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<br /> <br />City of Elk River <br />REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date <br />Community Development December 18, 2006 <br /> <br />Item Number <br />6.8. <br /> <br />Prepared by <br />Sheila Cartney, Senior Planner <br />erem Barnhart, Plannin Mana er <br />Reviewed by <br /> <br />Item Description <br /> <br />Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment regarding screening and <br />buffer re uirements <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> <br />. Proposed Ordinance <br /> <br />Overview <br /> <br />As the City of Elk River develops, more residential development is taking place along collector (street <br />which carries trciflic from minor streets to arterials, ie School Street etc) and arterial streets (street or highwqy with <br />access restrictions designed to carry large volumes if trciflice between various sectors if the city or county and bryond, ie <br />County Roads, Highwqys etc). Additionally, traffic volume is increasing on these roads. The Subdivision <br />Code, section 30-933, includes language that "requires double fronted residential buildings and lots <br />along collector or arterial streets to be screened with a 15 foot easement area for landscaping. <br />Screening shall be accomplished by a combination of earth berming and planting." <br /> <br />Staff believes the intent was to screen all residential lots/buildings from these types of roadways, not <br />just double fronted lots. The ordinance does not specify what constitutes appropriate plantings. <br /> <br />Staff has developed a proposed ordinance that increases the easement area to allow a berm and <br />plantings within the easement. Staff also proposes specifying the number and type of plantings, <br />further defining the requirements. <br /> <br />The Planning Commission held a public hearing on the matter at their meeting on December 12, <br />2006. The item was also discussed at a workshop in October and November. <br /> <br />S:\PLANNING\Case Files\2006\OA \OA 06-08 Screening\Request for action CC 12-18-06.doc <br />