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Page 4 <br /> are being proposed. He explained there are high bay lighting, gas fired unit heaters, <br /> 2 and very wide aisles. For this user, the rack storage system works very well. <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Vice Chair Stille stated he visited the site and did not notice a retention pond. Mr. <br /> 5 White stated that would be added as part of the project. <br /> 6 <br /> 7 Vice Chair Stille asked if there will be a common wall. Mr. White stated that is <br /> 8 correct and two buildings would be joined with a common wall. <br /> 9 <br /> 10 Vice Chair Stille addressed the issue of finding a hardship and asked the applicant to <br /> 11 provide information about the characteristics of this site that would make it unique. <br /> 12 <br /> 13 Steeves recommended they obtain an application form from City staff so they can <br /> 14 begin to work on those issues. <br /> 15 <br /> 16 Mr. White noted the pie-shaped corner, which restricts the area to the north. <br /> 17 <br /> 18 Thomas asked if there will be vegetation around the retainage ponds. Mr. Murlowski <br /> 19 stated there is not much space but they will be presenting a landscaping plan that <br /> 20 provides some plantings. Mr. White noted that area will also be fenced off. <br /> 21 <br /> �22 Chair Melsha thanked the applicants for providing this information in advance. <br /> �l4 Mr. Murlowski stated they also appreciate the opportunity to present these <br /> 25 preliminary plans and will submit a formal application for the September Planning <br /> 26 Commission meeting. <br /> 27 <br /> 28 8.2 Review survey information and make recommendation to City Council re: <br /> 29 amendment to City ordinance relating to the definition of"garage" and "accessory <br /> 30 building" and to regulate the size of garages in relation to the floor area ration <br /> 31 (FAR) in residential districts. <br /> 32 Susan Hall explained this is continuation of a discussion regarding the amendment <br /> 33 relating to the definition of"garage" and "accessory building" and to regulate the size of <br /> 34 garages in relation to the floor area ratio (FAR) in residential districts. City staff has <br /> 35 researched area metropolitan municipalities, with the help of e-mail, on the subject and <br /> 36 provided that report for the Commission's review. <br /> 37 <br /> 38 Hall explained the issues she researched and stated that staff found cities handle the <br /> 39 "mass" issue in a number of ways. A couple of cities contacted use FAR, like St. <br /> 40 Anthony. Arden Hills has a FAR of 30%; Roseville has a 30% FAR in R-1 and 40% <br /> 41 FAR in R-2. Most cities contacted do not have FAR, but rather use lot coverage, <br /> 42 setbacks, height, maximum garage square footages, to regulate building size. Lot <br /> 43 coverage of 25-35% and building height of 25-30 feet are common among the cities <br /> 44 surveyed. Some cities surveyed have gone through a similar dialogue as St. Anthony. <br /> Hall explained that generally, it was found that most cities limit the size of accessory <br /> 0 buildings and garages in some way. <br /> 47 <br />