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ity of <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />Item# ?.6. <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council <br /> <br /> Scott Harlicker, Planning Assistan~ <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />December 15, 1997 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Request by City of Elk River for <br /> Ordinance Amendment relating to <br /> Accessory Structures, Public Hearing <br /> Case No. OA 97-15 <br /> <br />Request <br /> <br />Consider an ordinance amendment relating to maximum square footage <br />allowed for accessory structures and the architectural standards applicable to <br />accessory structures. <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> <br />· Current ordinance <br />· Ordinance No. 97- <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />Several recent variance requests have brought to our attention an issue <br />relating to accessory structures on large lots which are located within the <br />urban service area. The current regulations have different standards <br />regarding the maximum size allowed for accessory structures and <br />architectural standards for lots located within the urban service area and lots <br />outside the urban service area <br /> <br />For lots outside the urban service area, property zoned Rla or Al, the <br />maximum square footage allowed for accessory structures is based on lot size. <br />The larger the lot the more square feet is allowed. The total square footage <br />allowed ranges from 2,000 square feet for lots less than I acre to unlimited <br />amount for lots over 40 acres. However, in the urban service area, property <br />zoned Rlb, Rlc, Rld and Rle, the maximum square footage allowed is not <br />based on lot size. All lots, no matter what size, are allowed 1200 square feet <br />of accessory building area. <br /> <br />13065 Orono Parkway · P.O. Box 490 · Elk River, MN 55330 · TDD & Phone: (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br /> <br /> <br />