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Summary of Recent City Council actions TKDA ® | 444 Cedar Street Suite 1500 | Saint Paul, MN 55101 651.292.4400 • tkda.com An employee -owned company promoting affirmative action and equal opportunity. Memorandum To: Scandia Planning Commission Reference: Recent City Council Actions Copies To: Brenda Eklund, Clerk Ken Cammilleri, City Administrator Project No.: 18109.000 From: Evan Monson, Planner Routing: Date: April 22, 2021 SUBJECT: Summary of recent actions by the City Council relating to the Planning Commission MEETING DATE: May 4, 2021 BACKGROUND At a recent Planning Commission meeting, members expressed a desire to get feedback on actions taken by the City Council on items reviewed by the Planning Commission. Planning and Zoning requests (such as variances, code amendments, etc.) start with review and recommendations made by the Planning Commission, and then are approved or denied by the City Council. RECENT ITEMS Variances Three variances were approved by the Council at their April 20th meeting:  Variance request by Tim Boncher to build a home on a vacant nonconforming lot  Variance request by Craig Smith and Merritt Clapp-Smith to alter an existing nonconforming accessory dwelling unit  Variance request by Mark Holloway to alter an existing nonconforming house These variances were all recommended for approval by the Planning Commission at the April 6th Planning Commission meeting. Amendments to the Development Code The City Council heard and approved a number of amendments to the Development Code at their April 20th meeting:  Amendment to allow the ‘Rural Event Facility’ land use as a conditional use in the R COMM zoning district  Amendment to the requirements for accessory structures Summary on recent CC actions May 4, 2021 Scandia Planning Commission Page 2  Amendment to the design standards to remove conflicting requirements  Amendment to signage regulations to allow signs in cemeteries, parks, and other similar land uses  Amendment to revise existing definitions for government uses, and create new uses for the Arts & Heritage Center The Council tabled the proposed amendment changing the definition and requirements for Temporary Farm Dwellings for further review. These amendments were recently recommended for approval by the Planning Commission at the April 6th Planning Commission meeting. ACTION REQUESTED This is informational only, so no formal action is required.