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New Hope: Tarp membrane structures are not permitted within residential areas per ordinance. The accessory building requirements state that …the same or similar quality building material shall be used in the accessory building as in the principal building. Additionally, the exterior appearance and architectural design of the accessory building are to be similar to that of the principal building. Exceptions include temporary structures for commercial use in garden centers or shopping centers for the selling of plant material. Mounds View: Temporary membrane/tarp structures are not allowed, and the code explicitly prohibits accessory buildings of tubular metal frame construction. Accessory buildings shall have a weather resistant, treated or finished exterior. Structures composed of tubular metal and canvas or exposed plywood, particle board or similar materials shall not be permitted. The prohibition is driven by aesthetics. St. Louis Park: Not permitted. If they were to change the ordinance to permit them they be most likely be allowed in the rear yard only (but accessibility by vehicles to rear yards in St. Louis Park is difficult), would be required to secure a building permit similar to that for a shed and would contribute to the accessory structure square footage maximums. New Brighton: These have not been an issue, to date. They are not specifically called out in the zoning ordinance. Robbinsdale: Membrane structures are considered accessory structures governed by the same standards (size, rear yard coverage, total sq. ft., etc.) They are permitted in rear and side yards with setbacks of 5 feet from side lot lines and 1.5 feet from rear lines. They have contemplated regulating these structures, but they haven’t had too many – “yet”. With the small lot sizes in Robbinsdale, such accessory structures usually cause the allowable square footage to be exceeded.