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feet within the Town Center. He advised in addressing the need for guest parking, the 20-foot driveways will still allow for a majority of the vehicles to be parked in that space. In addition, the City will still be able to require parking nodes throughout the development as part of the site plan review. Councilmember Strommen retumed to the meeting at 9:24 p.m. Community Development Director Trudgeon explained given the proposed amendment to the driveway length, staff has also found it necessary to make a change to the front yard setback requirements in the TC-4 Zoning District. Currently, code has a 0-20 foot front yard setback, with allowances for up to a 30-foot setback in certain instances. Staff would like to clean up code to make the language more clear. Staff is proposing to change the front yard setback to 0- 25 feet across the board, with the setback being measured from the front building edge to either the sidewalk, edge of the right-of-way, or the back of the curb, whichever is appropriate. He noted at the May 31, 2005 work session, the Council discussed the proposed ordinance in detail and generally felt that it was acceptable as long as it just applied to the Ramsey Town Center. Motion by Councilmember Jeffrey, seconded by Councilmember Cook, to introduce an ordinance amending driveway length and front yard setback regulations in the Town Center Zoning District. Further discussion: Councilmember Elvig stated it has been fun to go through this process and learn what is working. Some of the travels of seeing different Town Center sites have opened the Council's eyes on how this can work. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Jeffrey, Cook, Elvig, Olson, Pearson, and Strommen. Voting No: None. Case #11: Adoption of Ordinances to Amend City Code Regarding Accessory Structures, Pools and Zoning Permits Community Development Director Trudgeon explained City Code currently prohibits the construction of split level and two-story accessory buildings. Also, the maximum height of accessory buildings, which is either 16 or 22 feet, is based on the size of a parcel, with 2.5 acres or more necessary for the greater height. Additionally, the size of accessory buildings is also based on the size of a parcel. However, all parcels 10.6 acres or greater in size are all limited to the same amount of square footage for accessory buildings, which is 5,664 square feet. Finally, the majority of the regulations for swimming pools and spas are currently in Chapter 8 (Building & Housing) of City Code, yet most are zoning related and would be more appropriately located in Chapter 9 (Zoning & Subdivision of Land). He explained the restriction on two-story and split-level detached accessory buildings would remain intact for properties that are less than two acres in size. However, with the proposed amendment, properties that are two acres or greater in size would now be eligible for a two-story accessory building through the conditional use permit process. City Council / June 14, 2005 Page 17 of 29