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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />~ <br />~HlLLS <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />Work Session Agenda Item 2.D <br /> <br />April 18, 2005 <br /> <br />TO: Mayor and City Council <br />FROM: Peter Hellegers, City Planner q\\ <br />~ <br /> <br />SUBJECT: PC #05-07, The City of Arden Hills <br />Setback Exceptions for Front Porches <br /> <br />Discussion <br /> <br />At the April11, 2005 City Council meeting the Council was asked to consider Ordinance #357 <br />and Resolution #05-29 which would establish standards for allowing front & side-yard comer <br />porehes of up to ten feet with a minimum setback of 30 feet. Council members expressed <br />coneern about potential materials for front porches (open-air or sereened versus allowing glass <br />enclosed three season porches) and resulting setbacks and how those items may affect the look <br />and feel of the neighborhood. Staff has attached the materials from the April 11, 2005 meeting <br />as Attachment 2D-1. <br /> <br />Ordinance #357 (Attachment 6D-2) <br />Staff has included a list of potential modifications to Ordinance #357 which filay address some <br />of the concerns expressed by Couneil members at the April 11 th meeting. <br /> <br />I, Exterior Materials. Council members expressed coneern with allowing three season <br />porches enclosed with windows or full lite doors. In particular the eoncem was that the <br />enclosed porch may detract more from the sightIines and feel of homes along a partieular <br />street. Also, a three season porch could be stretched to be more on an addition than a <br />porch, and may not be consistent with the purpose of Ordinance #357, The following <br />alternative language could be included (in Ordinance #357, under 6C2d): <br /> <br />o Allows Open-Air and Screen Porches. Subsection Id (6C2dld) strike the words <br />windows and transparent material and add text to read: "At least sixty five (65) <br />percent of the exposed porch far;:ade is open or occupied by screens and/or screen <br />doors; and the far;:ade constitutes the area from the floor level of the porch to the <br />porch ceiling,' up to thirty five (35) percent of the far;:ade may be solid and may <br />only be occupied by columns and spaced railings; solid walls (even partial) are <br />prohibited. " <br /> <br />llEarthlPlanllinglPlanning Cuses12005\05-07 Zoning Ordiance Amendments/or Front Porch Encroachments (PENDING)I04-18-05 CC <br />Work Se.~sion Report Front Porch Exceptions.doc <br /> <br />Page 1014 <br />