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Mounds View Pianriing Commission Page 2 Oc�ober �, 1996 � clarify tha� garages, which are part of a residence and have a side se�back of five feet, � cannot be converted into living space between five feet and ten feet of the side lot Iine � create a section on setbacks for accessory buildings, and clarify setback provisions such that no accessory buildings may be Iocated in front of a residence in the residentiai districts, and side setbacks from streets on corner lots shall be the same as ihe residence (30 fest}. It alsa would aliow accessory buildings of 864 square feet or less to b� placed withiz� ten feet of the side or rear property lin� in the business and industrial districts. 0 create a section on setbacks for parking areas and driveways: * estabIishes a minimum parking lot setback of 20 feei, for sites having 2.5 acres or tess, and 30 feefi, for sites haying more than 2.5 acres, where the parking lot serves a non-residential use and'� abuts praperty in a residentiai disfirict * estab(ishes a 15 foot setback for parking lots from streetside {whether front, side or rear) for any multiple family residentia] (three or more attached units) and targer} and non-residential use in any district �` retains existing setbacks for parking areas from front property lines in business (30') and industrzal (40') * retains existing setbacks for parking areas from side and rear property iines in business and industrial districts (5') except when abutting residential (20', 30') or streets (15') ; e ciarifies setbacks requirements from "second" front on through lots -" � establish a requirement that a property owner obtain an encroachment permit for driveways or parking areas in easements, if required by the City • estabiish a minimum lot size of one acre for non-residential uses Iocated in residential districts, except for governmental and public utiliiy buildings and structures necessary for the health, safety and general welfare of the cammunity � allows e�cisting garicing areas which do not conform to the new setbacic requirernents to be considered tegal, non-conforming uses, and allows them to be resurfaced, restriped, repaired and replaced in compliance with the original setback requirements, except that if they are being recanstnicted or replaced and it is possible to meet the new setback requirement�witti�losing required parking spaces, ihey shall be made confoxxning to the new setback requirements . � a number of cross-references have been added to help readers navigate the Code The proposed ordinance establishes a stricter requirement For setbacks for parkin� lots which abut residential properiy, when the lois are for non-residential uses, than was reques�ed by Mr. Moon. His request was for 15 feet. The ordinance establishes the requirement at 20 feet (for 2.5 acre or smaller sites) and 30 (for sites larger than 2.5 acres}. (Staff has checiced the site plan approved for Cross of Glory, as was requested by the Plar�ning Commission, and they could proceed under the new ordinance with th� construc�ion of the expanded parkine lat. The setback to County Road I is �,3 feet, and to the east properiy line is 25 feet. The new requirements wouid be 24 feet and 20 feet, respectiv�ly.)