12 PCSR 12-28-1993 ITEM 12
ty of TO: PLANNING COMMISSION
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1k River FROM: STEVEN B. ACH, CITY PLANNER
DATE : DECEMBER 28, 1993
SUBJECT: STAFF UPDATES
FUTURE MEETING DATES
In the month of January and February, there are two holidays
that coincide with dates when the City Council typically holds
their regular Council meeting. Therefore, the Council has
rescheduled those Council meetings to Tuesday, January 18, and
Thursday, February 17 . The meeting scheduled on January 18
happens to occur on the same night the Planning Commission
holds its workshop. Since there will be some planning issues
on the City Council ' s agenda for that night ' s meeting, I will
not be available to attend the Planning Commission workshop. I
know the Commission wanted to have Terry Maurer attend a
Planning Commission workshop to make a brief presentation on
the updates to the transportation, storm drainage, and utility
plans, however, Terry will also have to attend that January
City Council meeting. If the Commission desires, I could
schedule Terry Maurer for the February 15 Planning Commission
workshop to make the presentation I described above.
411 At the December 20 meeting, the City Council scheduled meeting
dates to meet with various Commissions and Boards . The City
Council identified Monday, February 7 , as the preferred date to
meet with the Planning Commission to discuss various issues
that will be upcoming in 1994 . Certainly, one of those issue
that will be discussed will be the update of the Growth
Management Plan. This meeting will be a great opportunity to
hear ideas from both the Planning Commission and City Council .
NEWS ARTICLES
Attached are articles from the Minneapolis paper that discuss
planning issues in other communities . The topic of the
articles are essentially directed towards the issue of suburban
communities closing their door to low and moderate income
housing opportunities . This particular subject has been
discussed for several years and recently reached the State
Legislature with a proposed bill that would require communities
to provide their "fair share" of low and moderate income
housing opportunities . This particular issue will be discussed
more and more in the future as the problems with the inner
city, first ring, and, in some cases, second ring suburbs
continue to have problems with an overabundance of low and
moderate income housing resulting in increased crime rates and
• demands on social programs .
P.O. Box 490 • 13065 Orono Parkway • Elk River, MN 55330 • (612) 441-7420 • Fax: (612) 441-7425
Staff Updates Page 2
December 28, 1993
110 The last attachment is a letter from Anoka County Association
of Realtors recapping real estate sales of communities in Anoka
County as well as Elk River and Big Lake.
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jVaple Grove attem is to foil
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much-needed housing pproject
As the co-applicant of the Elm Creek Village years as mayor, he has had the ability to
,Senior and family housing project in Maple request such a community from developers
Grove, I feel it is time to set the record seeking subdivision approvals.To my knowl-
straight. The city made its most recent at- edge,he has not done so.
tempt to stop this project Monday night
when it held a special City Council meeting Sen. Patrick McGowan, IR-Maple Grove,
pn the project without notifying the propo- states that he "resents my wanting to make
nents. race and prejudice an issue and not the
merits of the project." In fact, the citizens
The city manager, John Elam, stated that I made race and prejudice the issue. The prof-
t'did a number on the city" and that "five ect meets all requirements, as evidenced by
years' worth of work went down the tube for its 6-0 approval at planning commission.
what that man (me) said." He further states
that I want to "avoid meeting city standards The council demands changes to the plan
and walk away with as much cash as possi- that,if made,it will then attempt to use as an
ble." In fact, he can state no basis for any of excuse to defeat the project. We weren't
these allegations. To what "five years of fooled.
• Work" is he referring? I am unaware of any
effort on his part to provide this much- Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968
needed housing. The city has, however, used contains the Fair Housing Act, which makes
$28 million in tax increment financing for it unlawful to discriminate on the basis of
such companies as SciMed to create jobs for race, color, religion, sex or national origin.
people. The Fair Housing Amendment Act of 1988
added hand fmilies with
The City Council requested that we remove children. State law addsns marital status and
the family housing component and request status with regard to public assistance. Ap-
seniors only. This in itself discriminates parently this is news to all of the aforemen-
against a group protected by the Fair Housing tioned parties.
