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ITEM 4. 1. ( MEMORANDUM of� TO: Mayor & City Council Ti � Riever l k FROM: Steven B. Ach, City Planner,,�� DATE: November 13, 1995 SUBJECT: Ordinance Amendment Request by the City of Elk River Public Hearing Case No. OA95 -16 Issue The City of Elk River is requesting an ordinance amendment which would increase the maximum accessory structure area in the R1A (single family residential) and Al (agricultural conservation) zoning districts. Attachments • Ordinance No. 95- • • Report to the Planning Commission dated October 24, 1995. Background • Approximately two years ago, the Planning Commission and City Council approved an ordinance amendment which established a maximum accessory structure area for property owners in all residential zoning districts. In reviewing that ordinance, the most difficult districts to establish a maximum accessory structure area happen to be the R1 and Al zoning districts. These two districts have varying lot sizes along with a variety of residential uses. The RI zoning district, which allows a minimum of 2 1/2 acre lot size was in particular a difficult district to deal with. In this zoning district there are operating farms as well as semi -rural subdivisions. Over the past two years, the accessory structure ordinance has not created a problem in the urban residential zoning districts, however, there has been a few cases in the R1A and Al which have demonstrated that the maximum accessory structure area maybe too restrictive. Therefore, at the direction of the Planning Commission and City Council, staff has prepared a ordinance which will hopefully accommodate the variety of lot sizes in both the R1A and Al zoning districts, while at the same time still maintain some maximum threshold. 13065 Orono Parkway • P.O. Box 490 • Elk River, MN 55330 • (612) 441 -7420 • Fax: (612) 441 -7425