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MEMORANDUM Hoisington Koeglcr Group [nc. TO: Ramsey City Council and City Staff FROM: Loren Gordon, AICP SUBJ-ECT: Chapter 9 - Residential Text and Map )unendments DATE: May 23, 2002 -98- The Planning commission at their May 2, 2002 meeting, forwarded at recommendation of approval to the City Council ~br the Residential and PUD text and zoning map amendments to Chapter 9. ,am ordinance is included for your review and approval. As most of you have been involved in the review of Chapter 9, the proposed text should be familiar. The revisions are intended to address a wide range of residential development issues that Ramsey can anticipate in current and future developments. Many of these revisions address areas not included in the code. Key provisions of the amendments include: I. Consolidating all single family residential districts previously identified as R-1U or R~ 1R into a single district that is defined by the 2020 MUSA. 2. Recognizing rural standards in the current code work well and enhancing some areas such as fencing. 3. Providing for a broader range of housing types and applicable standards for twinhomes, townhomes, and multi-hmily dweIIings in R-2 and R-3 districts. Current P,.-3 and MR districts were consolidated into the new R-3 district. 4. I_nciusion of conditionally permitted uses in residential districts to address uses that have the potential to create higher impacts on adjacent uses. 5. Recognition of use rights as prescribed by State Statute like religious institutions. 6. A number of residential development and performance standards, were added to achieve quality development. They include: · Driveway and access roads to address private and public roadways. · Site Landscaping standards for quantity, type, and size of materials. · Screening standards to provide buffers between higher and lower density/intensity uses. · Added building material standi~rds. · Modification to some setback standards like front yards in the R-i district. 7. Changes that strengthen the public benefits gained from developments choosing to develop in the PUT) distMct. Since the P[anmng Commission meeting, staff has revised a few standards for driveways and access road in the R-t, R-2 and R-3 districts. These revisions, which can be found in Subd. 5 item C in each applicable section, address public roadways and street lengths in developing residential areas. 123 Noz'ti~ Third Street, Suite [00, ivlinneapolis, Minnesota 55401 (612) 3.38-0800 Fax (612) 338~6838 I I I I I I I I I I I I I