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12-09-02 PC Agenda AGENDA GOLDEN VALLEY PLANNING COMMISSION Regular Meeting Golden Valley City Hall, 7800 Golden Valley Road Council Chambers Monday, December 9,2002 7:00 P.M. I. Approval of Minutes - November 11, 2002 Planning Commission Meeting II. Reports on Meetings of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority, City Council, Board of Zoning Appeals and other Meetings III. Other Business A. Discuss possible revisions to the Residential zoning district. IV. Adjournment .'. . Regular Meeting of the Golden Valley Planning Commission .'. November 11, 2002 A regular meeting of the Planning Commission was held at the Golden Valley City Hall Council Chambers, 7800 Golden Valley Road, Golden Valley, Minnesota, on Monday November 11, 2002. Chair Pentel called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. Those present were Chair Pentel and Commissioners Eck, Keysser Shaffer. Also present were Director of Planning and Developme Planner, Dan Olson and Recording Secretary, Lisa Wittman. Rasmussen were absent. . II. Informal Public Hearing - Minor Sub Applicants: Address: cAleese and Grimes, City rs Groger and I. Approval of Minutes - October 14, 2002 Planni MOVED by Eck, seconded by McAleese and moti October 14, 2002 minutes as submitted. Purpose: d like to subdivide their property into two parcels. be built on the newly created southern lot. Grimes referred to Section minor subdivision m they are located. He requirements aft meet all of th is very ste square fee home uld , Subd. 3 of the Subdivision Code and stated that lots ina requirements of the appropriate zoning district in which the existing home would not meet the setback osed lot split but that the new home shown to be built could uirements with special construction techniques because the lot hat the north lot would be 9,452 square feet in area or about 500 the 10,000 square foot lot requirement. The south lot where a new tructed would be less than 8,000 square feet in area. Grimes ex d that the access to the utilities is somewhat problematical due the steepness of the property and the existing utility connections to the house on Wayzata Boulevard. He said that the primary issue with the City Engineer is revising the sanitary sewer service to the Wayzata Boulevard sewer main and connecting the new home to the existing service on Tyrol Trail. . McAleese questioned if this proposal has to go through the preliminary plat and final plat process because it is a minor subdivision. Grimes said yes and he explained that the current plans serve as the preliminary plat. Shaffer clarified that the survey does not show the shed currently located on the property and that it would also require a variance from setback requirements. Grimes stated that .. . Minutes of the Golden Valley Planning Commission November 11, 2002 Page 2 ." the City, as a condition of approval, would have the applicant remove the shed or get a variance to keep the shed. John Wilson, applicant stated that he bought the property in 1994 from MnDOT and thathe had no intention when he bought it to change anything. He stated that the creation of a new lot would be a great place to build a house and that they don't consider the lot their back yard and that it is not very useful to him as it is because the R rty falls off more that 40 feet from front to back. He explained that he tried to cre nforming lots and thought that his surveyor had made the existing home and the onform to the subdivision requirements. Jeanne Gross, 1 wooded are house this ~hway easement for ;'~ frontage road is an Grimes stated that a condition of approval would be to r the frontage road to be dedicated property. At the curre easement. . McAleese stated that the fundamental proble the requirement of the Subdivision Code. He asked the applicant what the hardship is stated that the hardship is that he ca ' the back part of the . lot is of no adva property tax money to the City. Pentel opened the public he proposal is that the lots don't meet of the Subdivision Code and . to the Subdivision Code. Wilson roperty for its ultimate best use and that nd that a new house would bring more Aaron Lerner, 1324 Tyrol wooded area and is putting a home in this ted that the proposed new parcel along Tyrol Trail is a has helped drive people to the area. He stated that uld be a detriment to the entire area. Pass stated that she agrees with Mr. Lerner and that the charm of the neighborhood. She added that she didn't think a uld add to the property values. Stepha , 1316 Tyrol Trail stated that when people buy into a neighborhood they buy into y assume is a sort of implied understanding of how the land is going to be used and what is going to be there. She added that she is concerned how the subdivision would impact the proposed new home and the homes around it. Nancy Tronnier, 1370 Alpine Pass stated that she liked the diversity in the area but the property being discussed is too small to build a home on. She added that she appreciates the applicant's effort but not at their expense. Pentel, hearing and seeing no one, closed the public hearing. . Shaffer referred to another subdivision recently approved on Alpine Pass where the applicant went to the extreme to make the 10,000 sq. ft. minimum lot size requirement and . . . Minutes of the Golden Valley Planning Commission November 11, 2002 Page 3 to say now that this applicant doesn't have to meet the requirements would not be fair. He added that he doesn't feel that the hardship is appropriate and that he is against this proposal. Eck stated that he couldn't see, in this case, a justification for creating two lots. Keysser stated he agreed with Commissioner Eck and that the proposal doesn't make sense. McAleese stated he is concerned about being asked for someth' law. He does not see any genuine hardship and is not in favor 'ty can't do by ivision. Pentel stated she agreed with the other Commissioners states that minor subdivisions shall be denied if they do bdivision Code Ize requirements. MOVED by Keysser, seconded by Eck and motion applicant's request to subdivide the property 10 nammously to deny the ,,:Wayzata Blvd. III. Informal Public Hearing - Zoning C Applicant: Purpose: ise the Zoning Code to allow drive-in bank Use in the Light Industrial zoning district. Grimes stated that during t allowing drive-in banks in f approving the Central Bank P.U.D. the issue of strial was discussed. Pentel asked if drive- and that Staff an Co be better than re Id be allowed as a Conditional Use. Grimes stated yes ed that allowing drive-in banks as a Conditional Use would underlying zoning of the property. ussed the proposed language in Grimes' memo and decided to bank facilities with frontage on a collector or minor arterial street". e public hearing. Seeing and hearing no one, Pentel closed the public MOVED by McAleese, seconded by Eck and motion carried unanimously to approve revising the Zoning Code to allow drive-in bank facilities as a Conditional Use in the Light Industrial zoning district. -- Short Recess -- IV. Reports on Meetings of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority, City Council, Board of Zoning Appeals and other Meetings McAleese reported on the October 15, 2002 City Council meeting. . Minutes of the Golden Valley Planning Commission November 11, 2002 Page 4 v. Other Business A. Discuss possible revisions to the Residential zoning district. Grimes referred to Olson's memo dated November 6, 2002 and stated that he had looked at other cities requirements regarding side yard setback and that most of them had a 10- foot side yard setback requirement and many of them had a max' t coverage requirement. . equests for s than the required if umber of variance Olson stated that the Board of Zoning Appeals very seldo second garage stalls. He suggested making the side y the request is for a second garage stall, which would d req uests. Shaffer stated that he has worked with other of the building, so as the building gets higher igure the setbacks by the volume rd setbacks increase. Grimes stated that right now accordin ft. garage in their back yard and that sq. ft. accessory building. de, residents could build a 1,000 sq. ratfler see a third stall garage than a 1,000 Pentel stated that she thinks i also interested in the volu She stated that it would b decks or porches that wo able to reduce side yard setbacks but that she is Ir nt and the lot coverage requirement in other cities. o consider reducing front yard setback requirements for quired to remain open structures. McAleese stated revisions. ould need to be careful about the wording of these Code s y reducing the setback requirements on one side if the property is stated he would be afraid of changing the front yard setbacks on e people will always push it to the limit. Olson discu d the requirement of keeping an accessory building completely behind the house. He stated that the only reason he could think of for this requirement is aesthetics. Shaffer discussed the issue of frost footings for detached garages. McAleesesuggested having two standards: those with frost footings could be located next to the home, those without would still have to be located behind the home. . Grimes discussed the issue of temporary storage and stated that he has an agreement with the PODS (Portable on Demand Storage) storage company that their containers can only be on a site for seven days. Shaffer stated that he could do some research on various requirements in other cities for single family zoning districts and present this research at the December 9 meeting. . . \ . . . Minutes of the Golden Valley Planning Commission November 11, 2002 Page 5 VI. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 9:18 PM. . Rough. Rough. Rough Draft of Proposed Revisions to the Golden Vallev Sing/e-Familv Residential Zoning Code SECTION 11.21. RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT. Subdivision 1. Purpose. The purpose of the Residential Zoning District is to provide for single-family, detached dwelling units at a low density along with directly related and complementary uses. Subdivision 2. District Established. Properties shall be established within the Residential Zoning District in the manner provided for in Section 11.90, Subdivision 3 of this Chapter, and when thus established shall be incorporated in this Section 11.21, Subdivision 2 by an ordinance which makes cross-reference to this section 11.21 and which shall become a part hereof and of Section 11.10, Subdivision 2 thereof, as fully as if set forth herein. In addition the Residential Zoning Districts thus