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Page 2 of 4 <br /> <br />• Infill Development (i.e. Land Disturbance and Fill, Height of Buildings, Tree <br />Clearing, Sight Lines, Character of Neighborhood) <br />• Rental Properties (i.e. Rental Registration/Licensing, Rental Cap, Short Term <br />Rentals) <br />• Signage <br />o Council has tasked to the Economic Development Commission for first <br />review. <br />• Corner Lot Setbacks <br />• Accessory Structures (i.e. residential maximum size allowed) <br />• EV Charging Stations <br /> <br />The City Council consensus was to proceed with the above amendments as outlined. Staff was <br />directed to bring forward the fence ordinance amendments to the Planning Commission for the <br />first review and to hold a public hearing. Following the public hearing, the draft ordinance <br />language with recommendation of the Planning Commission would be brought to the City <br />Council for subsequent discussion and adoption. <br /> <br />Overview of Ordinance Amendments <br /> <br />Staff has prepared a draft ordinance showing language to be added in red font for your review <br />(Attachment A). The proposed amendments are intended to establish criteria for evaluating <br />residential fences and identify factors between a temporary and permanent fence. Currently, the <br />city code is absent of any language differentiating the two which means that all fences are <br />subject to a zoning permit. City staff has had requests to install a temporary fence for reasons <br />such as a snow barrier or as protection around grass seed. The proposed language would also <br />establish a time limitation for how many days temporary fencing could be erected on a property. <br />Lastly, the city code does not have a maximum height specification for fences in business or <br />industrial zoning districts. The proposed language establishes a maximum height and allows the <br />City to grant flexibility based on site suitability as a buffer or screening. <br /> <br />The proposed amendments to City Zoning Code Chapter 13 are within Section 1325.05, Subd <br />4.D, Fences. <br /> <br />Proposed Ordinance Language: <br />1) Amend Section 1320.05 Design Standards, Subd. 4 Screening, D. Fence Regulations <br />a. Add Section 1325.05.Subd. 4. D. 3 - Fences in residential districts shall be <br />comprised of chain-link, aluminum, wood, vinyl, composite, or other material as <br />approved by the Zoning Administrator. Alternate fencing materials may be <br />allowed in business and industrial zoning districts subject to conformance with <br />Section 1325.05. <br />b. Add Section 1325.05.Subd. 4. D. 4 - Height of Fences in Business and Industrial <br />Districts. Fences may be up to eight (8) feet in height in the side and rear yards <br />up to the front building line of the principal structure. Fences abutting residential <br />districts shall conform to those regulations applicable to the residential district. <br />Fences, solid walls and hedges in the minimum front yard setback may be allowed <br />through Site Plan Review or as part of a Planned Unit Development as determined <br />appropriate by the City Council based on site suitability to allow for additional <br />screening and/or as a buffer for noise reduction.