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2022-08-24 Planning Commission Special Workshop Meeting Agenda CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS PLANNING COMMISSION WORK SESSION AGENDA AUGUST 24, 2022  5:30 PM CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS  1101 Victoria Curve, Mendota Heights 1. Call to Order 2. Review/Approve Workshop Meeting Minutes from 07/27/2022 Meeting 3. Zoning Code Review Discussion 3.1. Draft Purpose and Intent Statement for Proposed Zoning Districts 3.2. Table of Uses 3.3. Discussion/General Direction of Planning Commission 4. Adjourn Topic: Allowed Uses & Character/Design/Building Standards 1 Planning Commission Work Session 08.24.2022 MEMO Annotated Agenda To: Members of Mendota Heights Planning Commission CC: Cheryl Jacobson, City Administrator Tim Benetti, Community Development Director From: Jennifer Haskamp, AICP, SHC Date: August 18, 2022 RE: August 24, 2022 Work Session Zoning Code Update – Topic: Allowed Uses and Character/Design/ Building Standards Members of the Planning Commission, The following annotated agenda is provided as an outline and background for the presentation and discussion planned for the August 24, 2022 work session. SHC, in collaboration with the City Staff, have developed the materials for the continuation of the Allowed Uses discussion and the introduction to the Character/Design/Building Standards discussion. Since we did not complete the Allowed Uses discussion at the work session on July 27th, we will continue the discussion for the first 30-minutes at the upcoming meeting. In advance of the meeting please review the draft Zoning District purpose statements and provide your comments to the Table of Uses based on the purpose of the district. Please send your copy back to Tim Benetti by August 23rd at 4:30 PM. We will use all comments submitted as part of the discussion to kick off our meeting. Thank you for your help in advance! As reference the following schedule is provided regarding upcoming meetings/work sessions: • Topic: Project Introduction and Kick-off (Complete) • Topic: Zoning Districts (Complete - June 30, 2022) • Topic: Allowed Uses (Complete - July 27, 2022) • Topic: Allowed Uses & Character/Design/Building Standards (August 24, 2022) • Topic: Administration and Process (September 2022 – date TBD) • Topic: Full Draft Code (October 2022 – date TBD) An annotated agenda for the meeting is provided on the following pages. Topic: Allowed Uses & Character/Design/Building Standards 2 Planning Commission Work Session 08.24.2022 AGENDA TOPIC: ALLOWED USES CONTINUED & CHARACTER/DESIGN/BUILDING STANDARDS INTRODUCTION Meeting Objective: To build on the outcomes and discussion of the June 30, 2022 and July 27, 2022 Work Sessions and to complete the Allowed Uses discussion and begin discussion of the Character, Design and Building Standards section. The objectives are: • To review and discuss the feedback regarding the Allowed Uses table and to highlight any specific use standards that should be addressed, added, modified or changed. • Based on the draft purpose and intent of each zoning district discuss and review the Table of Uses. • To identify uses that may require supporting performance standards and to generally discuss the types of standards and characteristics that should be addressed for such uses. • Review draft building and design standards of other communities that may be a good guide for developing the standards in the R-1B Traditional Zoning District (or overlay district). • Review existing design/building standards established in the code, identify if additional standards should be considered in other zoning districts. I. Table of Uses Using feedback from the Planning Commission’s responses, we will review the Table of Uses and identify: A. Which uses, if any, there was disagreement that we should discuss. B. Identify/discuss any uses that are not currently on the table that should be included. C. Identify uses that require additional performance standards. These uses may already be identified in the current code, or we may need to develop the standards. II. Character, Design and Building Standards A. Introduction to Section B. Review existing code sections/standards. C. Use R-1B (which may become an overlay) Zoning District as example i. Preliminary overview of the existing physical environment ii. Review other codes for ideas and examples III. Discussion/general direction of Planning Commission Since this is a work session we are looking for active participation, and general direction so that we can draft the Allowed Uses Section and begin the Character, Design and Building Standards sections of the Code update. Anything not covered during the agenda topic should be discussed here. Zoning