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Item No: 05C <br />MT �T Meeting Date: June 19, 2019 <br />OUNDS VIEW Type of Business: Planning Case MU 19-001 <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Mounds View Planning Commission <br />From: Jon Sevald, Community Development Director <br />Item Title/Subject: Resolution 1098-19, Recommending Approval of <br />Ordinance 959, an Amendment to City Code Section <br />1104.02 relating to Minimum Floor Area per Dwelling Unit <br />(Planning Case MU19-001) <br />Introduction <br />INH Properties is proposing to develop a 128 -unit apartment building at the south corner of <br />Mounds View Boulevard and County Road H2. The project involves multiple planning <br />applications, including a request to amend the City Code to allow Studio Apartments. <br />Discussion <br />The proposed apartments will include a mix of studios, one -bedroom, two-bedroom, and three- <br />bedroom units. The City Code establishes a minimum floor area based on the number of <br />bedrooms. The Code does not recognize studio apartments, thus, Staff has interpreted a studio <br />the same as a one -bedroom unit. <br />Minimum dwelling size (sq ft): <br />Minimum Minimum <br />Required' Proposed <br />Studio 630 526 <br />1 -Bedroom 630 762 <br />2 -Bedroom 750 1,057 <br />3 -Bedroom 870 1,352 <br />The Building Code allows for Efficiency Units, 120 sq ft for one -occupant, and 220 sq ft for two <br />occupants .2 However, the City Code takes precedence over the Building Code in this instance. <br />The Zoning Code allows Accessory Dwelling Units, 300 sq ft in size. <br />Summary <br />INH Properties is proposing to build a 128 -unit apartment building, and is requesting an <br />amendment to the Zoning Code to reduce the minimum unit size, from 630 sq ft, to 526 sq ft. <br />1 City Code, Section 1104.02, Subd 4(c) (Minimum Floor Area Per Dwelling Unit) <br />2 International Property Maintenance Code section 404.6 <br />