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Councilmember Elvig talked about a road ( #96) over in North Oaks, which is a beautiful road <br />plus the one in Lakeville. That's Dakota County — they move them at 45 or 50 mph. <br />Councilmember McGlone stated he is not pro concrete median — if we could find a way to do it <br />without them — that would be great. <br />Mr. Olson identified #116 and #47 and Sunfish Lake Boulevard — and asked if there are any <br />other issues Council would like staff to look into or do we not want to work at changing the <br />spacing guidelines. <br />Councilmember Wise suggested that old sites like Holiday are a lot more marketable if we have <br />accesses. He mentioned a design that Mr. Yamoutpour came up with seemed viable and that it <br />might be a benefit. <br />Councilmember McGlone asked how it could not be a safety problem. You come out and the <br />railroad track is right here - how can that not be a safety issue. <br />Mayor Ramsey stated he feels the argument could be that a left turn on Bunker Lake Boulevard <br />would be safer and he talked more about acceleration lanes. <br />2.2) Potential Revisions to Accessory Structure Regulations <br />Senior Planner Gladhill stated that Council agreed that the amount of square footage allowed for <br />an accessory structure could be increased administratively. Staff put together a packet that <br />would get at Council's direction at that work session. At that time, we talked about continuing to <br />allow variances. He inquired if that is still Council's direction. He noted that attached to the <br />case are the standards we would anticipate. For all residential districts, the thought is to require a <br />minimum 3/12 pitch roof rather than limiting sidewall height. <br />Councilmember McGlone felt that would be ridiculous — the 3/12 roof pitch — it still has to <br />match the house. At minimum, it would have to match the house. If we can match the pitch of <br />the roof, it can be up to 14 feet. <br />Mr. Gladhill stated that we could look at the sidewall height to increase to match the pitch. He <br />asked are we still requiring hip roof or just pitch. <br />Mayor Ramsey stated that it depends on where the structure is placed; then what do you care. <br />He did not know how you could include that — maybe if the setback is far enough away, you will <br />not have to match the pitch. <br />Mr. Gladhill asked Council if they want to address requiring driveways for secondary buildings. <br />Discussion ensued relating to whether or not a driveway should be required to the secondary <br />building. It was noted that if the secondary building had doors and could store a vehicle, it <br />should be required to have a driveway. Also discussed were certain garage door sizes. Mr. <br />City Council Work Session — April 5, 2011 <br />Page 5 of 12 <br />