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Mounds View Planning Commission Regular Meeting February 18, 2015 Page 2 4. Citizens Requests and Comments on Items Not on the Agenda None. 5. Planning Cases None. 6. Other Planning Activity A. Review Code Amendment for Fish Houses Planning Associate Heller informed the Commission that a resident sent in a request to amend the City Code relating to parking of fish houses in residential districts. He is requesting that the code be amended to allow drop axle fish houses to be in the font yard area of properties longer than 24 hours. The City Council is supportive of being more permissive of fish houses being kept on properties and asked the Planning Commission to discuss and make a recommendation. Associate Heller explained that the Planning Commission discussed this in great length at the February 4, 2015 meeting, and decided to allow only "drop axle style" fish houses to be stored for any length of time on residential properties. Staff is suggesting that a definition of drop axle fish house also be added to the code. Staff reviewed the drafted a resolution with the proposed language. She requested the Commission review Resolution 1020-15 with a proposed code amendment relating to fish houses and provide staff with direction on how to proceed. Chair Stevenson supported the proposed language from staff. Commissioner Love stated she has never been bothered by a fish house being placed in a front yard in all her years of living in Mounds View. She believed that homeowners should be allowed to have 10 days to store any fish house in their driveway. Discussion ensued regarding the aesthetic concerns of having a fish house or children's play equipment in a front yard. Commissioner Schiltgen supported the code amendment language. MOTION/SECOND: Commissioner Rundle/Commissioner Elofson. To adopt Resolution 1020- 15, approving a Code Amendment to Chapter 607 of the Mounds View City Code regarding Fish House Storage. Ayes — 5 Nays — 0 Motion carried.