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ain nthony Iu1X LTA Eel :L101111LTA To: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers Mark Casey, City Manager From: Breanne Rothstein, AICP, City Planner Date: May 4, 2015, 5:30 p.m. Worksession WSB Project No. 02170 -002 Request: Discussion of Planning Commission work plan items OVERVIEW Annually, the Planning Commission adopts a work plan to guide their policy analysis and ordinance work. In 2015, the following work plan item was on the Planning Commission list. 3. Reviewing and making recommendations on proposed City Code amendments, Comprehensive Plan amendments, and other long range planning documents. Among potential projects in 2015, the Planning Commission prioritized them in the following order (recognizing that not all will be completed in 2015): 1. Continue review /update green /energy /reuse ordinance(s); specifically: a. Solar Energy in residential and commercial areas; (IN PROGRESS) b. Pervious pavement systems; c. Urban Farming/Keeping of Animals Ordinance 2. Review outdoor wood burning fire standards; 3. Review landscaping and planting requirements ordinance; and 4. Review /update /create home occupation /interim use permit /special use permit ordinance; The next two ordinances on the list are the consideration of adding credits for lot coverage for pervious pavement systems and the addition of provisions for keeping of animals, specifically chickens and bees. Staff is seeking feedback from the council on these two items. Staff has conducted preliminary research regarding pervious paver systems, and recommends against crediting lot coverage for this type of technology. Given the nature of the soils in St. Anthony and the propensity to flooding, staff does not recommend crediting impervious surface limits /lot coverage for the use of pervious paver systems. These systems need regular maintenance and can stop functioning as designed without such maintenance. Staff has also received several requests for the keeping of chickens and bees within the city limits. Currently, the city code is silent on bees and does not specifically permit them. With regard to chickens, Section 91.56 of city code (outlined below) requires city council approval, and is conditioned on a "health officer" reporting on the effect on public health. Our current practice is for residents to provide a site plan and seek approval from the City Council.