established and/or any subsequent changes to the same which shall be made and established in a similar manner, shall be reflected in the official zoning map of the City as provided in Section 11.11 of this Chapter. Subdivision 3. Uses Permitted. The following uses and no other shall be permitted in the Residential Zoning Districts: . A. One-family dwellings. B. Inconspicuous real estate signs and "for sale" signs, relating to the property upon which they are located, and of not more than 4 square feet in area. C. Rental of rooms to not more than two people for lodging purposes only. D. Name plates not exceeding one square foot in area. E. Accessory buildings, as defined in this Chapter. F. Garages, as defined in this Chapter. G. Residential facilities serving six or fewer persons. H. Day care facilities licensed by the State of Minnesota serving 12 or fewer persons, in accordance with Minnesota Statutes Annotated 245.812, Subdivision 3. I. Manufactured homes, as defined in this Chapter. J. Foster family homes. K. Home occupations, as regulated by this Section. L. Essential Services - Class I Subdivision 4. lot Requirements For Platting. All lots located within an approved plat shall be regarded as buildable lots. Tracts, or parcels of land, described by metes and bounds may be regarded as buildable lots provided they are at least 12,500 square feet in area and at least 100 feet in width at the building setback line. Subdivision 5. lot Area, One Family. In the Residential Zoning District a platted lot of a minimum area of 10,000 square feet (and a minimum width of 80 feet at the minimum required front setback line) shall be required for one family housed in one building. . Requirements for Lot Areas and Dimensions. A. Minimum Lot Area. Single Dwelling Unit B. Minimum Lot Width. Single Dwelling unit C. Minimum Lot Depth. Single Dwelling unit 10,000 square feet 80 feet 120 feet .' . D. No more than one dwelling unit shall be erected, placed or used on any lot. Requirements for Building Coverage, Setbacks and Height. A. Building Coverage. 1. Lots 10,000 Square Feet or Greater in Area. Building coverage shall be not more than 25 percent for all buildings and structures, provided, however, that the combined total area occupied by all accessory buildings and structures, excluding attached garages, shall not exceed 1,000 square feet. 2. Lots Less Than 10,000 Square Feet in Area. Building coverage shall be not more than 30 percent for all buildings and structures, provided, however, that the area occupied by all buildings and structures shall not exceed 2,500 square feet. 3. The combined total area occupied by all accessory buildings and structures, excluding attached garages, shall not exceed 900 square feet for lots used for single dwelling unit buildings. Subdivision 6. Unplatted Property. No dwelling or accessory building shall be erected for use or occupancy as a residential dwelling on any tract of unplatted land, which does not conform, with the requirements of this Section. . Subdivision 7. Setback Requirements. The following building setbacks shall be required in the Residential Zoning District: A. Front & Side Setbacks. The required front setback shall be measured from the front property line and from any side or rear property line which is also a street or road right-of-way line, but this requirement shall not reduce the building width of any comer lot to less than 22 feet at the. ground story level. The required side setbacks shall be based upon the front setback line. B. Decks and Patios. The first 150 square feet of an unenclosed deck or patio shall not be included when computing building coverage. C. Minimum Setbacks Front Side Interior Side Rear Street Street Yard(s) Yard 1. Single dwelling unit buildings on lots 100 35' 30' 15' 20% of/ot feet or more in width. width 2. Single dwelling unit buildings on lots less 35' 30' 10' 20% of lot than 100 feet in width and greater than 70 width feet in width 2. Single dwelling unit buildings on lots less 35' 30' 10% of one 20% of lot than 70 feet in width. side and 20% width of the other . side 3. Buildings and structures accessory to single . . . dwelling unit buildings: a. Detached garages, tool sheds, greenhouses and garden houses entirely within the rear yard, including the eaves. b. attached garages, tool sheds, greenhouses and garden houses. 35' 5' 5' Meet principal bldg. setbacks c. attached, unenclosed front porches d. unenclosed decks and patios e. swimming pools, including appurtenant equipment and required decking entirely within the rear yard. 30' Meet principal bldg. setbacks 5' 5' 35' 35' 35' 10' 10' f. other accessory buildings 35' 5' 5' 35' D. Height 2 ~ stories or 30 feet whichever is less 1. Single dwelling units buildings and structures accessory thereto. 2. Buildings and structures accessory to single dwelling unit buildings, but not attached thereto. 