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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDec 8th 2009 Council workshop packet 7 YOF LAKE EL�o rty o Lake., Elmo 651/777-5510 3800 Laverne Avenue North / Lake Elmo, MN 55042 City of Lake Elmo City Council Workshop 3 800 Laverne Avenue North Lake Elmo, MN 55042 December 81 2009 6:30 .m.8:30—.m. p P (•) 1. Agenda 2. Senior housing consideration 3. Lake Elmo Library hours and days of operation 4. Amendments to the Accessory Buildings Section of the Zoning Ordinance 5. I-94 Transportation and related Park and Ride Consideration 6. Adjourn **A social gathering may or may not be held at the Lake Elmo Inn following the meeting. printed on recycled paper CITY OF LAKE ELIN CiTY COUNCIL WORKSHOP Date: 12/8/09 Workshop Discussion Item: 2 AGENDA ITEM: Senior Housing Considerations SUBMITTED BY: Nicole Park,Council Member Anne Smith, Council Member THROUGH: Bruce Messelt,City Administrator REVIEWED BY: SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUESTED: At the request of Council Members Park and Smith, the City Council is asked to hear from Mr.Milt and Mrs.Dorothy Klohn regarding Senior Housing issues and considerations as they relate to Lake Elmo. No specific direction is requested, though some follom-up actions or direction may emanate from tonight's discussion. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: This item has been scheduled at the request of Council Members Park and Smith. The intent of this item is to allow a representative couple the opportunity to discuss senior housing considerations as they relate to Lake Elmo. The City's Comprehensive Plan does include language regarding affirmative consideration of community-appropriate Senior Housing and the City's response to the Met Council regarding implementation of the Comprehensive Plan includes reference to affirmative consideration of community- appropriate life-cycle housing. ATTACHMENT: "White Paper" on Senior Housing taken from available information and from the website SeniorLivingSource.Org. ORDER OF BUSINESS: Introduction.................................................................................Council Member Park - Report/Presentation...........................................................................Mr.&Mrs.Klohn - Questions from the Council............................................... Mayor&Council Members Council Discussion..............................................................................Mayor facilitates -page 1 - Senior Living As older adults enter their golden years, many develop certain needs which can't be addressed through standard living arrangements. Some seniors need help around the house with cooking, cleaning and yard work, while others may require constant medical attention from nurses or physical therapists. Other seniors may be extremely independent but yearn to be around others their own ages. Some people aren't phased by getting old;for others,the experience can be disconcerting or overwhelming. Senior housing provides comfort, relief and assistance to meet the needs of the aging population. Older Americans have various senior housing options to choose from. Some senior living facilities provide constant monitoring and regimented activities, while other types provide housing communities for active, able-bodied seniors. Older adults who are considering senior living should speak with their doctors to help weigh their options. Market-Based Housing: Some communities are developing market-based senior housing clusters or scattered-sight housing options for those who seek truly independent living and require little or no additional assistance or support. Such housing often includes certain amenities to aid currently able- bodied seniors as they continue to age, such as zero-threshold or ramped entrances, wider hallways and wheelchair accessible bathrooms, utilities and appliances, smaller home and lot footprints, accessible basements (if not at-grade structure) and limited exterior maintenance and landscaping, which is often contacted out or included in association responsibilities. Senior Apartments: Senior apartments are for independent,able-bodied seniors who want nothing more than to live with others in their age groups. Many senior apartment complexes are similar to standard apartment buildings. However, these complexes meet federal housing guidelines that allow them to prohibit younger people from moving in. Most senior apartment buildings set minimum age requirements of either 55 or 62 years old. The majority of senior apartments rent at just below standard market rates. Luxury apartments are available for wealthy seniors, and low-income senior apartments are available for older adults who would struggle to pay average rental rates. Independent Living: Independent living communities --also known as retirement communities or active living communities--are designed for seniors who are mostly independent but could use some occasional help. Residents of independent living communities live in houses,cottages or apartment settings,and they enjoy social events such as game nights, shopping trips and exercise classes. Some retirement communities have walking trails,tennis courts and other facilities for maintaining physical fitness. These communities allow able-bodied seniors to continue living their independent lifestyles while still having access to healthcare or caregiver assistance. Assisted Living: Older adults who need an increasing amount of help in their daily lives are candidates for assisted living communities. Residents of these communities live in apartment-style units, but their buildings usually contain communal dining rooms, living areas and activities rooms. Assisted living communities employ housekeeping staffs, caregivers, cooks and healthcare professionals who can help residents with numerous daily tasks. Like independent living communities, assisted living communities also provide a wide variety of social and leisure activities. Nursing Homes: Nursing homes are the most intensive form of senior housing. These apartment- style communities are for seniors who need around-the-clock monitoring and continued medical attention. Nursing homes employ caregivers, nurses and therapists to address the many needs of their residents. Some nursing homes provide special facilities for residents with dementia, memory loss and permanent or developmental disabilities. There are also nursing homes for residents who are battling serious ailments such as heart disease or cancer. CtT`i OF LAKE Date: 12/8/09 Workshop Discussion Item: 3 AGENDA ITEM: Lake Elmo Library Hours and Days of Operation SUBMITTED BY: Steve DeLapp,Council Member Brett Emmons,Council Member THROUGH: Bruce Messelt,City Administrator's REVIEWED BY: SUMMARY AND ACTION REOUESTED: At the request of Council Members Emmons and DeLapp,the City Council is asked to hear from Mr. Larry Green of the Supporters of the Rosalie E.Wahl Library and Mr. Paul Ryberg of the Friends of the Lake Elmo Library regarding concerns over the current hours and days of operation at the Lake Elmo branch of the Washington County Library System. No specific direction is requested,though some potential follow-up Hith respect to a formal City Communication and/or Resolution may emanate from tonight's discussion. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: This item has been scheduled at the request of Council Members Emmons and DeLapp. The intent of this item is to allow representatives from both the Friends of the Lake Elmo Library and Supporters of the Rosalie E. Wahl Library the opportunity to discuss issues regarding the current hours and days of operation at the Lake Elmo branch library. ATTACHMENT: 1. Proposed Petition from the Supporters of the Rosalie E.Wahl Library 2. Article from December 1st,2009 Stillwater Gazette ORDER OF BUSINESS: - Introduction............................................................................Council Member DeLapp - Report/Presentation........................................................................................Mr. Green Mr.Ryberg - Questions from the Council...............................................Mayor&Council Members - Council Discussion..............................................................................Mayor facilitates -page 1 - To: Washington County,Minnesota Library Board of Directors From: Supporters of the Rosalie E.Wahl Branch in Lake Elmo Date: October 11,2009 Subject: Non:expansive, expense-neutral substitution of Saturday hours for Monday hours Summary. This Petition seeks Board approval to permit the Rosalie E.Wahl Branch of the Washington County library system,in Lake Elmo, on a permanent or pilot basis,to substitute hours on Saturdays(10?or 1-5)for Mondays (10-2)to facilitate enhanced corrununity access. Background. There are nine branches in the Washington County library system. Currently,the Rosalie E.Wahl Library in Lake Elmo and three other small branches(Marine, Newport and Valley)collectively are described as the four"boutique"branches. Each is open to the public on Mondays and Fridays from 10-2 and Tuesdays,Wednesdays and Thursdays from 2-6. All are closed on Saturdays and Sundays. Each of the other five branches is open, on a varied basis,for a greater number of hours, on Mondays-Fridays; from 9:30-5 on Saturdays; and from 1-5 on Sundays, allowing 11.5 hours of weekend access to users,as contrasted with none in Lake Elmo. Proposal. As residents of Lake Elmo and dedicated supporters of the Rosalie E.Wahl Library, we recognize the public library as an important educational and social cornerstone of our community, and ask Washington County to reconsider its coordinated policy of identical operating hours for the four boutique branches (a policy not imposed on the other five branches) by allowing the Rosalie E.Wahl branch to substitute Saturdays hours from 10-2 or 1-5 for Mondays(10-2). That would enable the branch to be open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays (2-6);Fridays(10-2); Saturdays(10-2 or 1-5); and closed on Sundays. The total number of hours per week the branch would be open to the public would remain at twenty(20). Purpose. The proposed non-expansive, no-cost substitution of hours will create greater overall access opportunities and encourage the use of the library by pre-school and school age children, many of whom require adult accompaniment. Currently,many of these users,as well as most working adults and full-time students,have access to the library only from 4:00(or even later)on Tuesdays,Wednesdays and Thursdays until 6:00, a time which,during the daylight shortened and colder months from October until April can be so limiting as to promote non-use as the only realistic option. A simple shift of 4 hours from Mondays (10-2) when many of these users are in school or at work,to Saturdays (10-2 or 1-5),would allow these users to take advantage of a public library otherwise available to them on a limited basis,if at all. Opposition.We are not aware of any adverse consequences attending the proposed substitution of hours, a change supported by all of us who have signed this petition, including Lake Elmo residents,dedicated users of the library,library staff,Friends of the Library,parents and others. Fiscal Impact. The proposal is revenue- and expense.-neutral. The library would open to the public on different days(Saturdays instead of Mondays). There would be no impact on the total number of hours of operation,nor would staff or other assets be.affected,adversely or otherwise. Conclusion. A no-cost change of the public hours of operation of the Rosalie E. Wahl Branch of the Washington County library system from Mondays (10-2)to Saturdays (10-2 or 1-5), for the convenience of the community,would be of real benefit to all who use our local public library. St. Croix Valley Local News Page 1 of 2 Ne,w- ,sm, C-Am"W x�, V I ja �e- MW ....................................._................................................................_..........................................._.........._.---.......................................................................-..............,,.................... .,... Lake Elmo > News Residents pushing for different hours at Lake ElmoP�, t:-Page library Sy James Warden -Stillwater Gazette Published:Tuesday, December 1,2009 9:16 AM CST LAKE ELMO - A Lake Elmo man is pushing for different hours at the city's library to make it easier for children to visit and take advantage of the library's programs. Larry Green drafted a petition in October that asked for the library to open for four hours on Saturday instead of the four hours it is now open on Monday.The change would not increase the total number of hours the library is open. The Rosalie E. Wahl Library was designated a children's- or family friendly-library when the county reopened it four years ago after two years of being closed, But Green says the current schedule makes.it hard for any,but the youngest children to use it. The 10 a.m. to 2 p.m, schedule on Mondays and Fridays keeps school children from visiting on those days. Meanwhile,the 2 p.m, to 6 p.m. schedule on Tuesdays and Thursdays restricts it to the few children whose parents work close enough to Lake Elmo to return home before the library closes. Green, an attorney who doesn't have to leave Lake Elmo for work, said he is fortunate enough to be able to take his 5-year-old son and nearly 4-year-old daughter to the library. They've attended preschool story time nearly every Friday since he moved to the city in 2008. That wouldn't have been possible if he had to drive to Minneapolis for work. "This is about everybody else who doesn't have the opportunity but should," he said. "Why shouldn't every other parent have at least one day of access?We have this wonderful library, and if we have this funding for programs ... why not open it up to enrich all of the children?" Washington County Library Director Patricia M. Conley said it isn't that simple. Library employees work at branches within one of the library system's three service areas, instead of at a specific library. Lake Elmo shares a service area with Oakdale and Cottage Grove, which has one of the busiest branches since the county adjusted hours about a year ago. Altering Lake Elmo's hours would impact those other libraries. Lake Elmo's unusual usage pattern furthencomplicates the situation. Monday is Lake Ehno's slowest day, but it is one of the busiest days for the system as a whole. "It's difficult because I think people are used to Stillwater, which is a city library,a discrete branch," Conley said. "It's a little more complicated because of our structure." http://www.stillwatergazette.com/articles/2009/12/0i/lake elmo/news/8381elibrary.prt 12/1/2009 St. Croix Valley Local News Page 2 of 2 Lake Elmo Councilman Steve DeLapp brushed aside Conley's