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REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSIONIDIRECTION Department Approval: DATE: 02/22/00 ITEM NO: Agenda Section: LAND USE City of Roseville request for City Code interpretation. (PF3183) Manager Approved: Item Description: 1.0 BACKGROUND 1.1 The Roseville staff is charged with administering the City Code. Part of this administration includes the interpretation of many section requirements. In the event staff interpretation is challenged, a request is made to the City Council for a final determination regarding proper administration of the City Code. Regarding lot coverage at the Har Mar Shopping Center district, the Council provided clarification and direction for interpretation of the Code on January 24, 2000. The Council also suggested that the broader issue of lot coverage in shopping center districts would be discussed at a future work session. 2.0 REVIEW of REQUEST 2.1 Section 1006.02.C, states: Not more than twenty-five percent (25%) ofthe lot area shall be occupied by buildings. Section 1006.02.B. states that the floor area to lot area ratio cannot exceed .5 (50%). Both of the requirements were part of the original City Ordinances from 1959 and were more likely adopted as a method of reducing the impact of the building and its associated activities on existing, adjoining properties and street systems. In 1959, there were very few performance standards to mitigate the size, shape, materials, location, light, noise, and traffic. Space and distance were used as the primary substitute. 2.2 Staff had previously interpreted (underlining) Section 1006.02.C. of the City Code as follows: Lot Coverage: Not more than twenty-five percent (25 %) of the shopping center master planned lot area shall be occupied by the commercial building footprint which includes area within the exterior walls of all commercial buildings. The "Master Planned" lot area includes the main structure. all outlots. non-buildable pond. landscaping. setback. and buffer areas; all principle commercial structures or accessory structures; and accessory parking and parking structures within the legal description(s) of the site. The lot area must be defined within a boundary survey completed by a state registered land surveyor. The boundary survey must also include the square footage of all building footprints and the lot area in square footage. Staff has used this interpretation for a number of years as a measure of consistency throughout the Shopping Center District because there are a variety of land subdivisions that describe the parcels such as a plat, a minor subdivision with a certificate of survey, or a simple metes and bounds legal description. Currently, to do the actual measurement, the staff requires submittal by a Registered Land Surveyor of a boundary survey ofthe legal description to verify lot coverage. A boundary survey does not illustrate easements, exceptions, or road right-of-way dedications. It is the legal description of record for a given parcel. 1