1 ~ stories or 18 feet whichever is less Subdivision 8. Corner Visibility. Between the right-of-way lines of intersecting streets and a line joining points on such lines 25 feet distant from their point of intersection, or in the case of a rounded corner, the point of intersection of the tangents, no building or structure may be erected and no vegetation, other than shade trees trimmed up a distance of at least 10 feet above the curb line, may be maintained above a height of three feet above the plane through their curb grades, for the purpose of corner visibility. Subdivision 9. Cornices and Eaves. Cornices and eaves may not project more than thirty inches into a required open space or setback. Subdivision 11. Building Width Requirements. No principal building shall be less than 22 feet in width as measured from the exterior of the exterior walls Subdivision 12. Building Side Yards A. The width of the side yard abutting a building wall shall be increased two inches for each foot the length of the wall of the building exceeds 40 feet. For the purpose of this section, a wall includes any building wall within ten degrees of being parallel to and abutting the side lot line of a lot. B. Side yard widths may be reduced if the sidewall of a building is not parallel by more than ten degrees with the side lot line, to permit the average depth of the side yard to conform to the minimum side yard depth in the district, but no side yard shall be less than five feet deep. No side yard shall be reduced to prevent construction of a driveway from the street into the rear of the lot unless a garage, . . . which has access from the street, is located on the lot or an alley provides a secondary access to the rear yard of the lot C. A single-family house which legally existed or for which a valid building permit had been granted on or before the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived, may be expanded by an addition or dormer, provided the addition does not extend into the existing side yard, and provided the side yard setback is not less than ten feet. D. Side Street Setback. The required side street setback shall be increased to that required for a front street setback where there is an adjoining interior lot facing on the same street. The required side street s.etback for a garage shall be increased to 35 feet if the garage opening faces the side street. E. Interior Side Yard Setback. The required interior side yard setback shall be increased by 6 inches for each foot the building height directly along. that side yard exceeds 15 feet. For purposes of this subparagraph, building height shall be the height of that side of the building adjoining the side lot line and shall be measured from the average proposed elevation of the ground along and on the side of the building adjoining the side lot line to the top of the cornice of a flat roof, to the deck line of a Mansard roof, to the highest point of the roof of a shed roof, to the uppermost point on a round or other arch-type roof, to the average height of the gable(s} on a pitched roof, or to the top of the ridgeofa hip roof. F. Rear Yard Setback -Interior Lots. If the rear lot line is less than 30 feet in length or if the lot forms a point at the rear and there is no rear lot line, then for setback purposes the rear lot line shall be deemed to be a straight line segment within the lot not less than 30 feet in length, perpendicular to a line drawn from the midpoint of the front lot line to the junction of the interior lot lines, and at the. maximum distance from the front lot line. G. Rear Yard Setback - Comer Lots Required to Maintain Two Front Street Setbacks. The narrow dimension of the lot along one of the two street frontage lot lines shall be determined for the purposes of this code to be the front street lot line. H. Through Lots. For a through lot, the required setback for all buildings and structures from the street upon which the single dwelling unit building does not front shall equal the Front Street Setback. I. The width of the side yard abutting a building wall shall be increased two inches for each foot the length of the wall of the building exceeds 40 feet. For the purpose of this section,a wall includes any building wall within ten degrees of being parallel to and abutting the side lot line of a lot. J. No side yard shall be reduced to prevent construction of a driveway from the street into the rear of the lot unless a garage, which has access from the street, is located on the lot or an alley provides a secondary access to the rear yard of the lot. Subdivision 12. Accessory Buildings. Accessory buildings, as herein defined, shall be governed by the following requirements: A. Detached accessory buildings shall be located wholly to the rear of the house or main building to which it is incidental with at least 10 feet of separation between the main building and the accessory building or buildings. When so placed, the accessory building or buildings shall be no less than 5 feet distant from any lot boundary line other than a street line and no less than 35 feet distant from lot boundary line which is also a street line. 1) Exception: Garages, when built of materials matching the main structure, when designed to match the main structure and built with frost footings may be built to meet the same front setback as the . . . main building, however with at least 10 feet of separation between the main building and the garage and an increased side yard to meet main building side yard requirements. B. Garages or other accessory structure, which are attached to the house or main structure, shall be governed by setback requirements of this Chapter, which pertain to the main structure. C. 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