Act of 1988.
The various parties' attempts to lay the
The mayor, James Deane, states he has a blame on me for their actions, words and
dream of a "blended community where low- deeds is deplorable. Wake up, Maple Grove,
income people are dispersed throughout the and take responsibility for your actions.
community" and blames the federal govern- Bradley A. Hoyt, Excelsior. President, Hoyt
)nent for"the problem." In fact, in his many Development.
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Zoning barriers •
Building suburban walls against the poor
If recent events in Maple Grove demon- place on the outer metropolitan fringe
strated how suburban mean-spirited- where young families and others of
ness can frustrate efforts to create af- modest means could build or buy a
fordable housing, then Lakeville is home at an affordable price. Such hous-
showing how the same result can flow ing still dominates the city's supply.
from, more innocent intentions. The
purpose of Lakeville's new zoning ordi- The problem is that Lakeville seems to
nance may not be to increase housing be following the pattern of other sub-
costs and force low- and moderate-in- urbs by adopting policies that would
come people to look elsewhere, but make it too expensive a place to live for
that's the likely effect. the children of those who initially set-
, tled. Some may do what their parents
In changing its zoning ordinance to did—move further out. Others may be
slow down growth, Lakeville can argue left with no choice but to add them-
that it is only doing what hundreds of selves to the growing concentration of
other developing suburbs here and else- lower-income people in the central cit-
where have done for decades in the ies and older,inner-ring suburbs.
name of sound fiscal and environmen-
• tal policy. Whether Lakeville now has an adequate
supply of low-income housing is in dis-
Actually, by moving to preserve 700 to pute. City officials say yes; Rep. Myron
800 acres of wetland, Lakeville is taking Orfield says no. Orfield is the Minne-
extraordinary steps to protect a valuable apolis DFLer whose bill in the 1993
natural resource, something that previ- Legislature would have required sub-
ously developed suburbs all too often urbs to reduce their zoning and other
failed to do. And for that the city should barriers to low-income housing.
be commended, not blamed.
Whatever the case today, Lakeville's
But increasing the lot size for single- zoning changes and the housing-cost
family homes from 11,000 to 15,000 increases that will result illustrate the
square feet, plus requiring that all new problem that Orfield's bill was trying to
homes have room to accommodate a address — the tendency of prosperous
three-car garage, deck and porch, will and fast-growing suburbs to wall out the
inevitably increase the cost of buying a poor and near poor.
house in Lakeville to a level beyond the
reach of many Twin Citians. In the end it makes no difference
whether the wall was built intentionally
Like most suburbs, the once semi-rural or inadvertently. The damage to the
Lakeville began its urbanization as a region's social and economic health is
moderate-income community — a the same either way.
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"Let's show some humility toward - 1 . i .r : •• - •
Maple Grove welcomed its largest people," said Harvey Guttmann, r + • r ,;. `
using development for low- and who was booed when he spoke in
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rate-income residents Monday, favor of Elm Creek Village. "These _:\ .r. `._rt �.�ta�� a `-
ting many opponents who said people are not thieves and murder- ,:.rid i4 _ `�! ,•
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n would only bring crime to the ers....Let's not get hysterical." , .�s T sr 4 -'. ;t .
increasingly affluent suburb. f r ,' ;4.vrf'"r.. •�. . 'P i' _y-4 ` •
But, one opponent replied, "Are we 1. ffh --r f,�,• 4• , Avin -:. .
li With an overflow crowd looking on, going to copy the failures of other •:, -.. , s!�' i�Y . i►� ' $1•"1..p, 'e•- 'r
f, the Maple Grove City Council ap- cities?" A:F {{ . �,�._ r- �. ;.i
'proved Elm Creek Village but also ! +'"'�►` -15: — ,, R
t,'adopted strict building requirements, Even with the approval, developer t 1' 7,j' '1`
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ich its developer complained Michael Podawiltz afterward criti- N' . ;�
might financially strangle the project. cized the city and hinted that he 1 '
The vote climaxed a month of might seek legal action. He said the Ay,*5-'! ' .,4'/ -.
wrenching debate in the suburb over city's special building requirements, iskrfir;'. ! +F whether the widespread opposition ,+ ✓ •i, rto it was based on racial intolerance Maple Grove continued on page 7B �.�_,Lit.-h4 t ,?" f / �' \i. A.
