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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />.i <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />August 2, 2000 <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council <br /> <br />Jennifer Chaput, City Planne~ <br /> <br />Planning Case #00-11 <br />Zoning Ordinance Amendments <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />Rellnest <br />The City of Arden Hills requests that the Zoning Ordinance be revised according to previous <br />discussions by the Planning Commission and staff, as outlined below in the "proposed <br />changes" section of this memo. <br /> <br />Backl!Tound <br />In response to resident complaints, staff has identified that some portions of the Zoning <br />Ordinance that require revision in order to properly address complaints. The revisions are a <br />result of researching other cities' ordinances as well as staff and Planning Commission <br />discussions. <br /> <br />The recommendations of the Planning Commission came before the City Council on July <br />3 I, 2000. At that time, the City Council tabled discussion of the amendments to the next <br />regular meeting on August 14, 2000. Since this time, City's planning consultant had been <br />consulted on the definition of "family" as it is used in other cities and some additional <br />recommendations were made. <br /> <br />The existing language from the Zoning Ordinance is shown in regular type. In the proposed <br />changes, the language that should be deleted is sfHelceli and new language that should be <br />added is shown in CAPITAL LETTERS. <br /> <br />ProDosed Chanl!es <br /> <br />1. The City has received a number of complaints in the past on single family homes that <br />have been converted into housing for numerous students attending the local colleges. <br />The current code does not have any language in it to deter this type of activity, <br />essentially allowing multifamily dwellings in single-family zoning districts. Following <br />discussions with the City's planning consultant, it was also recommended that the <br />definition of "household" be amended since it did not match the other definition <br />amendments being proposed. Some additional language has also been added to the <br />definition of "family" in order to address state law regarding group homes, as <br />recommended by the City's planning consultant. <br />