Districts DRAFT Purpose Statements R-1 One Family Residential Purpose: The R-1 One Family Residential Zoning District designates areas in the community that are predominantly used for single-family residential and supporting accessory uses. Properties zoned R-1 were primarily developed post World War II and the majority of land within this Zoning District is developed with single-family homes, curvilinear roadways, public utilities and front-facing attached garages. Any future redevelopment is intended to comply with the characteristics and dimensional standards of the current development pattern. R-1A Rural Residential Purpose: The R-1A Rural Residential Zoning District designates areas in the community where the predominant use of property is for large lot, single-family detached uses with supporting accessory uses. Properties zoned R-1A have a larger lot size and may or not be part of a platted neighborhood. Land developed within the R-1A Zoning District may be served by private well and septic or connected to municipal utility services. R-1B Traditional One Family Residential Purpose: The R-1B Traditional One Family Residential Zoning District designates areas in the community that were developed prior to 1981 with a more traditional neighborhood pattern that includes smaller lot sizes and reduced setback requirements. Properties zoned R-1B include the north neighborhood (as described by the plats listed in Subsection A), the central neighborhoods (as described by the plats listed in Subsection B). Any future redevelopment, including additions or other modifications, are intended to comply with the characteristics and dimensional standards of the existing development patterns of these neighborhoods. a) The north neighborhood includes the identified plats: Auditors Subdivision No. 4, Brompton Courts, Cherokee Park Heights, Garden Lane Addition, Guadalupe Heights, Ivy Falls East Addition, Ivy Keep North, John H Morrison Addition, Kirchner Addition, Lamette Addition No. 2, Mr. Donnell’s PR Addition, North Ivy Hills, North Ivy Hills 2nd Addition, Pierce CD Addition, Posavads Addition, Reiland Place, Smiths Outlots, Springers Addition b) The central neighborhoods include the identified plats: Friendly Hills Rearrangement and the Delaware Crossing Block X, Lots X through X, and Delaware Crossing 2nd Addition Block X, Lots X through X R-2 Medium Density Residential Purpose: The R-2 Medium Density Residential Zoning District designates areas in the community that are developed with small-lot detached residential or attached residential uses. Properties zoned R-2 are predominantly developed with duplex, triplex, townhome or rowhome residential uses and are located within platted developments. The properties designated within the R-2 Zoning District were generally developed as part of a Planned Unit Development (PUD) and are subject to additional standards and requirements as established within the PUD. R-3 Multi-Family Residential Purpose: The R-3 Multi-Family Residential Zoning District designates areas in the community that are developed with attached multi-family residential uses and supporting accessory uses. Properties zoned R-3 are predominantly developed with apartments, condominiums and may include townhomes or rowhomes. The properties designated within the R-3 Zoning District were generally developed as part of a Planned Unit Development (PUD) and are subject to additional standards and requirements as established within the PUD. B-1 Neighborhood Business Purpose: The B-1 Neighborhood Business Zoning District designates areas in the community that are developed, or intended to be developed, with small-scale retail, commercial and service uses that are supportive of the surrounding residential neighborhoods. Properties zoned B-1 are located along key neighborhood corridors and at neighborhood nodes and are intended to serve the local community. B-2 General Business Purpose: The B-2 General Business Zoning District designates areas in the community that are developed, or intended to be developed, with retail, commercial, office, and service uses that serve the larger region. Examples of uses within the General Business Zoning District may include office or business parkers, larger shopping areas, or a medical service campus. Properties zoned General Business have access to larger roadways and collectors and are located in areas not intended to connect to residential neighborhoods. I Industrial Purpose: The I Industrial Zoning District designates areas in the community that are developed, or intended to be developed, with light and creative industrial uses. Examples of uses within the Industrial Zoning District may include warehouses, light manufacturing, office, and utilities. PSP Public/Semi-Public