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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—January 31, 2011 4 None. 7. PUBLIC HEARINGS None. 8. NEW BUSINESS A. Planning Case 11-003: Zoning Code Amendment and Conditional Use Permit Amendment for Mounds View High School City Planner Beekman stated Mounds View High School currently operates under a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) that was approved in 1978. Any modification to the CUP requires a CUP amendment. At this time Mounds View High School is requesting an amendment to allow for the construction of a 1,787 square foot accessory structure, which would be used for ticket sales during sporting events at the football field, and for storage of athletic equipment. The existing Zoning Code limits accessory structures within residentially zoned districts to 728 square feet with administrative review or up to 1,458 square feet through a site plan review. In order to allow a 1,787 square foot structure, the applicants are also requesting an amendment to the Zoning Code, which would allow non-residential uses in residential districts accessory structures up to 2,184 square feet with a site plan review. All non-residential uses within the R-1, R-2, and R-3 Districts are conditional uses and any proposed structure would require Planning Commission review and City Council approval regardless of its size. The Planning Commission reviewed Planning Case 11-003 and unanimously recommends approval of the Zoning Code Amendment and CUP Amendment. Mayor Grant clarified that the impervious surface would not be increased with this request. City Planner Beekman stated that this is correct. Councilmember Holmes asked for clarification on what the Zoning Code Amendment would be and whom it would impact. City Planner Beekman explained the proposed amendment to the Zoning Code would allow non-residential uses in the R-1, R-2, or R-3 Districts to have accessory structures up to 2,184 square feet in size. But because all non-residential uses within these Districts are conditional uses, any proposed accessory structure would require Planning Commission review and City Council approval regardless of its size. The proposed amendment also requires an accessory structure exceeding 2,184 square feet to receive a variance in order to be constructed. Councilmember Werner stated he had received the public notification regarding this proposal and he had not heard any complaints from his neighbors. - MOTION: Councilmember Holmes moved and Councilmember Werner seconded a motion to Approve Ordinance 2011-003 in Planninjj Case 11-003 and to Publish a Summary Ordinance 2011-003. The motion carried unanimously (4-0)