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The Mounds View Vision A Thriving Desirable Community Item No: 08B Meeting Date January 13, 2020 Type of Business: Council Business City Administrator Review: _____ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Nyle Zikmund, City Administrator Item Title/Subject: Second Reading Ordinance 970 Title 1100, various Chapters, Zoning Code Introduction: This is a continuation of the systematic update of all codes with Chapters 100 through 1000 completed and upon final adoption of 1100, 1200 – 1500 will remain. The Ordinance has been published on our web page since November 19, 2019. This ordinance requires review by the Planning and Zoning Commission and was heard at their December meeting. A public hearing is also required prior to final adoption with 10 days prior notice. The first reading occurred last November. Discussion: Detailed below are the substantive changes. 1. Clarification regarding the front lot and/or lot width definitions in Chapters 1102 and 1103. We changed the party who decides front lot in the case of equal street frontage on corner lots from the owner to the Zoning Administrator. 2. Section 1104.02 provides that the minimum lot size for two-family lots in R-2 was 6,250 square feet. We fixed that by removing some of the language in the chart. In the case of a zero lot line twin home, the two homes will technically be on their own lot. 3. No changes were made to Chapter 1124 (regarding Wireless Telecommunications Facilities), but it appears those are necessary due to the recent legislative changes for small cell wireless facilities. The city amended its ROW ordinance to reflect these changes, but it appears there are revisions necessary in the zoning code. The City Attorney and I suggest that be reviewed separately because it will require additional policy-related input and a more thorough examination of Chapter 1124’s interplay with the recent small cell/ROW changes. If for some reason there are applications or requests made regarding wireless facilities in the interim, we will collectively determine how best to proceed with them on a case-by-case basis. 4. Nonconforming uses are governed by state law and revisions to Chapter 1123 were made to make things consistent with statutory requirements. Cities are generally preempted from coming up with different regulations than those provided in Minn. Stat. Ch. 462.