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<br />Item No: _7H___ <br />Meeting Date: May 9, 2016 <br />Type of Business: Council Business <br />Administrator Review : ____ <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Jon Sevald, Planner <br />Item Title/Subject: Introduction and First Reading of Ordinance 917, an <br />Ordinance amending Title 1100 of the Mounds View City <br />Code pertaining to Carports and Accessory Uses <br /> <br /> <br />Introduction: <br />Accessory Buildings include any structure other than the home or principal building. <br />This includes open carports and enclosed private garages. The Zoning Code regulates <br />the placement, size, and appearance of Accessory Buildings based on what zoning <br />district the property is located in. Clarification is needed regarding finished material of <br />carports, and permitted items stored within carports. <br /> <br />Discussion: <br />The Zoning Code provides definitions for Accessory Buildings, Carports, and Private <br />Garages. Because carports and garages are both accessory buildings, but have <br />different restrictions, clarification is needed to the text. <br /> <br />This topic was previously discussed in 2000, 2009, and 2014 specific to allowing <br />Accessory Buildings with tarp-like exteriors. In 2014, the Council decided to continue to <br />prohibit their use. <br /> <br />The City Council discussed Carports at their March 7, 2016 Work Session. The <br />Council’s consensus is to continue to prohibit structures composed of tarp-like exterior <br />materials, and to amend the Zoning Code to clarify the use of Carports for the storage <br />of motor vehicles, and to prohibit their use for storage of miscellaneous household <br />items, creating a nuisance in appearance. <br /> <br />The proposed ordinance amendment clarifies that a Carport is an Accessory Building <br />open on at least one side (as opposed to an enclosed Private Garage). Carports may <br />have an exterior consisting of metal, fiberglass, or polycarbonate panels (no tarp-like <br />material). A Carport may be used for the storage of operable motor vehicles, ATV’s, <br />snowmobiles, trailers, and anything contained within the trailer, such as a boat. <br /> <br />Planning Commission Recommendation: <br />The Planning Commission discussed this item at their April 20, 2016 meeting, <br />recommending approval of Ordinance 917, amending Section 1102.02 (Definitions),