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Mounds View Planning Commission <br />Regular Meeting <br />July 20, 2016 <br />Page 3 <br />Commissioner Klander supported this recommendation. He wanted to see the exterior design <br />and the hardscape of an ADU match the primary structure. <br />City Administrator Ericson commented on the intent of the language. He suggested the language <br />under Item D be amended to read accessory dwelling units shall be consistent with the primary <br />structure yet shall be subordinate to the principle structure. The Commission supported this <br />recommendation. <br />Commissioner Love asked if an 18 -foot garage height was too limiting. She did not want to see <br />garages with flat roofs and suggested the maximum roof height be increased in order to allow <br />ADU's within the second story of a garage. <br />Chair Stevenson reviewed the City's current height restrictions for garages. He believed that <br />garages in excess of 20 feet were not consistent with Mounds View neighborhoods. <br />Commissioner Schiltgen did not anticipate that ADU's would be a very large issue in the City of <br />Mounds View. He stated he did not have a detached garage, but if he could, he would want it to <br />be taller than 18 feet. He asked if the City could consider a variance to the 18 -foot height limit. <br />Chair Stevenson questioned how the City could make exceptions, considering the fact that a <br />number of garages have been approved at the 18 -foot height limit. He recommended that the <br />rules remain the same and that residents make requests above and beyond 18 -feet through the <br />variance procedure. Planner Sevald reviewed the variance approval process noting a resident <br />would have to show a practical difficulty. <br />MOTION/SECOND: Commissioner Rundle/Commissioner French. To approve Resolution <br />1054-16, a Resolution Recommending Approval of a Text Amendment to the Mounds View <br />Municipal Code, Chapters 1102, 1103, and 1106 relating to Accessory Dwelling Units, as <br />amended above. <br />Ayes — 6 Nays — 0 Motion carried. <br />6. Other Planning Activity <br />None. <br />7. Reports <br />A. Upcoming Planning Cases & Activity <br />Planner Sevald stated he had no pending planning cases. <br />