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To: Cottage Grove Planning Commission ℅ Tamara Anderson, City Clerk
From: Bonnie Matter, Resident, Cottage Grove, Minnesota
Date: April 22, 2024
C: Mike Mrosla, Senior Planner
Subject: 4-22-2024 Planning Commission Public Hearing: Zoning Text
Amendments to City Zoning Code (Title 11)
Please respond to the following comments during the Public Hearing and follow up with
a written response.
Item #2. Allow accessory structures to be constructed in front yards when adjacent to the
Mississippi River and within the Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area Overlay (MRCCA)
Provide name, title and department of authorizing DNR representative who said
MRCCA database update was not required.
Item #3. Update impervious surface coverage percentages for R districts and title the table
line the same for all R districts to be consistent:
Staff is proposing to increase the impervious surface area amounts by 10 to 15
percent depending on the zoning district and lot sizes.
Does the Mississippi Landing stormwater design account for the potential
increase in impervious surfaces on individual lots under this ordinance change?
Please forward a copy of the Mississippi Landing stormwater design.
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Item #6. Clarify site plan review procedure and submittal requirements.
● What does this “clarification” mean?
● Does this mean developers can decide to make site plan changes without
coming back to the Planning Commission for review?
● How will this differ from what is done today?
● What are the boundaries for this type of decision? What would be
considered "minimal"? What would be considered "out of bounds"?
Provide some examples.
● How would this change affect the Mississippi Landing Development? Is
this request due in part to the Cottage Grove City Council meeting and
preliminary development agreement with Rachel Development on
September 6, 2023?
● Confirm that the City of Cottage Grove has and will follow the 11-15-5 H.
MRCCA Administration ordinance (Cottage Grove Numbering System
11-13-5 H) for “Notification” requirements for developments in the area of
or that may impact Grey Cloud Dunes Scientific and Natural Area (SNA)
and the Grey Cloud Slough/Mississippi River.
Item #8. Remove language stating that accessory structures cannot exceed the footprint
of the principal structure
Include language that all site structures cannot exceed maximum allowable
impervious surface area for lot size.
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Item #9. Reduce lot width standard in R-4, Transitional Residential Zoning District to 45
feet.
With the reduction of lot widths and increased density, what is the
requirement for fire resistant barriers or walls between homes.
I respectfully submit this letter for delivery to the Planning Commission, the Senior
Planner and for the Public Record. Please also include the written response from the
City.
Thank you.
Respectfully,
/signed Bonnie Matter,
Resident
6649 Inskip Avenue South
Cottage Grove, MN 55016
matterbonnie@gmail.com
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