Agenda - Planning Commission - 07/09/2020

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a.d. Gambrel roofs (barn style) are permitted. b.e. Where provided, accessory buildings with metal panel exterior finish must include the following: 1. If located in the front yard, shall include at least three of the following: (i) Minimum of three complimentary colors. (ii) Minimum of 35 percent brick on front (street facing) façade. (iii) One hundred percent vegetative screening. Use of vegetative screening shall require an agreement, recorded against the property with the Anoka County Recorder, specifying replacement standards, species, size of plantings, and other items as required by the zoning administrator. (iv) Ten percent window coverage on front (street facing) façade and common property lines. (7) Driveways. a. Attached accessory buildings. A driveway shall be required for all attached accessory buildings with a doorway opening meeting or exceeding eight feet wide by seven feet tall. The driveway must meet underlying zoning district standards in which the property is located. b. Detached accessory buildings. A driveway is not required to service a detached accessory building unless said detached accessory building serves as the primary garage. If the detached accessory building serves as the primary garage, a driveway shall be installed meeting the underlying zoning district standards in which the property is located. 1. If a detached accessory building does not serve as the primary garage, class V gravel shall be permitted as an extension of an existing driveway for the sole purpose of accessing the detached accessory building if the existing driveway is in compliance with current zoning standards. 2. If a driveway is not installed to service a detached accessory building, there shall be no off-street parking unless in accordance with City Code section 117-355. (8) Detached accessory buildings shall be prohibited from containing complete independent living facilities (accessory apartments). For the purposes of this ordinance, an independent living facility would contain three or more of the following criteria: living, sleeping, eating, and sanitation spaces. , which would include permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, and sanitation. Independent living facilities shall be considered those which meet three or more of the criteria in subsection (6)d of this section and have provisions for separating the livingspace. (9) Two-story accessory buildings shall be permitted on properties under the following conditions: a. Within MUSA with the issuance of a conditional use permit in accordance with City Code section 117-51. b. Outside the MUSA on parcels less than two acres in size with the issuance of a conditional use permit in accordance with City Code section 117-51. c. Outside the MUSA on parcels two acres in size or greater. (10) No part of an accessory building shall extend into a drainage and utility easement or any required setback. (11) Any accessory building proposed to be within five feet, overhang to overhang, of the principal building shall either be made structurally a part of the principal buildingor the wall and soffit area of the accessory building that is within five feet of the principal building shall be constructed to a one- hour firerating. (12)Accessory building location. a. On lots two acres (87,120 square feet) or greater in size, the detached accessory building may be located nearer the front property line than the principal building provided the following criteria are met: 1. The placement of the detached accessory building maintains compliance with the standard front yard structure setback requirement for the respective zoning district;