03-02-2015 Council Work Session Minutes

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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION March 2, 2015 DRAFT i question of property use was not driven by a citizen complaint but rather because the 2 owners wished to build an accessory building on the property. Staff and the Planning and 3 Zoning Board are recommending denial of the rezoning request but also recommend 4 researching the possibility of amending the zoning ordinance to base the keeping of farm 5 animals on lot size rather than on zoning district. 7 The mayor acknowledged that this represents a mix of uses and that's not unusual in Lino 8 Lake. There can be evolution where uses change. He sees a problem when there is a 9 complaint and he wonders if no one is complaining about this use, why is the city 10 involved? Community Development Director Grochala responded that staff doesn't I l have the ability to decide to enforce in one place and not in another. In this case, the 12 Planning and Zoning Board thought the concept of looking at the size of the parcel makes 13 sense. Staff is thinking about creating the option of a downzoning for all the parcels in 14 the area but that would of course require the participation of the other property owners. 15 The mayor concurred that, under that scenario, the city would indeed have to ensure that 16 everyone who would be impacted is involved in the discussion. Ms. Larsen added that 17 the city would allow the animals to remain while the property owners are working with 18 the city on a solution. 19 20 The council indicated they would vote on the denial that is recommended with the 21 understanding that there is an alternate solution to be worked out. 22 23 5. Met Council Density Calculation Formula — Community Development Director 24 Grochala reviewed his staff report responding to the council's recent inquiry about 25 residential development density and how it is calculated for Met Council density 26 requirements. His report included a density overview based on the city's Land Use Plan, 27 information on the total city area, percentages of the city that are developed as residential, 28 and how much of the city is considered wetland/park/water and mixed use areas. He also 29 reviewed how the city defines density, how the Met Council defines density and how 30 those definitions are effected by removing consideration of storm ponding. Staff is 31 seeking council direction on any revisions needed to the city definitions. 32 33 The council indicated they would not be considering an action for change at this time but 34 sees that staff will continue to review the possibilities. 35 36 7. Advisory Board Applicants- Administrator Karlson reviewed the status of 37 applications received for advisory board appointments. 38 39 The council will interview the two new applicants on March 9, prior to the regular 40 meeting that night. 41 42 8. Council Member Updates — The council added this as a regular item to allow 43 time for individual members to report on their work to external groups, such as advisory 44 boards. 4