6.3 Ordinance Amendment regarding Definitions, Signs, Warehousing, Land Use Matrix and Grading

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AGENDA ITEM # 6.3 City of Pequot Lakes- REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL Report Prepared by: Dawn Bittner Date: June 7, 2022 Subiect: Ordinance Amendment regarding Definitions, Signs, Warehousing, Land Use Matrix, and Grading Report: As Staff processes applications and works with the City Code we find elements that don't either work as the City intended or are difficult to administer. The following items were thoroughly reviewed by the Planning Commission: • Warehousing—Warehousing was listed on the Land Use Matrix as an accessory use, although the definition states the use as the principle use. The Planning Commission's recommendation is to strike Warehousing from definitions and from the Land Use Matrix. • Fences—Fences have always been considered a structure and would require a permit in most zones. It was recently discovered that fences are listed on the Land Use Matrix as allowed without a permit in the Transition Residential, Shoreline Residential, and Shoreline Commercial zones. The Planning Commission's recommendation is to change the use to require a permit in those zones. • Schools— Schools were not a listed use on the Land Use Matrix. The Planning Commission's recommendation is to list Schools as a Conditional Use in the Commercial zone. • Signs—When the Patriot Development classification was developed, uses in that zone would require a Conditional Use Permit. Staff recently noted that signage that meets the City Code required a Conditional Use Permit. The Planning Commission's recommendation is to permit signage that meets the requirements of the City Code. • Grading— Section 17-7.13 was not as clear as footnote #3 on the Land Use Matrix. The Planning Commission's recommendation is to amend this section to include the additional language in the footnote.