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Item No. 1 8 <br /> Staff Report No. <br /> Meeting Date: July 27, 1998 <br /> Type of Business: PH& CB <br /> WK: Work Session;PH:Public Hearing; <br /> CA:Consent Agenda;CB:Council Business <br /> City of Mounds View Staff Report <br /> To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br /> From: James Ericson, Planning Associate <br /> Item Title/Subject: Public Hearing, Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance 620, <br /> an Ordinance Amending Various Chapters of the Mounds View <br /> Municipal Code Relating to Driveways, Parking Areas and <br /> Accessory Buildings. Special Planning Case No. SP-063-98 <br /> Date of Report: July 24, 1998 <br /> Background: <br /> Staff has drafted Ordinance No. 620 to address some of the inconsistencies and confusion in the <br /> City Code regarding driveways, parking areas and accessory buildings (i.e., garages and sheds.) <br /> The Council has in the past indicated that in terms of garages, there should be some element of <br /> proportionality. That is, the size of the garage should be proportionate to the size of the house <br /> and to a lesser extent, to the size of the lot. This ordinance puts in place proportional guidelines <br /> and permits larger garages based on those guidelines. The ordinance also addresses driveway <br /> surfaces, requiring permanent improved surfaces such as concrete, asphalt or brick for all new <br /> construction, but does not require improved driveways where currently there is not unless a <br /> permit is pulled for a new garage or garage expansion. <br /> The City Council introduced the first reading of this ordinance at its last regular meeting held July <br /> 13, 1998. The public hearing for this ordinance will occur in conjunction with the second reading <br /> and adoption of the ordinance. No changes have been made to this ordinance since it was <br /> originally presented to the Council. <br /> Recommendation: <br /> Adopt Ordinance 620, an ordinance amending various chapters of the Mounds View Municipal <br /> Code related to driveways, parking surfaces and accessory buildings. <br /> dana4e/etuilJames Ericson, Planning Associate <br /> N:\DATA\GROUPS\COMDEV\SPECPROJ\SP063-98\2ND-READ.RPT <br />