Purpose: The PSP Public/Semi-Public Zoning District designates areas in the community that are developed and used for public and semi-public uses that are non-residential. Examples of uses within the Public Semi- Public Zoning District may include schools, golf courses, cemeteries, church campuses and other areas where members of the public congregate. Properties zoned Public Semi-Public are often adjacent to existing neighborhoods and serve the residents of the community. CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS ZONING CODE UPDATE DRAFT TABLE OF USES – Work Session 08/24/2022 1 Table of Uses – DRAFT 08/18/2022 P Permitted Principal Use CUP Conditional Use Permit IUP Interim Use Permit blank Prohibited Land Use Proposed Zoning Districts R-1 One Family Residential R-1A Rural Residential R-1B (or R-1 Overlay) Traditional One Family Residential R-2 Medium Density Residential R-3 Multi-Family Residential B-1 Neighborhood Business B-2 General Business I Industrial PSP Public Semi-Public Use Specific Section (See referenced section for more information; other requirements may also apply.) RESIDENTIAL USES Customized (assisted) living facilities CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP Pursuant to Requirements Manufactured home park CUP Mixed Use Building including residential use CUP CUP Pursuant to Requirements Multi-family attached dwelling units (5-24 Units) CUP P Pursuant to Requirements Multi-family attached dwelling units (25+ Units) CUP Pursuant to Requirements Nursing homes, rest homes or retirement homes CUP Pursuant to Requirements Single Family Detached Dwelling Unit P P P P CUP Single Family Attached Dwelling Units (2-4 Units) P P Pursuant to Requirements State licensed residential program with a licensed capacity from seven (7) through sixteen (16) persons P Pursuant to Requirements State licensed residential program with a licensed capacity of 16+ persons CUP BUSINESS/COMMERCIAL USES Animal hospital (veterinary clinic), Cat Clinic CUP CUP Pursuant to Requirements – consolidate requirements w/Cat Clinic Armories, convention halls, community centers, sports arenas and stadiums CUP CUP Art studio, interior decorating studio, photographic studio, music studio, provided no retail sales are made of products not manufacturing on the site CUP Banks and banking institutions without drive-in facilities P P Boats and marine sales when conducted entirely within a building P Bowling alleys, billiard and pool rooms, skating rinks, liquor stores, fraternal organizations and similar uses CUP Pursuant to Requirements Commercial recreation, when conducted within a completely enclosed building CUP Daycare centers P P Drive through/Drive-in business CUP Pursuant to Requirements Dry cleaning and laundry service CUP CUP Fitness and health club P Funeral homes and mortuaries CUP Garden supply store, provided it is conducted entirely within an enclosed structure P Greenhouse, commercial, provided all outside storage is fenced in such a manner so as to screen the stored material from view when observed from the public street P Laundromat of the self-service type P P Massage therapy business, subject to the licensing requirements of this code P Massage therapy services to the general public for purposes of a teaching program accredited by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork and the Accrediting Commission of CUP CUP CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS ZONING CODE UPDATE DRAFT TABLE OF USES – Work Session 08/24/2022 2 P Permitted Principal Use CUP Conditional Use Permit IUP Interim Use Permit blank Prohibited Land Use Proposed Zoning Districts R-1 One Family Residential R-1A Rural Residential R-1B (or R-1 Overlay) Traditional One Family Residential R-2 Medium Density Residential R-3 Multi-Family Residential B-1 Neighborhood Business B-2 General Business I Industrial PSP Public Semi-Public Use Specific Section (See referenced section for more information; other requirements may also apply.) Career Schools and Colleges of Technology as an accessory use to colleges, universities, and permitted postsecondary institutions in which no fee is charges for the services Medical and dental clinics or services P CUP Motel and hotel CUP CUP Pursuant to Requirements Motor fuel stations and motor fuel station convenience stores, subject to the provisions of section 12-1D-13-3 of this chapter CUP CUP CUP Pursuant to Requirements Off street parking CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP Pursuant to Requirements Offices (non-retail) P P P Optical and jewelry sales or manufacturing P P Pet shop, provided the operation shall not include the boarding of pets on the site, the maintaining of pens or cages outside of the building, and the business is operated