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R egular City Council Meeting Monday, December 06, 2010 Page 29 Councilmember Johnson questioned the design standards proposed for enclosures for waste and recycling areas; and whether that was applicable to existing parks or future developments. Councilmember Johnson noted that he'd received com- ments from neighbors that the enclosures would be more open to vandalism, po- tential shelter for vagrants, and questioned how staff would address that. Coun- cilmember Johnson further questioned how the 20' setback would be applied for future pathways. Staff advised that the code applied to new improvements, not existing; that the enclosures were for large dumpsters and usually applicable by parking areas; ex- amples of uses at Central Park and the OVAL. Staff noted that, upon review of the draft zoning code, Ramsey County had brought forward concerns regarding the buffer strip area and its relationship to pathways. Councilmember Johnson suggested an exception be made providing more leeway to facilitate future connectivity and pathway /trails development. Councilmember Roe noted that on Page 3 of the Design Standards (d) exclusions were listed, including abutting pathways residential districts. Staff concurred. Procedures Chapter 1009 Staff advised that the purpose of this chapter was to specify how zoning related applications are reviewed and processed; a reorganization of how different land use applications are processed; how existing procedures are dispersed in current code, with all now combined in the Procedures chapter. Staff advised that more robust requirements for most conditional uses were applied; additional types of administration deviations clarified in order to accommodate minor improvements since variances are practically unavailable with recent restrictive state legislation; and references to Subdivision and Comprehensive Plan changes eliminated as these processes are regulated elsewhere (e.g. Subdivisions). Councilmember Roe expressed his appreciation for how this section was put to- gether, its clarity; and how the Conditional Use criteria were now basically incor- porated rather than as separate conditions applied in past Conditional Use applica- tions. Property Performance Standards Chapter 1011 Staff advised that current Performance Standards had been revised, with the coop- eration of the City Attorney; and included new Environmental Standards for all non residential districts requiring compliance prior to Building Permits being is- sues; a new section created for tree preservation, essentially for new develop ment/redevelopment and significant commercial improvements; updated require-