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Staff Writer relied on the power given them by t �I, J_IA 1\, ” , a •' ,_,, !
the Legislature to direct garbage to •.• i> --4Y i •.� . ,._.
Four metropolitan counties are processing plants, where it is burned
scrambling to slash the garbage or converted to power-plant fuel to ��+; 1" -1' �. =f
dumping fees they charge in order to minimize use of landfills. But court �� ,; , ` /,' /� l� T '
- ; uade haulers from exporting rulings have undercut that power, ,•• 4���1� �r, �� .1 , +' '��. 1�
to out-of-state landfills. and the dumping fees the counties %':;/y 'ilk ,`+`' • • ��.•
charge for using their facilities are 1.17 . .„, 'i� �` f l F
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cut their fees, and this week Ramsey in Iowa and Illinois. Those landfills .. . r` a�r_,dg;,�, 1�1, �� , � �At .,-
and Washington counties are discuss- have courted Twin Cities area haul- ``1.4'— r—{ -,.,r ', ii - ! ';1,:,• .
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ing how much to cut ers,and some are listening. '•• �.,.'440141,s• ��C71j Vt Y -4r....+�s au Or wo ,.,, i,,,r-.
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who pay the dumping fees in their sured into making their decisions by "' "' f' ••••/".
trash bills, probably won't see any the competition. That's their first Staff Photo by Brian Peterson
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'``,the project scuttled, sayingtwould + `, % <- �, ..�. $ � t a .. � r `who taught invitetoomuchtrafficandcrimeand ' ,� ,`- fez _
rea for more would lower property values. Maple04\ <i °r• _" :: ; ; „
lay at Friend- Grove, the Twin Cities' fifth-fastest �.- x r ``
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;t 2'h years. The dispute over Elm Creek Village •• „,f,,,:,. ..,,',„'„,„+ � � �„ �] 1 � �•. ,?`
had cast a shadow on the city's im- 'r► s
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Iew Prague, age, with residents and city officials , ” � 3a ,. ' , -, ° �x
om Bethany ahke saying their opposition to the �F' � �� .s����� �. d;. f��_ h� �' ��,� 4
in Mankato, project had been unfairly attributed (sT .' ft, r . / ::',%'''''
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Is in Minne- "Don't tell me what I think. Dont t',1•'"Y"4i.)-;:*''''''''''''.::,„• �� � ,�<.�" ,, � ;firy - < a g �ommunities tell me what I feel, or [say that] if I > _' • f4"� "' ,Model T to don't do something, I have no Y r 1i
� �heart," said City Council Member �° • ��, 4,40,,,,,,,„•,.. " yw ". ,, � x;,b "
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ccided to get Grove,or any city,don't have a right
sband, Hen- to worry," he added, referring to The Maple Grove City Council met before an' overflow audience before approving a low-and moderate-income housing project.
former state many residents' concerns about
use they had crime."Don't tell me that." quarter-mile away. Officials said the considered it again in mid-November The city of 38,000, 3 percent mem- move to Maple Grove."[But]earn it,
Ian 60 years meetings on Elm Creek Village were — only to be confronted by a large bers of minorities, has a median buy it,like I did....You have to lire
But Council Member Dave Burtness among the most heavily attended in and angry crowd that flocked to City household income of $50,611. The up to the standards of the communi
said, "I take exception to all the the city's history. • . Hall in a last-minute attempt to stop median household income for the ty,not vice versa."
