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MEMORANDUM To:Mayor Stille and St. Anthony Village City Council From:Stephen Grittman, City Planner Date:City Council Meeting – September 27, 2022 NAC Project No.323.01 – 22.01 Request:Request for an amendment to the City Code related to fence height Property Address:NA Property PID:NA STAFF AND PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION The applicant for this item proposed an increase in fence height from the current 6 foot maximum to 6 feet, 6 inches to accommodate variations in the grade causing measurements of a standard 6 foot fence panel to exceed the height standard. Staff had recommended shifting the amendment to 7 feet, as this was consistent with building code thresholds, and the Planning Commission passed that proposal. Following the Commission’s action, the Council took up work session discussion of a broader code amendment (separately brought forward in this agenda). When this applicant’s request was brought forward to Council, there was concern noted over the full 7 feet height, and the item was tabled. In the interim, the Planning Commission took up the broader amendments, which included other fence standards. The Commission agreed that a height of 6 feet, 6 inches would suffice for the purposes of both the applicant and the general code overall. As such, this amendment is changed to the 6’-6” height standard, adjusting the request downward from 7 feet as had been proposed by staff. In the larger City Code amendment on this same agenda, we have adjusted the fence height to match this request. With the Planning Commission recommendation, Staff recommends approval of the attached amendment increasing maximum height of residential fences at 6’-6”, and establishing clearer standards for measurement. One procedural note: First, most general City Code amendments require three readings by the Council prior to formal adoption (unless this process is specifically waived by the City Council during its review). Zoning Ordinances are an exception to this three-reading rule, which are to be considered for adoption 19