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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-19-2009PROCEEDINGS OF THE MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA Regular Meeting August 19, 2009 Mounds View City Hall 2401 Highway 10, Mounds View, MN 55112 1. Call to Order The meeting was called to order by Chair Stevenson at 7:00 p.m. August 19, 2009. 2. Roll Call Members Present: Chair Stevenson; Commissioners Cramblit, Lang, Meehlhause, Miller, and Walsh-Kaczmarek Absent and Excused: Commissioner Rundle Also Present: Planning Associate Heidi Heller Index to Minutes Page Review Code Amendment — Accessory buildings 2 Review Code Amendment — Day care centers in public and semi-public buildings 3 3. Approval of Minutes July 1, 2009 MOTION/SECOND: Commissioner Miller/Commissioner Lang. To approve the minutes of the July 1, 2009 regular Planning Commission meeting as slightly amended. Ayes — 6 Nays — 0 Motion carried. Mounds View Planning Commission August 19, 2009 Regular Meeting Page 2 4. Citizens Requests and Comments on Items Nol on the Agenda None, 5. Planning Cases None. 6. Other Planning Activity A. Review Code Amendment - Accessory Building Planning Associate Heller stated staff has been working on language for the accessory building code amendment. She indicated the proposed language now has the maximum height at 18 feet. She indicated that the City Council had concerns regarding the proposed 20 -foot garage height language, and staff has added additional language in Section 5 that states the structure should match or be similar to the character and style of the roof of the principal structure and have a pitch of at least 2-12. She added there is additional language in Section 4 to specify materials that are not allowed on the exterior of an accessory building. Chair Stevenson questioned the additional language in Section 5 and the implication that accessory buildings less than 250 square feet can have a flat roof. He felt this wasn't the appropriate section to have the 250 square foot limitation. He added that he had concerns regarding the pitch specification and the problems with flat roofs in the Minnesota winter climate. He suggested moving this specification to a different section of the code. Planning Associate Heller suggested moving the language regarding the pitch of the roof into Section 3. Commissioner Walsh-Kaczmarek questioned language in Section 4g regarding canvas and why it is repeated in materials not allowed, and then would be allowed for green houses. Commissioner Cramblit stated the intent of the green house specification is that other materials are typically used for them. Planning Associate Heller suggested removing the word "on" in the sentence "except for on green houses." Chair Stevenson stated that by removing the reference to green houses, it implies the city doesn't allow them. In building a green house, you typically use other materials. Mounds View Planning Commission Regular Meeting August 19, 2009 Page 3 Commissioner Lang stated the purpose of the section is to not allow those specific things, and then at the end, the exception of the greenhouse is tagged on. He added this section made sense to him. Chair Stevenson stated the exception for green houses was originally put in to the code to eliminate the building of these temporary carports. Commissioner Miller questioned subdivision 12 and that it goes right into building height. Planning Associate Heller stated this is referring to all buildings and how the height is measured. MOTION/SECOND: Commissioner Miller/Commissioner Cramblit. Resolution 909-09 An ordinance amending Chapters 1102, 1104 and 1006 of the Mounds View Zoning Code about the Definition of Building Height and About Various Code Provisions about Accessory Buildings including Height, Required Accessory Building Separation Distance, Materials and Exterior Design as amended. Ayes — 6 Nays — 0 Motion carried. B. Review Code Amendment — Day care centers in public and semi-public buildings Planning Associate Heller stated that when the Planning Commission originally amended the city code to allow day care centers as a conditional use in the public and semi-public buildings such as churches, we didn't take into account that churches already require a conditional use permit to be in an R-1 zoning district. When this was presented to the City Council, they felt the daycare center shouldn't have to get a conditional use permit when the building use already had one, so staff changed the language to address this. She added staff felt that it would probably not be a problem if an adult daycare program operated in one of these public buildings also, so staff added adult daycare to the zoning code definitions and included it as an allowed accessory use. Commissioner Miller questioned the minimum lot size stated in the city code. Planning Associate Heller stated all language in black is the current language and when the primary building use was going through the conditional use process, the requirements are addressed at that time. Many of the requirements for daycare centers are similar to the public or semi-public building requirements, such as lot size, setbacks, parking, traffic flow and accessibility. Commissioner Miller questioned the adult day care language and wondered if there couldn't be care for adults in their own home. Planning Associate Heller indicated the new adult day care language does not apply to that because home care is a smaller scale operation that the city does not regulate. Mounds View Planning Commission Regular Meeting August 19, 2009 Page 4 MOTION/SECOND: Commissioner Walsh-Kaczmarek/Commissioner Lang. Resolution 910- 09; Resolution recommending approval of amendments to Chapters 1102 and 1106 of the Mounds View Zoning Code to Allow Daycare Centers as a Conditional Use in R-1 districts in public or semi-public recreational buildings and neighborhood or community centers, public and private educational institutions limited to elementary, junior high and senior high schools and religious institutions, such as churches, temples and synagogues. Ayes — 6 Nays — 0 7. Next Planning Commission Meeting: A. September 2, 2009 B. September 16, 2009 8. Adjournment to Agenda Session Motion carried. There being no further business before the Planning Commission, Chair Stevenson adjourned the meeting at 7:30 p.m. (The meeting immediately adjourned to the Agenda Session) Respectfully submitted, Ken Roberts Community Development Director Transcribed by: Barbara Suciu TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc.