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Page 1 of 2 AGENDA ITEM – 1B MEMORANDUM DATE: December 21, 2020 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers Dave Perrault, City Administrator FROM: Mike Mrosla, Community Development Manager/City Planner SUBJECT: B-2 District Setback and Design Standards Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: N/A N/A N/A For Council Consideration Council may consider providing further direction on revising the B-2 District design standards. Background At the work session meeting on September 17, 2018 the City Council discussed building facade and parking setbacks standards for the B2 district. Staff proposed revising the front yard setback requirement from 20 feet to 50 feet. Staff also recommended removing the requirement that at least 50 percent of the largest building on each site be constructed at the front setback line of 20 feet. Council and staff agreed on removing the City code language below (Attachment A) and revising the front yard building setback to 50 feet (Attachment B). The following language is proposed to removed: • 1325.05 Design Standards, Subd. 8, (F) (B): o Twenty percent (20%) of all other first level building facades that are reasonably visible from the public right of way shall be comprised of window or door openings. Simulated or opaque windows may be used on service areas. • 1325.05, Subd. 8, M. Parking (1) (2): o Placing parking between the street right-of-way and a building shall be discouraged. o No more than 50 percent of the parking on a site may be between buildings or in the side yards. However, the Council did have additional concerns about building façade requirements. At its August 12, 2019 and June 8, 2020 work sessions, the City Council and staff continued discussing the façade transparency requirements on mechanical and storage areas in the B-2 and B-3 Districts.