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AGENDA
CITY OF MAPLEWOOD
PLANNING COMMISSION
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
7:00 PM
Council Chambers - Maplewood City Hall
1830 County Road B East
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of Agenda
4. Approval of Minutes
a. December 20, 2016
5. Public Hearing
a. 7:00 p.m. or later: Approval of a Conditional Use Permit, Phase 2 of Frost-English Village,
1957 English Street North
6. New Business
a. Urban Agriculture Zoning Review
b. 2016 Planning Commission Annual Report
c. Planning Commission Annual Review
d. City Council Meeting Attendance Schedule for Planning Commissioners
7. Unfinished Business
8. Visitor Presentations
9. Commission Presentations
a. January 23 and February 13, 2017 city council meeting (Commissioner Arbuckle)
Proposed Health Partners Intensive Residential Treatment Services Program, 2715 Upper
Afton Road
b. February 27, 2017 city council meeting (Commissioner Donofrio)
2016 Planning Commission Annual Report
c. March 13, 2017 city council meeting (Commissioner Dahm)
Phase 2 of Frost-English Village, 1957 English Street North
10. Staff Presentations
11. Adjournment
WELCOME TO THIS MEETING OF THE
PLANNING COMMISSION
This outline has been prepared to help you understand the public meeting process.
The review of an item usually takes the following form:
1.The chairperson of the meeting will announce the item to be reviewed and ask for the
staff report on the subject.
2.Staff presents their report on the matter.
3.The Commission will then ask City staff questions about the proposal.
4.The chairperson will then ask the audience if there is anyone present who wishes to
comment on the proposal.
5.This is the time for the public to make comments or ask questions about the proposal.
Please step up to the podium and speak clearly. Give your name and address first and
then your comments.
6.After everyone in the audience wishing to speak has given his or her comments, the
chairperson will close the public discussion portion of the meeting.
7.The Commission will then discuss the proposal. No further public comments are allowed.
8.The Commission will then make itsrecommendation or decision.
9.All decisions by the Planning Commission are recommendations to the City Council. The
City Council makes the final decision.
Revised:12/15
MINUTES OF THE MAPLEWOOD PLANNING COMMISSION
1830 COUNTY ROAD B EAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2016
7:00 P.M.
1. CALL TO ORDER
A meeting of the Commission was held in the City Hall Council Chambers and was called to order
at 7:00 p.m. by Chairperson Arbuckle.
2. ROLL CALL
Paul Arbuckle, Chairperson Present
Frederick Dahm, Commissioner Absent
Tushar Desai, Commissioner Present
John Donofrio, Commissioner Present
John Eads, Commissioner Present
Allan Ige, Commissioner Absent
Bill Kempe, Commissioner Present
Staff Present: Michael Martin, Economic Development Coordinator
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Commissioner Kempe moved to approve the agenda as submitted.
Seconded by Commissioner Donofrio. Ayes All
The motion passed.
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Commissioner Desai moved to approve the November 15, 2016, PC minutes as submitted.
Seconded by Commissioner Donofrio. Ayes All
The motion passed.
5. PUBLIC HEARING
a. 7 p.m. or later: Consider Approval of a Conditional Use Permit Resolution for Health
Partners Proposed Intensive Residential Treatment Services Program, 2715 Upper
Afton Road
i. Economic Development Director, Michael Martin gave the presentation on the conditional
use permit resolution for Health Partners proposed Intensive Residential Treatment
Services Program at 2715 Upper Afton Road.
ii. Vice President of Behavioral Health, Health Partners, Babette Apland, addressed and
answered questions of the commission.
iii. Director of Community Support Programs, Health Partners, Jayne Quinlan, addressed
and answered questions of the commission.
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Chairperson Arbuckle opened the public hearing.
1. Tom Berkas, 675 Eldridge Avenue East, Maplewood addressed the commission in support of
this proposal.
Chairperson Arbuckle closed the public hearing.
Commissioner Kempe moved to approve the conditional use permit resolution in the staff report.
This conditional use permit allows an intensive residential treatment services program within the
existing building located at 2715 Upper Afton Road. This approval shall be subject to the
following conditions:
1.
require building permits.
2. The proposed use must be substantially started within one year of council approval or the
permit shall end. The council may extend this deadline for one year.
3. The city council shall review this permit in one year.
4. Prior to receiving a certificate of occupancy, the applicant shall provide year-round screening
along the west and north property lines. Screening can be achieved with either a fence or
appropriate landscaping as approved by staff. Screening is required to be at least 6 feet tall
and be at least 80 percent opaque.
5. The applicant shall submit to city staff a floor plan showing where the residential units will be
placed within the building.
6. By January 31 of every year, the applicant is required to review its security and response plan
7. Prior to receiving a certificate of occupancy, the applicant shall provide to the city copies of all
required licenses issued by the Minnesota Department of Human Services.
8.
officer.
9. This permit waives the city code requirement of requiring covered parking spaces for a
multifamily residential building.
Seconded by Commissioner Desai. Ayes - All
The motion passed.
This item goes to the city council on January 9, 2017.
6. NEW BUSINESS
None.
7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
None.
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8. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS
None.
9. COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS
a. November 28, 2016 City Council Meeting (Commissioner Ige)
Metro Heating and Cooling Expansion, 2303 Atlantic Street North which was approved by
the City Council.
the City Council.
b. January 9, 2017 City Council Meeting (Commissioner Arbuckle will represent)
Proposed Health Partners Intensive Residential Treatment Services Program, 2715 Upper
Afton Road
10. STAFF PRESENTATIONS
None.
11. ADJOURNMENT
Chairperson Arbuckle adjourned the meeting at 7:29 p.m.
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MEMORANDUM
TO:Melinda Coleman, City Manager
FROM:Michael Martin, AICP, Economic Development Coordinator
DATE:February 15, 2017
SUBJECT:Consider Approval ofFrost-English Village –Phase 2,1957 English
Street North
A.Conditional Use Permit
B.Design Review
Introduction
Project Description
Sherman Associatesis proposing to continue its redevelopment of the 5.5 acre former
Maplewood Bowl site. Phase 1 is complete and open. This phase included 50 units of multi-
family housing built on 4.04 acres of the overall site. Phase 2 is proposed for 107 units of
independent senior, market-rate, housing to be built on 0.96 acres. Phase 3, yet to be proposed,
will consist of approximately 6,000 square feet to be built on the remaining 0.56 acres of land.
Both residential buildings will be served by underground and surface parking.
Requests
To build this development, the applicants are requesting that the city council approve the
following:
1.A conditional use permit for a four-story building, increased front yard setbacksand a
parking waiver.
2.Design review
Background
On January 22, 2014, the Metropolitan Council approved a livable communities demonstration
account (LCDA) grant request for the city of Maplewood for $1,900,000. This grant money was
used for public infrastructure improvements along Frost Avenue and assisted the developer with
the purchase of the Maplewood Bowl site.
On April 13, 2015, the city council approved a conditional use permit, lot division and design
review requests, which were required for this project to move forward. This included building
approval for the first phase which is a four-story, multi-family building with 50 units.
On May 26, 2015, the city council approved a tax-increment financing (TIF) plan for this project.
The TIF plan works to offset a portion of its eligible costs incurred in the redevelopment ofthe
5.5 acre former Maplewood Bowl site. Additionally, the city undertookpublic improvements as
part of the larger Gladstone arearedevelopment plan, which includedcosts spent both inside
and outside of the TIF District. Aportion of these city incurred public improvement costs were
eligible for reimbursement fromTIF revenue.
Discussion
Gladstone Neighborhood Redevelopment Plan
The Gladstone Neighborhood Redevelopment Plan (pertinent pages attached to this report)
outlines nine guiding principles to redevelopment in the area as follows:
1.Design the future of Gladstone as a village.
2.Transform regional trails into celebrated village corridors.
3.Make Gladstone a compelling quality of life choice.
4.Weave natural systems and ecological function into the built and recreational
environment.
5.Allow Gladstone’s future to whisper the story of its past.
6.Make walkability the standard.
7.Think of Gladstone as a neighborhood for all stages of life.
8.Make the Gladstone redevelopment plan a model for others to follow.
9.Make multi-modal links between Gladstone and areas beyond.
The Gladstone Neighborhood Redevelopment Plan further outlines development strategies for
Frost Avenue North, which includes the former Maplewood Bowl site, as follows:
Achieving a mix of neighborhoodretail services fronting on Frost Avenue and English
Street.
Incorporation of rainwater gardens, alternative pavement strategies, shared parking and
other techniques to minimize surface water runoff and provide for treatment of runoff.
Incorporation of recycled building materials, roof top gardens, solar energy systems and
other sustainable building techniques that contribute to the educational and interpretive
vision of the Gladstone Savanna.
Flexibility to accommodate the bowling alley use and other local neighborhood retail
businesses that desire to stay in the neighborhood.
Redevelopment of the Frost Avenue North area has important financial relationships with
the remainder of the Gladstone Neighborhood. Actual implementation efforts should
explore ways that this project can provide financial resources to other parts of the master
plan, particularly the improvement of Flicek Park and Frost Avenue.
Development may orient toward the regional trails rather than back up to them.
Building heights should be “stepped back” from the street as they grow in height.
2030 Comprehensive Plan and Density
The city council adopted the 2030 Comprehensive Plan on January 25, 2010. The 2030
Comprehensive Plan incorporated the land uses and densities established by the Gladstone
Neighborhood Redevelopment Plan. The 2030 Comprehensive Plan guides this site as mixed
use. Mixed use has a density range of 6 to 31 units per net acre. A total of 157 units will be built
on the residential portions of this redevelopment project,which consist of fiveacres of land.
Normally five acres of land would allow up to 155 units within the mixed use density range.
However, the city provides density bonuses to developers for providing underground parking
and affordable housing units.
Foreach underground parking space city code allows 300 square feet to be added to the net
acreage used for density determination. Between Phases 1 and 2, 132 underground spaces
are provided. Also, 300 square feet is added to the net acreage for each affordable unit as
determined by Met Council’s definitionof affordable housing. Phase 1 of this project provided 40
affordable units. Phase 2 is not proposed to contain any affordable units.
When accounting for the additional square footage as allowed by the city code’s density
bonuses, 1.18 acres in net density is added to the site. Adding the 1.18 acres to the 5 acres of
land used for residential in this project givesthe developer 6.18 acres in terms of density
calculations. This allows this site to have up to 191 units. The applicant is proposing 157units
between the two residential phases –well short of the maximum allowed.
Zoning
The site is currently zoned as mixed use (MU). This zoning district allows for a mixed use multi-
family and commercial retail development.
Conditional Use Permit
Four-Story Building
The mixed use district requires a conditional use permit for any residential buildings more than
three-stories or 35 feet in height as well in the cases where the front building setback is greater
than 20 feet. The proposed Phase 2 senior, multi-family building will be a four-story building
and approximately 51feet in height as measure from grade to the mid-point of theroof. The
building in Phase 1 is also four-storiesand of similar overall height.
Thereare three buildings in Maplewood that currently have four-stories. The first one is the
already mentioned Phase 1 building. The other two include the ParkviewCourt Apartments, a
multi-family housing development in Gladstone, which is located just to thewest of theShores
at Lake Phalen development. Parkview Court Apartments were constructedwith four floors in
1965, prior to the city’s requirement that all multi-family housing be limited tothree stories
without a conditional use permit. The city council did approve a four-story seniorhousing
building, called the Seasons at Maplewood, which is part of the Legacy Village planned unit
development.