argument: "We're the only children's library, so if she wants to rename it the retired adults library, that would be a valid argument. I'm retired recently. I could go to it any time I can figure out when it's open." DeLapp suggested that volunteers make up for whatever hours library staff couldn't cover. He noted that volunteers already perform a variety of vital civic functions - from fighting fires to pulling buckthorn. "Why can't we have volunteer librarians?" asked DeLapp,who made $2 an hour working at a library in college. "It's a public library. The purpose is not to provide jobs to people with library degrees. The hours just don't seem rational.We need to make the library responsive to its constituents." The Lake Elmo City Council is expected to consider a resolution supporting the change, although that item has not yet been added to the agenda. County Commissioner Bill Pulkrabek,who's been speaking with DeLapp and Green and received e-mail about the idea, said he plans to ask the library board to take up the issue. Pulkrabek said his gut reaction is that the change would be good but added that he's learned that it's usually not good for the board of commissioners to make substantial changes without the library board first examining a proposal for unforeseen consequences. Said Green: "It's a children's library. It should be open for the kids." James Warden covers education and the titles of Lake Elmo and Oak Park Heights. Contact him at jwarden(�acnpapers.com or 651-796-1111. Copyright©2009-Stillwater Gazette ........... ...... ...............................<<.,....,...................,.,.......................................... .....,,.,....................,... [x] Close Window http://www.stillwatergazette.com/articles/2009/12/01/lake_elmo/news/838lelibrary.prt 12/1/2009 CITY OF LAKE ��. CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP Date: 12/8/09 Workshop Discussion Item: 4 AGENDA ITEM: Consider Amendments to the Accessory Buildings Section of the Zoning Ordinance:Draft Ordinance No.08-010 SUBMITTED BY: Kyle Klatt,Planning Director THROUGH: Bruce Messelt, City Administrator REVIEWED BY: Planning Commission Kelli Matzek,City Planner SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUESTED: The City Council is asked to consider amendments to the accessory building provisions of the zoning ordinance. These changes represent minor modifications to specific sections of the ordinance and have been proposed: 1)to improve the consistency between various sections of the current code and 2) to clarify the intent and interpretation of various sections of the code dealing with accessory uses. The proposed amendments do not propose a major departure from the current ordinance and are intended primarily to clean up portions of the code that have been confusing or difficult to administer in the past. Direction is requested.following tonight's review to prepare the attached proposed Ordinance revisions for formal Council consideration and action. BACKGROUND/HISTORY: This item was originally presented to the Council late last year, but was tabled at that time so that it could be reviewed in greater detail at a workshop session. Due to the Council's busy slate of workshops this year, a review of the proposed accessory building ordinance has been delayed until now. This will not be the first time that the Council has seen the attached ordinance or summary offered below, but the material is being provided again for review and discussion at the workshop session. The initial basis for the proposed amendments was the identification of discrepancies between a building department setback handout and the zoning ordinance. As part of the regular review of building permits, staff also found that the requirements for accessory buildings were either difficult to find or inconsistent between various portion of the code. The proposed amendments should help clarify and simplify the review of building permits, especially for accessory buildings. The proposed ordinance was reviewed during the course of several Planning Commission meetings this past summer, and was recommended for approval. The regulations for accessory buildings may be found in two distinct sections of the Zoning Ordinance: within the development standards for each zoning district and as part of the design and performance -page 1 - City Council Workshop Consider Accessory Building Ordinance Provisions December 8th,2009 Agenda Item#4 standards that apply to all districts. The sections that would be impacted by the proposed changes include Sections 154.030 through 154.066 and Sections 154.092 and 154.093. REVIEW OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS: The proposed changes can be summarized as follows: • The RE District provisions (Section 154.058) will be amended to add accessory building setbacks to the district table. This table will now include the front, side, street side, rear, and arterial street setbacks for accessory building as well as principal buildings. Since these setbacks were not previously identified elsewhere in the code, the Planning Commission recommended that they follow the OP district requirements with the exception of the front yard setback (set at 100 feet to be consistent with the front yard setback for principal structures). • Language in all zoning districts will be amended to clearly state whether or not the dimensional requirements apply to principal, accessory buildings, or both. Each zoning district table will include separate headings labeled "Principal Building Setbacks" and "Accessory Building Setbacks". At present,the code either uses these terms interchangeably or just uses"Building Setbacks". • There are currently two definitions that describe how to measure the height of buildings: "Height of Building" and "Building Height". The proposed ordinance eliminates one of these terms and adds a diagram to provide additional clarity concerning the interpretation of this measurement. • The reference to roof height in Section 154.092, Subd. (A,2) will be removed. With this change, all accessory building heights will be calculated in the same manner as principal buildings. Specifically, the definition noted above allows the averaging of the grade around the building and the averaging of the height between the highest ridge and eave line to determine the two points used to calculate height. • The accessory building height in all districts(except for agricultural buildings)will be amended to 18 feet (from either 14 feet or 20 feet). This figure is recommended as a balance between the previous roof height requirement of 20 feet and the averaging that is allowed for mansard, gable, hip, and gambrel style roofs. The current requirement varies from district to district and there is no apparent reason for these discrepancies. • The definition for a tool shed has been revised to delete a statement related to roof height. These types of structures will still have a separate height requirement that is lower than other buildings,and in this case,will be reduced from 12 feet to 10 feet (to account for the averaging as noted above). • Accessory buildings in the Open Space Preservation District are currently allowed to be built to a higher height than in other districts;this provision will be amended to reflect a common height across all residential zoning districts. The current OP district height limit is 25 feet and would be changed to 18 feet under the proposed Ordinance. This change also reflects the definition change noted above. • The requirements for maximum building height and door height will be included in the residential district tables only. The requirements for accessory buildings in industrial and business districts will therefore match the requirements for principal building in these districts. There are references to the business and industrial district exemptions that can be eliminated from the current ordinance because of these changes. • All language pertaining to size limits for the parking of passenger automobiles (found in Section 154.092, Subd. D) will be deleted. Rather then specifying a specific size limit of 1,000 square feet, the proposed amendments would limit the size of attached and detached garages to no more than the -page 2- City Council Workshop Consider Accessory Building Ordinance Provisions December 8th,2009 Agenda.Item#4 footprint of the principal structure. This change will help end confusion regarding space marked on building plans as storage, workshop,or miscellaneous useage. • Clarification will be added to specify that building footprint will be used to calculate the size requirements for an accessory building (not gross floor area). This revision also provides for a blanket statement across all districts that an accessory building cannot exceed the size of a principal structure. The current maximum size allowed for accessory buildings will not change, and previously the size of the principal building was only relevant for parcels larger than 20,000 square feet. • Section 154.092 Subd.F and G will be amended to clarify that accessory buildings cannot exceed the height of the principal building in any zoning district with the exception of agricultural farm buildings and the exceptions to height listed elsewhere in the City Code. This change does not alter the intent of the current Ordinance. • The table found in Section 154.093 has been updated to clarify the accessory building requirements for the smallest lot sizes in R-1,RED,and OP districts and to remove existing language that states the size of accessory buildings cannot exceed a principal structure. The revised statement in Section 154.092, Subd. D will now cover this requirement. The Planning Commission could find no reason for a cut-off of 5,000 square feet for the smaller lots in this table, and with the proposed change, all lots less than one acre in size would be grouped together. • A provision will be added to.Section 154.092 that reads as follows: "The footprint of an attached garage shall not be larger than the footprint of the living area within the principal building. All garage space located under a living area or other garage space will not count towards the total attached garage area allowed". Although this language does not place set limit on the total area that could be used for the parking of cars, the City's building code, setback requirements, impervious coverage ordinance, driveway standards, and other similar provisions with the code provide additional regulations that will limit the practicability of building an excessive-sized garage. The amendments should help simplify the review process for new accessory buildings by standardizing the organization of information and the consistency between each district. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Of the proposed amendments, the changes to regulations concerning the parking of passenger automobiles represent the most significant modifications from the previous Ordinance. Under the current code, space devoted to the parking of automobiles cannot exceed 1,000 square feet,and this limit applies to both detached and attached garages. In practice,this limitation has been very difficult to administer and enforce because the total size allowed for both accessory buildings in all districts exceeds this amount. As part of its review,the Planning Commission determined that the use of space within an accessory building was not as important as the total size and height allowed. The Planning Commission's recommendation; therefore, is that the total size of all accessory buildings be regulated so that they cannot exceed the size of the principal building on a lot (both for attached and detached structures). Under the proposed ordinance, the size of accessory buildings would still be regulated by district and would never be allowed to exceed the size of a principal building. All other changes are intended to provide consistency and clarity throughout the code,in some instances incorporating revised standards,improved definitions, or updated tables to accomplish this objective. PLANNING COMMISSION REPORT: The Planning Commission reviewed the proposed ordinance amendments over the course of several meetings last year, and conducted a public hearing on this matter -page 3- City Council Workshop Consider Accessory Building Ordinance Provisions December 8th,2009 Agenda Item#4 on July 14, 2008. There were no public comments received and the Commission unanimously recommended approval of the Ordinance amendments as document in the attached Ordinance. A'I'I'ACI I MENTS: 1. Ordinance No. 08-010 2. Summary of Proposed District Changes {table} ORDER OF BUSINESS: - Introduction..............................................................Bruce Messelt,City Administrator - Report/Presentation..........................................................Kyle Klatt,Planning Director Questions from the Council...............................................Mayor&Council Members Questions/Comments from the public.............::............:......................Mayor facilitates -page 4- CITY OF LAKE ELMO COUNTY OF WASHINGTON STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 08-010 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ACCESSORY BUILDING REGULATIONS Section 1. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby ordains that Section 11.01 (Definitions) is hereby amended to remove the following definition: HEIGHT OF BUILDING. The vertical distance between the lowest grade level at the building line and the uppermost point on the roof and to add the following diagram to the definition of BUILDING HEIGHT so that it reads as follows: BUILDING HEIGHT. The vertical distance from the average of the highest and lowest point of grade for that portion of the lot covered by building to the highest point of the roof for flat roofs; to the roof deck line of mansard roofs; and to the mean height between eaves and highest ridge for gable, hip, and gambrel roofs. Highest Point of Roof Building Height (Flat or Shed Roof) Ridge Average Distance Between Ridge and Eave Eave Building Height Gable, Hip or Gambrel Roof) �Deckline Building Height Mansard Roof) Page l of 10 Section 2. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby ordains that the Minimum District Requirements tables found in Sections 154.036, Subd. (D); 154.041, Subd, (C); 154.044, Subd. (C); 154.047, Subd. (C); 150.180, Subd. (B,2, h) are hereby amended in the following manner: Section 154.033 (D) Minimum district requirements. Agricultural Zoning District Farm Dwellings and Related Structures and Non-Farm Dwellings Activities and Non-Farm Dwellings if not and Activities if Clustered Clustered Lot Size Nominal 40 acres 1-1/2 acres(if clustered) A 40-acre parcel not reduced by more than 10% due to road rights-of-way and survey variations Lot Width 300 feet 125 feet Primary Building setback from property lines:(Also see§154.082) Front: 200 feet 30 feet Side(Interior): 200 feet 10 feet Rear: 200 feet 40 feet Side Corner: 200 feet 25 feet Arterial Street: 200 feet 50 feet Primary Building Height(Also see§ 154.083) 35 feet 35 feet Off-Street Parking(Also see§154.095) N/A 3 spaces per dwelling unit Accessory Building or Structure setback from property lines:(Also see§§154.092 and 154.093) Front: 200 feet 30 feet Side(Interior): 200 feet 10 feet Rear: 200 feet 40 feet Rear(detached residential garages,and storage,boat and 200 feet 10 feet tool sheds) Side Corner: 200 feet 25 feet Arterial Street: 200 feet 50 feet Section 154.036 (D) Minimum district requirements. Rural Residential Zoning District Lot Size Nominal 10 acres 5 to 7 acres if clustered A 10-acre parcel not reduced by more than 10%and/or a 10-acre parcel located on a corner or abutting a street on 2 sides not reduced by more than 15%due to road right-of-way and survey variations Page 2 of 10 Lot Width(See§153.04) 300 feet 125 feet Primary Building or Structure Setbacks from property lines(Also see§ 154.082) Front: 30 feet 30 feet Side(Interior): 10 feet 10 feet Side(Corner): 25 feet 25 feet Rear: 40 feet 40 feet Arterial Street: 50 feet 50 feet Primary Building Height(Also see§ 35 feet - 154.083) Off-Street Parking 3 spaces per unit same (Also see§ 154.095) Accessory Building or Structure setbacks from property lines:(Also see&6 154.092 and 154.093) Front: 30 feet 30 feet Side(Interior): 10 feet 10 feet Side Corner: 25 feet 25 feet Rear: 40 feet 40 feet Rear(detached residential garages, 10 feet 10 feet and storage,boat,and tool sheds) Arterial Street: 50 feet 50 feet AGGeGGGFy BuildiRg Height(Also see 1-4-feet 44 4Eet 154 QN2) Section 154.041 (C) Minimum district requirements. R-1 Zoning District Lot Size 1-1/2 acre per unit without sanitary sewer; 24,000 square feet per unit with sanitary sewer Lot Width 125 Feet Primary Building or Structure Setbacks from Property Lines(Also see§154.082) Front: 30 Feet Side(Interior): 10 Feet Side(Corner): 25 Feet Rear: 40 Feet Arterial Street: 50 Feet Primary Building Height(Also see§ 154.083) 35 Feet Accessory Buildings or Strructure Setbacks from Property Lines Also See§§154.092 and 154.093) Front: 30 feet Side ilnteriorl. 10 feet Page 3 of 10 Side(Street): 25 feet Rear: 10 feet Arterial Street: 50 feet Assesser�r-�aildiagktei ^tr,w_s_ s4 98�) 20-feet Section 154.044 (C) Minimum district requirements. R-2 Zoning District Lot Size One-Family: 1-1/2 acre per unit without sanitary sewer; 7,500 feet per unit with sanitary sewer Two-Family: 1-1/2 acre per unit without sanitary sewer;6,000 square feet per unit with sanitary sewer Lot Width One-Family: 75 feet at front yard setback line with sanitary sewer; 125 feet without sanitary sewer Two-Family: 100 feet at front yard setback line with sanitary sewer;200 feet without sanitary sewer Principal Building setbacks from property lines(Also see§ 154.082) Front: 30 Feet Side(Interior): 10 Feet Side(Corner): 25 Feet Rear: 40 Feet Arterial Street: 50 Feet Primary Building Height(Also see§154.083) 35 Feet Accessory Buildings and Structures setbacks from Also See§§154.092 and 154.093) Property lines. Front: 30 feet Side: 10 feet Side(Street): 25 feet Rear: 10 feet Arterial Street: 50 feet Asaessery9uilding-and-Structures-Height-(Alsesee 14-feet 454,0 ) Section 157.047 (C) Minimum district requirements. R-4 Zoning District Lot Size 3,500 Square Feet per Unit Page 4 of 10 Lot Width 100 Feet at Front Yard Setback Line Principal Building and Structure Setbacks from property lines(Also see§ 154.082) Front: 50 Feet Side(Interior): 20 Feet Side(Corner): 50 Feet Rear: 50 Feet Arterial Street: 50 Feet Building Height(Also see§154.083) 35 Feet Accessory Buildings and Structures Setbacks from property lines. Also See§§154.092 and 154.093) Front: 50 feet Side. 20 feet Side(Street): 50 feet Rear: 20 feet Arterial Street: 50 feet AGG866OFY Buildings and stores- 14-feet Section 150.048 (C) Minimum district requirements. RE Zoning District Lot Size 2-1/2 minimum(108.750 square feet)to 10 acres(435.600 square feet) Subdivision Density 3.33 acre average-No outlots to remain within subdivision Lot Configuration Lots must be configured to contain a circle with a diameter of 250 feet minimum;the ratio of lot length to width shall be a maximum of 3:1 —Flag lots are prohibited Area of Building Site A minimum of 1.25 acres of land above the flood plain and free of any drainage easements Principal Building and Structure Setbacks from property lines:(Also see§154.082) Front: 100 Feet Wimum Side(Interior): 50 Feet AAi imum Side(Corner): 80 Feet Mir}imum Rear: 100 Feet Minimum Collector/Arterial Street: 150 Feet A4iaimum Frontage on Public Roadway 150 feet-minimum,except 70 feet at the end of cull-de-sac streets Primary Building Height(Also see§154.083) 35 Feet Accessory Buildings and Structures Setbacks (Also see S&154.092 and 154.093) Front: 100 feet Side: 15 feet Page 5 of 10 Side(Street): 30 feet ' Rear: 15 feet Arterial Street: 50 feet a 4Feet Section 150.080 (h) Minimum district requirements. Open Space Preservation District(OP) Single-Family Townhouse Maximum Building Height: Primary Structure 2 and Y2 stories or 35 feet 2 and Y2 stories or 35 feet 25 feet a-� Minimum Lot Width: NA NA Y2 acre lot; 1 acre lot Maximum Impervious Surface Coverage: No more than 15%for the primary structure and driveway;but up to 17% Gross Lot Area total when including all other impervious surfaces NA Miniffwm Principal Building and Structure Setbacks Regairerpentsfrom property lines(Also see§ 154.082): Front Yard 30 feet 20 feet Side Yard 15 feet or 10%of lot width,whichever is 15 feet or 10%of lot width,whichever is greater greater Corner Lot Front 30 feet 30 feet Corner Lot Side Yard 30 feet 30 feet Rear Yard: 40 feet 40 feet f Arterial Street: 50 feet 50 feet Well From Septic Tank 50 feet 50 feet IAccessory Buildings and Structures Setbacks(Also see�§ 154.092 and 154.093) Fran!: 30 feet 30 feet I Side: 15 feet or 10%of lot width,whichever is 15 feet or 10%of lot width,whichever is r9 eate greater Side(Street): 30 feet 30 feet Rear: 15 feet or 10%of lot width,whichever is 15 feet or 10%of lot width whichever is r9 eate greater Arterial Street: 50 feet 50 feet I Page 6of10 Section 3. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby ordains that Section 154.092 is hereby amended to read as follows: § 154.092 ACCESSORY BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES. (A) Types of accessory buildings include storage or tool sheds; detached residential garage; detached rural storage building; detached domesticated farm animal buildings; agricultural farm buildings. The accessory buildings are defined as follows: (1) STORAGE OR TOOL SHED. A 1-story accessory building of less than 160 square feet gross area with a maximum ram€height of 4-22 10 feet and exterior colors or material matching the principal structure or utilizing earthen tones. No door or other access opening in the storage or tool shed shall exceed 28 square feet in area. (2) DETACHED RESIDENTIAL GARAGE. A 1-story accessory building used or intended for the storage of motor driven passenger vehicles regulated in § 154.093 with u max eof height of 20 . No door or other access opening shall exceed 14 feet in height. The exterior color, design, and materials shall be similar to the principal structure. (3) DETACHED RURAL STORAGE BUILDING. A 1-story accessory building