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• • TO: City Council FROM: John Miller, Planning Consultant to the City of Lino Lakes DATE: July 31, 1987 RE: Pole Barn Ordinance At the council's meeting of July 27 instructions were given to amend the proposed pole barn ordinance. Attached please find copies of the "old" and "new" ordinances amending the city's zoning code. The changes in the ordinance accomplish the following: 1. Added are stick-built.buildings to the permitted types of construction. 2. Eliminated is Type III construction. This is somewhat repeti- tive of masonry construction that is also a permitted.type of construction. Type III is basically concrete block with a four hour fire wall. 3. Eliminated are common -block back walls. This is somewhat of an anachronism. Most places now require all four sides of a building to be the same. Tom Eggen of the Minnesota Masonry Institute states the architecturally improved block costs about ten per cent more than common block. He also concurs that exterior use of common block is rapidly declining. 4. Added is a provision allowing existing pole barns to be expanded by a maximum of SO per cent of their gross area. This is treated as a conditional use and is contingent upon general site improve- ments including landscaping and building facade. S. Added are provisions permitting pole barn construction for the storage of lumber, boats, and buses provided the main sales area or office area is constructed of permitted materials. This too is made a conditional use. 6. Eliminated is the statement that mechanicals and exterior trash areas can be screened by "compatible" materials. Added is a statement requiring screens to be of "similar" materials. This is going to prevent a lot of wood fences around dumpsters. 7. Added are additional requirements for site plans including 1) building location, 2) parking and storage areas, 3) land- scaping, 4) sign size and location. This should provide the Planning and Zoning Board and the City Council with much better