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Mounds View Planning Commission Page 2 October 8, 1996 • • clarify that garages, which are part of a residence and have a side setback of five feet, • cannlivifive feet and ten feet of the side lot line • create abe section onconverted setbacksinto forng accessoryspacebetween buildings, and clarify setback provisions such that no accessory buildings may be located in front of a residence in the residential districts, and side setbacks from streets on corner lots shall be the same as the residence (30 feet). It also would allow accessory buildings of 864 square feet or less to be placed within ten feet of the side or rearproperty line in the business and industrial districts. • create a section on setbacks for parking areas and driveways: * establishes a minimum parking lot setback of 20 feet, for sites having 2.5 acres or less, and 30 feet, for sites having more than 2.5 acres, where the parking lot serves a non-residential use and abuts property in a residential district * establishes a 15 foot setback for parking lots from streetside (whether front, side or rear) for any multiple family residential (three or more attached units) and larger) and non-residential use in any district * retains existing setbacks for parking areas from front property lines in business (30') and industrial(40') * retains existing setbacks for parking areas from side and rear property lines in business and industrial districts (5') except when abutting residential (20', 30') or streets (15') s • clarifies setbacks requirements from"second" front on through lots • establish a requirement that a property owner obtain an encroachment permit for driveways or parking areas in easements, if required by the City • establish a minimum lot size of one acre for non-residential uses located in residential districts, except for governmental and public utility buildings and structures necessary for the health, safety and general welfare of the community • allows existing parking areas which do not conform to the new setback requirements to be considered legal, non-conforming uses, and allows them to be resurfaced, restriped, repaired and replaced in compliance with the original setback requirements, except that if they are being reconstructed or replaced and it is possible to meet the new setback requirements with losing required parking spaces, they shall be made conforming to the new setback requirements • a number of cross-references have been added to help readers navigate the Code The proposed ordinance establishes a stricter requirement for setbacks for parking lots which abut residential property, when the lots are for non-residential uses, than was requested by Mr. Moon. His request was for 15 feet. The ordinance establishes the requirement at 20feet (for 2.5 acre or smaller sites) and 30 (for sites larger than 2.5 acres). (Staff has checked the site plan approved for Cross of Glory, as was requested by the Planning Commission, and they could proceed under the new ordinance with the construction of the • expanded parking lot. The setback to County Road I is 23 feet, and to the east property line is 25 feet. The new requirements would be 20 feet and 20 feet, respectively.)