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Virg a'i REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION Agenda Section I I,8 STAFF REPORT Report Number: % I507C • "N`' Report Date: 11/21/96 CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE A Reg November 25, 1996 s Special Order of Bus. t��'esr- rino�s�,4 �r Consent Agenda Public Hearings X Council Business Item Description: Consideration of Ordinance 590, an ordinance relating to setbacks for parking lots, driveways, and principal and accessory buildings; minimum lot area for non-residential uses listed as conditional uses in residential districts; the continued use of non-conforming parking lots for non-residential conditional uses in residential districts, and amending Title 1100, Sections 1102.01, 1104.01, 1104.02, 1106.04, 1107.05, 1109.04, 1110.04, 1121.09, 1121.11,and 1123.02; Planning Case No. SP-008-96. Administrator's Review/Recommendation: -No Comments to supplement this report -Comments attached. Explanation/Summary(attach supplement sheets as necessary) Summary: A public hearing on this ordinance was held on November 12, 1996, and no comments were received from the public. The Mounds View Zoning Code allows for certain non-residential uses to be developed in residential districts with the approval of a conditional use permit. These uses include: Public or semi-public recreational buildings and neighborhood or community centers,public and private educational institutions limited to elementary,junior high and senior high schools and religious institutions such as churches,chapels,temples and synagogue. • Governmental and public utility buildings and structures necessary for the health,safety and general welfare of the community. • Day care,group nursery. • Nursing homes and similar group housing but not including hospitals, sanitariums or similar institutions. • Parking facilities for adjacent commercial...establishments. These uses differ from single family residential uses in that they have parking lots. The current setback requirement for parking lots is five feet from property lines. During the discussions on the New Apostolic Church, which was proposed on property at 3025 County Road H, it became apparent that citizens feel five feet is not sufficient to provide adequate buffering between parking lots and residences, and that having a parking lot that close to their property has a detrimental effect on the residential character of the neighborhood. Preparation of this ordinance was prompted by a request from Mr. Danny D. Moon, 6929 Pleasant View Drive, that the Zoning Code be amended to require a minimum 15 foot setback between parking lots and property lines, when the parking lots are for churches or any commercial uses, and these uses abut residential uses. In studying this request, the Planning Commission and staff expanded the scope of the proposed amendment to include setting a minimum lot size for non-residential uses in residential districts, and to clarify other provisions in the Zoning Code related to setbacks. The Planning Commission is also recommending that he setback between parking lots for non-residential uses and residential properties be 20 feet for sites of 2.5 acres or less, and 30 feet for sites of more than 2.5 acres. These dimensions are larger than the 15 feet requested by Mr. Moon, and are based on the setbacks observed on existing church sites in Mounds View.