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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes July 15, 2025 Page 2 1 the Planning Commission voted to table action on the ordinance, pending further 2 consideration and background. 3 4 The ordinance developed by staff was based largely on ordinances adopted by New Brighton 5 and Roseville. This draft was created at the direction of the City Council, which they had 6 discussed at an earlier work session, with comments also provided by the Parks and 7 Environmental Commission. 8 9 The draft ordinance is again before the Planning Commission. It is noted that the State plans 10 to adopt a series of regulatory requirements for EV charging in the next version of the State 11 Model Building Code. That code is due in 2030. While numerous other issues will impact 12 future requirements, the City Council has focused on a first-step approach to EV charging 13 requirements in support of its sustainability goals. It is expected that over time, these other 14 topics (industry changes, market dynamics, State regulations, etc.) will require an evolution of 15 the City’s ordinance standards. 16 17 Rather than attempting to forecast these future inputs and create an ordinance that accounts for 18 them, the proposed ordinance instead seeks to coordinate St. Anthony’s code with our nearest 19 neighbors, recognizing that these future inputs will inform changes in the local approach. 20 21 Mr. Grittman provided the ordinance for Planning Commission consideration, with the central 22 question being whether the Commission recommends this as a reasonable first step or not. 23 24 It is further noted that under general zoning law, the City has up to 120 days to consider and 25 finalize its action on a zoning request. As such, the common expectation is that the Planning 26 Commission will forward its recommendation to the City Council within 60 days, ensuring 27 the Council has adequate time to deliberate on the proposal. The Commission is requested to 28 provide its recommendation at its July 15 meeting. 29 30 Commissioner Anderson asked if the option was to amend a portion of the ordinance. Mr. 31 Grittman stated that the Planning Commission needs to provide its recommendation this 32 evening. At the last Planning Commission meeting, this item was tabled. 33 34 Chair Socha noted that the State efforts will not go into effect until 2030 for the building code. 35 36 Commissioner Mayne asked what the process is when the Commission requests a work 37 session with the City Council. Mr. Grittman stated that the City Manager decided to bring it 38 back to the Planning Commission for a recommendation. 39 40 Chair Socha stated her concern was about the existing commercial parking lots being 41 reconstructed that are not exempt, and that would be a larger cost. She stated she would like to 42 see it for the new parking lots. She asked if this is part of the code for Roseville and New 43 Brighton. Mr. Grittman stated it is part of their ordinances. She asked if there was any 44 feedback from either neighboring city, and Mr. Grittman stated he spoke with Roseville staff, 45 and they indicated they get pushback occasionally. 46