violin and comments that were made [about] it. City Administrator Jon Elam said state is$30,909:
eld her 59th 'those people.' ... Ido not Neve The project began winding its way some city officials felt the outcry was
€rs ago. One low-income people are bad." toward cityapprovalBut Veronica Beach, a tenant advo�
ith agrand- in October and "unnerving and surprising, and per- As the meeting began last night, op- tate and the only black person w �
had been unanimously approved by haps even discouraging." ponents resented a
gl�ter. Last night's meeting was held before the city's planning commission at a p petition with spoke at the meeting, said, "Web
a crowd of several hundred that hearing attended by a few residents. The issue was again galvanized when halt the pro900 signatures, seeking to have a lot of problems with atrordl
€ the area," spilled out the doors of City Hall. Podawiltz and Brad Hoyt, who owns p able housing in suburban Iing ho ,s
lis Morlock, Police had to direct traffic,and many After reviewing Elm Creek Village at an option to the property, said the A Russian immigrant said, "Come ing doesn'temeanethey�rergoing tooti
"She always people were forced to park as far as a a Nov. 1 meeting, the City Council opposition was racially motivated. here," he said of those wanting to down the place." ,
to aim for
no Radio's Around the Twin Cities MEAS MCCL sue to block19provision ''
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By Dennis Cassano; ,., - enough housing for the-poor. He
Staff Writer cr._ , - said the number of low-income peoji.
... ....^° pie has decreased in Lakevl&fn thea;
Lakeville as changed its zoning or- last 10 years. . JJ, ? `. l'-x
dinances to slow growth, protect the -
environment and increase its tax By"building a wall"around the sub-
base. urb that keeps poor people out, Or-
field said,Lakeville will contribute to
'City Administrator Bob Erickson ac- a rippling effect through the'metro-
knowledges that the mayor and City politan area that results in larger.
Council have adopted changes that numbers of poor people in the core
will make it more expensive to build cities and fewer in the suburbs. Or-
a`.house in the southern Dakota field has been arguing in the Lcgisla- .
County city.' However, he said, 'ture that the suburbs should be re-.
"We're just evolving into higher-end quired to have more housing for the';
housing.Most of our housing stock is poor.
moderate income." .: „
Erickson contends that Lakeville '
He said that just 7 percent of the does have its share of low-income'.
houses in Lakeville cost more than housing. "But the environment was,
$110,000."We have an abundance of the key issue" in making the zoning
starter homes," Erickson said, with changes, he said. "The fiscal issue
1,000 mobile homes, 7,000 moder- was a sidelight." . . _
ately priced homes and just 1,000 -
valued at more than $150,000. He The city is getting high marks from:_
said the city also has low-income conservation officials for taking steps'
housing and recently added 70 low- . to preserve its 700 to 800.wetland':.
income apartment units. sites. The once-common practice of y -
•. filling in wetlands for farming or ur-
But Rep. Myron Orfield, DFL-Min- banization recently has turned to one
• neapolis, said that the changes will of preservation.
keep low-income people out of Lake-
ville.He said Lakeville does not have Lakeville- continued on page 3B
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to create a,bbank'=�to protect wetlands
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lost. Wetland banks will provide a average lot size in the metropolitan
......14.,:• way to produce a large wetland rather area is 12,000 square feet.
,L.ckeville has taken the ultimate step than a number of smaller ones.
;-of buying the wetland property in its '' ' The city also is requiring that new
city.As developers build houses,the ,-Jim Haertel, a conservationist with houses have room on their lots for
tietlands on their properties will be;" the state Board of Water and Soil three-stall garages, a deck and a
tamed over to the city in lied of Resources, said a number of cities porch.The city is not requiring that
pltyments for connecting to the city - are interested in developing the wet- they be built,only that there be room
norm sewer system.Erickson said he land banks under rules of the state for them in case homeowners wants
d s not know what the ultimate cost Wetland Conservation Act of 1991 to add them later. That avoids re-
o the wetlands to the city will be,but that go into effect in January. State quests to expand into areas the city
"t will cost millions." , ; and county highway departments wants preserved,Erickson said.
