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ORIGINATING DIVISION: ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT: AGENDA #5.10 SCOTT COUNTY, MINNESOTA REQUEST FOR BOARD ACTION MEETING DATE: February 1, 2011 Community Services Zoning Administration CONSENT AGENDA: Yes No PRESENTER: Brad Davis - 8654 PROJECT: Zoning Ordinance No. 3 Amendments ATTACHMENTS: Yes No TIME REQUESTED: N/A ACTION REQUESTED: Adopt Resolution No. 2011-014; Approving Amendments to Chapter 1 Title and Applications; Chapter 4 General Provisions; Chapter 9 Animals, Stables, and Feedlots; Chapter 16 Land Use Descriptions and Standards; Chapter 20 General Zoning District; and Chapter 70 Shoreland District of Scott County Zoning Ordinance No. 3 CONTRACT/POLICY/GRANT: STRATEGIC INITIATIVE: County Attorney Review Risk Management Review FISCAL: Finance Review Budget Change Create Safe, Healthy, and Livable Communities Develop Strong Public Partnerships and an Active and Informed Population Provide a Supportive Organizational Culture Which Enhances the County Mission Manage the Challenges and Opportunities Derived From Growth and Development Sustain the County's Excellent Financial Health and Economic Profile DEPARTMENT/DIVISION HEAD SIGNATURE: COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR SIGNATURE: Approved: Denied: Tabled: Other: DISTRIBUTION/FILING INSTRUCTIONS: Brad Davis Marty Schmitz Deputy Clerk : Date: RBA #: 2011-055 Background/Justification: The purpose of this agenda item is to adopt Resolution No. 2011-014; approving Amendments to Chapter 1 Title and Applications; Chapter 4 General Provisions; Chapter 9 Animals, Stables, and Feedlots; Chapter 16 Land Use Descriptions and Standards; Chapter 20 General Zoning District; and Chapter 70 Shoreland District of Scott County Zoning Ordinance No. 3. The Planning Advisory Commission held a public hearing on these amendments on January 10, 2010 and, after hearing from a township official endorsing the change to minimum lot frontages on cul-de-sac bulbs and a
Farm Advisory Task Force member endorsing the changes to the farm-related provisions, unanimously recommended Board approval with one minor change to the definition of “junk vehicles.” Fiscal Impact: None. One year ago, the County Board adopted a wide range of comprehensive revisions to the Zoning Ordinance to implement the 2030 Comprehensive Plan Update. Since the adoption of those revisions, staff and the Planning Commission have worked on a number of follow-up items that were raised during last year’s public hearing. Additionally, while working with the ordinance over the past year staff has encountered a few sections where ordinance language needs to be updated or clarified. Other changes are recommended from discussions with the Scott County Farm Advisory Task Force and Scott Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) This RBA provides an explanation for each of the proposed amendments, organized by Chapter (or Exhibit). For each exhibit, underlined text is proposed new language and strikethrough text is proposed deleted language. Chapter 1 (Exhibit 1) Definitions: Staff from the SWCD recommended changes this past summer to the zoning definitions for “Crop Production”, “Pasturing”, and “Productive Acreage”. SWCD staff felt the existing definitions are vague and devoid of metrics necessary to enable objective interpretation. The proposed changes attempt to reflect how SWCD staff is currently interpreting the code. These definitions were discussed and reviewed by the Farm Advisory Task Force, which expressed no objection to the proposed definition changes. Planning staff is recommending changes to the definition for “Street” in the zoning ordinance to match the proposed definition in the subdivision ordinance. Chapter 4 (Exhibit 2) Lot Frontage on Cul-de-Sacs: Based on comments from Township officials during recent discussions concerning maintenance of cul-de-sacs, staff is recommending eliminating the exception allowing lots on cul-de-sac turnarounds to a minimum of 50 feet of public road frontage; instead these lots must conform to the same minimum lot frontage as all other types of lots (66 feet). Township officials indicated that these more narrower lots frontages on cul-de-sac bulbs result in tighter placement of driveways and mailboxes, which further results in road maintenance/snow removal issues. Building Exteriors/Roofs: Based on comments received at last year’s public hearing from industrial land owners and developers, staff is recommending adding natural or composite wood as an acceptable exterior building finish for new or expanding principal commercial, industrial and institutional buildings. Additionally, staff is recommending adding fabric as an acceptable roofing material for commercial, industrial or institutional buildings. Junk Vehicles/Outdoor Storage: The Planning Commission has held a couple of workshops to discuss the proposed changes to outdoor storage standards concerning junk or inoperable vehicles and discarded goods, products and materials. The overall intent of these proposed changes are to better define what constitutes a property maintenance/storage violation and offer more options for enforcement to grant relief to the complainants and to resolve nuisance issues. At the public hearing last month, the Planning Commission requested to drop unlicensed vehicles as a criteria for determining “junk vehicles,” as it was noted that some property owners maintain operable stock cars, demolition derby cars, or field trucks on their property and because they don’t travel with these vehicles over the road, they do not need a license. Chapter 9 (Exhibit 3) Keeping of Animals: Revisions to Chapter 9 are being proposed by SWCD staff for the purpose of improving both clarity and flexibility. Improved flexibility is achieved by adding an Administrative Permit
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