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Item No: 10B Meeting Date: July 24, 2000 Type of Business: Council Business City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor & City Council From: James Ericson, Planner Item Title/Subject: Public Hearing and First Reading (Introduction) of Ordinance 664, an Ordinance Amending Chapter 1106 of the Mounds View Zoning Code Pertaining to Accessory Storage Buildings. Date of Report: July 20, 2000 Background: Ordinance 664 was drafted in response to the large number of conditional use permits being reviewed and granted for oversized sheds and garages. The Council directed staff to work with the Planning Commission to arrive at a code revision that would be more flexible and permissive for the residents, as long as certain predetermined conditions were met. The Planning Commission initiated discussion on this issue on June 7, 2000, and at each meeting subsequent from that point through July 19, the Planning Commission developed and refined the language that is now represented by Ordinance 664. On July 19, 2000, the Planning Commission approved Resolution 624-00, which recommends to the City Council adoption of this ordinance. Discussion: The changes contemplated by Ordinance 664 are numerous, the most substantial of which are as follows. • All property owners are allowed 1,400 square feet of accessory building space subject to the 20% maximum rear yard coverage ratio. • All properties are allowed a 952 square foot garage, regardless of footprint of home. • Three accessory buildings are allowed instead of two. • Limit of one garage eliminated. • “Size of accessory building not to exceed footprint of house” requirement eliminated altogether. • Distinction between garage and shed eliminated—simply referred to as accessory buildings.