Increased Front Yard Setbacks
While theGladstone Master Plan encourages buildings along Frost Avenue and English Street
to be three or four-stories tall. The Master Plan also encourages buildings to be stepped back
as they increase in height. This was an issue identified for this project’s Phase 1 building. The
elevation that faces English Street does provide architectural articulation and uses different
textures and materials to provide vertical division.
In addition the elevation is proposed to be setback approximately 97 feet from the front property
line. The Phase 1 building was setback 20 feet along the Frost Avenue property line where
there is more of a concern of a tall building next to a sidewalk and roadway. The area between
English Street will be used for ponding and landscaping working to soften the impact of the taller
building. Staff feels this building and east elevation, even though it varies from the mixed use
setback requirements, still meets the intent of the mixed use zoning district as this project works
to provide a mixture of uses on this redevelopment site while increasing the amount of housing
units available in the neighborhood.
Parking Waiver
Ordinance requires a minimum parking standard of two parking spaces per unit, with at least
one space being covered. The Phase 1 50-unit building met these requirements. Dating back to
2015, the applicant stated they would be seeking a parking waiver for the Phase 2 building. For
the 107-unit Phase 2 building,code would require 214 spaces. The applicant is proposing to
provide 121 spaces with 82 of them being underground. This is a ratio of 1.13 parking spaces
per living unit. The applicant has provided a parking study of more than 20 senior buildingsfrom
around the Twin Cities –including three in Maplewood –and the parking ratios for senior
buildings range from 0.44 to 1.33 spaces per unit. This study is attached to the report. The
Gladstone Master Plan encourages the use of shared parking and staff is recommending a
shared parking agreement be in place between Phases 1, 2 and 3 when it is built. If a parking
shortage becomes an issue the city can require parking be installed on unbuilt areas of the site
including the area dedicated for Phase 3.
Design Review
Site Plan
The Phase 2 building will be constructed on the north side of the site taking advantage of its
proximity to the Gateway Trail. The main entry will be on the south side of the building facing
inward to the overall site. Access to the underground garage will be on the west side of the
building. The access drive lane is already in place and provides connections to Frost Avenue
and English Street. The site plan shows a 39 space parking lot. The applicant is also providing
82 parking spaces in an underground garage.
The city’s mixed use district requires a front yard setback for multiple dwelling buildings to be no
more than 20 feet, with a minimum of zero feet. The mixed use district also allowed increased
setbacks to be approved via a conditional use permit. Staff feels additional landscaping should
be provided between the building and English Street to make this area more of an amenity to
the site. However, staff is comfortable with the increased setback as this is a mixed use
redevelopment project and the Phase 1 building meets the required setbacks and the Phase 3
commercial building will also be fronted near the streets as required by code.
Building Elevations
Exterior building walls adjacent to or visible from a public right-of-way or public open space may
not exceed 40 feet in width. New buildings of more than 40 feet in width are allowed if the
building wall is divided into smaller increments, between 20 and 40 feet in width, through
articulation of the façade. Exterior-building materials shall be classified primary, secondary or
accent material. Primary materials shall cover at least 60 percent of all façades of a building.
Secondary materials may cover no more than 30 percent of all façades of a building. Accent
materials may include door and window frames, lintels, cornices and other minor elements, and
may cover no more than ten percent of all façades of a building. The community design review
board may consider exceptions to the above-mentioned design standards if they uphold the
integrity of the guidelines and result in an attractive, cohesive development design as intended
by ordinance.
The primary materials for theproposed 107-unit senior building are brick, stone and cement
fiber board siding –each utilizingmultiple tones of color. Architectural asphalt shingles will be
placed on the roof and windows and balconies are generously located throughout the building.
Staff finds the building attractively designed and compatible with the building constructed in
Phase 1. Staff feels the design of the building and materials to be used meet the intent of the
mixed use zoning code.
Landscaping
All areas of land not occupied by buildings, parking, driveways, sidewalks or other hard surface
are required to be sodded or mulched and landscaped with approved ground cover, flowers,
shrubbery and trees. Hard-surfaced areas, including sidewalks and patios, must include
amenities such as benches, planters and bike racks.
For parking lots consisting of 20 or more spaces, interior landscape islands are required. Interior
landscape islands shall be at a rate of one landscape island for every ten parking spaces.
Landscape islands shall be a minimum of 144 square feet in area and shall be a minimum of
eight feet in width, as measured from back of curb to back of curb.
Perimeter landscape or pedestrian walls are required for all parking lots and shall be
established along the road and edges of the parking lot. The landscape treatment or pedestrian
wall shall run the full length of the parking lot and be located between the property line and the
edge of the parking lot.
The applicant is proposing to plant eight new trees as part of the Phase 2 project and will also
plant numerous shrubs and perennials throughout the site. Staff feels the planting proposed
around the building and parking lot areas are attractive and sufficient, but feels more attention
needs to be placed on the area between English Street and the building. As mentioned already
in this report, the applicant is requesting an increased building setback from what the mixed use
zoning district would normally allow. In turn it is fair for the city to request this area to become
more of an amenity for the project and to the future residents. While this area is proposed to be
used for stormwater purposes staff would like to see revised site and landscaping plans
showing additional landscaping in this area and the inclusion of benchesor other similar
amenitiesas guided by the Gladstone Master Plan.
Lighting
The applicant will be required to submit a photometric plan before any building permits can be
issued. This photometric plan must meet all city requirements.
Trash Enclosure
All trash and recycling will be maintained within the building, for pick up through the
underground garage. Because of the size of this developmentand number of residents, staff
also recommends that there be trash and recycling receptacleslocated throughout the site to
ensure residents, visitors, and employees have access to these containers.
Unit Sizes
Coderequires minimum unit sizes of 580 square feet forefficiency or one-bedroom units and
two-bedroom units must be at least740 square feet. The units proposed for this building all
meet these requirements.
Department Comments
EngineeringDepartment, Jon Jarosch
Please see Jon Jarosch’s engineering report, dated February 7, 2017, attached to this report.
Building Official, Jason Brash
Build per 2012 IBC, 2012 IMC, 2012 IFGC, 2014 NEC, 2012 Minnesota State Plumbing Code,
2015Minnesota State Fire Code, MN 2015 Accessibility code, MN1306, and 2015 Minnesota
Building Code.
Demonstrate compliance with all the requirements of the 2012 Minnesota Energy Code Chapter
1323 Section C401.2. Mixing 2012 IECC provisions and ASHRAE Standard 90.1 to obtain
compliance is not an option. The following forms must be completed as submittals.
a.ASHRAE 90.1-2010 Building Envelope Compliance Documentation
b.ASHRAE 90.1-2010 HVAC Compliance Documentation
c.ASHRAE 90.1-2010 Service Water Heating ComplianceDocumentation
d.ASHRAE 90.1-2010 Lighting Compliance Documentation
Special inspections required as per 2012 IBC Chapter 17. Complete supporting special
inspection schedule document and submit with plans.
Plumbing plans shall be submitted to the State Plumbing Department for approval prior to the
issuance of a plumbing permit.St Paul water requires permits for water piping.Maplewood
requires permit for drain waste and vent.
Permits are required for building, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, Health, fire alarm, and
sprinklers.
Provide three sets of stamped and signed plans and one digital set.
Fire Department, Fire Marshal Butch Gervais
Applicantwill be required to install fire protection and alarm system with monitoring perstate
and local codes.All contractors must be licensed and shall submit plans and apply and receive
permits before any work is started.
Police Department, Chief Paul Schnell
No issues
Recommendations
A.Approve the conditional use permit resolution attached. This resolution approves the
conditional use permit for a four-story multi-family senior residential building with an
increased front yard setback and a parking waiver. Approval is subject to the following
conditions:
1.The engineering department shall review and determineapproval of all final
construction and engineering plans. These plans shall comply with allrequirements as
specified in the city engineering department’s February 7, 2017 review.
2.All construction shall follow the plans date-stamped February 8, 2017, andwith
revisions as noted in this approval. The city council may approve major changesto the
plans. City staff may approve minor changes to the plans.
3.This approval is for the Phase 2,107-unit multi-family senior building only. Any future
phases must seek separate approval as required by city code.
4.The proposed construction must be substantially started within one year of citycouncil
approval or the permit shall end. The city council may extend thisdeadline for one
year.
5.The Phase 2 building is approved with an increased English Street front yard setback
which is not to exceed 100 feet.
6.The applicant shall submit to staff for approval revised site and landscaping plans
showing additional plantings and amenities being added between the building and
English Street North.
7.A parking waiver of 93 spaces is allowed. If a parking shortage develops the city may
require additional parking be added in unbuilt areas on the site includingareas within
Phases 1 and 3 of this redevelopment project.
8.Applicant shall submit to the city cross access, maintenance and parking agreements
between Phases 1, 2and 3.
9.Applicant shall submit to the city documentation regarding the affordable units in
Phase 1 used to determine the overall residential densities for this development.
Affordable units must meet the standards and definitions as described by the
Metropolitan Council.
B.Approve the design plans for the 107-unit multi-family senior residential building date
stamped February 8, 2017,for the redevelopment project located at 1957 English Street
North. Approval is subject to the applicant doing the following:
1.Repeat this review in two years if the city has not issued a building permit for this
project.
2.Satisfy the requirements set forth in the staff report authored by staff engineerJon
Jarosch, dated February 7, 2017.
3.Satisfy the requirements set forth in the staff report authored by environmentalplanner
Shann Finwall, dated February 15, 2017.
4.Prior to issuance of a grading or building permit, the applicant must submit tostaff for
approval the following items:
a.Revised landscaping and site plans showing additional plantings and amenities in
the front yard area between the building and English Street North.
b.Submit a photometricplan for staff approval –plan must meet all city requirements.
c.An executed cross access, parking and maintenance agreement betweenPhases
1, 2 and 3must be submitted to the city.
d.A cash escrow or an irrevocable letter of credit for all required exterior
improvements. The amount shall be 150 percent of the cost of the work.
5.The applicant shall complete the following before occupying the building:
a.Replace any property irons removed because of this construction.
b.Provide continuous concrete curb and gutter around the parking lot and driveways.
c.Install all required landscaping and an in-ground lawn irrigation system for all
landscaped areas.
d.Install all required outdoor lighting.
e.Install all required sidewalks and trails.
6.If any required work is not done, the city may allow temporary occupancy if:
a.The city determines that the work is not essential to the public health, safety or
welfare.
b.The above-required letter of credit or cash escrow is held by the City ofMaplewood
for all required exterior improvements. The owner orcontractor shall complete any
unfinished exterior improvements by June 1of the following year if occupancy of
the building is in the fall or winter orwithin six weeks of occupancy of the building
if occupancy is in thespringor summer.
7.The buildings for Phases Two and Three of the Villages at Frost-Englishdevelopment
are required to be reviewed for design review by the community designreview board.
8.All work shall follow the approved plans. City staff may approve minor changes.
Citizen Comments
Staff surveyed the 55 property owners within 500 feet of this site for their comments. There was
one written reply, which was in favor of the project.
