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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-20-2016-APPROVED- PROCEEDINGS OF THE MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA Regular Meeting July 20, 2016 Mounds View City Hall 2401 County Road 10, Mounds View, MN 55112 ______________________________________________________________________________ 1. Call to Order The meeting was called to order by Chair Stevenson at 7:00 p.m. for July 20 , 2016. ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. Roll Call Members Present: Commissioners French, Klander, Love, Rundle, Schiltgen and Stevenson Absent and Excused: Commissioner Klebsch Also Present: Planner Jon Sevald and Council Member Gary Meehlhause ______________________________________________________________________________ Index to Minutes Page Resolution 1054-16, a Resolution recommending approval of a Text 2 Amendment to the Mounds View Municipal Code Chapters 1102, 1103 And 1106 relating to Accessory Dwelling Units Approval of Minutes 4 _____________________________________________________________________________ 3. Special Order of Business None. 4. Citizens Requests and Comments on Items Not on the Agenda None. Mounds View Planning Commission July 20, 2016 Regular Meeting Page 2 ________________________________________________________________________ 5. Planning Cases A. Consider Resolution 1055-16, a Resolution recommending approval of a Text Amendment to the Mounds View Municipal Code, Chapters 1102, 1103, and 1106 relating to Accessory Dwelling Units. Planner Sevald requested the Council consider a text amendment to the City’s Municipal Code regarding accessory dwelling units. He provided comment on the discussion held at the Planning Commission meeting on July 6th regarding this topic and noted staff had revised the code per their discussion. It was noted an accessory use would be permitted if located within a single- family residential home and would be a conditional use if made an addition to an existing home or would be placed within/above a garage or accessory structure. The proposed licensing procedure that would be followed by the City was discussed. Staff reviewed the text amendment in further detail with the Commission and recommended approval. Chair Stevenson questioned how staff would define “most of the year”. Planner Sevald reported that a home was considered homesteaded if the homeowners lived on the property for six months and one day. Commissioner Schiltgen discussed the dwelling license fees. Planner Sevald reviewed the proposed fees and reductions that would be offered to trained property owners. Commissioner Klander requested comment from staff on how the accessory unit could not be viewed as a separate dwelling. Planner Sevald discussed this language further and noted accessory units were to match the primary home architecturally. He provided further comment on how external accessory units would be reviewed by staff. Commissioner Klander recommended this language be removed from the text amendment in order to remove any confusion. Planner Sevald requested the language remain as is as this would require all future accessory units to match the primary home. Chair Stevenson supported the language as recommended by staff. Commissioner Rundle commented on the number of garages the Commission has approved that could support an apartment on the second level. Commissioner Klander suggested the language be altered to read the dwelling unit shall have the appearance of one property. Commissioner French understood Commissioner Klander’s concerns. Further discussion ensued regarding an ADU’s dependence on the primary structure. Chair Stevenson suggested the language be amended to read the site shall be one unified property. Mounds View Planning Commission July 20, 2016 Regular Meeting Page 3 ________________________________________________________________________ Commissioner Klander supported this recommendation. He wanted to see the exterior design and the hardscape of an ADU match the primary structure. City Administrator Ericson commented on the intent of the language. He suggested the language under Item D be amended to read accessory dwelling units shall be consistent with the primary structure yet shall be subordinate to the principle structure. The Commission supported this recommendation. Commissioner Love asked if an 18-foot garage height was too limiting. She did not want to see garages with flat roofs and suggested the maximum roof height be increased in order to allow ADU’s within the second story of a garage. Chair Stevenson reviewed the City’s current height restrictions for garages. He believed that garages in excess of 20 feet were not consistent with Mounds View neighborhoods. Commissioner Schiltgen did not anticipate that ADU’s would be a very large issue in the City of Mounds View. He stated he did not have a detached garage, but if he could, he would want it to be taller than 18 feet. He asked if the City could consider a variance to the 18-foot height limit. Chair Stevenson questioned how the City could make exceptions, considering the fact that a number of garages have been approved at the 18-foot height limit. He recommended that the rules remain the same and that residents make requests above and beyond 18-feet through the variance procedure. Planner Sevald reviewed the variance approval process noting a resident would have to show a practical difficulty. MOTION/SECOND: Commissioner Rundle/Commissioner French. To approve Resolution 1054-16, a Resolution Recommending Approval of a Text Amendment to the Mounds View Municipal Code, Chapters 1102, 1103, and 1106 relating to Accessory Dwelling Units, as amended above. Ayes – 6 Nays – 0 Motion carried. _____________________________________________________________________________ 6. Other Planning Activity None. ______________________________________________________________________________ 7. Reports A. Upcoming Planning Cases & Activity Planner Sevald stated he had no pending planning cases. Mounds View Planning Commission July 20, 2016 Regular Meeting Page 4 ________________________________________________________________________ B. Staff Updates Planner Sevald provided the Commission with an update from staff. He explained a number of residents have been asking for further information on County Road I. It was noted this project would be completed in August. He reviewed the estimated water usage of a number of area microbreweries in response to a question asked by the Commission during the July 6th Planning Commission meeting. C. Council Updates Council Member Meehlhause provided the Planning Commission with an update from the City Council. He reported the City Council opted out of the State legislation regarding family health care dwellings due to code enforcement concerns. He appreciated the work the Commission was doing on the accessory dwelling unit Ordinance text amendment. He indicated the Council approved an environmental assessment of the Public Works Facility and additional funding for the 2016 sanitary sewer rehabilitation project. Lastly, he noted the Council approved the installation of cable for security cameras at City Hall. D. Planning Commissioner Reports Commissioner Love commented on the City’s Comprehensive Plan update. She stated she was interested in learning how Mounds View was becoming more diverse. She reviewed information from the school district on the numerous languages being spoken in the community’s homes. She believed there was a serious concern with the mental health issues that the public schools were having to deal with. 8. Approval of Minutes July 6 , 2016. Commissioner Love requested a change on Page 4 asking that the word detached be removed from her comment. Chair Stevenson requested a change on Page 6 noting he offered congratulations to Commissioner Klebsch on behalf of the Commission. MOTION/SECOND: Commissioner Schiltgen/Commissioner Love. To approve the Minutes of the July 6, 2016 regular Planning Commission meetings as slightly amended. Ayes – 6 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 9. Next Planning Commission Meeting: Mounds View Planning Commission July 20, 2016 Regular Meeting Page 5 ________________________________________________________________________ A. Wednesday, August 3, 2016 B. August 17, 2016 ______________________________________________________________________________ 10. Adjournment There being no further business before the Planning Commission, Chair Stevenson adjourned the meeting at 8:00 p.m. ______________________________________________________________________________ Respectfully submitted, Jon Sevald Planner Transcribed by: Heidi Guenther TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc.