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MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> • RESOLUTION NO. 474-96 <br /> CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br /> COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> RESOLUTION THE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE XXX AMENDING THE MOUNDS VIEW <br /> ZONING CODE, TITLE 1100,SECTIONS 1101.01, 1104.01, 1106.04, 1121.09, 1121.11, and <br /> 1123.02 RELATING TO SETBACKS FOR DRIVEWAYS,PARKING AREAS,AND PRINCIPAL <br /> AND ACCESSORY BUILDINGS,AND THE CONTINUED USE OF NON-CONFORMING <br /> PARKING LOTS FOR CONDITIONAL USES IN THE R-1 AND R-2 DISTRICT <br /> WHEREAS, the Mounds View Zoning Code sets forth provisions concerning setbacks for <br /> driveways, parking areas, and principal and accessory buildings; and, <br /> WHEREAS, it is in the community interest to assure that parking areas associated with larger <br /> scale uses such as multifamily residential, community facilities, commercial and industrial developments do <br /> not have an adverse visual and aesthetic impact on adjacent residential properties; and, <br /> WHEREAS, additional buffering is needed between parking lots associated with multifamily <br /> residential, business and industrial uses and adjacent residential uses <br /> WHEREAS, residential districts allow for certain non-residential uses such as schools, community <br /> centers, and churches as conditional uses, and additional buffering is needed between the parking lots <br /> associated with these uses and adjacent residential uses; and, • <br /> WHEREAS, certain provisions in the Zoning Code related to setbacks for driveways, parking <br /> areas,principal and accessory buildings are in need of clarification; and, <br /> WHEREAS,with the adoption of increased setbacks for parking lots abutting residential <br /> properties, it is advisable to address the continued use of existing parking lots which do not conform to the <br /> revised setback requirements, and the ability to repair and resurface them. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning Commission of the City of Mounds <br /> View recommends approval of Ordinance No. XXX, an ordinance amending Title 1100, entitled"Zoning <br /> Code,"of the Mounds View Municipal Code. <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mounds View Planning Commission directs Staff to <br /> forward this Resolution to the City Council prior to approval of the minutes. <br /> Adopted this 4th day of September, 1996. <br /> Jerry Peterson, Chairperson <br /> A 1TEST: <br /> (SEAL) <br /> • Pamela Sheldon, Community Development Director <br />