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<br /> <br />Item # 5.4. <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council <br /> <br />Michele MCPherson~ector of Planning <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />July 18, 2005 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />Case No. OA 05-09 <br />Request by the City of Elk River to Amend Section 30-793 (f) to <br />allow Engineered Fabric Accessory Structures <br /> <br />Request <br /> <br />The City Council is asked to consider an ordinance amendment that would allow engineered <br />fabric accessory structures in the A1 and R1a zoning districts. <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> <br />. Ordinance No. 05 - <br />. June 6, 2005 memo to the City Council regarding Proposed Language <br />. November 26, 2002 memo to the Planning Commission regarding Accessory Structures <br />. October 21,2002 City Council Meeting Minutes <br />. November 26, 2002 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />This item was last discussed by the City in 2002 when an ordinance amendment clarifying <br />appropriate materials for accessory structures was considered and approved. Staff had <br />prepared two options for the Planning Commission to consider, including allowing fabric <br />structures in the larger lot districts and the Planning Commission's recommendation was <br />that fabric structures should not be allowed anywhere within the residential districts within <br />the City of Elk River. At that time, former Councilmember Tveite indicated that he felt <br />fabric accessory structures should be allowed in agricultural areas. <br /> <br />Staff has now been approached by a local farmer who has purchased a fabric accessory <br />structure for the purpose of storing hay on his farm. <br /> <br />Planning Department Mission: the orderly development of a livable and sustainable Elk River community. <br />