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MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COMMISSION <br />RESOLUTION NO. 946-11 <br />CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO <br />CHAPTER 1121.09 OF THE MOUNDS VIEW ZONING CODE TO ADDRESS <br />ACCESSING DETACHED PARKING AREAS <br />WHEREAS, City staff has recommended that a requirement for accessing detached <br />parking areas frequently be specifically addressed in Chapter 1121.09 Subd. 7 of the <br />Zoning Code; and, <br />WHEREAS, City staff has amended Chapter 1121.09 Subd. 7 of the Mounds View <br />Zoning Code by deleting the striGken language and adding the underlined text as follows: <br />Chapter 1121.09 <br />Subd. 7. Surfacing: All areas, as allowed in subdivision 1104.01(4) of this Title, to be <br />utilized for parking space and driveways shall be surfaced with a permanent improved <br />surface material as defined in Section 1102.02 of this Chapter, suitable to control <br />dust, drainage and erosion, meeting the requirements of Section 902.03 of this Code <br />except as follows: A gravel surface material meeting the specifications of Section <br />902.03, subdivision 5 of this Code may be used for parking areas in an R-1 or R-2 <br />District not to exceed three hundred (300) square feet or, if to be used as a parking <br />surface for an RV, the minimum area that would encompass the wheel -base area of <br />one (1) recreational vehicle. If any parking area detached from the driveway is utilized <br />for frequently used vehicles it shall be serviced by an improved driveway that <br />connects to, and is accessed only by, the primary driveway. Plans for surfacing and <br />drainage of driveways and stalls forfive (5) or more vehicles shall be submitted to the <br />Director of Community Development for review, and the final drainage plan must <br />receive the Director of Public Works/City Engineer's written approval. <br />WHEREAS, amending the Zoning Code to address accessing detached parking <br />areas will serve to clarify the zoning requirements; and, <br />WHEREAS, the Mounds View Planning Commission concurs that an amendment to <br />the City Code is warranted and justified. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mounds View Planning <br />Commission recommends approval of an amendment to Chapter 1121.09 Subd. 7 of the <br />Mounds View Zoning Code to address accessing detached parking areas as defined <br />herein. <br />