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Item No: 08b `AT Meeting Date: July 14, 2025 MOUTN-DS VIE'I�r Type of Business: Council Business Administrator Review: City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and Mounds View City Council From: Kribashini Moorthy, AICP, Stantec, City Planner Evan Monson, AICP, Stantec, City Planner Item Title/Subject: First Reading and Introduction of Ordinance 1045 for Detached ADU Zoning Amendment Introduction: The City Council directed staff to review the regulation of accessory dwelling units (ADUs). Under the existing code, ADUs are permitted only when they are attached to an existing single- family residence. The city code refers to these as and ADU (addition) or an ADU (internal), see the figures from § 160.087 and 160.088 of the city code below. Figure 2:An example of an 'external'ADU,referred to in code as an ADU Figure 1:An example of an ADU(internal). (addition). An ADU (internal) is a permitted accessory use, while an ADU (addition) is a conditional use under the current code. Detached ADUs are currently not permitted, though the city previously reviewed allowing detached ADUs in both 2016 and 2023. In 2023, the Planning Commission recommended amending the City Code to allow detached ADUs as a conditional use. Due to a vacancy on the Council at that time, further consideration was tabled. The Council recently expressed renewed interest in revisiting whether detached ADUs should be permitted within the city. The draft ordinance was presented to the Planning Commission on July 2, 2025. The Planning Commission reviewed the design standards and had considerable discussion regarding the setbacks, required license for the detached ADU, shared water and sewer connection and parking spaces. The Planning Commission recommended approval with changes to the language surrounding parking spaces.