For
I am in favor of the new construction across the street from my property. (Fahey Commercial,
2545 Burl Oak Curve, Hudson, Wisconsin)
Reference Information
Site Description
Site Size:0.96Acres
Existing Land Use: Vacant Land, former Maplewood Bowl Site
Surrounding Land Uses
North: Gateway Trail
South: Phase 1 Multi-Family Building and Liquor Store
East:English Street and Moose Lodge
West:Atlantic Street, a vacant lot, a single-family home and a commercial
building
Planning
Existing Land Use:Mixed Use
Existing Zoning:Mixed Use
Criteria for Approval
Criteria for Conditional Use Permit Approval
Article V, Sections 44-1091 through 44-1105 states that the city council may grant a CUP
subject to the nine standards for approval noted in the conditional use permit resolution
attached.
Application Date
The city deemed the applicant’sapplications complete onFebruary 8, 2017. The 60-day review
deadline for a decision is April 9, 2017. As stated in Minnesota State Statute 15.99, the city is
allowed to take an additional 60 days if necessary in order to complete the review of the
application.
Attachments
1.Location Map
2.Land Use Map
3.Zoning Map
4.Gladstone Neighborhood Redevelopment Plan –Guiding Principles
5.Gladstone Neighborhood Redevelopment Plan –Development Strategies for Frost Avenue
6.Applicant Narrative
7.Site Plan
8.Landscape Plan
9.Building Elevations
10.Applicant’s Submitted Parking Study
11.Staff Engineer Jon Jarosch’s comments, February 7, 2017
12.Environmental Planner Shann Finwall’s comments, February 15, 2017
13.Conditional Use Permit Resolution
14.Applicant’s plans (separate attachment)
Attachment 1
January 27, 2017
City of Maplewood
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Source: City of Maplewood, Ramsey County
Attachment 2
Frost English Village - Phase 2
February 15, 2017
City of Maplewood
Information
Land Use Map
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Low Density Residential
Open Space
Mixed Use
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Source: City of Maplewood, Ramsey County
Attachment 3
Frost English Village - Phase 2
February 15, 2017
City of Maplewood
Information
Zoning Map
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Open Space/Park
Single Dwelling (r1)
Double Dwelling (r2)
Mixed Use (mu)
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Source: City of Maplewood, Ramsey County
Attachment 4
Vision and Guiding PrinciplesVision and Guiding Principles
reflect the expressed needs and desires of the people of the Gladstoneborhood. Guiding Principles represent the basic goals of the plan andto be and should capture the essence of hood
in the future. It should be a statement about what this place aspiresThe vision is an overarching statement about the Gladstone Neighbor-just fit cleanly with the next stone block.and
redevelopment project must help to build the future, notGladstone Neighborhood seeks to become. Each developmentbuilt. The vision provides the picture of the cathedral that theare
added or modified without a clear picture of what is beingmanagement works much like the first stonecutter. New pieceschange in a neighborhood. Without a vision, redevelopmentThis
story describes the role of a vision in guiding growth andThe second replied, Im on a team that is building a cathedral.they were doing. The first said, Im cutting this stone
into blocks.According to an old story, two stonecutters were asked what Vision ciples that will help guide sound decision-making.ter. There, one can always come back to the fundamental
prin-challenging decisions is the Vision and Guiding Principles chap-dations. A chapter of particular importance when wrestling witheasy to loose sight of the whys of the various
plan recommen-decades to accomplish. With that kind of timeframe, it will beThe Gladstone Master Plan will take years and in some cases Vision and Guiding Principles Vision and Guiding
Principles
Vision and Guiding PrinciplesVision and Guiding Principles
the future
Gladstone Neigh-
iDesign the future of Gladstone as a village:lished:to the guiding principles. The following principles were estab-sure of the compatibility of a development proposal comes backmirror
what is reflected in the master plan. The ultimate mea-the master plan may be, future development will not alwaysPlanning is a dynamic process, and as thorough and complete as Guiding
Principles ating proposals and furthering the Gladstone vision.be used as a tool for guiding improvements and future development, evalu-used to represent the communitys values and
with the master plan shouldNeighborhood and Maplewood Community. The guiding principles are
are marked by their organic building patterns, mixed & in-
The vision for Gladstone is to be an inspiring, vital and
portray its history, its sense of open space and ecological
presence, and its qualities as a great neighborhood to
stable neighborhood always striving to protect and
Gladstone Neighborhood Redevelopment PlanVision and Guiding Principles
Gladstone Vision StatementGladstone Vision Statement
Gladstone Vision Statement
Gladstone Vision StatementGladstone Vision Statement
live, play and work in.
villages
populations.considers current and futureaccomplish. Planning mustin some cases decades toThe master plan will take years and
guide sound decision-making.
principles that will helpset of fundamentalThis chapter represents a
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Attachment 4
Vision and Guiding Principles
Gladstone Neighborhood Redevelopment Plan viAllow GladstonesvWeave natural systems and ecological function intoivMake Gladstone aiiTransform regional trails into celebrated village
cor-
past.an interpreter of thethe future can function asstory to tell
designs forGladstone has a rich the story of its pastfuture to whisper tion, and resource cycling.tions as well as facilitate habitat value, rainwater infiltra-ment should have the
infrastructure to support its core func-the built and recreational fabric maintenance.great design and lastinginherent qualities withment that accentuates itslive/work/play environ-Gladstone
should be a of life choicecompelling quality adjust to celebrate them rather than relegate them.gional trail corridors
over time, the village pattern can ridors ence of people.tegrated land uses, intimate human-scale spaces and the pres-
: Gladstone is blessed with two relatively new re-
::
: all village develop-
ixMake the Gladstone masterviiMake walkability
xMake multi-modalviii
has.transportation choices itshould embrace the beyondGladstone and areaslinks between for future projects.magnitude for Maplewood and should provide a success storyredevelopment project
of this followplan a model for others to and recreational alternatives.nities, transit accommodationsness and employment opportu-life-cycle housing options, busi-commodate all stages
in life with of lifeneighborhood for all stages spaces.for all public and privateshould be a top prioritycomfort and safetydestrian connectivity,and maintenance for pe-THE standard
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use structures are encouraged with residential over street levelopportunities for neighborhood retail services. Vertically mixedmercial uses should be a focus in this area and should
includemost intensity of all development in the master plan area. Com-Trail and Flicek Park. This represents the core area with theSavanna. It is bound by Frost Avenue, English Street,
GatewayThis redevelopment site is located immediately north of the Frost Avenue North are anticipated.townhome or rowhouse development patterns. Roughly 45 to 57 unitsThis area is anticipated
to redevelop with predominantly attached·Buildings adjacent to park and open space areas should front·Buildings adjacent to Frost should front onto Frost Avenue.·Access to the development
should be off of Edward Street.·Development should take advantage of views of the Savanna
on to the open space areas.and should present a high quality design.
level units can be penthouse or urban lofts.stories and be less imposing from the street view. The upperthat steps the building back to reduce the impact of multipleDesign features should
be incorporated into 3rd and 4th floorsper acre with a range of building heights being 2 to 4 stories.Residential densities at the core area should be 20 to 30 unitsand English.ground
parking, surface parking and on street parking along FrostAvenue North area will be served by a combination of under-cent to Frost Avenue and English Street. Parking in the Frostallow
new development to fill in around the bowling alley adja-nity also exists for the bowling alley to remain on the site andenues to support a complicated construction process. Opportu-feasible
if other portions of the development can generate rev-rates a concept of putting the bowling alley underground. This isfor a commercial presence. The master plan concept incorpo-as
a good anchor tenant that supports a critical mass necessarytural character. However, a successful bowling alley use can servecal form is a single story use with limited windows and
architec-with the desired character of development in that its most typi-bowling alley. The nature of a bowling alley use is inconsistentarchitecture. A challenge with this site is
the integration of auses should be preserved. This is often referred to as flexibleconvert office or residential uses at street level to future retailspaces at the onset of redevelopment;
however, the ability toways. Market forces may challenge the ability to fill new retailplazas/spaces and not surface parking lots or excessive drive-and Frost Avenue should be dominated
by buildings or publicity and pedestrian friendliness. Frontage along English Streetalong English Street and Frost Avenue to create a sense of activ-commercial. Active store fronts/retail
uses are desired to front
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Master Plan
Gladstone Neighborhood Redevelopment Plan underground as an option and would be an additional 40,000 to 50,000 square feet.Roughly 50,000 square feet of neighborhood retail could be
accommodated here. The bowling alley is illustratedbuilding heights to step-back away from Frost and English, with taller structures on the interior of the blocks.uses. It is anticipated
that 205 to 292 units could develop in this area. The desired pattern of development is forFrost Avenue North is the area with the greatest intensity of development and the most critical
mass of retail·Flexibility to accommodate the bowling alley use and other·Incorporation of recycled building materials, roof top gar-·Incorporation of rainwater gardens, alternative
pavement·Achieving a mix of neighborhood retail services fronting oninclude:Key factors to consider in shaping redevelopment in this area
local neighborhood retail businesses that desire to stay in thetive vision of the Gladstone Savanna.techniques that contribute to the educational and interpre-dens, solar energy systems
and other sustainable buildingsurface water runoff and provide for treatment of runoff.strategies, shared parking and other techniques to minimizeFrost Avenue and English Street
·Building heights should be stepped back from the street as·Development may orient toward the regional trails rather·Redevelopment of the Frost Avenue North area has impor-
they grow in height.than back up to them.improvement of Flicek Park and Frost Avenue.resources to other parts of the master plan, particularly theshould explore ways that this project
can provide financialGladstone Neighborhood. Actual implementation effortstant financial relationships with the remainder of theneighborhood.
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Attachment 1
Engineering Plan Review
PROJECT: Villages at Frost & EnglishPhase II – 1955English Street
PROJECT NO: 14-21
COMMENTS BY: Jon Jarosch, P.E. – Staff Engineer
DATE:2-7-2017
PLAN SET:Engineering plansdated 1-24-2017
Theapplicant is proposing to construct Phase II of thethree phase Villages at Frost and English
project. The applicant is requesting design approval for thePhase IIsite plan.
Stormwater management for this site was approved and constructed under Phase I. Phase II
appears to fall in line with the estimated impervious surface coverage noted in the stormwater
management report previously submitted, with only minor changes to the site plan.
Thisreviewdoes not constitute a final review of the plans, as the applicant will need to submit
construction documents for final review,along with ratified agreements, prior to issuing building
and grading permits.
The following are engineeringreview comments on the design and act as conditions prior to
issuing permits:
Drainage and Stormwater Management
1)The project shall be submitted to the Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District
(RWMWD) for review. All conditions of RWMWD shall be met.
2)The applicant shall verify that the volume reduction and rate control providedduring
Phase I continues to meet the City’s requirements underthe current proposal. The
applicant shall provide updated stormwater calculations as necessary and work with the
City to meet the intent of the City’s stormwater ordinance and standards.
3)The applicant shall provide information ensuring the Phase II facility is protected from
the lateral movement of water through the soil due to the close proximity with the
proposed pond.
Grading and Erosion Control
4)Contours shall be provided for the area north of the proposed building.
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5)The infiltration basins and ponding areasshall be protected from sedimentation
throughout construction.
6)Inlet protection devices shall be installed on allexistingand proposedonsite storm
seweruntil all exposed soilsare stabilized.
7)Public and private roadsshall be swept as needed to keep the pavementclear of
sediment and construction debris.
8)All pedestrian facilities shall be ADA compliant.
9)A copy of the project SWPPP and NDPES Permit shall be submitted prior to the
issuance of a grading permit.
Sanitary Sewer and Water Service
10)Sanitary sewer service piping shall be schedule 40 PVC or SDR 35.
11)The proposed water service modifications are subject to the review and conditions of
Saint Paul Regional Water Services (SPRWS). The applicant shall submit plans and
specifications to SPRWS for review and meet all requirements they may haveprior to
the issuance of a grading permit by the City.
12)The applicant shall be responsible for paying any SAC, WAC, or PAC charges related to
the improvements proposed with this phase of the project.Appropriate fees shall be
charged during the permittingprocess.
Other
13)The plans shall be signed by a professional engineer currently licensed in the State of
Minnesota.
14)Agreements or easements between the three proposed lots are necessary to address
the drainage, utilities, roads, and parking lots that cross lot lines within the proposed
development. These agreements shall detail theshared usage andresponsibilities of
each lot as it pertains to these common amenities, including long-term maintenance. A
copy of these agreements shall be provided to the City of Maplewood.
15)The Owner shall sign a maintenance agreement, prepared by the City, for all storm
water treatment devices (sumps, storm sewer, infiltration basins, ponds,etc.).
Public Works Permits
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The following permits are required by the Public Works Department for this project. The
applicant should verify the need for other City permits with the Building Department.
16)Grading and erosion control permit
17)Sanitary Sewer Service Permit
18)Storm Sewer Connection Permit
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Attachment 1
Environmental Review
Project: The Villages atFrost-English Phase II
Dateof Plans:January 24, 2017Landscape Plan
Date of Review: February 15, 2017
Location:1955 English Street
Reviewers: Shann Finwall, Environmental Planner
(651) 249-2304,shann.finwall@ci.maplewood.mn.us
Background:
Sherman Associates is proposing a 107-unit apartment building for senior housing at
1957 English Street North. This project is Phase II ofthe redevelopment of the former
Maplewood Bowl site. Phase I was a 50-unit multi-family apartment building which
opened in the summer of 2016. Phase III will be a commercial building adjacent to the
intersection of Frost Avenue and English Street. The overall development must comply
with the City’s tree preservation ordinance and landscape requirements as specified in
the Mixed-Use Zoning District.
1.TreePreservation Ordinance:Maplewood’s tree preservation ordinance
describes a significant tree as a hardwood tree with a minimum of 6 inches in
diameter, an evergreen tree with a minimum of 8 inches in diameter, and a
softwood tree with a minimum of 12 inches in diameter. A specimen tree is any
tree that is 28 inches in diameter or larger.
Theordinance requires any significant tree removed during redevelopment of the
site to be replaced based on a tree mitigation calculation. The calculation takes
into account the size of a tree removed versus overall significant trees situated
on the property.The ordinance encourages the preservation of specimen trees.
2.Tree Removal:
a.Phase I: A tree inventory plan dated January 2, 2014, was submitted
during Phase Iof the development. Thetree inventory plan showed a
total of 45 significant treeson the site, equaling 678 diameterinches.The
grading plans showed overall grading for the site, removing 14significant
trees (equaling 177diameterinches).Four of the trees were located in
the Frost Avenue right-of-way and are being removed as partof the City’s
Gladstone Area Phase IIstreet improvements. Two of the trees were
located in the English Street right-of-way to accommodate the new
driveway into the site.
b.Phase II: No additional significant trees will be removed with Phase II.
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3.Tree Replacement:
a.Phase I:Because the applicants preserved two specimen trees and
many significant trees located on the north and west side of the site
during the Phase I portion of the development, the City’s tree mitigation
calculation for redevelopment of this site only required the replacement of
16caliper inches (8 – 2” caliper trees).
TheJanuary 1, 2014, landscape plansubmitted for the Phase I
development showed tree replacement for the entire site. A total of 43
new trees were proposed, equaling 90caliper inchesof replacement
trees.Twelve of those trees were planned for the Phase II site.
b.Phase II: The January 24, 2017, landscape plan shows 8 trees (18
caliper inches)planted on the Phase II site, in addition to several shrubs
and perennial plants.The January 1, 2014, landscape plan used to
calculate tree replacement called for 12trees within the Phase II
development.
4. Tree Preservation Recommendation:
a.The applicant must submit a revised landscape plan for staff approval
prior to issuance of a building permit. The landscape plan must show all
recommendations outlined in the Phase I(March 2, 2015) environmental
review are met, including the landscape requirements outlined in the
Mixed Use Zoning District and the addition of at least two trees near the
English street right-of-way to replace trees removed with construction of
the driveway.
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Attachment 13
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Shane LaFave, of Sherman Associates, has applied for a conditional use
permit for a four-story building, with an increased front-yard setback and a parking waiver in a
MU (mixed use) district.
WHEREAS, Sections 44-681 of the city ordinances requires a conditional use permit for
residential buildings taller than 35 feet or three stories and for buildings with an increased front-
yard setback in a MU (mixed use) zoning district.
WHEREAS, this permit applies to the .96 acresite at 1957 English Street North. The
legal description for the property is below:
Lot 2, Block 1, The Villages at Frost-English, Ramsey County, Minnesota.
WHEREAS, the history of this conditional use permit is as follows:
1.On February 21, 2017, the planning commission held a public hearing. The city
staff published a hearing notice in the Maplewood Review and sent notices to the
surrounding property owners. The planning commission gave everyone at the
hearing a chance to speak and present written statements. The planning
commission recommended that the city council _____theconditional use permit
2.On March 13, 2017,the city council discussed the conditional use permit. They
considered reports and recommendations from the planning commission and city
staff.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the city council __________ the above-
described conditional use permit because:
1.The use would be located, designed, maintained, constructed and operated to be
in conformity with the City’s Comprehensive Plan and Code of Ordinances.
2.The use would not change the existing or planned character of the surrounding
area.
3.The use would not depreciate property values.
4.The use would not involve any activity, process, materials, equipment or methods
of operation that would be dangerous, hazardous, detrimental, disturbing or
cause a nuisance to any person or property, because of excessive noise, glare,
smoke, dust, odor, fumes, water or air pollution, drainage, water run-off,
vibration, general unsightliness,electrical interference or other nuisances.
5.The use would not exceed the design standards of any affected street.
6.The use would be servedby adequate public facilities and services, including
streets, police and fire protection, drainage structures, water and sewer systems,
schools and parks.
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7.The use would not create excessive additional costs for public facilities or
services.
8.The use would maximize the preservation of and incorporate the site’s natural
and scenic features into the development design.
9.The use would cause minimal adverse environmental effects.
Approval is subject to the following conditions:
1.The engineering department shall review and determine approval of all final
construction and engineering plans. These plans shall comply with allrequirements
as specified in the city engineering department’s February 7, 2017 review.
2.All construction shall follow the plans date-stamped February 8, 2017, and with
revisions as noted in this approval. The city council may approve major changesto
the plans. City staff may approve minor changes to the plans.
3.This approval is for the Phase 2,107-unit multi-family senior building only. Any future
phases must seek separate approval as required by city code.
4.The proposed construction must be substantially started within one year of city
council approval or the permit shall end. The city council may extend thisdeadline for
one year.
5.The Phase 2 building is approved with an increased English Street front yard setback
which is not to exceed 100 feet.
6.The applicant shall submit to staff for approval revised site and landscaping plans
showing additional plantings and amenities being added between the building and
English Street North.
7.A parking waiver of 93 spaces is allowed. If a parking shortage develops the city
may require additional parking be added in unbuilt areas on the site includes areas
within Phases 1 and 3 of this redevelopment project.
8.Applicant shall submit to the city cross access, maintenance and parking agreements
between Phases 1, 2 and 3.
9.Applicant shall submit to the city documentation regarding the affordable units in
Phase 1 used to determine the overall residential densities for this development.
Affordable units must meet the standards and definitions as described by the
Metropolitan Council.
The Maplewood City Council __________this resolution on March13, 2017.
MEMORANDUM
TO:Melinda Coleman, City Manager
FROM:Shann Finwall, AICP, Environmental Planner
DATE:February 15, 2017
SUBJECT:Urban Agriculture –Zoning Review
Introduction
Urban agriculture is the practice of growing, processing and distributing fresh food by people
living in urban areas. Urban agriculture is one of the Environmental and Natural Resources
(ENR) Commission’s goals. There are four aspects of the Commission’sreview including:
Animal agriculture (keeping of poultry, etc.)
Crop agriculture (community gardens, etc.)
Direct to consumer sales (farm stands, etc.)
City Programming (composting classes, etc.)
Over the last year the ENR Commission has been reviewing the City’s ordinances and policies
and making recommendations that will remove barriers and promote urban agriculture, while
ensuring no negative impacts to surrounding properties.During the February 21, 2017,
Planning Commission meeting, staff will update the Commission on the proposed animal
agriculture amendments.
Background
2015 and 2016: The ENR Commission identified urban agriculture asa goal in their 2015 and
2016 annual reports.
January 27, 2016: The ENR Commission formed an urban agriculture subcommittee made up
of three Commissioners. The subcommittee was charged with researching the City code to
determine where urban agriculture uses are permitted and prohibited, and reporting that
information to the full ENR Commission.
June 16, 2016: The ENR Commission’s urban agriculture subcommittee submitted the attached
urban agriculture report to the full ENR Commission (Attachment 1). Based on this report, the
ENR Commission has been reviewing and making recommendationsto City code to remove
barriersto urban agriculture uses,while ensuringno negative impacts to surrounding properties.
December 19, 2016: The ENR Commission recommended approval of animal agriculture
amendments to the City code.
Discussion
Following are four main types of animal agriculture that could take place in a residential
suburban environment, and the land use concerns associated with those uses:
1.Keeping of Poultry –The keeping of poultry such as chickens for egg production, meat,
fertilization of plants, and control of garden pests. Land use concerns include noise,
odor, rodent and pest problems, and potential for the poultry to transmit diseases.
2.Keeping of Bees –The keeping of honeybees for honey and pollination.The primary
land use concern with beekeeping in urban areas is the potential for stings.
3.Aquaculture and Aquaponics –This includes fish farming and closed-loop systems
between plants and fish for the production and sale of plants and fish.There is potential
fornuisances to surrounding properties for an aquaculture or aquaponics home
occupation use in a residential district. Poorly maintained systems can cause odors or
attract mosquitoes.
4.Keeping of Goatsand Sheep–The keeping of goats and sheep for dairy, wool, meat,
and maintaining plant growth by foraging. Land use concerns include odor, noise,
damage to property,and runaway animals.
Other forms of animal agriculture require large lots and agricultural zoning, suchas raising of
pigs. These types of uses would not be compatible in the City’s suburban environment.
Keeping of Poultry
The City of Maplewood adopted a chicken ordinance on July 11, 2011. The ordinance allows
the keeping of up to ten chicken (hens only) on a residential lot with a permit. Based on
comments received by residents, the Environmental Commission is proposing amendments to
the ordinance as follows:
Allowing other types of poultry in addition to chicken (i.e., quail and pheasants)
Increasing the number of poultry from 10 hens to a maximum of 30 poultry with a permit,
depending on size of lot.
Changing the neighborhood consent requirements from 100 percent to a majority consent
for approval of a poultry permit.
Allowing the keeping of poultry on property that is not zoned single family residential with a
permit.
Poultry ordinance amendments attached (Attachment 2).
Beekeeping
Maplewood’s City code is silent on the keeping of bees. The code does prohibit the keeping of
animals that pose a nuisance. Insects (bees) are included in the definition of animal, so the
code could be interpreted to allow the keeping of bees as long as they do not pose a nuisance.
The Environmental Commission is proposing amendments to City code that would promote
beekeeping,while having minimal regulations to ensure nuisances with adjacent property
owners are avoided as follows:
Allow beekeeping in any zoning district as a permitted use.
