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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes October 17, 2023 Page 12 1 Commissioner Hendrickson asked if there were any religious parcels that this could actually 2 work on. Mr. Grittman stated St. Charles possibly has property they could fit on it. They 3 would need to do some site improvements to accommodate that. 4 5 Commissioner Rude asked what the 316 qualified properties and what does it take to do that. 6 If we are trying to prevent someone from buying an abandoned property to set up micro 7 homes. Mr. Grittman stated a religious institution can do this according to the code. It needs to 8 fit on the site and not overwhelm the property. It is an allowed use. There would be a review 9 opportunity to make sure it fits on a site. There is one in Minneapolis and St. Paul that have 10 this. 11 12 Chair Socha referred to #7 requiring one parking spot per unit. A lot of the residents would 13 not be likely to have a car. It would meet the goal of increasing housing. The parking 14 requirement seems excessive. The parking was not part of the State Code. 15 16 Commissioner Rude noted the Statute is 327 not 320. He read the parts of the Statute relating 17 to the setbacks. The parking would be prohibitive under the Statute. Mr. Grittman stated the 18 City can have other zoning restrictions. He proposed combining #4 and #5 regarding fencing. 19 Mr. Grittman stated these are residential uses and fencing would not normally be required. 20 This would not be like a homeless encampment with no sanitation facilities. Single family 21 homes are generally screened from commercial properties. 22 23 Commissioner Kuykendall asked if there is a limit that someone can be in a mini home. Mr. 24 Grittman stated that is up to the host. No churches have inquired about having any mini 25 homes. 26 27 Commissioner Hendrickson stated she agrees with the comments about parking. 28 29 Commissioner Rude stated if he lived next door he would want to see a fence. To qualify to 30 live there they would need to be homeless for a year. These would not be temporary. 31 32 Chair Socha noted they provide some stability that people could go get jobs. The transition 33 would be more of a year than a month. Chair Socha suggested how to survey the residents and 34 possibly provide some outreach. She suggested there be a 30 minutes work session before a 35 regular meeting to review proposed survey questions and decide on outreach. Then another 36 public noticed meeting could be held. The Commission agreed with Chair Socha. 37 38 Chair Socha continued the public hearing at 8:52 p.m. 39 40 IV.STAFF REPORTS. 41 42 Mr. Grittman noted the City Council approved the CUP for Nativity Church’s digital sign. 43 They also did first reading that addresses smoking in public parks and parking lots adjacent to 44 public parks. This includes public properties such as City Hall, Fire Station and Police Station. 45 This ordinance will have three readings prior to adoption. 46