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Page 5 Chair Melsha thanked Ms. Hall for her work to research these issues. He noted that St. 2 Anthony does not limit the size of detached accessory buildings except by setback and 3 FAR. 4 5 Thomas asked if the Council received a recommendation from Dahlgren Shardlow Uban 6 (DSU). 7 8 Hoska stated the Council wanted to go from the DSU ideas and asked the Planning 9 Commission to review staff research information so an informed recommendation could 10 be made. He advised that the Mayor also mentioned the information provided by the 11 League of Minnesota Cities. Hoska thanked Ms. Hall for her work as well. 12 13 Hall reviewed how she conducted this research and stated she can do additional research 14 if so directed. 15 16 Chair Melsha stated it seems there are two issues to address: 1) does FAR need to be 17 adjusted; and, 2) should St. Anthony have a design review board. He suggested the 18 Planning Commission come to a recommendation on whether the proposed ordinance 19 should be amended and if there is interest to research whether a design review board 20 should be formed in the future. Chair Melsha suggested the issue of the design review 21 board not delay the third reading of the ordinance. 22 Vice Chair Stille concurred and suggested that a subcommittee be established to address 44 the issues related to a design review board. He noted the amendment to the ordinance is 25 due to the ambiguity in the way the current ordinance is written. He stated he does not 26 know if the FAR is right but it at least corrects the issue of the ordinance not being clear. 27 Vice Chair Stille noted he and Hanson have been on the Planning Commission for four 28 years and this is the first time this issue has been raised. 29 30 Chair Melsha agreed this is not an epidemic and the Planning Commission needs to keep 31 the focus on the issue. 32 33 Vice Chair Stille stated he supports recommending the Council move forward with the 34 third reading. 35 36 Chair Melsha stated garages of up to 1,000 square feet are now going to be excluded in 37 the FAR whether attached or detached. If over that size, it would be included in the FAR 38 calculation. 39 40 Tillman noted that the FAR will limit the amount of second-story space and commented 41 on the impact to the floor area ratio. 42 Thomas stated a speaker at the last meeting made a good point that if you exclude living 43 space above an attached garage, it allows people to build a saltbox on top of their garage, 44 which may not be very aesthetically pleasing or acceptable to the neighbors. He stated he supports allowing living space above attached garages and attics to allow homeowners 0 the ability to increase their living space without having to move, consider demolishing 47 the home, or covering more of the lot. He agreed with the need for further study since it