 1. Single Family Dwellings. All single family detached dwellings in the R, R -X, R -1, R- 1X, R -EC, and R -2 Districts shall meet the following design criteria: a. All structures shall have permanent concrete or treated wood foundations which will anchor the structure, which comply with the State Building Code as adopted in the State of Minnesota and which are solid for the complete circumference of the house. b. Sixty (60) percent of a residential structure shall have a minimum width or depth of twenty (20) feet. Width measurement shall not take into account overhangs or other projections. Such width requirement shall be in addition to the minimum area per dwelling requirements established within this Ordinance. c. Single family dwellings shall have at least a four /twelve (4/12) roof pitch and shall be covered with shingles or tiles or a standing seam metal roof. d. All single family structures must be built in conformance with Minnesota Statute 327.31 to 327.35 of the State Building Code as adopted in the State of Minnesota. e. The exterior walls of all single family residences shall be similar in appearance to normal wood or masonry residential construction. Any metal siding upon single family residence structures shall have a vertical dimension no greater than twelve (12) inches. Sheet metal siding shall not be permitted in such districts. In addition to regulating single family stick built homes, these regulations also allow manufactured homes in all residential district (as required by law) while still maintaining similar appearance and materials to other homes within a neighborhood. Letters `c' and `e' are the ones that might need to be reviewed and amended. One possibility is to require all materials used to be `designed for residential use', and allow the zoning administrator to make that determination. That would allow residents to appeal the decision through Section 2.Subdivision 4.