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City Code Amendments Page 2 May 20, 2009 • Other property rezoning – we have a few properties in the city that the owners are using differently than the way the City has zoned them. These are currently zoned R-2 but the actual use is single family - 7301 Parkview Drive, 7441 Parkview Terrace, 5468 Adams Street, 2760 Woodale Drive. Staff will research the zoning map to determine if there are any more zoning changes that the City should do. • Flammable liquids in Industrial districts (Chapter 1116.02) – the Planning Commission began talking about this matter last year. Currently, the City allows the storage of flammable liquids in industrial districts as a conditional use (above ground storage or over 25,000 gallons below ground). This discussion began after a business contacted the city because they wanted to have a 1,000-gallon tank of propane. City staff thought it was unnecessary for them to go through the CUP process for that size tank but as the code reads, any amount of above ground storage requires a CUP. The Planning Commission came to a consensus to change the code to require conditional use permits only for flammable liquid tanks over 800 gallons in size. Initially staff and the Planning Commission were thinking of a single tank that is 800 gallons, but maybe the code should also include a combined total amount. What if a business wants ten 700-gallon size tanks – they would not need a CUP because they are EACH smaller than 800 gallons, even though the total amount of flammable liquid is more than 800 gallons. Staff feels that there needs to be clarification on individual tank size as well as for a total amount of flammable liquid. For example, a CUP would be required for individual tank sizes over 800 gallons OR for storage of more than a total of xxxx gallons (1,000 maybe??). • Daycare centers in churches (Chapter 1106.04 Subd.1) – every church in Mounds View except for Bethlehem Baptist (PUD) is zoned R-1 (they are allowed as a conditional use), and at least one of the churches operates a daycare center. The code allows licensed daycare facilities in R-1 districts as a permitted use but only if there are 12 or fewer persons, otherwise larger daycare centers are only allowed in R-2 or higher districts. The church daycare centers probably have more than 12 children in them, but they do not appear to cause problems for the neighborhoods. Staff recommends adding language to the R-1 zoning district to allow daycare centers to operate in church buildings as a conditional use. Recommendation: The Planning Commission should review the proposed zoning code amendments and provide staff with direction and ideas about each of the possible code changes. Respectfully submitted, ________________________ Heidi Heller Planning Associate