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<br /> . 1315: ZONING MAP AND BOUNDARIES OF ZONING DISTRICTS <br /> Since the Zoning Code is bcing updatcd, the City Attorney has rccommended removing <br /> Subdivisions] and 2 oCSection 13 I 5.01. The rcason for this change is that thc Zoning <br /> Map will be current with this re-codification. Future changes to the Zoning Map will <br /> then be addcd to this Section as they occur. <br /> 13::0: DISTRICT PROf7S10NS <br /> Although this is onc of the most important sections of the zoning regulations, there arc <br /> only two changes to review in this Scction: <br /> . The references to the "Lexington Avenue Business Plan" have been removed. Thc <br /> Lexington A venue Business Plan was nevcr adopted by the City and docs not have <br /> any regulatory authority. <br /> . Section 1320.] 4 Subd 5 includes the voting requircments to approve a Planned Unit <br /> Dcvelopment (PUD). State law does not require a 4/5 approval for PUDs; however, <br /> thc City can be more rcstrictiveifthey so choose. While there is not a standard for <br /> cities on this issuc, the 3/5 vote requircment is becoming more common. Either way, <br /> this paragraph should bc moved to Section] 355, which is the Section that lists the <br /> evaluation procedures and voting rcquirements for all land use applications. <br /> Removing this paragraph does not change the voting requirements for PUDs. <br /> . 13::5: GENERAL REGULATiONS <br /> There are four areas with proposed changes in Section ! 325. <br /> . Accessory Structurcs. <br /> . Clear Vision Area. <br /> . Fences. <br /> . Weed I-lcight. <br /> While none of the proposed changes in Section 1325 are required by State Statutes, they <br /> do address long standing issues and help to clarify portions of the zoning regulations. <br /> Accessorv Structures: ] 325.01 - There arc proposed changes related to thc pennitted <br /> hcight and material of accessory structures, There is also a proposed change related to <br /> the process of reviewing deviations from the acccssory structure rcgulations. <br /> . Height: The current regulations limit accessory structure height to less than the <br /> height of the principal structure. The height limit for principal structures in the <br /> residential zones is 35 feet, which means that an accessory structure could <br /> potentially be 34.9 feet tall on a 728 square foot footprint. This could allow a <br /> properly owncr to create a multi-story accessory structure, The proposed <br /> . liMl'lrO,illcl.lIsillrdl'lIhills'PllIllllillgPllIllllillg ('a.\c.\ :]006'0("()34 7.ollillg C"de Rccod~t;clllioll WENlJING) I I I071J6 ' CC Melllo ,Zollillg <br /> RecoditiC'lllioll.rloc <br /> Page 5 of 13 <br />