used or intended for the storage of hobby tools, garden equipment, workshop equipment and the like. Exterior materials shall match the principal structure in exterior color or be of an earthen tone. (4) DETACHED DOMESTICATED FARM ANIMAL BUILDING. A 1-story accessory building used or intended for the shelter of domestic farm animals and/or related feed or other farm animal supportive materials. The building shall require a Minnesota Pollution Control Agency feedlot permit and site and building plan approval. (Am. Ord. 97-38, passed 11-17-1998) (5) AGRICULTURAL FARM BUILDING. An accessory building used or intended for use on an active commercial food-producing farm operation of more than 20 acres, a Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permit may be required. (B) A tool shed as defined in this section may be placed on any lot in addition to the permitted number of accessory buildings. (C) No accessory building shall be constructed nor accessory use located on a lot until a building permit has been issued for the principal building to which it is accessory. (D) No aeeessefy buildifi g , ed of intended t;q- the st.,fage of passengeautemobiles shall exeeed 1,000 square feet of gross afea, nof shall any aeeess doof Of othe f opening0 eed the height of 10 foot neF shall any stnietuFe o eed 1 sto-y i i height exeept whefi the gafages afe joeated ifi business. industiial or-planned unit Page 7 of 10 developments. On par-eels of 20,000 sqtiafe feet in area or-less, ne detaehed aeeesser-y The footprint of any detached accessory building shall not be larger than the footprint of the principal building. (E) The footprint of an attached garage shall not be larger than the footprint of the living area within the principal building. All garage space located under a living area or other garage space will not count towards the total attached garage area allowed (F) An accessory building shall be considered as an integral part of the principal building if it is located 6 feet or less from the principal building. The exterior design and color shall be the same as that of the principal building or be of an earthen tone; the height shall not exceed the height of the principal structure unless more restrictive portions of this chapter prevail. (G) Accessory Building Height. (1) No accessory building ' .,aaaaaa„a industrial di t shall vrua yr exceed the height of the principal building.except for agricultural farm buildings and the exceptions to building height listed in Section 154.083. (2) No detached building accessory to a residential structure or located in a residential district shall exceed 18 feet in height except as otherwise permitted as an exemption from the district height requirements under Section 154.083. I of th al bia4a: aa�,Ya-rra" (H) Accessory buildings in the commercial and industrial districts may be located to the rear of the principal building, subject to the Building Code and fire zone regulations. (I) No detached garages or other accessory buildings in residential districts shall be located nearer the front lot line than the principal building on that lot, except in AG, RR, and R-1 Districts where detached garages may be permitted nearer the front lot line than the principal building by resolution of the City Council, except in planned unit developments or duster developments. (Ord. 97-107, passed 4-16-2002) (J) Accessory structures located on lake or stream frontage lots may be located between the public road and the principal structure, provided that the physical conditions of the lot require such a location and a resolution is issued. In no event shall the structure be located closer than 20 feet to the public right-of-way. (K) All accessory buildings over 35 square feet in area shall have a foundation, concrete slab or wind anchor. Buildings larger than 100 square feet shall Page 8of10 require a building permit regardless of improvement value. Roof loads and wind loads shall conform to requirements as contained in the Building Code. (L) The required rear yard setbacks for detached residential garages, and storage, boat, and tool sheds shall be a distance equal to the required side yard setback for each zoning district, except on through lots when the required rear yard setback in each zoning district shall apply. (M) Performance standards for detached agricultural buildings and domesticated farm animal buildings on parcels of less than 20 acres shall include the following: (1) Setbacks. All animal buildings, feedlots, and manure storage sites shall be set back in accordance with the underlying zoning district regulations. (2) Slopes. The building, feedlot, or manure storage shall not be placed on slopes which exceed 13%. (3) Water level. Evidence of the seasonally high groundwater level or mottled soil (as established by 8-1/2 foot borings) shall not be closer than 6-1/2 feet to the natural surface ground grade in any area within 100 feet of the proposed building and/or feedlot. (4) Wetlands. No marsh or wetland (as established by the predominant wetland vegetation and/or soils) shall be utilized for placement of the proposed structure, feedlot, or grazing area. Section 4. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby ordains that Section 154.093 is hereby amended to read as follows: § 154.093 NUMBER/SIZE OF ACCESSORY BUILDINGS. The maximum number and size of accessory buildings permitted in each zoning district shall be as follows. No accessory building shall be constructed unless there is adequate room for the required secondary drainfield site. Maximum Number and Size of Accessory Buildings Residential - R-1, RED, and OP less A combined 1,200 square feet total for both attached than 1 acre and detached accessory structures or residential garage; the size of the f,ter..rint of the detached sw.,eta-e rt,�tt not eyeeed the size of the fbetpfifit of the pfimaf� Stf:Hettff� Page 9of10 From 1 acre to 2 acres One 1,200-square foot detached residential, garage or building, in addition to an attached gara e Over 2 acres One 1,300-square foot detached residential garage or building in addition to an attached garage Section 5. Adoption Date This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon adoption and publication in the official newspaper of the City of Lake Elmo. This Ordinance No. 08-010 was adopted on this day of 2010, by a,vote of_Ayes and^Nays. Mayor Dean Johnston ATTEST; Bruce Messelt City Administrator This Ordinance No. 08-010 was published on the, day of , 2010. Page 10 of 10 o tnooV') o Oo 't kni Ol �I �I �I 4.. 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No specific direction is requested, though some potential follow-up with respect to this discussion may emanate from tonight's discussion. