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City of • Me o To: Michael J. Morrison, City Manager From: Susan Hall,Assistant City Manag Date: 10/12/2004 Re: Planning Issues The Planning Chair has flagged the following items as some items for consideration for ordinance clean up... = -1615.05 Side yard adjacent to street: modify to be similar to front yard, base setback on 2 adjacent properties. -1615.02 subd. 2 lot size: create a category allowing redevelopment of existing lots from 5000 sf to 7500 sf and down to 50 ft. (40 ft.) in width. Should probably also see if this would need a lot coverage exception higher than allowed to be workable. I wonder if this could be only for redevelopment of single lots, so substandard homes could be replaced, but not open it up to a developer taking advantage of it (not that I have any idea where that could occur...) -1300: all of the references to the state building code should refer to the International Building Code (IBC) and International Residential Code (IRC). All references to the state fire code should refer to the International Fire Code (IFC). These were all adopted by the state about two years ago. -1315 swimming pools: the hot tub issue that a few of us have heard about. I'm not sure what it should be, but I think we could discuss a provision more tailored to hot tubs, since we seem to be more stringent that most of the metro, and clearly there are many installed that do not comply with the six ft. high fence. Other items to consider from my list: -there is not mention of opinion signs in the ordinance, the City Attorney suggests there should be; -there is not mention of such accessory uses such as basketball hoops, clothes lines, bird feeders in the ordinance, should there be?; -businesses out of the home (home occupations) —what is allowed, not allowed; and -look at amending the weed ordinance to allow for native prairie grasses—this issue came up from a petitioner in September 2004. 1