Hive placement requirements.
Best practice requirements.
Beekeeping ordinance amendments attached (Attachment 3).
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Aquaculture and Aquaponics
Permitted uses in the light and heavy manufacturing zoning district include the manufacturing,
assembly, or processing of food products, except meat, poultry, or fish. Aquaculture and
aquaponics involves the processing of fish and could be interpreted as a prohibited use in these
zoning districts. The Commission proposed an amendment to the manufacturing zoning
districts to ensure these types of uses are permitted.
Amend the M-1 and M-2 Zoning Districts to allow for these uses.
Aquaculture and aquaponics ordinance amendments attached (Attachment 4).
Temporary Keeping of Goats and Sheep
Maplewood’s City code prohibits the keeping of goats and sheep in most residential zoning
districts. The keeping of goats and sheep is allowed with a conditional use permit on property
zoned FarmResidential.The ENR Commission is recommending amendments to City code
that would allow the temporary keeping of goats and sheep for vegetative management as
follows:
Allow the temporary keeping of goats and sheep (up to 60 days) for vegetative management
with a permit.
Require a majority neighborhood consent for the temporary keeping of goats and sheep.
Allow up to 75 goats or sheep, depending on size of lot.
Temporary keeping of goats and sheep ordinance amendments attached (Attachment 5).
Recommendation
Review and offer comment and feedback on the Environmental and Natural Resources
Commission’sproposedanimal agriculture amendments.
Attachments and Links
1.Urban Agriculture Zoning Review Study
2.Poultry Ordinance
3.Beekeeping Ordinance
4.Aquaculture and Aquaponics Ordinance
5.Temporary Keeping of Goats and Sheep
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Attachment 1
City of Maplewood Urban Agriculture – Zoning Review
Update June 16, 2016
The Environmental and Natural Resources (ENR) Commission’s 2016 goal is to review the
City’s ordinances and make recommendations that will remove barriers and promote urban
agriculture uses. There are four aspects of the Commission’s review including:
Animal agriculture (keeping of chickens, etc.)
Crop agriculture (community gardens, etc.)
Direct to consumer sales (farm stands, etc.)
City Programming (composting classes, etc.)
Review of Existing Codes
The urban agriculture subcommittee reviewed the City’s existing zoning code to determine
where urban agriculture uses are permitted, or could be interpretedto be permitted, and where
there are barriers to the use.For animal agriculture uses the following ordinances apply:
Residential
Farm District (Sections 44-71 and 44-72): It is estimated there are 200 residential lots that
are zoned Farm District. The Farm District zoning is a remnant district from the City’s
agricultural era. As large lots were subdivided into smaller lot residential developments,
Farm zoned land had been rezoned to Single Family Residential District (R-1).Livestock
raising and handling are allowed in the Farm District with a conditional use permit. Livestock
is defined as “horses, cattle, mules, asses, goats, sheep, swine, buffalo, llamas, ostriches,
reptiles, genetic hybrids of the foregoing, and other living animals usually kept for agriculture
husbandry, or the production of edible or salable byproducts.”
Single and Double Dwelling Residential Districts Including R-1, R-1(R), R-E, R-1S, R-2
(Sections 44-101,44-117,44-152,44-192,44-241):
o Permitted Uses
Single family homesand accessory uses.
Bees - Keeping of Certain Animals (Section 10-32):No person shall keep, maintain,
or harbor within the city any animal kept in such numbers or in such a way as to
constitute a likelihood of harm to the public, which constitutes a public nuisance.
Definition of animal includes “insect.” Interpretation – bees are allowed as long as
they don’t become a nuisance.
o Prohibited Uses
Raising or handling of livestock and poultry(except chickens as outlined in Article
IX).
o Home Occupations (Division 2)with a permit approved by the City Council if any of the
following circumstances would occur more than 30 days each year.
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Employment of a nonresident.
Customers or customers’ vehicles on the premises.
Home Occupations must not:
Have more than one vehicle associated with the home occupation which is classified
as a light commercial vehicle.
Not generate traffic in greater volumes than would normally be expected in a
residential neighborhood.
Have more than one non-resident employee workingon the premises.
Have vehiclesassociated with the home occupation parked on the street.
Section 44-101includes permitted uses in residential zoning districts and specifies that
commercial plant nurseries and greenhouses on a property with a dwelling are allowed
with a home occupation license. Interpretation -aquaculture and aquaponicscould be
allowed with a home occupation.
o Uses Allowed with a Permit
Chickens(Article IX): Keeping of up to ten hens with a permit approved by City staff
is allowed in residential districts (except R-1S). Maplewood’s chicken ordinance was
adopted in 2011 and allows the keeping of up to ten hens on residential property with
a permit. A property owner applying for a permit must have consent from 100
percent of their adjacent property owners for the City to issue the permit. The fee for
a chicken permit is $75 for the first year, and $50 thereafter.
Commercial
Light Manufacturing District:
o Permitted uses in Section 44-636allows manufacturing, assembly or processing of food
products, except meat, poultry or fish. Interpretation –assembly or processing of meat,
poultry, or fish is prohibited, which would exclude aquaculture or aquaponics, which
refers to fish farming and closed loop systems that create a relationship between plants
and food.
Heavy Manufacturing District:
o Permitted uses in Section 44-676allow manufacturing, assembly or processing of food
products, except meat, poultry or fish. Interpretation –assembly or processing of meat,
poultry, or fish is prohibited, which would exclude aquaculture or aquaponics, which
refers to fish farming and closed loop systems that create a relationship between plants
and food.
Conditional Use Permits(Article V): The City Council may issue conditional use permits for
the following uses in any zoning district where they are not specifically prohibited: “Public
and private utilities, public service, or public building uses.”Interpretation –public service or
public building uses could include animal agriculture by a public entity in some zoning
districts with a conditional use permit.
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Attachment 2
ORDINANCE NO._______
An Ordinance Allowing the Keeping of Poultry in
Single Dwelling ResidentialDistricts
The Maplewood City Council approves the following changes to the Maplewood Code of
Ordinances:
Section 1. This section amends the Maplewood Zoning Codeto allow the keeping of
poultry in single dwelling residential districts. (Additions are underlined and deletions
are stricken from the original ordinance.)
Definitions
Chapter 44 (Zoning), Article I (District Regulations)
Sec. 44-6. Definitions.
Livestockmeans horses, cattle, mules, asses, goats, sheep, swine, buffalo, llamas, ostriches,
reptiles, genetic hybrids of the foregoing, and other living animals usually kept for agriculture,
husbandry, or the production of edible or salable byproducts. This definition shall be expressly
construed as having no application to the ownership or disposition ofpoultry.animals addressed
bychapter 10.
Poultrymeans domesticated birds in the order of Galliformes (excludingthe genus Meleagri)
that serve as a source of eggs or meat.and that include among commercially important kinds,
chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, peafowl, pigeons, pheasants and others.
Farm District
Chapter 44 (Zoning), Article II (District Regulations), Division 2 (F Farm Residence District)
Sec. 44-71. Permitted uses.
The only uses permitted in the F farm residence district are the following:
(1)Any uses permitted in the R-1 residence district subject to its regulations.
….
Sec. 44-72. Conditional uses.
In the F farm residence district, the following uses may be permitted by conditional use permit:
(1)Any use allowed by conditional use in the R-1 residence district, except that equipment
and vehicles used for on-site farming or equipment and vehicles used for on-site
landscaping business or any other similar business approved with a conditional use
permit, as described in subsection (5) of this section, shall be permitted.
….
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R-1 District
Chapter 44 (Zoning), Article II (District Regulations), Division 3 (R-1 Residence District –Single
Dwelling)
Sec. 44-103. Prohibited uses.
The following uses are prohibited in the R-1 Residence district:
(1)The raising or handling of livestock, poultry (except for chickens as outlined in Sections
10-476 through 10-487, Chickens)or animals causing a nuisance, except for licensed
kennels.
(2)Accessory buildings without an associated dwelling on the same premises.
(3)Commercial plant nurseries, commercial greenhouses, farms or any structure for the
sale of display of commercial products,when not on a property with a residential use.
R-1R District
Chapter 44 (Zoning), Article II (District Regulations), Division 3.5 (R-1R Rural Conservation
Dwelling District)
Sec. 44-118. Uses.
(a)…
(b)…
(c)Prohibited uses. The city prohibits the following uses in the R-1R zoning district:
(1)Accessory buildings without an associated single dwelling on the same property.
(2)The raising or handling of livestock, poultry (except for chickens as outlined in
Sections 10-476 through 10-487, Chickens)or animals causing a nuisance,
except for licensed kennels.
RE District
Chapter 44 (Zoning), Article II (District Regulations), Division 4(RE Residence Estate District)
Sec. 44-152. Permitted and conditional uses.
Any permitted or conditional use permitted in an R-1 residence district (single dwelling) is
permitted in an R-E residence estate district. Such uses are subject to the R-1 regulations,
except as stated in sections 44-153 and 44-154.
Sec. 44-153. Accessory uses; prohibited uses.
Any accessory use permitted in an R-1 district (single dwelling) is permitted in the R-E
residence estate district. Any prohibited use in the R-1 district is prohibited in the R-E district.
R-1S District
Chapter 44 (Zoning), Article II (District Regulations), Division 5 (R-1S Small-Lot Single-Dwelling
District)
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Sec. 44-192. Uses.
(1)Permitted uses. The only permitted uses allowed in the R-1S small-lot single-dwelling
residential district are the permitted uses in the R-1 district.
(2)Prohibited uses.
(a)Accessory buildings without an associated dwelling on the same premises.
(b)The raising or handling of livestock, poultryor animals causing a nuisance,
except for licensed kennels.
(c) Because of small lot sizes in the R-1S district, the keeping of chickens as
outlined in Sections 10-476 through 10-487, Chickens, is prohibited in the R-1S
district.
Sec. 44-193. Conditional uses.
In the R-1S small-lot single-dwelling district, the city may permit any use permitted by
conditional use permit in the R-1 district.
Section. This section adds languageto the city’s Animal Ordinance (Chapter 10) to
address the permitting requirements for poultry in all zoning districts. (Additions are
underlined and deletions are stricken from the original ordinance.)
Chapter 10 (Animals), Article IX (PoultryChickens)
Sec. 10-476. Definitions.
Brooding means the period of poultrychickengrowth when supplemental heat must be provided,
due to the bird’s inability to generate enough body heat.
Chicken means a domesticated bird of the order Galliformes(excluding the genus Meleagri)that
serves as a source of eggs or meat.
Coop means the structure for the keeping or housing of poultrychickenspermitted by the
ordinance.
Exercise yard means a larger fenced area that provides space for exercise and foraging for the
birds when supervised.
Hen means a female chicken.
Officer means any person designated by the city manager as an enforcement officer.
Poultry means domesticated birds in the order of Galliformes (excludingthe genus Meleagri)
that serve as a source of eggs or meat.
Rooster means a male domesticated bird in the order of Galliformes.
Run means a fully enclosed and covered area attached to a coop where the poultrychickens
can roam unsupervised.
Sec. 10-477. Purpose.
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It is recognized that the ability to cultivate one’s own food is a sustainable activity that can also
be a rewarding past time. Therefore, it is the purpose and intent of this ordinance to permit the
keeping and maintenance of poultryhensfor egg and meatsources in a clean and sanitary
manner that is not a nuisance to or detrimental to the public health, safety, and welfare of the
community.
