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7.0 PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS - October 2,2002: The Planning Commission recommended improvements 5.1 through 5.6 (above) be sent to the Council for further study and discussion, after which the Council requested the Planning Commission to hold hearings on specific topics or clarifications of Code language, 8.0 COUNCIL ACTION - October 21, 2002: The Council provided direction summarized in Section 1 of this report. In general, the Council requested that the Commission hold public meetings/hearings with the St. Paul Chamber of Commerce, the affected malls and businesses, and the properties owners within 350 feet surrounding the "SC" Shopping Center Districts. They asked that the topics listed below be discussed "without the suggested percentages or numbers ...". 8,1 Change the "building coverage" ratio to _% of the developable land area within the shopping center master p Ian as of] anuary 1, 2000. More detail on the impacts that size ofthe building has on the impacts in surrounding areas, particularly residential uses. 8.2 More detail on how to define "developable lot area" as land upon which construction of structures or paving may occur consistent with the approved existing master plan and excepting all public road, transit, and pedestrian easements, but respecting all required setbacks. 8.3 More detail.. .on how to define "building" as gross occupiable commercial retail and/or service, office, and/or multi-family residential area within a building, but specifically excluding parking ramps and decks. 8.4 More detail. . ..on how to allow the height of a shopping center or outlot buildings to vary based on FAR and its horizontal separation from residential districts. 8.5 More detail on how to change Floor to Area (FAR) ratios of up to_. 8.6 A Planned Unit Development (PUD) should be required for any master plan or building or site plan expansion that increases by more than _ over the existing master plan which consists of the improvements on the site as of January 1, 2000. 9.0 NEXT STEPS The staff has prepared a draft ordinance and a set ofthresholds as directed by the Council. The Planning Commission should use the staff work as an introduction needed to hold a hearing, invite comment, and decide whether there is enough public interest to hold further meetings including Member Mulder's_ study committee, focus groups, surveys, etc. As alternatives, the Commission could: 1) take public comments, modify the document (either at the meeting or some future meeting) and send those recommended modifications to the Council for an ordinance reading 2) recommend denial of the proposed language, but that these topics be dealt with on a project by project basis as renovation and/or expansion occurs. Prepared by: Dennis Welsch (490-2232) \\Victoria\CommDev\Planning Files\3I 50-3199\3192\RCA- Building and Lot Coverage (050703).doc 6