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: This item has been scheduled.at the request of Mayor Johnston in order to update the City Council and community on current considerations regarding certain regional transportation issues. In particular are considerations emanating from both official region-wide discussions and needed current and future land use planning to be undertaken by the City of Lake Elmo regarding the I-94 Corridor and the potential locating thereupon of Park & Ride facilities in the Woodbury—Lake Elmo area. It is hoped that the City Council will discuss these issues and, if appropriate, define and direction incorporation of specific thoughts and ideas generated herein into future planning efforts. ATTACHMENT: 1. Map of Previously-identified Potential Park&Ride Facilities in Lake Ehno 2. Wikipedia Information on Park&Ride Facilities 3. "Evaluation of Shared Use Park & Ride Impact on Properties" by the Center for Urban Transportation Research at the University of South Florida ORDER OF BUSINESS: - Introduction...........................................................................................Mayor Johnston - Report/Presentation...............................................................................Mayor Johnston - Questions from the Council...............................................Mayor&Council Members - Council Discussion..............................................................................Mayor facilitates -page 1 - Park and ride- Wilcipedia,the free encyclopedia Page 1 of 3 a I Park and ride ! From Wikipedia,the free encyclopedia Park and ride(or incentive parking)facilities are car parks with connections to public transport that allow commuters and others wishing to travel into city centres to leave their personal vehicles in a car park and transfer to a bus,rail system (rapid transit, light rail or commuter rail),or carpool for the rest of their trip.The vehicle is # - stored in the car park during the day and retrieved when the commuter returns. Park and rides are generally located in the h t- suburbs of metropolitan areas or on the outer edges of large cities, !Contents A road sign for park and ride. ■ 1 Benefits F ■ 2 Bus park and rides ■ 3 Railway park and rides ■ 4 Kiss and ride ■ 5 Car-share park and rides; ■ 6 See also E ■ 7 References E ■ 8 External links Benefits The aim is to reduce these problems by making it easier for people to use public - transport in an urban area with traffic congestion,and to reduce the need for moxe central car parks where there are competing demands for land use. ' Park and ride schemes are often marketed as a way to avoid the difficulties and cost of parking within the city centre. Park and ride facilities allow commuters to avoid I� _ the stress of driving a congested part of their journey and facing scarce,expensive _ city centre parking.They are meant for people who do not have ideal public transport E� Yai' from their home either because of where they live,the time it would take, or the hours --._............ they work. Some commuters have a free parking place provided by their employer, Park and ride bus in and those usually prefer to drive all the way to work. Carmarthen,Wales } Park and ride facilities may suit commuters with alternative fuel vehicles,which often have reduced range,since they may be closer to home than the ultimate destination.They also are useful as a fixed meeting place for those carsharing or carpooling or using kiss and ride(see below). Also, some transit operators use park and ride facilities to encourage more efficient driving practices by reserving parking spaces for low emission designs,high occupancy vehicles,or carsharing. Most facilities provide services such as passenger waiting areas and toilets.Travel information, such as leaflets and posters,may be provided.At larger facilities, extra services such as a travel office,car wash,bike rental,cafeteria and a staffed laundry may be provided. These are often encouraged by municipal operators to improve the attraction of using park and ride. Bus park and rides Park and ride facilities,with dedicated car parks and bus services,began in the 1960s - -- -- - -- - in the UK. Oxford operated the first such scheme,initially with an experimental service operating part-time from a motel on the A34 in the 1960s and then on a full-time basis from 1973. Better Choice Parking first offered an airport park and ride service at London Gatwick Airport in 1978.01 Oxford now http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Park and ride&printable=yes 12/3/2009 Park and ride-Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Page 2 of 3 operates Park and Ride from 5 dedicated car parks around the city.r2l As of 2005, NINE x Norwich has the biggest Park&Ride in the UK,.operating from six separate sites around the city. i = In Sweden,a tax has been introduced on the benefit of free or cheap parking paid by . an employer,in situations in which workers would otherwise have to pay.[4l This tax has reduced the number of workers driving into the inner city,and increased the usage of park and ride areas,especially in Stockholm. A park-and-ride bus in Exeter, Railway park and rides England Some railway stations are promoted as a park and ride facility for a distant town,for instance Liskeard for Looe and Lelant Saltings for St Ives,both in Cornwall,England. These train services are generally less frequent than those of a park and ride bus service. Stations in the UK that are situated outside the main urban area are often suffixed with "parkway",such as Bristol Parkway,Tiverton Parkway,and Didcot Parkway. At Luton Airport Parkway and Southampton Airport Parkway,the stations are located to serve air as well as road passengers. In the United States,it is common for outlying rail stations to include automobile parking;,often hundreds of spaces. Boston,for example,has built several large parking facilities at its commuter rail and metro stations near major highways and large arterial surface roads around the periphery of the city: Alewife,Braintree,Forest Hills,Hyde Park, Quincy Adams, Riverside,Route 128,Wellington,Woburn.The local transit operator,the MBTA,offers almost 46,000 park and ride spaces. Kiss and ride Many railway stations and airports feature an area in which cars can discharge and pick up passengers.These kiss and ride" facilities allow drivers to stop and ark temporarily, ' p p Y� t, instead of the longer-term parking associated with"park - M. ;•a and ride facilities. ,' i .. ME i Some high-speed railway stations in Taiwan have signs Kiss and ride at Alewife near outside stations reading Kiss and Ride in English,with rj , Boston. Chinese characters above the words that read"temporary -........,--- - - -----••-• pick up and drop off zone". Most people in Taiwan have i no idea what the colloquialism means.151 a The term first appeared in a January 20, 1956,Associated Press report published in the Los Kiss and ride sign at a MARTA station } Angeles Times.ib] Car-share park and rides Park and ride schemes do not necessarily involve public transport.They can be provided to reduce the number of cars on the road by promoting carpooling and carsharing. Partly because of the concentration of risers,and thus a reduced number of vehicles,these park and ride terminals often have express.transit services into the urban area, such as a high-occupancy vehicle lane.The service may only take passengers in one direction in the morning(typically toward a central business district)and in the opposite direction in the evening,with no or a limited number of trips available in the middle of the day. It is often not allowed to park at these locations overnight.Overall,these attributes vary from region to region. See also ■ List of Agence m6tropolitaine de transport park and ride lots . Park and ride bus services in the United Kingdom bttp:Hen.wikipedia.org/w/index,phl)?title—Pai-lt_ and_i-de&printable=yes 12/3/2009 Park and ride - Wikmedia, the free encyclopedia Page 3 of 3 References i I. ^http://www.airport-parking-shop,co.uk/main/bep-parking.htm] 2. ^ Oxford Bus Company history 3. ^Norfolk County Council(2005-04-04)."Coming soon-new look Norwich Park&Ride".Press release. http://www.liorfolk.gov.uk/consumption/idcplg? IdeService=SS_GET_PAGE&ssDocName—NCC037377&ssSourceNodcId=&ssTargetNodeId=3019.Retrieved 2007-11-01. 