• i - o'•-', , • have been using the banks for years,
,.The city also has decided that mini- he said. , :Johnston said all of those elements
,.alum lot sizes cannot include wet- "have raised the cost of buying a
«'lends.That means there will be fewer Steve Kernik of the Dakota County house in Lakeville. Developers are
i'b uses adjacent to wetlands..t.- ',">.-Soil and Water Conservation District _unhappy with it because it makes life
if , ' said that,all in all, Lakeville is"do- tough for us,'he said.Developers are
'i e also will be among the first, in
' g as much as anyone can do" to "going"to pass those costs on to the
';i I not the first, city to create a wet- protect wetlands. "They are taking .public.".,
ii lands bank. It is negotiating the pur- this seriously.", ( ws
;'chase of a 20-acre parcel that in- - .'- ' aErickson said Johnston is right. He
'clWdes a low-quality wetland. Devel- Erickson said the city also is taking ;said;:the city needs•higher-priced
Ito will pay forimproving that extra steps to protect trees so that :homes that produce more tax reve1
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. do not clear-cut an area to ron-
rnue in order to pay for the environ-
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lI.o other marshes to build such things make it easier to build.. i mental protections,it has adopted. 1
Lits access roads,Erickson said. '
1 Minimum single-family lots are in-Under state and federal laws,private creasing'from 11,000 to 15,000 ,.
krid public entities must mitigate the r square feet.James Johnston, project , '
iss of any'wetland by replacing it,_manager for the Sienna Corp.,a ma-
..elsewhere with twice as n ich as was •jor:Tv,Itin.Cities developer, said the T
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• 1993-94 OFFICERS
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President Elect December 1, 1993
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Dick Hinkle
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Diane Smith
1993-94 DIRECTORS
Sharon Allen Mr. Patrick Klaers, City Administrator
Mel Beaudry
Dolores Choulnard City of Elk River
Shelly Holmes P.O. Box 490
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Dear Mr. Klaers;
AFFILIATE DIRECTOR
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N.A.R.DIRECTOR undergone significant changes. The major impact of this
Jerry R.Teeson transitional period is behind us and we are ready to provide
M.A.R.REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT you with monthly data on the sales activities of REALTORS®
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Jeff Johnson homes in the communities of Anoka County, as well as, the
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AffiliateAdvisory October compared to the same duration in 1992, are gathered
Rick Kindseth from the Regional Listing Service of Minnesota.
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1993 ANOKA. COUNTY hhOME SALES
Current Activity: Single Family Homes
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Prepared by: Tke Anoka Count Association of REALTORS )
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Jean M. Gage,Director of Public Affairs
This sales recap shows a comparison between year-to-date activity for both 1992 and 1993. The information is
updated monthly, and is provided to you as a service of the Anoka County Association of REALTORS®.
Unit Sales -.Unit Sales Median Median Average
Jan-Oct 93 Jim-Oct 92 Sold Price 93 Sold Price 92 Sale Price 93
Andover 325 328 1077,900 _--100 025 _ 118 414 -4':
Anoka 140 148 82,900 80,900 84,435
Bethel,.East.Bethel 116 115 901750 81,250 91,584
Blaine 373 429 89,900 86,900 96,823
Centerville, Lino Lakes 213 254 115,000 105,618 125,928
Circle Pines,.Lexington 60 81 85,400 82,000 93,403
Columbia Heights,
Hilltop 157 210 73,500 72,000 73,768
Columbus Township,
-Linwood Township 84 77 95,933 93,900 102,724
• Coon Rapids 622 811 92,500 89,000 98,1404
_Fridley 131 • - • • 172 87,500 83,500 92,483
Ham Lake 81 110 98,000 91,550 104,868
Ramsey 196 183 97;800 89,900 109,207
St. Francis, Oak Grove -
Twnsp, Bums Twnsp 95 • 117 94,000 - 91,000 99,051
Spring Lake Park 104 111 84,900 82,000 89,136
Elk River 175 217 100,900 89,000 103,232
Big Lake 88 93 79,950 • 75,500 83,384
Anoka County 2,697 3,146 94,250 88,809 98,588
' Metro Area 24,756 26.823 98,30(1 94,500 115,315
This information was gathered from the October 1993 Regional Monthly Sold Book of the Multiple Listing Service of
Minnesota. This itt cn nation outlines the activities of REALTORSg, within tire metropolitan area, and does not
account for sales by non REALTORS'.
