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ty of ITEM 8 lk River TO:. PLANNING COMMISSION FROM: GARY SCHMITZ, PLANNING ASSISTANT DATE: JANUARY 25, 1994 SUBJECT: CODE AMENDMENTS FOR ACCESSORY STRUCTURES/PUBLIC HEARING, CASE NO. OA 94-01 ISSUE Consider a request by the City of Elk River to amend Section 900 .20, Section 900 . 12 , and Section 900 . 18 of the City Code related to accessory structures . ATTACHMENTS Ordinance 94 - 1, Summary of 1993 Accessory Structure Requests, Summary of Accessory Structure Ordinances of Other Cities, Current Ordinance Related to Accessory Structures, Chart Comparing Existing and Proposed Ordinances, Existing City Code. 411 ANALYSIS At the December 28, 1993, Planning Commission meeting, the issue of modifying standards relating to accessory structures was discussed. The point was made that the City processes several conditional use permit applications for accessory structures that exceeded City standards . The number of requests for large buildings as well as the lack of standards by which to gauge each request by, lead to several proposed changes . These changes will clarify the size, location, and architectural standards for accessory structures within each zoning district. Copies of both the existing and proposed ordinance are attached along with a chart comparing their differences . SUMMARY OF MAJOR CHANGES Section 900 . 20 - Accessory Structures 1) The proposed ordinance includes the size of attached garages as well as detached accessory structures in computing the maximum size. Currently the size of attached garages is not regulated. The proposed change should alleviate any concerns over extremely large attached garages . • 2 ) The proposed ordinance offers several changes to the size limitations in all districts (see attached chart for comparisons) . P.O. Box 490 • 13065 Orono Parkway • Elk River, MN 55330 • (612) 441-7420 • Fax: (612) 441-7425