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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes November 17, 2009 Page 3 1 • Inspectors respond to issues such as long grass with a notice left at the property. 2 Enforcement efforts increase if there is not a response to the violation. 3 • Many of the enforcement activity relates to housing type issues, such as home and lawn 4 maintenance. This may be attributed to the economy and the amount of foreclosed 5 homes. 6 7 X.2. REVIEW OF ZONING ORDINANCE REVISIONS 8 9 Assistant City Manager Moore-Sykes reported on the status of the following revisions suggested 10 by staff, residents, the City Attorney and Planning Commissioners in July 2005 as outlined in the 11 November 17, 2009 memorandum to the Planning Commission, noting that many of the issues 12 have been resolved by ordinance amendments or the re-codification of the City Code. 13 • Amend Section 1660 14 • Accessory Uses 15 • Customary Home Occupations 16 • Non-Commercial Opinion Sign Ordinance 17 • Amend Section 810.03 to include language allowing native prairie plants 18 • Amend PUD to include smaller areas than the 3 acre minimum 19 20 Assistant City Manager Moore-Sykes reported on the status of the following items that have 21 been considered in the past: 22 • Electronic Gas Pricing Sign: The City continues to prohibit the use of electronic gas 23 pricing signs. 24 • Eight-foot fences: The fence height of six feet remains unchanged in the updated and 25 revised City Code. The Planning Commission reviewed proposed changes to the City 26 Code to increase the fence height to eight feet. 27 • Egress Windows: Two years ago, the Planning Commission reviewed a proposed change 28 to allow egress windows as an allowable encroachment into the setbacks providing that 29 the rights-of-way were preserved. The Planning Commission recommended the proposed 30 change to the City Code and the City Council approved the ordinance changes regarding 31 egress windows. 32 33 Chair Jensen asked if staff has a work program relating to issues raised by the Planning 34 Commission or if this would relate primarily to code or zoning issues raised by the Commission. 35 Assistant City Manager Moore-Sykes replied that the work plan would primarily relate to issues 36 relating to the City Code raised by the Planning Commission, City Council or staff. She noted 37 the Planning Commission would generally address these issues first if it involves land use or 38 zoning issues. 39 40 Chair Jensen suggested a discussion on the open Zoning Ordinance revision items during the 41 joint City Council/Planning Commission that will likely be scheduled in early 2010. He noted 42 over the past several years he has suggested amending the PUD to include smaller areas than the 43 three-acre minimum. He pointed out that with redevelopment it is becoming clear in other 44 communities that three acres is likely a little large. He commented that the three-acre threshold 45 may not be met in the parcels that are likely to be developed in St. Anthony over the next several 46 years.