Sec. 10-478. Investigation and Enforcement.
Officers designated by the city manager shall have authority in the investigation and
enforcement of this article, and no person shall interfere with, hinder or molest any such officer
in the exercise of such powers. The officer shall make investigations as is necessary and may
grant, deny, or refuse to renew any application for permit, or terminate an existing permit under
this article.
Sec. 10-479. Limitations for the keeping of poultry: each single dwelling residential unit, except
the R-1S district where the keeping of chickens is prohibited:
(1)Keeping of poultry is allowed in all zoning districts with a permit as outlined below.
(2)if the following Number of Poultry:Up to ten (10)poultry on residential lots that are
10,000square feet in area or less, with one (1) additional poultry per every 5,000 square
feet of lot area over 10,000 square feet, or a maximum of thirty (30)poultry, whichever is
less. No more than ten (10) hens shall be housed or kept on any one (1) residential lot
in any area of the city zoned for single dwelling residential with a permit as outlined
below.
(32)Roosters:Roosters are prohibited.
(43)Slaughtering:Slaughtering of poultrychickenson the property is prohibited.
(54)Leg banding of all chickens is required. The bands must identify the owner and the
owner’s address and telephone number.
(65)A separate coop is required to house the poultrychickens. Coops must be constructed
and maintained to meet the following minimum standards:
(a)Located in the rear or side yard.
(b)Setback at least five (5) feet from the rear or side property lines.
(c)Interior floor space –four (4)square feet per bird.
(d)Interior height –six (6)feetadequate roomto allow access for cleaning and
maintenance.
(e)Doors –one (1)standarddoorto allow humans to access the coop and one (1)
for birds (if above ground level, must also provide a stable ramp).
(f)Windows –one (1)square foot window per ten (10)square feet floor space.
Windows must be able to open for ventilation.
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(g)Climate control –adequate ventilation and/or insulation to maintain the coop
temperature between 32 –85 degrees Farenheit.
(h)Nest boxes –one (1)box per everythree(3)hens.
(i)Roosts –shall be sufficient for the number of birds in the coop.one and one-half
(1 1/2) inch diameter or greater, located eighteen (18) inches from the wall and
two (2) to three (3) inches above the floor.
(j)Rodent proof –coop construction and materials must be adequate to prevent
access by rodents.
(k)Coops shall be constructed and maintained in a workmanlike manner.
(76) A run or exercise yard is required.
(a)Runs must be constructed and maintained to meet the following minimum
standards:
1)Location: rear or side yard.
2)Size: Ten (10)square feet per bird, if access to a fenced exercise yard is
also available; sixteen (16)square feet per bird, if access to an exercise
yard is not available. If the coop is elevated two (2)feet so the
poultryhenscan access the space beneath, that area may count as a
portion of the minimum run footprint.
3)Height: Adequate roomSix (6)feet in heightto allow access for cleaning
and maintenance.
4)Gate:One gate to allow human access to the run.
5)Cover: Adequate to keep poultryhensin and predators out.
6)Substrate: Composed of material that can be easily raked or regularly
replace to reduce odor and flies.
(b)Exercise yards must be fenced and is required if therun does not provide at least
sixteen (16)square feet per bird. Exercise yards must provide a minimum of
one-hundred seventy-four (174)square feet per bird.chicken.
(87)PoultryChickensmust not be housed in a residential houseor commercial building.
(9)Poultry must not be housedinoranattached or detached garage, except for brooding
purposes only.
(108)All premises on which poultryhensare kept or maintained shall be kept clean from filth,
garbage, and any substances which attract rodents. The coop and its surrounding must
be cleaned frequently enough to control odor. Manure shall not be allowed to
accumulate in a way that causes an unsanitary condition or causes odors detectible on
another property. Failure to comply with these conditions may result in the officer
removing poultrychickensfrom the premises and/or revoking a poultrychickenpermit.
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(119)All grain and food stored for the use of the poultryhenson a premise with a
poultrychickenpermit shall be kept in a rodent proof container.
(1210)PoultryHensshall not be kept in such a manner as to constitute a nuisance to the
occupants of adjacent property.
(1311)Dead poultrychickensmust be disposed of according to the Minnesota Board of Animal
Health rules which require chicken carcasses to be disposed of as soon as possible after
death, usually within forty-eight (48)to seventy-two (72)hours. Legal forms of chicken
carcass disposal include burial,off-site incineration or rendering, or composting.
Sec. 10-480. Permit.
(1)Permit required.
The officer shall grant a permit for poultrychickensafter the applicant has sought the
written consent of a majorityone hundred (100) percentof the owners or occupants of
privately or publicly owned real estate that are located adjacent (i.e., sharing property
lines) on the outer boundaries of the premises for which the permit is being requested, or
in the alternative, proof that the applicant’s property lines are one hundred fifty (150) feet
or more from anyresidential homehouse.
Where an adjacent property consists of a multiple dwelling or multi-tenant property, the
applicant need obtain only the written consent of the owner or manager, or other person
in charge of the building. Such written consent shall be required on the initial application
and as often thereafter as the officerdeems necessary.
Sec. 10-481.
(2)Application.
Any person desiring a permit for the keeping of poultry under the provisions of this article
shall make written application to the city clerk upon a form prescribed by and containing
such informationas required by the city clerk and officer. Among other things, the
application shall contain the following information:
(a1)A description of the real property upon which it is desired to keep the
poultrychickens.
(b2)The genusbreedand number of poultrychickensto be maintained on the
premises.
(c3)A site plan of the property showing the location and size of the proposed
poultrychickencoop and run, setbacks from the poultrychickencoop to property
lines and surrounding buildings (including houses and buildings on adjacent lots),
and the location, style, and height of fencing proposed to contain the
poultrychickensin a run or exercise area.Portable coops and cages are
allowed, but portable locations must be included with the site plan.
(d4)Statements that the applicant will at all times keep the poultrychickensin
accordance with all of the conditions prescribed by the officer, or modification
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thereof, and that failure to obey such conditions will constitute a violation of the
provisions of this chapter and grounds for cancellation of the permit.
(e5)Such other and further information as may be required by the officer.
Sec. 10-482.
(3)Permit conditions.
If granted, the permit shall be issued by the city clerk and officer and shall state the
conditions, if any, imposed upon the permitted for the keeping of poultrychickensunder
this permit. The permit shall specify the restrictions, limitations, conditions and
prohibitions which the officer deems reasonably necessary to protect any person or
neighboring use from unsanitary conditions, unreasonable noise or odors, or annoyance,
or to protect the public health and safety. Such permit may be modified from time to
time or revoked by the officer for failure to conform to such restrictions, limitations,
prohibitions. Such modification or revocation shall be effective after ten (10) days
following the mailing of written notice thereof by certified mail to the person or persons
keeping or maintain such poultrychickens.
Sec. 10-483.
(4)Violations.
(a1)Any person violating any of the sections of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor and upon conviction, shall be punished in accordance with
section 1-15.
(b2)If any person is found guilty by a court for violation of this section, their permit to
own, keep, harbor, or have custody of poultrychickensshall be deemed
automatically revoked and no new permit may be issued for a period of one (1)
year.
(c3)Any person violating any conditions of this permit shall reimburse the city for all
costs borne by the city to enforce the conditions of the permit including but not
limited to the pickup and impounding of poultrychickens.
Sec. 10-484.
(5)Required; exceptions.
No person shall (without first obtaining a permit in writing from the city clerk) own, keep,
harbor or have custody of any live poultrychicken.
Sec. 10-485.
(6)Fees; issuance.
For each residential site the fee for a permit is as may be imposed, set, established and
fixed by the City Council, by resolution, from time to time.
Sec. 10-486.
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(7)Term.
The expiration date of such permit is as may be imposed, set, established and fixed by
the city clerk, from time to time.
If there are no violations of this chapter after the first
year and thereafter, the permit shall expire every two (2) years.A permitrenewal
application shall be filed with the office of the city clerk prior to the expiration date.
Sec. 10-487.
(8)Revocation.
The city manager may revoke any permit issued under this ordinance if the person
holding the permit refuses or fails to comply with this ordinance, with any regulations
promulgated by the city council pursuant to this ordinance, or with any state or local law
governing cruelty to animals or the keeping of animals. Any person whose permit is
revoked shall, within ten (10) days thereafter, humanely dispose of all poultrychickens
being owned, kept or harbored by such person, and no part of the permit fee shall be
refunded.
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Attachment 3
ORDINANCE NO._______
An Ordinance Allowing the Keeping of Bees
The Maplewood City Council approves the following changes to the Maplewood Code of
Ordinances:
Section 1. This section amends the animal chapter to allow the keeping of bees as a
permitted use in all zoning districts.(Additions are underlined and deletions are stricken
from the original ordinance.)
Chapter 10 (Animals), Article XI (Bees)
Sec. 10-511.Definitions
Beemeans a domestic honeybeeof the speciesApis mellifera
Beekeeper means a person who is responsible for the keeping of bees on a property.
Beekeeping means the keeping of bees in a hive.
Hivemeansa structure intended for the housing of a bee colony.
Sec. 10-512.
Beekeeping is permitted outright (in all zoning districts) as an accessory use.
Sec. 10-513.
General Regulations:
(1)Beekeepers must not cause a public nuisancewith their beekeeping.
(2) Beekeepers must keep current with best practices in the keeping of bees including:
a) test and treat honeybees for mites and pests
b)supply a constant source of water for all hives
Sec. 10-514.
Hive Regulations:
(1)No hive shall be located closer than five (5) feet from any property line.
(2)No hive shall be located closer than ten (10) feet from a public sidewalk.
(3)No hive shall be located closer than twenty-five (25) feet from a principal building on an
adjoining lot.
(4)No hive shall be located on a rooftop unless inspected and permitted by the building
department.
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Attachment 4
ORDINANCE NO._______
An Ordinance AllowingAquaculture and Aquaponics in the M-1 and M-2 Zoning Districts
The Maplewood City Council approves the following changes to the MaplewoodCode of
Ordinances:
Section 1. This section amends the M-1 (Light Manufacturing) and M-2 (Heavy
Manufacturing) zoning districts to allow aquaponics and aquaculture as a permitted use
in these district.(Additions are underlined and deletions are stricken from the original
ordinance.)
Sec. 44-6. Definitions
Aquaculturemeans the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, and mollusks.
It involves cultivating freshwater and saltwater aquatic populations under controlled conditions
for the production and sale of fish.
Aquaponicsmeans a closed-loop system between plants and fish. It involves cultivating fish
and plants in a symbiotic environment for the production and sale of fish and produce.
Sec. 44-636. Permitted Uses
The city shall permit the following uses by right in the M-1 light manufacturing district:
. . .
(6)Manufacturing, assembly or processing of:
. . .
(d)Food products, except meat, poultry or fish(excluding the assembly or
processing of fish associated with aquaponics or aquaculture operations).
Section 2. This section is listed Sec. 44-676. Permitted Uses
The city shall permit the following uses by right in the M-1 heavy manufacturing district:
(1)Any use permitted in the M-1 district except adult use accessory.
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Attachment
ORDINANCE NO._______
An Ordinance Allowing the Temporary Keeping of Goatsand Sheep
The MaplewoodCity Council approves the following changes to the Maplewood Code of
Ordinances:
Section 1. This section amends the Maplewood Zoning Codeto allow the temporary
keeping of goats and sheep in all zoning districts with a permit. (Additions are
underlinedand deletions are stricken from the original ordinance.)