The Anoka Cour:ty Association ofREALI'OR.S 0'is ":l h e h"oicef or Real Estate"representing
11111 over 1,000 members involved in all aspects o(t/ce real estate industry. /WAR is the northern metropolitans
largest trade and professional association,representing members in Anoka and Sherburne Counties.
4p( ofTO: PLANNING COMMISSION
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FROM: GARY SCHMITZ, ZONING ASSISTANT
River
DATE: DECEMBER 28, 1993
SUBJECT: ACCESSORY STRUCTURE DISCUSSION
BACKGROUND
Throughout the past year, the City of Elk River has received
several conditional use permit requests for accessory
structures . In fact, of the 40 conditional use permit requests
in 1993, 10 were related to accessory structures .
Attached is a summary of the 1993 accessory structure
requests . Also attached is a summary of what other cities do
to regulate accessory structures .
Staff would like to initiate a discussion on a possible zoning
ordinance amendment where new standards could be implemented to
limit the number of conditional use permit requests . The
current accessory structure ordinance requires that any
detached accessory structure used for storage purposes, over
1,000 square feet in size, must go through the conditional use
permit process . Detached, agricultural accessory structures
are allowed to be a maximum of 2, 000 square feet before a
conditional use permit is required. Metal skin accessory
structures are only allowed in the Rla and Al zoning districts,
and are required to meet a 300 foot setback from any
neighboring dwelling. A conditional use permit is also
required for any metal skin building constructed within a
platted area.
RECOMMENDATION
As I mentioned before, this is a discussion item and no formal
action is required. Staff does have a good handle on how to
regulate accessory structures within the Rib, Ric, Rld, and Rle
zoning districts . However, accessory structures within the Rla
and Al zoning districts becomes more complicated due to the
wide variety of lot sizes, platted area, land uses,
architectural standards, etc . Staff would like Planning
Commission input before any formal ordinance amendment is
proposed.
P.O. Box 490 • 13065 Orono Parkway • Elk River, MN 55330 • (612) 441-7420 • Fax: (612) 441-7425
• 1993 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT ACCESSORY BUILDING SUMMARY
93-09 Ed Stevens - 1,400 sq. ft. metal skin
21216 Vernon Street - Storage
Zoning: Al - 2 1/1 acre +, platted
- * Setback - 175' from neighbor
93-24 William Palmer - 1,408 sq. ft. garage
11712-200 Avenue - Storage
Zoning: Rla - 2 acres+, platted
93-26 David Gow - 2,000 sq. ft. metal skin
20493 Meadowvale Rd - Agricultural
Zoning: Rla - 20 acres, platted
93-27 Glen Ertel - 2,280 sq. ft. metal skin
19075 Twin Lake Rd - Storage
Zoning: Rla - 4.58 acres
93-28 Donald Robideau - 960 sq. ft. metal skin
10654-201 Circle - Storage
Zoning: Rla - 1.58 acres, platted
- Setback - 133' from neighbor
III 93-30 Vernon Draxler
13416 Islandview Dr - 1,176 sq. ft. garage
- Storage
Zoning: Rib - 1 acre +
93-31 Michael Larson - 1,440 sq. ft. metal skin
12869 Ranch Road - Storage
Zoning: Al - 3.8 acres
- * Setback - 250' from neighbor
93-33 Bart Boese - 1,380 sq. ft. metal skin
20337 Auburn Street - Storage
Zoning: Rla - 2 1/2 acres +, platted
93-34 Richard Peterson - 3,190 sq. ft. metal skin
11763-201 Avenue - Agricultural
Zoning: Rla - 27 acres
93-40 Steve LaTour - 768 sq. ft. metal skin
11063-207 Avenue - Agricultural
Zoning: Al - 5 acres
"In Progress" - * Setback - 200' from neighbor
•
ACCESSORY BUILDING SUMMARY
IIICOMMUNITY ACCESSORY BUILDING SIZE LOT SIZE
1) OTSEGO 1, 000 Sq ft -ANY
1,000-1,500 Sq ft* -ANY
1,500 Sq ft and larger ** -ANY
* Administrative Permit
** Only through C.U.P.
-Pole Buildings only allowed in A-1 & A-2
through a C.U.P.
