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Regular Planning Commission Meeting Minutes – Wednesday, June 5, 2013 Page 11 MOTION 498 Member Boguszewski moved, seconded by Member Daire to recommend to the 499 City Council APPROVAL of the proposed TEXT AMENDMENT to the exterior 500 building materials regulations in Chapters 1005, 1006, 1007, and 1008 of the City 501 Code to clarify and refine the restriction of corrugated metal as found on typical 502 pole buildings; based on the comments and findings of Sections 4-6, and the 503 recommendations of Section 7 of the staff report dated June 5, 2013. 504 Member Boguszewski asked staff to review the potential intent line, and consider an 505 amendment to clarify the intent, based on his review of previous meeting minutes and 506 Member Cunningham’s request for more detail. 507 While recognizing their sizable difference, Member Cunningham suggested a review of 508 the City of St. Paul’s provisions along Grand Avenue and many businesses relocating in 509 older homes with siding; and expressed her curiosity in how their ordinance addressed 510 that, and if it could provide a model for Roseville. 511 Mr. Paschke clarified that the Roseville City Code did not allow a business to revert to a 512 home; however, he offered to review the City of St. Paul code and bring this item back 513 before the Commission if necessary or indicated. 514 Ayes: 6 515 Nays: 0 516 Motion carried. 517 Anticipated City Council action is scheduled at their June 17, 2013 meeting. 518 PROJECT FILE 13-0017 h. 519 Request by Roseville Planning Division for consideration of ZONING TEXT 520 CHANGES to Section 1004.05 One- and Two-Family Design Standards regarding 521 regulation of forward-facing garage doors 522 Chair Gisselquist opened the Public Hearing for Project File 13-0017 at about 8:26 p.m. 523 City Planner Paschke reviewed this requested ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT related to 524 design standards for one- and two-family homes in Roseville, specifically the location of 525 garages, as detailed in the staff report dated June 5, 2013. 526 Mr. Paschke advised that review of the design standards had been prompted by 527 comments and/or concerns from various individuals on the Planning Commission, City 528 Council, and from one developer interested in constructing homes on vacant lots off 529 Lovell. Mr. Paschke advised that the concerns were specific to the design standards 530 attempting to suppress or eliminate garage-forward designs or “snout” house design to 531 avoid the garage being the most dominant feature of a home versus that of the main 532 living area. Mr. Paschke advised that the design standards had been implemented in the 533 recent Zoning Code update, in response to the direction and guidance of the 2030 534 Comprehensive Plan Update and Imagine Roseville 2025 community visioning process, 535 with the intended purpose to change that dynamic to create the perception or reality of a 536 more pedestrian-friendly feel to neighborhoods. 537 Mr. Paschke advised that the majority of homes in Roseville already have the garages 538 set back versus forward, and even homes built in the late 1970’s and 1980’s and since, 539 even the popular split level design, have provided a flush or setback garage face, 540 ultimately achieving current design standards even before they were most recently 541 adopted in December of 2010. Mr. Paschke opined that the intent of the design standards 542 was to bring an entirely different presence for a home without the garage and vehicles 543 right up to the front of a property or home; which got to the heart of the vision outlined in 544 the updated Comprehensive Plan and visioning process. 545 Mr. Paschke advised that in staff’s review of the forty-four (44) home permits issued since 546 adoption of the design standards on December 29, 2010, only two (2) homes had been 547 allowed to vary from those design standard requirements, with that administrative 548 variance issues based on pre-existing situations or lot divisions that had grading pre- 549