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A WSB &Aeaod.f.. Me Infrastructure. Engineering. Planning a Construction 701 Xenia Avenue South Suite 300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 Tel: 763- 541 -4800 Fax: 763 - 541 -1700 CITY OF SAINT ANTHONY VILLAGE MEMORANDUM To: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members Mark Casey, City Manager From: Kelsey Johnson, AICP, City Planner Date: June 3, 2013 WSB Project No. 02170 -000 Request: Proposed Modifications to Section §150.070- 150.074 Relating to the Fence Ordinance OVERVIEW It is beneficial to review sections of the City Code on a regular basis in order to identify potential issues before they are found through a request or land use application. In addition, it ensures that the City Code is reflective of what is desired for the community. In an effort to prioritize issues/topics that staff and the Planning Commission felt needed to be reviewed / updated, the Planning Commission created a "Work Plan ". The Work Plan is a schedule of objectives established by the Planning Commission, which provides an efficient method of prioritizing projects and achieving the most important goals of the Planning Commission and the community. The 2013 Work Plan was approved by the Planning Commission at their regular meeting on January 28, 2013. The City Council, at their regular meeting on April 12, 2013, approved the Work Plan as presented by the Planning Commission. One of the first items listed on the Planning Commission's Work Plan included the review / update of the City's Fence Ordinance. Initial discussions relating to reviewing/updating the City's Fence Ordinance first began on November 19, 2012. At that meeting the Planning Commission directed staff to begin to prepare draft language based on the modifications discussed at that meeting. Draft language was prepared and presented to the Planning Commission at a work session on March 25, 2013. The meeting was not intended to resolve potential issues or opportunities with the existing fence ordinance, but rather to serve as an opportunity for discussion and to establish a starting point for potential future changes. Following the March work session, staff modified the draft language and presented updated draft language at the April 22, 2013 work session of the Planning Commission. Final edits to the draft language were discussed and updated. At this time, staff is requesting review and comments from the City Council relating to the proposed draft text language relating to the City's fence ordinance. Proposed changes to the text will need to be further reviewed by the City Attorney (as may be necessary) and brought back to the Planning Commission for a public hearing at a later date. The double underlined text shows the additions and the strikethretagh text shows the deletions.