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Mounds View Planning Commission May 21, 2025 Regular Meeting Page 3 ________________________________________________________________________ B. Resolution 1184-25 Recommending Approval of an Ordinance Amending the Zoning Code Relating to Off-Street Requirements Phil Carlson, Stantec, stated the City Council has asked that the Planning Commission review the parking regulations in the Zoning Code for commercial uses. These issues were reviewed at the May 7 Planning Commission meeting where the Commission directed staff to prepare Zoning Code amendments to accomplish the changes in various standards. The parking ratios are in a table in the Zoning Code in § 160.342 SCHEDULE OF OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS. That table is recommended to be revised as in the proposed draft ordinance with strikeout and underlined text. Staff commented further on the request and recommended the Planning Commission approve the Resolution as presented. Chair Farmer appreciated how this ordinance amendment would bring the City in alignment with other communities when it comes to parking. Commissioner Stevenson stated he supported the proposed changes. MOTION/SECOND: Commissioner Stevenson/Commissioner Urlacher. To approve Resolution 1184-25, A Resolution Recommending Approval of an Ordinance Amending the Zoning Code Relating to Off-Street Requirements. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. C. Land Use Table Discussion Phil Carlson, Stantec, stated one of the key features of the Zoning Code is the list of permitted, conditional and accessory uses in each zoning district. In the Mounds View code these are listed as text in the sections on each zoning district. For example, the lists of uses in the R-1 district are in Sections 160.086, 160.087, and 160.088; for the R-2 district they are in Sections 160.102, 160.103, and 160.104. Many cities summarize the uses in a table, either instead of the text or in addition to the text – it is a much easier and more convenient way to find the various uses. There has been discussion in Mounds View about including such a table in the Zoning Code. This memo introduces that idea for the Planning Commission. Mr. Carlson explained transferring the various uses in the Mounds View Zoning Code text to a table may seem like a simple exercise, but it quickly became complicated. The reason is that many of the uses have descriptions or standards listed under them. Including all this extra information in the table would be cumbersome. For example, the list of permitted uses in the R-1 district is included on the next page – most of the uses have some kind of explanation or standard associated with the use. The same is true for many of the other districts. If the standards are listed within each cell of the table, the table would be very long, perhaps 20 pages. If the standards are referenced in footnotes at the bottom of the table, that list too would be very long.