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CITY OF ARDEN HILLS
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO, 05-29
RESOLUTION AMENDING APPENDIX A OF ZONING ORDINANCE NO, 291 TO
INCLUDE DESIGN GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES FOR COVERED FRONT
PORCHES AS ENCROACHMENTS INTO FRONT AND SIDE YARD CORNER
SETBACKS
WHEREAS: Arden Hills has adopted new regulations allowing covered front porches in
front and side-yard corner setback areas subject to certain conditions.
WHEREAS: These regulations include a specific administrative review procedure and
design guidelines for covered porches proposed to encroach in the front yard or
side-yard corner setback areas up ten feet but in no case leaving a setback of
less than thirty feet from the porch to the property lines.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Council of the City of Arden Hills
directs staff to include in Zoning Ordinance No. 291, Appendix A, the design guidelines
and application procedure for porches which encroach into the front and side-yard
corner setback areas.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARDEN HILLS THIS 9th DAY
OF MAY, 2005.
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/ Bever Ap lkowski, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Michelle A. Wolfe, City Administrator
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APPENDIX A
PROCEDURAL MANUAL
SITE PLAN REVIEW ....................................,.....................................................................,.......,3
REZONING .............,.....,.................,......................,.................,...........................'.......................,. 7
SPECIAL USE PERMIT ...............,......,......................,.................................................................8
VARIAN CE ......................................,............................................,....................................,.........11
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT ......................................................,..................................12
ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT .........,........................................................................18
SI GN PERMITS ...,...........................................................................,...........................................19
PRELIMINARY PLAT (PLAN)............,.............................................................................,......22
FINAL PLAT ...........................................................................,..........................,.............,...........25
MINOR SUBDIVISION/LOT SPLIT OR CONSOLIDATION ..............................................27
LANDSCAPE PLAN ................................................................................,.................,................29
COVERED FRONT PORCH ENCROACHMENTS AND COVERED
FRONT PORCH ENCROACHMENT DESIGN GUIDELINES ............................................31
This Procedural Manual is not adopted as part of the Zoning Ordinance but has been adopted by
resolution. Amendments to this Procedural Manual will therefore be made by subsequent
resolutions.
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COVERED PORCH ENCROACHMENTS AND COVERED PORCH
ENCROACHMENT DESIGN GUIDELINES
A.
CITY REVIEW PROCEDURE
1. Applicant reviews proposal with City Planner before plans are finalized.
2. Applicant submits application and submission documents to the City.
3. Community Development Director or their designee reviews application and
review the findings to determine compliance with City regulations
4. The Community Development Director or their designee provides a written
review of application to tht' City Building Official and the applicant.
5. If the Community Development Director or their designee has approved the
porch addition the applicant may submit an application for a building permit.
B. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
WRITTEN ~TATEMENT
1. The applicant shall provide a written description of the proposed covered front porch
encroachment including; the general style and form of the porch, roof materials,
exterior wall materials, floors and interior materials, ceiling materials, column
materials, spindle and railing materials, and base materials, to provide an accurate
description of the proposed covered front porch encroachment and demonstrate
compliance with the City's covered porch encroachment design guidelines.
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
1. Photographs showing the location of the proposed covered porch encroachment.
2. Elevations or renderings ofthe proposed covered porch encroachment.
3. Other plans, as appropriate to request.
SURVEY
The applicant shall provide the City with a survey showing the property lines, existing setbacks and
proposed setbacks so that City staff may determine if the proposed covered porch encroachment is
compliant with City Covered Front Porch Encroachment Design Guidelines and Zoning Ordinance
Regulations. Surveys shall include the following:
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The date, north point, map scale, name and address of the applicant, owner,
operator, surveyor, engineer and designer, including their license numbers and seals;
A correct boundary survey and legal description of the subject property made and
certified to by a registered Land Surveyor indicating total acreage of sife;
Depiction of all watercourses, lakes, marshes, wooded areas, rock outcrops, power
transportation poles and lines, gas lines, single trees with a diameter of eight (8)
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inches or more as measured three (3) feet above the base of the trunk, and any other
significant existing features;
Delineation of topography of subject property with contour intervals of not more
than two (2) feet and supplemental of one (I) foot in extremely flat areas, the data
for which shall be derived from the fifth general adjustment of 1929;
The location, right-of-way width, dimensions and names of existing or dedicated
streets or otber public lands, pernlanent buildings and structures, easements, section
and corporate lines within the subj ect property and within a distance of one hundred
(100) feet from the property boundaries;
Descriptions, reference ties and elevations of all benchmarks;
Location of all monuments existing at the time of the survey, and those which the
surveyor shall have located at the comers of the subject property;
Reference to and relations of municipal, township, county or section lines to lines of
the subject property by distances, angles, radii, internal angles, points and
curvatures, tangent bearings and lengths of all arcs; and
Boundary lines of adjoining property within one hundred (100) feet, identifYing
owners.
