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,- RI`EN HILLS <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> DATE: February 8, 2012 PC Agenda Item 3.A <br /> TO: Planning Commission <br /> FROM: Meagan Beekman, City Planner <br /> SUBJECT: Planning Case 12-001 -Zoning Code Amendment—Expansion of Single and <br /> Two-family nonconforming Dwellings <br /> Request <br /> Consider approval of Planning Case 12-001 to Amend Section 1325.03 Subd 2.1) of the Zoning <br /> Code to allow for the expansion of single and two-family nonconforming dwellings under certain <br /> circumstances, as presented in the February 8, 2012,report to the Planning Commission. <br /> Background <br /> At the February 22, 2011, joint work session the City Council and the Planning Commission <br /> discussed several possible zoning code amendments. One such discussion item was the <br /> allowance of certain types of expansions of nonconforming structures. At present,the City Code <br /> allows for the repair, replacement, improvement, and maintenance, but not the expansion, of <br /> nonconforming uses and structures. While this regulation functions well for the vast majority of <br /> commercial uses in the City, it can make small improvements to nonconforming single and two- <br /> family homes difficult, because any expansion requires a variance. Applications such as these <br /> make up the majority of the variance applications that the City processes. <br /> At the February 22, 2011,joint work session, Staff was directed to proceed with revisions to the <br /> Zoning Code, similar to the Front Porch Ordinance, which would create circumstances where <br /> certain types of development could occur without the need for a variance. <br /> City of Arden Hills <br /> Planning Commission Work Session for February 8, 2012 <br /> P:0anning0anning Cases12012112-001-Zoning Code Amendment-Expansion Ordinance(Pending)W-08-12- PC Memo-Expansion <br /> Ordmance.doc <br /> Page 1 of 3 <br />