Definitions
Chapter 44 (Zoning), Article I (District Regulations)
Sec. 44-6. Definitions.
Livestockmeans horses, cattle, mules, asses, goats, sheep, swine, buffalo, llamas, ostriches,
reptiles, genetic hybrids of the foregoing, and other living animals usually kept for agriculture,
husbandry, or the production of edible or salable byproducts. This definition shall be expressly
construed as having no application to the ownership or disposition ofpoultry.animals addressed
bychapter 10.
Poultrymeans domesticated birds in the order of Galliformes (excludingthe genus Meleagri)
that serve as a source of eggs or meat.and that include among commercially important kinds,
chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, peafowl, pigeons, pheasants and others.
Farm District
Chapter 44 (Zoning), Article II (District Regulations), Division 2 (F Farm Residence District)
Sec. 44-71. Permitted uses.
The only uses permitted in the F farm residence district are the following:
(1)Any uses permitted in the R-1 residence district subject to its regulations.
….
Sec. 44-72. Conditional uses.
In the F farm residence district, the following uses may be permitted by conditional use permit:
(1)Any use allowed by conditional use in the R-1 residence district, except that equipment
and vehicles used for on-site farming or equipment and vehicles used for on-site
landscaping business or any other similar business approved with a conditional use
permit, as described in subsection (5) of this section, shall be permitted.
….
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R-1District
Chapter 44 (Zoning), Article II (District Regulations), Division 3 (R-1 Residence District –Single
Dwelling)
Sec. 44-103. Prohibited uses.
The following uses are prohibited in the R-1 Residence district:
(1)The raising or handling of livestock,poultry (except for chickens as outlined in Sections
10-476 through 10-487, Chickens)(except for goats and sheep outlined in Chapter 10,
Article X, GoatsandSheep)oranimals causing a nuisance, except for licensed kennels.
(2)Accessory buildings without an associated dwelling on the same premises.
(3)Commercial plant nurseries, commercial greenhouses, farms or any structure for the
sale of display of commercial products, when not on a property with a residential use.
R-1R District
Chapter 44 (Zoning), Article II (District Regulations), Division 3.5 (R-1R Rural Conservation
Dwelling District)
Sec. 44-118. Uses.
(a)…
(b)…
(c)Prohibited uses. The city prohibits the following uses in the R-1R zoning district:
(1)Accessory buildings without an associated single dwelling on the same property.
(2)The raising or handling of livestock, poultry (except for chickens as outlined in
Sections 10-476 through 10-487, Chickens)(except for goatsandsheepoutlined
in Chapter 10, Article X, Goatsand Sheep)or animals causing a nuisance,
except for licensed kennels.
RE District
Chapter 44 (Zoning), Article II (District Regulations), Division 4(RE Residence Estate District)
Sec. 44-152. Permitted and conditional uses.
Any permitted or conditional use permitted in an R-1 residence district (single dwelling) is
permitted in an R-E residence estate district. Such uses are subject to the R-1 regulations,
except as stated in sections 44-153 and 44-154.
Sec. 44-153. Accessory uses; prohibited uses.
Any accessory use permitted in an R-1 district (single dwelling) is permitted in the R-E
residence estate district. Any prohibited use in the R-1 district is prohibited in the R-E district.
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R-1S District
Chapter 44 (Zoning), Article II (District Regulations), Division 5 (R-1S Small-Lot Single-Dwelling
District)
Sec. 44-192. Uses.
(1)Permitted uses. The only permitted uses allowed in the R-1S small-lot single-dwelling
residential district are the permitted uses in the R-1 district.
(2)Prohibited uses.
(a)Accessory buildings without an associated dwelling on the same premises.
(b)The raising or handling of livestock, poultry (except for chickens as outlined in
Sections 10-476 through 10-487, Chickens)(except for goats and sheep outlined
in Chapter 10, Article X, Goats and Sheep)or animals causing a nuisance,
except for licensed kennels.
(c)Because of small lot sizes in the R-1S district, the keeping of chickens as
outlined in Sections 10-476 through 10-487, Chickens, is prohibited in the R-1S
district.
Sec. 44-193. Conditional uses.
In the R-1S small-lot single-dwelling district, the city may permit any use permitted by
conditional use permit in the R-1 district.
Section 2. This section amends the animal chapter to allow the temporary keeping of
goats and sheep in all zoning districts with apermit. (Additions are underlinedand
deletions are stricken from the original ordinance.)
Chapter 10 (Animals), Article X (Goatsand Sheep)
Sec. 10-492. Definitions
Buckmeansa male goat.
Doemeans a female goat.
Goatmeans an animal in the subspecies of Capra Aegagrus Hircus.
Grazingmeans goats or sheep eating vegetation.
Officermeans any person designated by the City Manager as an enforcement officer.
Ram meansa male sheep.
Sheep means and animal in the subspecies ofOvis Aries
Wethers means a castrated buck.
Sec. 10-493. Purpose.
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It is the purpose of this ordinance to permit the keeping and maintenance of goats andsheep
brought in temporarilyfor the purpose of vegetation management.
Sec. 10-494. Permitted Use.
The City allows the temporary keeping of goatsand sheepin all zoning districts for vegetation
management with a permit issued by the City Clerk.
Sec. 10-495. Permit Required.
(1)No person shall stable, keep,or permit any goatsorsheep to remain on any lot or
premises within the city without a permit. The City Manager or their designee shall grant
a permit for goatsor sheepafter the applicant has met all requirements contained in this
ordinance.
(2)The Officer shall grant a permit for the temporary keeping of goats or sheep after the
applicant has sought the written consent of a majority of the property owners of privately
or publicly owned real estate that are located adjacent (i.e., sharing property lines) on
the outer boundaries of the premises for which the permit is being requested, or in the
alternative, proof that the applicant’s property lines are one hundred fifty (150) feet or
more from any house.
(4)Where an adjacent property consists of a multiple dwelling or multi-tenant property, the
applicant need obtain only the written consent of the owner, manager, or other person in
charge of the building. Such written consent shall be required on the initial application
and as often thereafter as the officer deems necessary.
Sec. 10-496. Application.
Any person desiring a permit required under the provisions of this ordinance shall make written
application to the City Clerk upon a form prescribed by and containing such information as
required by the City Clerk and officer. Among other things, the application shall contain the
following information:
(1)A description of the real property upon which it is desired to keep goatsor sheep.
(2)The breed and number of goats or sheep to be maintained on the premises.
(3)The timeframe for grazing at the property.
(4)A site plan of the property showing the location and size of the proposed grazing area.
Grazing must follow the wetland ordinance.
(5)List of person(s) managing and monitoring the goats and sheepand their qualifications
in the raising, handling,and controlling of goatsor sheep.
(6)Statements that the applicant will at all times keep the goats and sheep in accordance
with all of the conditions prescribed by the officer, or modification thereof, and that failure
to obey such conditions will constitute a violation of the provisions of this ordinance and
grounds for cancellation of the permit and/or the issuance of a citationto the applicant.
Sect 10-497.-Limitations for the Keeping of GoatsandSheep:
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(1)Permitted and ProhibitedGoats and Sheep:Does and Wethers are permitted; Bucks
and Rams are prohibited.
(2)Fences: Every owner, keeper, custodian,or harborer of goats or sheep shall erect
and/or maintain a fence, as described in this ordinanceand the fence ordinance found in
Section 12-3,to contain and confine all goats and sheep kept or maintained on the
premises. The fence shall be at least five (5)feet in height and the meshing shall be of a
size to contain the goats and sheep.The goats and sheep may be moved to a separate
holding pen at night, which shall be located the maximum distance practicable from
residences.
(3)Number of Goats or Sheep Allowed:Up to four (4)goats or sheep on parcels that are
ten thousand (10,000)square feet in area or less, with one (1) additional goat or sheep
per every onethousand (1,000)square feet of lot area over tenthousand (10,000)
square feet, to a maximum of seventy-five (75)goats or sheep per parcel.
(4)All sites on which goatsor sheepare kept or maintained shall be kept clean from filth,
garbage, and any substances which attract rodents.
(5)The site shall be cleaned frequently enough to control odor. Manure shall not be
allowed to accumulate in a way that causes an unsanitary condition or causes odors
detectible on another property. Failure to comply with these conditions may result in the
City revoking the permit and requiring the removal of the goats or sheep from the
premises.
(6)Goats or sheep shall not be kept in such a manner as to constitute a nuisance to the
occupants of adjacent property.
Sec. 10-498. Violations.
(1)Any person violating this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction, shall be punished in accordance with Section 1-15.
(2)If any person is found guilty by a court for violation of this ordinance, their permit to
temporarily keep goatsor sheepshall be deemed automatically revoked and no new
permit may be issued for a period of one (1) year.
(3)Any person violating any conditions of this permit shall reimburse the city for all costs
borne by the city to enforce the conditions of the permit including but not limited to the
pickup and impounding of goats and sheep.
Sec 10-499. Term of Permit
No property owner or person shall store on a property goatsor sheepfor more than sixty (60)
days in any twelve (12)month period starting with the date the animals are moved on the
parcel. The city may grant a time extension of an additional sixty (60)days provided the
property owner gets approval from the CityClerk. In such a case, the property owner shall
make every effort to adhere to the one-hundred and twenty (120)daymaximum time limit.
Sec. 10-500.Application Fees.
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The application fee for a goat or sheep permit under this ordinance shall be setby the city
council, by resolution, from time to time.
Sec.10-501.Revocation.
Such permit may be modified from time to time or revoked by the officer for failure to conform
to such restrictions, limitations, prohibitions. Such modification or revocation shall be
effective after ten (10) days following the mailing of written notice thereof by certified mail to
the person or persons keeping or maintain such goats or sheep.
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MEMORANDUM
TO:Melinda Coleman,City Manager
FROM:Paul Arbuckle, Planning Commission Chairperson
DATE:February 13, 2017
SUBJECT:2016Planning Commission Annual Report
INTRODUCTION
The city code requires that the planning commission prepare an annual reporteach yearfor
submittal to the city council. The following is a report of the actions and activities of the planning
commission in 2016.
2016REVIEWS
In 2016, theplanning commission considered the following:
20162015201420132012
Changesto the comprehensive plan 01232
Changesto the zoning map00112
Preliminaryplats/lot divisions23110
Codeamendments21118
Conditionaluse permits and revisions981097
Vacations13202
Variances/codewaivers 10644
Miscellaneous 1111122315
Total2627354240
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CHANGES
None.
ZONING MAP CHANGES
None.
PRELIMINARY PLATS/LOT DIVISIONS
PC ActionCouncil Action
Hazelwood Medical Commons ApprovedApproved
(2945 Hazelwood Street North)
This lot division facilitates the building of a new medical office building.
Maplewood Alzheimer’s Special Care CenterApprovedApproved
(1700 Beam Avenue)
This plat facilitates the building of a new residential facility.
CODE AMENDMENTS
PC ActionCouncil Action
Amendments to the Mixed Use District ApprovedApproved
Amendments to the Planning Comm. Ordinance ApprovedApproved
CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS(CUP)AND REVISIONS
PC ActionCouncil Action
CostcoApprovedApproved
(1431 Beam Avenue East)
This CUP revision allowed a building expansion at Costco’s store. A parking waiver was also
approved.
Galilee Lutheran Church Community GardenDeniedWithdrawn
(1958 Rice Street)
This CUP allows a community garden on vacant property owned by Saint Paul Regional Water.