so as to not cause offensive odor or noise P Pipe and tobacco shop CUP CUP Pursuant to Requirements Publishing houses, printing shops P Private clubs and lodges CUP CUP Radio and television repair P Research centers and laboratories P Residential programs for treatment of chemically dependent adults CUP Pursuant to Requirements Restaurant, café, tearoom, coffee shop, ice cream shop, delicatessen, etc. no drive-in P P Retail Sales and Services less than 15,000 SF (e.g. clothing shop, book store, pharmacy, grocery store, barbershop, salon, etc.) P P Retail Sales and Services greater than 15,000 SF (e.g. clothing shop, book store, pharmacy, grocery store, barbershop, salon, etc.) CUP P Pursuant to Requirements Sporting goods store, excluding the sale of firearms of any variety or ammunition P P Theaters, but not of the drive-in type CUP CUP Ticket offices and travel bureaus P Uses which are permitted under section 12-1I-8 of this chapter which involved the storage or uses of materials which decompose by detonation CUP Pursuant to Requirements INDUSTRIAL, TRANSPORTATION & UTILITY USES Acid manufacturing Not permitted as principal or accessory use Airports, truck and freight terminals, team tracks and open sales lots CUP Asphalt plants Not permitted as principal or accessory use Automobile and other vehicles of transportation sales when conducted entirely within a building P CUP Automobile repair, major or minor, when conducted completely within an enclosed building P/CUP P Pursuant to Requirements Bus terminals and maintenance garages CUP P Creosote treatment or manufacture Not permitted as principal or accessory use Dog training facility CUP Pursuant to Requirements CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS ZONING CODE UPDATE DRAFT TABLE OF USES – Work Session 08/24/2022 3 P Permitted Principal Use CUP Conditional Use Permit IUP Interim Use Permit blank Prohibited Land Use Proposed Zoning Districts R-1 One Family Residential R-1A Rural Residential R-1B (or R-1 Overlay) Traditional One Family Residential R-2 Medium Density Residential R-3 Multi-Family Residential B-1 Neighborhood Business B-2 General Business I Industrial PSP Public Semi-Public Use Specific Section (See referenced section for more information; other requirements may also apply.) Electrical service, heating, plumbing, appliances, upholstery or air conditioning service shop, provided they do not employ more than six (6) persons in repair or processing CUP Essential service structures CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP Pursuant to Requirements Ground mounted solar energy systems that are accessory to the principal use of the land and are designed to supply energy to on site uses CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP Pursuant to Requirements Junkyards Not permitted as principal or accessory use Landfills Not permitted as principal or accessory use Landscaping and building design and construction P Manufacturing of hazardous chemicals, as a principal use Not permitted as principal or accessory use Manufacturing, when conducted within a completely enclosed building, excluding the manufacturing uses in section 12-1G-2 of this article and prohibited uses in section 12-1G-2-2 of this article P Manufacturing, when conducted within a completely enclosed building, of one or more of the following uses: Batteries, laundries, metal polishing and plating, paper products from previously processed paper, rubber and synthetic rubber products, sheet metal work, ornamental iron, welding, stamping C Mining of any type Not permitted as principal or accessory use Off leash dog area IUP Pursuant to Requirements Outdoor storage and display of materials and equipment accessory to landscaping and building design and construction CUP Pursuant to Requirements Permanent or temporary storage of hazardous waste Personal self-storage facility CUP Pursuant to Requirements Petroleum refineries Not permitted as principal or accessory use Sales and servicing of heating equipment, air conditioning equipment and electrical appliances; provided, that there shall not be more than six (6) persons employed upon said premises in the repair or servicing of said equipment or appliances CUP CUP Sludge disposal Not permitted as principal or accessory use Stone and monument sales CUP Scientific research, investigation, testing and experimentation, including laboratories P Railroad spurs and siding P Ready mix concrete and concrete products plants CUP Through train operation, but not switching, storage or any other railroad operation CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP Use, storage, or manufacture of firearm ammunition, explosives, or fireworks Not permitted as principal or accessory use Warehousing and distribution, abutting