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159 Mr. Paschke reviewed the schedule to -date for the Residential portion of the updated Zoning <br /> 160 Ordinance and upcoming Commercial Zoning discussions. Mr. Paschke advised that it was <br /> 161 staff's intent to schedule a public hearing for the May Planning Commission meeting to make <br /> 162 subsequent recommendation to the City Council on the Residential portion; and sought additional <br /> 163 comment from Commissioners specific to Residential Districts at this time and prior to the May <br /> 164 meeting. <br /> 165 Residential <br /> 166 Discussion included clarification of accessory structures (Commissioner Gisselquist), adding <br /> 167 language on total square footage for accessory buildings for "...a total of... in addition to minor <br /> 168 tweaks at the staff level; and necessary clarification for One and Two Family Design Standards <br /> 169 (Commissioner Boerigter) on specific circumstances when a garage door "may" or "shall" for <br /> 170 consistency and clarity in not exceeding the plane of the building (Section 1003.06 page 5) or <br /> 171 when they could deviate. <br /> 172 Commissioner Boerigter opined that it was hard for him to support such strict design standard <br /> 173 obligations suggesting that a garage door creates a less pedestrian friendly environment. <br /> 174 Mr. Paschke advised that staff would return to the next meeting with clarification as requested; <br /> 175 and again requested that any additional comments for either the Residential and /or Commercial <br /> 176 portions be provided by e -mail from individual commissioners at their earliest convenience. Mr. <br /> 177 Paschke advised that those suggestions and related revisions were on the City's website and <br /> 178 modified accordingly. <br /> 179 Commissioner Boerigter suggested that Table 103.02 on page 6, more clearly define temporary <br /> 180 uses (i.e., pods) with specific time frames, <br /> 181 Mr. Paschke advised that those specific standards or processes were normally tied to other <br /> 182 sections of code, as they would be in the revised code, and temporary pods were usually tied to a <br /> 183 building permit based on construction and/or reconstruction of a home; but were specifically <br /> 184 prohibited for long -term storage on a property without an Interim Use permit. <br /> 185 For the benefit of the public, Chair Doherty requested that Mr. Paschke review the proposed <br /> 186 changes in dimensional lot standards being lowered to 9,500 square feet. <br /> 187 Mr. Paschke noted, as indicated on the City website, the rationale for proposing the new lot <br /> 188 standard and elimination of a depth requirement was based on staff analysis concluding that the <br /> 189 existing lot size standards were not representative of the majority of lots in the community; with <br /> 190 allowing for a minimum of 75' wide lots and a minimum of 9,500 square feet brought 93% of the <br /> 191 City's lots into conformance with City Code, unlike today's massive nonconformance of 52 <br /> 192 based on 1959 zoning code adoption requirements. Mr. Paschke advised that this would make it <br /> 193 easier for property owners to have their property in conformance and not requiring a variance; as <br /> 194 well as accommodating title searches and resale of those properties currently requiring an <br /> 195 explanation for their non compliance or a variance before pending sales <br /> 196 Chair Doherty requested that Section 1003.09 provide additional and alternative home grouping <br /> 197 illustrations (page 7 -8) rather than just the one current example. <br /> 0 198 Commercial <br />