4. ^ http://www.skatteverket.se/rattsinformation/skrivels.er/aldrm/2005/skrivelser2005.5.2132aba3 l l99fa67l3e80001787O.html 5. ^ ""Kiss and ride"signs stump Taiwan rail passengers".Reuters.2007-02-05. http://uk-.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUKTP26246820070205.Retrieved 2007-09-27. 6. ^ 'Transit Plan Agreement Smoked Out".Los Angeles Times. 1956-01-20.p.4. http://www.doubletongued.org/index.php/citations/kiss and ride 2/.Retrieved 2009-08-21. External links r Park and Ride directory-UK Retrieved from"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_and_ride" Categories: Types of bus service I Parking I Stations,terminals and stops I Parking facilities I Sustainable transport Commutin ■ This page was last modified on 24 November 2009 at 17:16. . Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. See Terns of Use for details. WikipediaP is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation,Inc.,a non-profit organization. . Contact us http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Park and_ride&printable=yes 12/3/2009 Summary of Final Report, BC137-49 April 2004 EVALUATION OF SHARED USE PARK AND RIDE IMPACT ON PROPERTIES PROBLEM STATEMENT Shared use park and ride typically involves property owners making their parking lots available to commuters for parking personal vehicles so that they can access public transit or use a carpool/vanpool to travel to their final destinations. However, the benefits of shared use park and ride facilities located at commercial retail centers have not been widely documented. Transit agencies usually perceive shared use park and ride arrangements as mutually beneficial to the transit agency, through savings in land and development costs, and to the park and ride parking lot providers, through increases in customer sales and customer base. However, potential shared use park and ride providers often feel that allowing shared use park and ride on their property may not be cost beneficial. The objections include that allowing park and ride service will create problems such as increased liability,vandalism, and litter, and that it will result in the use of parking spaces by park and ride commuters instead of by potential shoppers (i.e., that commuters using the parking lot will use parking spaces that might otherwise have been used by potential customers). Very little research has been done in this area since the early 1990s. OBJECTIVES This study attempts to document the impacts of shared use park and ride at retail centers by examining the following issues: • whether a"Shared Use Park&Ride"influences the shopping behavior patterns of users • whether a "Shared Use Park & Ride" generates retail revenues for shared use park and ride providers • whether a"Shared Use Park&Ride" generates ridership for transit service providers Researchers developed a survey to investigate the spending habits of park and ride users at businesses situated near the park and ride locations, specifically regarding the following: • frequency of use of the park and ride service • reasons for parking at the park and ride • alternative mode choices if the park and ride were non-existent • shopping done the previous day • alternative shopping choices if the park and ride did not exist • frequency of use of the stores near the park and ride • amount spent at stores in an average week • benefit of the availability of the park and ride The surveys were conducted at seven shared use park and rides in the following communities: Brandon(Hillsborough County),Tampa,Jacksonville,Ft.Lauderdale,Gainesville, and Miami. i FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS The results indicate that the park and ride users at the survey sites are, indeed, shopping at the shopping centers when they park at the park and ride. Sixty-nine percent of the 68 respondents from the smaller park and rides shopped at the shopping center at least once a week when using the park and ride, spending a weekly average of$37.79 per shopper. Forty-four percent of 70 respondents from a hospital shuttle park and ride shopped at the shopping center at least once a week when using the park and ride, spending a weekly average of $25.06 per shopper. Fifty percent of the 1.24 respondents from the football shuttle park and ride shopped at least once a football season when using the park and ride, spending an average of $72.09 per shopper each football season. These weekly averages could translate into annual expenditures of$1,965.08 per shopper for users of the smaller park and rides and $1,303.12 per shopper for users of the hospital shuttle park and ride. Furthermore,a significant proportion of those users would not have shopped at the retail center if the park and ride lot did not exist. Overall, 42.9% of the 70 shoppers would have either made their purchases elsewhere or would not have made the purchases at all if they had not used the park and ride at the subject shopping center. These results show that the shared use park and rides studied actually increased the shopping centers'customer bases. Another major finding was that the presence of park and ride lots did have an impact on modal choice. Almost half of all of the survey respondents reported that they would have driven their cars all the way to their destination if the park and ride lot had not been there. This significant modal shift from automobile trips to using transit indicates that the presence of a shared use park and ride does generate ridership for transit service providers. Further research conducted on a larger scale and with direct transit agency involvement would help to identify parameters for an ideal park and ride location and operational considerations, and it could provide an account of all types of shared use park and ride facilities. Surveying property owners hesitant to participate in shared park and ride facilities might provide a better understanding of partnership issues and benefits. Future research should explore the shopping centers' point of view, in terms of how much profit they hope to make from this type of arrangement in order to make it worthwhile for them. BENEFITS The research findings suggest that shopping centers might benefit if they are willing to allow their properties to be used for shared use park and ride. They also suggest that transit agencies may be able to provide concrete research data to prospective shared use park and ride providers to prove that such facilities offer economic benefits in the form of an increased customer base and new revenues. Transit service providers may benefit from saved expenditures on park and ride facilities, increases in ridership, and customer satisfaction for providing more park and rides. The local community benefits from access to public transit, mitigation of traffic congestion, and efficient use of parking facilities. This research was conducted by Francis Wambalaba, Ph.D., of the Center for Urban Transportation Research at the University of South Florida. For more information, contact Jon Ausman, Project Manager, at(850)414-4519,ion.ausman(i7),dot.state.fl.us. r P �O1Y380S H oIAV ��„-• A_Noco NotaNlHs 1 1 N W ' N {..�.i ❑ U - .-. 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