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Mounds View Planning Commission June 5, 2013 <br />Regular Meeting Page 5 <br />________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Chair Stevenson recommended the St. Paul language be used to address raised panels and that <br />panels be no higher than three feet from the highest point on a roofline. <br /> <br />The Commission was not in favor of allowing expanded systems beyond the existing roof edge. <br /> <br />Associate Heller asked if the Commission supported ground mounted units and if so, if they <br />should be considered an accessory structure. <br /> <br />Commissioner Carvelli-Yu recommended the units be considered accessory structures; however, <br />she did not want to see these units become 18 feet in height. She commented she would need to <br />review images of ground mounds. <br /> <br />Associate Heller provided several photos for the Commission to review. <br /> <br />Chair Stevenson agreed that 18 feet seemed high for the residential zoning district. <br /> <br />Commissioner Schiltgen stated the Maplewood code allows for solar panels to be the same <br />height as accessory structures. <br /> <br />The Commission agreed to leave the language as is and allow for units to be no more than 18 <br />feet in height and be screened from view as much as possible. In addition, ground mounted solar <br />panels would not be allowed to exceed the square footage within the language for accessory <br />structures. The panel would have to be set back five feet from rear and side yard lot lines as <br />well. The Commission was not in favor of allowing ground mounted units on a vacant lot. <br /> <br />Associate Heller thanked the Commission for their input this evening. She indicated she would <br />begin pulling together language for a Code amendment and would report back to the <br />Commission at a future meeting. <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />B. County Road 10 Corridor Discussion <br /> <br />Planning Associate Heller stated the corridor is the Council’s priority this year and the <br />Commission has been asked to review the Zoning Code in order to better promote and <br />accommodate development along County Road 10. This topic has been discussed previously by <br />the Commission. Some of the ideas that have been talked about include: <br /> <br />- Reduce the minimum required acreage amounts for PUD developments. <br />- Reduce parking space requirements. <br />- Require parking lots be placed behind buildings. <br />- Reduce setbacks for parking lots and buildings. <br />- Allow higher density (more housing units per acre) <br />- Increase building height limits <br />- Create a Corridor Overlay Zoning District <br />- Sign changes