2 ) RAMSEY 624 Sq ft 1 acre or less
800 Sq ft 1 to 2 .5 acres
1,200 Sq ft 2 .5 acres
1,600 Sq ft 2 . 6 acres
1,600 Sq ft 3 . 0 acres
2 . 000 Sq ft 3 . 5 acres
2 ,400 Sq ft 3 . 6 acres
2,400 Sq ft 5 . 0 acres
2, 800 Sq ft 5 . 6 acres
3,200 Sq ft 6 . 6 acres
4 ,000 Sq ft 8 . 6 acres
4,400 Sq ft 9 . 6 acres
4 , 800 Sq ft 10 . 6+ acres
• * On parcels of land less than 2-1/2 acres
in size, accessory structures must be
built with the same type of construction
materials used on the home.
3) HAM LAKE 676 Sq ft Under 2 .5 acres
800 Sq ft 2 . 5 to 5 acres
1,200 Sq ft 5 to 10 acres
-Discretionary with 10+ acres
Council approval
* For lots less than five acres building
materials must match existing house.
** An administrative permit approved by
staff can exceed the size requirements .
Exterior construction materials provide
that a list of stipulations are met.
4) ANDOVER 75% of the land cover of Less than 1
the principal structure acre
Shall not exceed the total 1 to 5 acres
Sq ft of land cover of the
principal building.
• * No pole buildings on parcels 3 acres in
size or less .
5) LINO LAKES Total detached & attached Less than
880 Sq ft 32,671 Sq ft
• Total detached & attached 32 , 671/1-1/4
960 Sq ft acres
800 Sq ft 1-1/4 to 2-1/2
acres
1,000 Sq ft 2-1/2 to 5 acre
1, 600 Sq ft 5 to 10 acres
2,400 Sq ft 10 to 20 acres
No Max 20+ acres
* For lots less than five acres, building
materials must match the existing home.
6 ) BROOKLYN Home and accessory Residential lot
PARK structures cannot
exceed 25% of lot.
* Metal skin buildings are not allowed
except for accessory buildings used for
farming with an interm use permit.
7 ) MAPLE GROVE Total detached & attached 10,000 Sq ft
700 Sq ft
Total detached & attached 10,000-20,000
1,254 Sq ft Sq ft
Total detached & attached 10 acres
411 2, 150 Sq ft
No limits 20+ acres
8) LAKEVILLE Total detached & attached 9 , 375 Sq ft
788 Sq ft
Total detached & attached 11,000 Sq ft
1, 100 Sq ft
Total detached & attached 15, 000 Sq ft
1,500 Sq ft
Total detached & attached 20, 000 Sq ft
2,000 Sq ft
Total detached & attached 10+ acres
13,068 Sq ft
* The same or similar quality exterior
building material shall be used in the
accessory building and the principal
building.
9) BLAINE Total detached & attached 10,000 sq ft
1,200 sq ft
2,000 sq ft 10 acres
* Metal skin building can only be constructed
for agricultural purposes .
•
THE ELK RIVER PLANNING COMMISSION
December 28, 1993
Mr. Donald Spotts
19044 Xavier Street
Elk River MN 55330
Dear Don:
On behalf of the entire Planning Commission, I want to thank you for all the contributions
that you have made to this Commission during this past term.
Because of commissioners like you, this planning commission has enjoyed a sterling
reputation, not only in this City, but also throughout the State. Your perceptive questions
and comments have helped all of us make more intelligent decisions.
It is also a tribute to your abilities that you were asked to make presentations at the annual
conventions of the Minnesota Planning Association and the Minnesota Chapter of the
American Planning Association, on two different occasions. These achievements have
added to the prestige and pride of our community.
• We will always be grateful also for your willingness to step forward and make motions,
and then for giving the format for making similar motions in the future.
All of us wish you the best of luck in your new venture with your son, and we hope that
your talents can be used in other capacities for the community in the future.
Sincerely,
Bob Minton, Chair
Elk River Planning Commission
P. S. This letter was approved by all the members of the Planning Commission on
December 28, 1993, and entered into the Minutes of that meeting.
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