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Regular Planning Commission 5. 4. <br />Meeting Date: 07/22/2021 <br />By: Brian McCann, Community <br />Development <br />Information <br />Title: <br />Consider Ordinance #21-15 Creating Additional Requirements for Driveways and Parking Pads <br />Purpose/Background: <br />A proposed ordinance to limit the width of a driveway to no more than 15 feet of the width of the primary garage or <br />to no more than 20 feet if no garage. The proposed ordinance also limits the number and size of parking pads (1 <br />pad, 200 sq ft maximum). <br />Notification: <br />The Public Hearing Notice was advertised in the Anoka County Union -Herald, the City's Official Newsletter. <br />Observations/Alternatives: <br />Summary: <br />At the June Planning Commission regular meeting, the Planning Commission had requested an ordinance update to <br />create more requirements for parking pads and width of driveways in residential districts. The Commission had <br />stated they would like to see a limited width for driveways, a limited number of parking pads per property, and a <br />way to ensure the parking capacity isn't expanded as set in City Code Section 117-355 - Residential Development <br />Off -Street Parking. Planning Staff members have drafted Ordinance #21-15 for review by the Planning <br />Commission to determine if it would meet their proposed requirements, and be sent to the City Council for formal <br />adoption. <br />Alternatives: <br />Alternative 1: Recommend adoption of Ordinance #21-15 to the City Council. Staff supports this alternative. <br />Alternative 2: Recommend changes be made to Ordinance #21-15, and an updated draft be presented to the <br />Planning Commission at their next regular meeting. Staff is also supportive of this alternative. <br />Alternative 3: Recommend denial of Ordinance #21-15 to the City Council. Staff does not support this alternative. <br />Funding Source: <br />This case is being handled as part of Staffs regular duties. <br />Recommendation: <br />Staff recommends forwarding Ordinance #21-15 to the City Council for adoption. <br />Action: <br />Motion to recommend City Council adopt Ordinance #21-15. <br />Ordinance #21-15 <br />Attachments <br />Form Review <br />