a residential use CUP Pursuant to Requirements CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS ZONING CODE UPDATE DRAFT TABLE OF USES – Work Session 08/24/2022 4 P Permitted Principal Use CUP Conditional Use Permit IUP Interim Use Permit blank Prohibited Land Use Proposed Zoning Districts R-1 One Family Residential R-1A Rural Residential R-1B (or R-1 Overlay) Traditional One Family Residential R-2 Medium Density Residential R-3 Multi-Family Residential B-1 Neighborhood Business B-2 General Business I Industrial PSP Public Semi-Public Use Specific Section (See referenced section for more information; other requirements may also apply.) Warehousing and distribution, not abutting a residential use P Wholesale office and showroom P P PUBLIC/SEMI-PUBLIC USES Business or trade school when conducted entirely within a building CUP P Cemeteries and/or cemetery structures; provided, that no buildings shall be located within fifty feet (50’) of any abutting property line CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP P Colleges, universities, and post-secondary schools, public and private includes postsecondary skill based educational institutions that offer programs that award certificates, degrees, or certified training to full and/or part time students P P P P Golf courses, country clubs, tennis clubs, public swimming pools serving more than one family CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP P Pursuant to Requirements Governmental buildings and structures P P P P P P P P P Pursuant to Requirements Historical buildings, museums, art institutes, galleries and playhouses CUP CUP P Hospitals for human care, sanatoriums, rest homes and nursing homes CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP P P Pursuant to Requirements Library CUP CUP P P P Primary and Secondary Schools, public and private CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP P Pursuant to Requirements Public parks and playgrounds P P P P P P Private nursery and/or daycare schools CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP P Pursuant to Requirements Religious institutions and places of worship CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP P Pursuant to Requirements ACCESSORY USES Enclosed retail sales accessory to permitted industrial use CUP Pursuant to Requirements Accessory structures P P P P P CUP CUP CUP Compile Accessory Building standards in one place in the code Buildings temporarily located for purposes of constructing on the premises for a period not to exceed time necessary for such constructing P P P P P P P Keeping of Domestic animals P P P P P Pursuant to Requirements Gardening and other horticultural uses where no sale of products is conducted on the premises P P P P P Home occupation as regulated by this chapter P P P P P Incidental repair or processing necessary to conduct a permitted principal use P P Incidental repair, processing or storage necessary to conduct a permitted principal use shall not occupy more than twenty percent (20%) of the gross floor area of the principal building P P Keeping of bees P P P P P Pursuant to Requirements Keeping of chickens for noncommercial purposes, as regulated in section 5-3-10 of this code and in section 12-1D-3 of this chapter P P P P P Private garage, one attached, or part of the principal structure, and parking space P P P P P Private garages, off street parking and loading spaces as regulated by this chapter P P P CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS ZONING CODE UPDATE DRAFT TABLE OF USES – Work Session 08/24/2022 5 P Permitted Principal Use CUP Conditional Use Permit IUP Interim Use Permit blank Prohibited Land Use Proposed Zoning Districts R-1 One Family Residential R-1A Rural Residential R-1B (or R-1 Overlay) Traditional One Family Residential R-2 Medium Density Residential R-3 Multi-Family Residential B-1 Neighborhood Business B-2 General Business I Industrial PSP Public Semi-Public Use Specific Section (See referenced section for more information; other requirements may also apply.) Private swimming pool as regulated by provisions of this chapter and any other city ordinances, and tennis courts P P P P P Private swimming pools intended for and used solely by the occupants of the property on which they are located and their guests CUP Pursuant to Requirements Roof mounted solar energy systems that are accessory to the principal use of the land and are designed to supply energy to on site uses, as regulated by section 12-1D-18 of this chapter P P P P P P P P Signs as regulated by this chapter P P P P P P P P Pursuant to Requirements Temporary storage of hazardous waste P Video/electronic display scoreboard for an athletic field on the campus of a school P P P P P Pursuant to Requirements