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: July 5, 2022 Subject: Ordinance Amendment regarding Definitions, Signs, Warehousing, Land Use Matrix, and Grading Report: The Staff Report below was presented at the June Council meeting where the vote was 3-0 to approve the attached ordinance amendments. The vote was also 3-0 to authorize Summary Publication. State Statute requires 4/5's vote of the Council's members, not a majority of those present, to authorize Summary Publication. The request for Summary Publication is being presented again to ratify the motion with 4/5's vote. 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.