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Mounds View City Council January 12, 2026 <br />Regular Meeting Page 4 <br /> <br />average story was 9 to 12 feet. 1 <br /> 2 <br />Council Member Clark stated she would like to keep commercial buildings at four stories. 3 <br /> 4 <br />Mayor Lindstrom indicated he did not oppose having a five-story building in the overlay district 5 <br />along Mounds View Boulevard. 6 <br /> 7 <br />Council Member Meehlhause reported the overlay district was established in 2013 or 2014. He 8 <br />indicated the Planning Commission spent a lot of time addressing the overlay district noting the 9 <br />thought was to consider how the corridor should redevelop over time. 10 <br /> 11 <br />Rebecca Scholl, 2467 Hillview Road, noted she served on the Planning Commission. She reported 12 <br />the Planning Commission did not add the fifth story for commercial properties but rather added 13 <br />the height limitations to ensure a four-story building did not come in at 80 feet. She indicated she 14 <br />was not opposed to restricting the building height to four stories along Mounds View Boulevard. 15 <br /> 16 <br />Mayor Lindstrom inquired if a separate height requirement could be set for the B-3 zoning district. 17 <br />Ms. Moorthy reported this could be done. 18 <br /> 19 <br />Council Member Smith indicated she would like to see the building height maximum at four stories 20 <br />for businesses. 21 <br /> 22 <br />Council Member Clark agreed. 23 <br /> 24 <br />Sharon Kirscher, 8406 Red Oak Drive, recommended the City consider how the increased building 25 <br />heights could impact the airport. 26 <br /> 27 <br />City Administrator Zikmund stated the proposed building heights would meet FAA regulations. 28 <br /> 29 <br />Council Member Clark recommended this item move forward with a maximum building height of 30 <br />48 feet, unless there was a mixed-use project. 31 <br /> 32 <br />MOTION/SECOND: Clark/Meehlhause. To Waive the First Reading and Introduce Ordinance 33 <br />1054, Amending the Zoning Code Regarding Maximum Height Requirements amending Item 1, 34 <br />setting a maximum building height of four stories or 48 feet. 35 <br /> 36 <br /> Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 37 <br /> 38 <br />9. REPORTS 39 <br />A. Reports of Mayor and Council. 40 <br /> 41 <br />Council Member Meehlhause reported he would be attending a Charter Commission meeting next 42 <br />week along with an NYFS Finance Committee meeting. 43 <br /> 44 <br />Council Member Smith stated she attended a Ramsey County League of Local Government tour 45 <br />of the recycling center in Roseville last Friday. 46