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SITE PLAN
Sufficient detail to clearly show the conditions of the property, the location of the proposed
porch, and the area surrounding the proposed porch. This may be shown on the surveyor
included as a separate document. Plans should be drawn to scale (engineer's or architect's
scale) not less than Y. inch to one foot; and the scale shall be listed on the plans. Please also
include the following:
1. Principal building location(s), dimensions and setbacks.
2. Accessory building location(s), dimensions and setbacks.
3. Calculation oftotal building coverage.
4. Calculation or impervious/hard surface coverage.
5. Driveway and sidewalk location.
6. Fences and retaining walls.
7. Shoreland boundaries, if applicable (including official OHWelevation).
8. Wetland boundaries, if applicable.
DRAlNAGE PLAN
1. Existing and generalized proposed drainage facilities
2. Potential ponding areas
STRUCTURAL PLANS
1. Sketches or illustrations indicating the architectural treatment of the proposed
covered porch encroachment.
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C. COVERED FRONT PORCH DESIGN GUIDELINES
The following are general design guidelines and criteria that will help you in the planning, design, and
construction of your porch addition. Porches that encroach into the front or side-yard comer setback areas shall
be required to meet the following design guidelines and shall require approval of the Community Development
Director or their designee prior to any building pennits being issued (per Section 6.C.2.d of the Zoning
Ordinance) .
General Form
The form of your porch addition is the outer shape created by the exterior walls and roof. The form
ofthe addition should be appropriate and compatible to the form of your existing homc. See specific
recommendatiOlls for twd story, one and one-half story and ra\tl1?lcr style homes on thetq\ldWillg
pages.
Base ofthe Porch
The base of the porch is not open, the base shall be either a masonry perimeter foundation, providing
for proper drainage; or be screened by a solid fascia consistent with the front of the home or lattice
with openings no larger than 2 inches by 2 inches and painted to be consistent with the front of the
home.
Ceilings
Open-air porches must have ceilings of durable grade materials such as beadboard or painted or
stained wood.
Columns
Structural columns should be clad in finish grade, wood trim or be a decorative shape that is
compatible with the design of the existing house. The columns should be expressed on the exterior of
the porch to help articulate the porch fa,ade.
Exterior Walls
The exterior walls are considered to be those exterior surfaces from the floor line to the ceiling of the
porch. This surface is to be at least 65 percent open and no more than 35 percent solid. The open
surfaces are to be open air or occupied by screens, and/or screen doors. The solid surfaces are to be
exterior materials that are consistent or complementary in color, texture, and quality to those of the
front of the existing home. Solid surfaces may only include columns, spindles, and railings; solid
walls (even partial) are prohibited.
Floors
Open-air porches must have floors of durable exterior grade materials such as concrete, painted or
stained solid wood, high quality composite maferials, or brick.
Railings
The height and spacing of railing must meet the requirements of the International Building Code.
Acceptable railing materials are painted or stained wood, high quality composite materials, and
painted metal. The design of the railing assembly should be compatible with the details of the
existing house.
Roofs
The roof or your porch addition should be properly proportioned in shape and pitch to the rooflines of
the existing house. Roofing materials should match as closely as possible to the materials of the
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existing home.
Landscaping
Integrating your porch addition into your yard is as important as its integration to your house. Plant
materials and landscape features should transition the porch into your yard, providing a visual base.
Landscaping could also be placed along the entry path.