Edina City Council — Transcript
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
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Edina planning commission examines outdated zoning code gaps
R1 District Lot Standards and Non-Conformity
Streamlining Development Review Procedures
Votes (1)
Zoning Code Audit Progress Update
Dissent: n/a
Moved by null · Seconded by null
Analysts Jeff Miller and Beth Richmond from HKGI detailed that the current code lacks true medium-density residential base districts. The commission discussed moving toward a 'housing type' based code rather than strictly density-based, and addressed the legal necessity for zoning to match the Comprehensive Plan under Minnesota state law.
Notable Quotes (3)
Right now they don't align so we're kind of telling people this is what we want but then we have this set of regulations that this is what you can actually do.
The code is requiring a public hearing with Planning Commission and a public hearing with Council... for a project that is 100% code compliant.
You could just create a district rather than having multiple PUDs that come in pretty similar but because there's no District out there to use you have to do it individually each time.
Ordinances & Resolutions (4)
The city's aspirational document guiding future land use and density goals.
Neighborhood-specific plans containing zoning-related requirements like building heights and step-backs.
Used as a justification for mixing land uses to reduce transit dependency.
Design and density negotiation standards for the Southdale area.