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MEETING DATE:
AGENDA #:
PREPARED BY:
OCTOBER 5, 1998
8A
DONALD RYE, PLANNING DIRECTOR
AGENDA ITEM:
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A COMPREHENSIVE ZONING
ORDINANCE AND ZONING MAP FOR THE CITY OF PRIOR
LAKE
DISCUSSION:
Historv On December 18, 1995, the City Council adopted Resolution
95-126 which adopted a new Comprehensive Plan subject to review
and acceptance by the Metropolitan Council. On June 13, 1996, the
Metropolitan Council approved the City of Prior Lake's'
Comprehensive Plan as being consistent with the Regional Blueprint
and without impact on Metropolitan systems.
Since October of 1996, the staff and Planning Commission have been
working to develop a new zoning ordinance which would be the
primary means of implementing the Comprehensive Plan. The
Planning Commission held 11 study sessions on the new ordinance
between January and December of 1997 and conducted public hearings
on the draft ordinance on September 22, 1997 and November 24, 1997.
Numerous Prior Lake residents participated in these meetings and
hearings and their comments are reflected in the hearing record.
The draft ordinance differs from the current in several significant
respects. The ordinance has been reorganized and there are new or
greatly expanded sections covering definitions, district requirements,
performance standards and administrative procedures. Staff will go
over these changes in detail at the public hearing.
In 1998, the City Council held 7 workshop sessions on the draft
ordinance and produced the hearing draft of the ordinance which is
being considered on October 5, 1998.
,Issues During the course of the Council review, several issues were
discussed which constituted a significant change from current
ordinance provisions. These issues were discussed by the Council and
the results of these discussions are reflected in the public hearing draft
of the zoning ordinance.
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The most significant issues include the following:
· Combination of substandard riparian lots- The draft ordinance now
states that substandard riparian lots of record in common
ownership can be developed separately provided the lots have at
least 75 feet of frontage at the front building line and has at least
12,000 square feet of area. This provision expires 6 months after
the effective date of the new zoning ordinance. Upon expiration,
any substandard lots in common ownership can only be divided
and recombined if all resulting lots meet the lot width and area
requirements in the ordinance.
· Setback from Ordinary High Water mark-The draft ordinance
specifies a setback from the Ordinary High Water mark for General
Development lakes (which includes both Prior and Spring lakes) of
75 feet compared to the current requirement of 50 feet.
· Recreational equipment storage- This is a new provision which
allows storage of seasonal recreational equipment adjacent to
driveways during the season the equipment is being used and in a
side or rear yard during the remainder of the year. It also allows
for year around storage adjacent to the driveway under certain
conditions.
· Landscape irrigation- The requirement that landscaping be
irrigated has been modified to allow the developer the option of
posting a 2 year letter of credit for the landscaping in lieu of the
installation of irrigation systems.
· R-l districts without sanitary sewer- A new zoning district called
the Rural Subdivision Use district has been added to the ordinance
to allow for existing developments which have been platted in lots
smaller than 10 acres in area but do not have city sewer or water.
. Landscaped parking islands- The current ordinance requires
landscaped islands in new parking lots. This provision has been
deleted in the draft ordinance.
The zoning map is being changed to reflect the new zoning districts
and to reflect the Comprehensive Plan land use designations which
have been adopted. Properties outside the current MUSA boundary
will retain the Agricultural zoning designation until sewer service is
available.
Conclusion- The draft zoning ordinance which is being considered is
intended to implement the desired outcomes specified in the
Comprehensive Plan. It reflects changes in land use law and
development practices which are common today.
There are three alternatives available to the Council:
1. Close the public hearing and adopt a motion directing the staff to
prepare an ordinance with findings of fact adopting the draft
zoning ordinance.
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RECOMMENDED
MOTION:
REVIEWED BY:
2. Continue the public hearing as deemed necessary to allow
additional comment.
3. Continue the public hearing and refer specific issues to the
Planning Commission for further study and reco!fiIllendation.
Alternative 1
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Frank BoyV /
City Man~
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