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NEW BUSINESS —11A <br />'It <br />,ARZEN HILLS <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: August 28, 2023 <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br />Dave Perrault, City Administrator <br />FROM: Jessica Jagoe, Community Development Director <br />SUBJECT: Planning Case #23-013 — Public Hearing Required <br />Applicant: City of Arden Hills <br />Request: Zoning Code Amendments — Chapter 13, Section 1325.05 - Design <br />Standards, Subdivision 4.1) — Fencing <br />Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: <br />N/A N/A N/A <br />Council Should Consider <br />Motions to approve, table, or deny the following: <br />• Adoption of Ordinance 2023-008 for Zoning Code Amendments to Chapter 13, Section <br />1325.05 — Design Standards, Subd. 4.1), Fences to identify criteria between a temporary <br />and permanent fence in all zoning districts as well as set a maximum height for fences in <br />the Business and Industrial Zoning Districts. <br />• Authorization to publish a Summary Ordinance of 2023-008 for Planning Case 23-013. <br />Approval for authorization to publish summary ordinance requires an affirmative vote of four councilmembers. <br />Overview of Ordinance Amendments <br />Staff has prepared a draft ordinance showing language to be added underlined 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 />Page 1 of 4 <br />