Ebenezer Karen Baptist ChurchApprovedApproved
(1055 Viking Drive)
This CUP allows a church to be operated at this site.
Hazelwood Medical Commons ApprovedApproved
(2945 Hazelwood Street North)
This CUPallowed for a medical office building within 350 feet of a residential zoning district.
PC ActionCouncil Action
Beyond Indoor StorageApprovedApproved
(1315 Beam Avenue)
This CUP allows an indoor storage building within 350 feet of a residential zoning district.
Maplewood MarineApprovedApproved
(1136 Frost Avenue)
This CUP allows for an expansion of a nonconforming use.
Metro Heating and CoolingApprovedApproved
(2303 Atlantic Street North)
This CUP allows for a commercial building expansion within 350 feet of a residential zoning district.
Maplewood Alzheimer’s Special Care CenterApprovedApproved
(1700 Beam Avenue)
This CUP revision allows for a residential facility within a commercial zoning district.
Health Partners IRTS Program ApprovedApproved
(2715 Upper Afton Road)
This CUP revision allows for a residential facility within a commercial zoning district.
VACATIONS
PC ActionCouncil Action
Single Family HomeApprovedApproved
(2215 Lydia Avenue)
The vacation of outdated public easements worked to cleanup documents related to a purchase of
the home.
VARIANCES AND WAIVERS
Council Action
PC Action
Single Family HomeApprovedApproved
(2214 Woodlynn Avenue)
This variance allowed a single family home to be constructed closer to a wetland than code would
normally allow.
MISCELLANEOUS
Theplanning commission had otherreviews, discussionsandactionsthat were notpart of any other
specific proposal.These reviews were:
Annual Review of PC Rules of Procedure
2015Annual Report
Update of the planning commissions schedule for attending city council meetings
Overnight parking allowed 1-Yrpilot project in Legacy Village inresponse to homeowner petition
Approval of Resolution of Appreciation for Dale Trippler
Election of Officers
Amendments to the Planning Commission’s ordinance and rules of procedures to reduce the
number of members and establish a new meeting date
2017-2021 CIP discussion/review
Ordinance opting out of recently passed legislation requiring citiestopermit temporary family
health care dwelling units
Off-street parking ordinances discussion
Training –Metropolitan Council and comprehensive plan update requirements
2016ATTENDANCE, MEMBERSHIP REVIEWAND CURRENT ROSTER
For much of2016,theplanning commission hadtwo vacancies due to resignations dating to 2015.
Dale Trippler also resigned during 2016 leaving three vacancies. Midway through2016the planning
commission and city council reduced the membership of the planning commission to seven members.
John Eads was appointed tothe planning commission to give the group full membership.
Commissioners Desai and Kempe were appointedtoan additionalterm at the city council meeting on
February 13, 2017.
The current planning commission membership and meeting attendance for 2016is:
NameAppointedTermsExpire(12/31)2016Attendance-10Meetings
Paul Arbuckle05-14-1220179of10
John Donofrio02-11-13201710of10
Fred Dahm04-27-1520178of10
Allan Ige04-29-1320188 of 10
John Eads08-08-1620184 of 4* appointed during 2016
Tushar Desai07-22-0220199 of 10
Bill Kempe02-11-1320199 of 10
2016REVIEW AND ANTICIPATED 2017DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
Last year wasnormal in terms of the types of reviews the planning commission considered. Many of
the CUP reviews were the result of proposed expansions of existing usesor the repurposing of existing
buildings. There were two significant new development projects that were approved –theHazelwood
Medical CommonsandBeyond Storage. TheHazelwood Medical Commons, which will be a medical
office building with 140,000 square feet, has started construction. Beyond Storage will be a100,000
square foot indoor storage facility. Grading work on this facility began last fall with building construction
expected to start in the spring.
In-fill development and expansion hasbecomethe norm for the city since Maplewood isapproximately
95 percent developed and there are not manyremainingvacantsites available for residential and
commercial projects.The projects the city islikely to see will be more complex and time consuming
due to redevelopment efforts made throughout Maplewood
SUMMARY
The planning commission looks forward to serving the City of Maplewood in 2017andproviding the city
council with advice and guidance on all land use matters.
BUDGET IMPACT
None.
RECOMMENDATION
Approvethe planning commission’s2016annual report.
MEMORANDUM
TO:Melinda Coleman,City Manager
FROM:Michael Martin, AICP, Economic Development Coordinator
DATE:February 13, 2017
SUBJECT:Planning Commission Rules of Procedure–Annual Review
Introduction
Theplanning commission’sRulesof Procedure requiresthat theyreview these Rulesat the
beginning of each year.
Discussion
Staff is not recommending any revisions.
Recommendation
If the planning commission wishes to revise the Rules of Procedure, please informstaff of any
changes you would like made. Staff will then forward the revisions to the city council.
Attachment
1.Planning Commission Rules of Procedure
Attachment 1
PLANNING COMMISSION RULES OF PROCEDURE
Originally adopted by the Planning Commission on February 21, 1983
Last Changed by the City Council on February 13, 2012
Last Changed by the City Council on February 10, 2014
Last Changed by the City Council onJanuary 26, 2015
Last Changed by the City Council on August 22, 2016
We, the members of the Planning Commission of the City of Maplewood, Minnesota,
created pursuant to Chapter 2, as amended, of the Maplewood Code of Ordinances, do
hereby accept the following Rules of Procedure, subject to the provisions of said
ordinances, which are hereby made a part of these rules:
A.MEETINGS
1.All meetings shall be held in City Hall unless otherwise directed by the
chairperson, in which case at least 24 hours notice will be given to all members.
2.Regular meetings shall be held at 7 p.m. on the third Tuesdaysof each month. If
a regular meeting falls on a legal holiday, such meeting shall be rescheduled as
a special meeting, if needed.
3.Special meetings shallbe held upon call bycity staff, on behalf of the
chairperson, or in his or her absence, by the vice chairperson or by any other
member with the concurrence of five other members of the Commission. At least
72 hours notice shall be given to all members for special meetings.
B.QUORUM
1.A simple majority of the current membership of the Commission shall constitute a
quorum.
2.Any member having a conflict of interest shall declare the same before
discussion of the item in which he or she has a conflict. Any member who
abstains from voting on a question because of possible conflict of interest shall
not be considered a member of the Commission for determining a quorum for the
consideration of that issue.
3.Approval of any motion shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the
members present.
C.DUTIES OF CHAIRPERSON
In addition to the duties prescribed in Section 2-249 of the Code of Ordinances, the
chairperson shall appoint such standing committees and temporary committees as
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are required, and such committees will be charged with the duties, examinations,
investigations, and inquiries about the subjects assigned by the chairperson. No
standing or temporary committee shall have the power to commit the Commission
to the endorsement of any plan or program without its submission and approval of
the full Commission.
D.ELECTION OF OFFICERS
1.A chairperson and vice chairperson shall be elected at the first planning
commission meeting in June, and will serve until their successors have been
elected.
2.In the absence of the chairperson, the vice chairperson shall perform all duties
required of the chairperson. When both the chairperson and the vice
chairperson are absent, the attending members shall elect a chairperson pro
tem.
3.If the chairperson resigns from or is otherwise no longer on the planning
commission, the vice chairperson shall become the acting chairperson.The
planning commission shall elect a new chairperson at the next possible planning
commission meeting. If the vice chairperson resigns or is otherwise no longer on
the planning commission, the planning commission shallelect a new vice
chairperson at the next possible planning commission meeting.
E.REPRESENTATION AT COUNCIL MEETINGS
A representative from the Commission shall appear at each Council meeting, where
a planning item is on the agenda, to present the Commission's recommendation
and to answer questions from the City Council regarding the decision. The
Commission shall adopt a rotating schedule of its membersat the first meeting of
each year to attend these meetings.
F.ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
In addition to carrying out the duties prescribed in Section 2-254 of the Code of
Ordinances, the Environmental and Economic Development staff shall:
1.Prepare the agenda and minutes for each meeting of the Commission.
2.Act as technical advisor to the Commission.
3.Present written alternatives and make recommendations on matters referred to
the Commission.
4.Maintain a record of all agenda items from application to final action by the City
Council.
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5. Commissioners are encouraged to email or contact staff regarding questions or
comments they have on pending reviews prior to meetings in order to provide
better data and information.
G. AGENDA
1.Copies of the agenda, together with pertinent planning office reports and copies
of the minutes of the previous meetingshall be distributed so that the members
of the Commission shall have a copy at least three days prior to the meeting
concerned.
2.The agenda shall consist of the following order of business:
a.Call to Order
b.Roll Call
c. Approval of Agenda
d.Approval of Minutes
e.Public Hearings
f.New Business
g.Unfinished Business
h.Visitor Presentations
i. Commission Presentations
j.Staff Presentations
k. Adjournment
3.Only items that are on the agenda or added to the agenda prior to its adoption
shall be considered by the Commission.
H.ROSENBERG’S RULES OF ORDER
Except as herein provided, Rosenberg’s Rules ofOrder shall be accepted as the
authority on parliamentary practice.
I. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
Amendments to the comprehensive plan shall require thatthe Planning
Commission follow the same procedure for hearings and notices as required by
State law for zoning ordinances.
J. APPOINTMENTS
The City Council shall make all appointments to the Planning Commission by
following the current city appointment policy.
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K.AMENDMENT
1.Any of these rules may be temporarily suspended by the vote of two-thirds
majorityof the members present.
2.These Rules of Procedure may be amended at any regular meeting of the
Commission by a majority vote of the entire membership and submitted to the
City Council for approval.
L.ANNUAL REVIEW
These Rules of Procedureshall be reviewed by the Planning Commission at the
first meeting of each year.
MEMORANDUM
TO:Planning Commission
FROM:Michael Martin,AICP, Economic Development Coordinator
DATE:February 10, 2017
SUBJECT:City Council Meeting Attendance Schedule for Planning Commissioners
Introduction
The planning commission hasestablished a schedule for their attendance at city council
meetings when there are commission actionsto present.Attached is the revised 2017-
2018planning commission schedule for future city council meetings.Please review this
schedule and provide staff with any revisions to your telephone numbers if they are
different than shown.
Attachment
1.2017-2018City CouncilMeeting Schedule
Attachment 1
2017-2018 PLANNING COMMISSION SCHEDULE
FOR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGATTENDANCE
(Last Revised 02/10/17)
Frederick Dahm02-13-1705-22-1709-11-1712-25-17*
320-293-3476 (C)
John Donofrio02-27-1706-12-17 09-25-17 01-08-18
651-578-1885 (h)
651-331-0041 (c)
Bill Kempe 03-13-1706-26-1710-09-17 01-22-18
651-226-7933 (c)
Allan Ige 03-27-1707-10-1110-23-17 02-12-18
(651-503-6295) (c)
John Eads 04-10-1707-24-1711-13-17 02-26-18
651-877-1655(h)
Tushar Desai04-24-1708-14-1711-27-1703-12-18
651-484-2132 (h)
Paul Arbuckle05-08-1708-28-1712-11-1703-26-18
651-303-0347 (c)
*December 25,2017 city council meeting will either be moved or canceled.
ndth
City Council meetings are held the 2and 4Mondays of each month. If you
cannot attend a city council meeting on your scheduled date, please arrange to
trade dates with another commissioner and also please inform staff as well.
Michael Martin651-249-2303michael.martin@maplewoodmn.gov