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� <br />EN HILLS <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: Ju�e 27, 20l I <br />TO: Honorab3e Mayor and City Counciimerabers <br />Patrick Klae�-s, City Administrator <br />FROM: Meagan Beekman, City Planner <br />�� <br />SUBJECT: Yianning Case #11-012 <br />Applicant: City of Arden Hiils <br />Subject: Zoning Code Amendment — Section 1355 <br />Requested Actio� <br />Consider approval of Ordinance 20] 1-0OS in Planning Case 11-012 to amend Section 1355 of <br />the Zoning Code and or�i€ Sectian 1325.03, S�bd. 3_C in its entirety, as presented in the June 27. <br />201 �, report to the City Council. <br />Consider publishing a summary of Qrdinance 20] ]-008. <br />Back�round <br />Qn May 5, 201 l, the Governor sibned into law new Iegis�ation that revises the criieria City's <br />must use when revi�wing variance requests_ ln order to rett�ain in compliance with State <br />Statutes, the City must update its Zaning Code to incorporate t�e re�ised �arianee regulations. <br />An article from the League of Minnesata Cities surrimarizing the �ew �ariance law is attaehed <br />{Attachment D). <br />As part of this u�date, Staff is recommending that Section � 325.03; Subd. 3.0 be omitted from <br />the Zoning Code, as it pertains to specific rec��irements for height variances, which are na lon�er <br />necessary biven ihe new variance review eri#eria_ Historicat3y, the City had special review <br />criteria far height variance requests that circumvented the typicaIly variance review crEteria laid <br />out by State Stat�te. The new variance re�iew criteria can encompass the specific concer�s <br />related to height variances while treating ail variance requests the saEne, which is preferred. <br />City ofArden HilJs <br />Ciry Council :tfeeting_for Jz�ne Z7, 2011 <br />l'�;�letr-o-i�ret.rrs:arde�ilrills�.Plaurrrf�glAlnnnmg Cases120]! lll-01? - I"arintace Ordinunce - Zoning Code Rmendmeu� (PC.9pproredJ�,OG-17-11 - <br />t�'ariance Procedrrr�es - .tfenao.doc <br />Paee l of Z <br />