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Minneapolis City Planning Department Report Zoning Code Text Amendment Accessory Dwelling (AD) Overlay To replace North Phillips (NP) Overlay Date: September 9, 2002 Initiator of Amendment: Council Member Zimmerman Planning Staff And Phone: Kimberly Tollefson kimberly. tollefson(cilci .minneapol is. nm.lIs (e-mail) 612.673.2998 (phone) 612.673.2526 (fax) Intent of the Ordinance: The AD Accessory Dwelling Overlay District is established to promote home ownership and to allow a variety of housing types, costs and arrangements that may not meet the regulations of the primary zoning district, including the limit of one principal residential structure per zoning lot. Any person having a legal or equitable interest in property located within the established boundaries may file a conditional use permit in the manner provided for conditional uses in Chapter 525, Administration and Enforcement. Appropriate Section(s) of the Zoning Code: Chapter 550, Overlay Districts, Article XIV, Accessory Dwelling Overlay District. History: When the city first developed, it was typical for the wealthy population to build their homes with an accessory carriage house located towards the back of their lot in order to supply their servants with a place to live. As the city became more developed, the city's Planning Department recognized that they needed regulations in place in order to meet the basic principals of general welfare, health and safety, in terms of access to open space, light, air and fire protection. More citizens sought low-density neighborhoods and yards became a priority. When the 1963 Zoning Code was written, the Planning Department wrote in those types of protections. Such protections included the establishment of required setbacks and the limit of one principal residential structure per zoning lot. The required setbacks on lots already platted within the City made it virtually impossible to construct a second unit on the back of the lot. In July of 1982, the mansion ordinance was established to allow the utilization of existing carriage houses for residential purposes. The ordinance dealt with existing structures, not new construction. The ordinance was not carried over to the 1999 Zoning Code except for an authorized variance 525.520(23) which allows one to vary the limit of one (1) principal residential structure per zoning lot for structures located in the R2 district existing on the effective date of the ordinance, provided at least one (1) of the structures shall have a minimum of 6,000 square feet of floor area. Page 1