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Item #8 PLANNING COMMISSION MEMO To: Mounds View Planning Commission From: Pamela Sheldon, Community Development Director Subject: Setbacks for Parking Lots for Non-Residential Uses Planning Case No. SP-008-96 Date: October 1, 1996 Meeting on October 2, 1996 Issue • Mr. Danny D. Moon, a property owner in Mounds View, has requested 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, when these uses abut residential uses. At your last meeting, the Planning Commission reviewed a proposed ordinance on this issue. The • proposed ordinance also included a minimum lot size requirement for churches and commercial uses, and a number of clean-up items. The City Attorney has advised that it is best to proceed as if the 60-day rule applies to this request. Staff has notified Mr. Moon that the City is extending the time period for review of his request for an additional 60 days, or a total of 120 days from the date of submittal. The Planning Commission needs to act on Mr. Moon's request by October 9 in order for staff to have enough time to place this request before City Council for action. At your last meeting, the Planning Commission requested an ordinance be drafted which addressed Mr. Moon's specific reque : •e •= : . •:. e ••••••••11111. lot size requirement for churches and commercial uses. • Discussion Staff has prepared two ordinances for the Planning Commission's review. Draft#4 is a barebones proposal which adds Mr. Moon's request to our existing Code, and a one acre minimum lot size for churches and any commercial uses in the R-1, R-2, R-3 and R-4 districts. Draft#4 includes no cleanup items, and more or less relies on the way the existing Code is organized. Staff feels that there are some problems with this approach and would urge the Planning Commission to consider . Draft #3.