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. . . ~ ~HILLS MEMORANDUM DATE: Agenda Item 7.A May 9, 2005 TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Peter Hellegers, City Planner ~L SUBJECT: PC #05-07, The City of Arden Hills Covered Front Porches as Permitted Encroachments (subject to administrative approval) Requested Action · Consider Ordinance #357 which would amend section 6.C.2.a of the Zoning Ordinance and insert new section 6.C.2.d into the Zoning Ordinanee, allowing for front porches of up to ten feet and with a minimum setback of30 feet from the front or side-yard corner property lines, which meet design standards to be allowed subject to staff review and approval. · Consider Resolution #05-29 which would add the front porch language and Front Porch Design Guidelines to Appendix A of Zoning Ordinance #291. Planninl! Commission Recommendation Recommendation and Conditions of Approval At their March 2, 2005 meeting the Planning Commission reviewed Planning Case #05-07 and unanimously reeommended approval (5-0) ofthe Zoning Ordinance Amendments as was proposed at that time. Update At the April 25, 2005 City Council Work Session the City Council directed staff to review language relating to the base of the porch as a solid masonry perimeter and instead to return to the Council with language which allowed for more flexibility for the porch base. Attached are a copy marked "EDITED" whieh shows the changes proposed for Ordinance #357, many of which remain from the April 25th meeting. Also attached is a clean copy of Ordinance #357 which includes all of the changes up to this point. 'The design guidelines from Resolution #05-29 are also attached and also reflect all ofthe changes made up to this point. \\Earth\PJanning\Planning Cascs\2005\05-07 Zoning Ordiancc Amendments for Front Porch Encroachments (PENDING)\05-09-05 CC Report 05-07.doc Page 1 of2