City Council Agenda Packet 03-31-2025 JointAGENDA
JOINT MONTICELLO CITY COUNCIL, PLANNING COMMISSION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY SPECIAL MEETING
Monday, March 31, 2025 — 5:00 p.m.
Monticello Community Center (Bridge Room)
Call to Order
2. Housing Standards and Locations
3. Adjournment
� �MonY OF JOINT HOUSING MEETING I DISCUSSION OUTLINE
MONDAY, MARCH 31, 2025
Workshop Goa,. Confirm housing priorities as adopted in 2024 and provide direction
on characteristics and locations for single-family neighborhood development.
Resources:
1. Staff Memo, Attached
2. Monticello 2040 Vision + Plan — Land Use
3. 2023 Housing Needs & Demands Report
4. 2024 Housing Workshop Summary & Priorities
5. 2025 Official Zoning Map
6. Natural Resource Inventory Amenities Maps
7. Zoning Summary Table, Attached
1. Overview of Current Resources & Direction
a. 2040 Plan Guidance and Zoning
b. Housing Needs and Demands Report
c. Housing Workshop Summary & Priorities
d. Developer Interest and City Response Tools
2. Deeper Dive: Single -Family Housing
a. Neighborhood Character
i. What neighborhoods in or around Monticello best represent what you
are looking for in housing and neighborhood quality?
ii. What should single-family housing look like going forward? What
characteristics matter most to you?
iii. Are you open to a mix of detached/attached if it retains overall
characteristics and qualities above?
iv. Why do these qualities and characteristics matter?
v. What ideas do you have for accomplishing the housing you've identified?
What tools could we use or implement?
b. Neighborhood Location
i. Where should the new neighborhoods you've described be located?
ii. Why and/or what makes that location ideal?
CITY OF
Monticello
MEMO
OFFICE:763-295-2711 FAX:763-295-4404
505 Walnut Street, Suite 1, Monticello, MN 55362
To: Mayor Lloyd Hilgart, City Council members, Planning Commissioners,
Economic Development Authority Commissioners
From: Angela Schumann, Community Development Director
RE: 2025 Joint Housing Meeting
Date: March 27, 2025
To support the housing discussion, context on each of the resources noted on the Discussion
Outline is provided below.
Monticello 2040 Vision + Plan
The Monticello 2040 Vision + Plan sets goals for the community's growth and development over
a 20-year planning horizon. The 2040 Vision includes a Value statement that encourages "A
range of attainable housing options in terms of type, cost, and location." In suggesting a variety
of housing options, the Plan provides flexibility for the City to determine how housing proposals
best meet other 2040 goals and the changing needs for housing in Monticello.
In support of the Vision, Chapter 3 — Land Use, Growth & Annexation of the Plan provides the
majority of land use direction on housing, including an array of residential land use designations
and the Future Land Use Map. The Future Land Use Map displays where the varying residential
land use designations are directed (both infill development and growth into the Orderly
Annexation Area). Chapter 5 — Economic Development also includes important policy
statements on providing housing for the employment the City is seeking to generate. Finally,
Chapter 9 - Implementation outlines how the goals identified in the Land Use and Economic
Development chapters can be supported through policy and strategy statements.
2023 Housing Needs & Demands Report
In 2020, the Monticello Economic Development Authority authorized completion of a housing
study for the community. The goal was to outline current housing market conditions, the
factors influencing housing supply, and to provide data and projections for ownership and
rental markets specific to Monticello. The 2020 study resulted in the completion and adoption
of a Housing Needs and Demands Report. Following a period of significant multi -family
development, an update to the Housing Needs and Demands Report was completed in 2023.
Monticel IoM N.gov
Monticdo OFFICE: 763-295-2711 FAX: 763-295-4404
505 Walnut Street, Suite 1, Monticello, MN 55362
The 2023 Housing Needs & Demands Report was a picture of the housing market for Monticello
at a specific point in time, and the data changes almost the instant that the report is drafted.
The study is not a policy document or a plan. The study provides the data and highlights
recommendations for the City's use to direct housing policy.
Prior to the meeting discussion, a review of the Unit Demand Findings and Recommendations
beginning on page 109 would be valuable.
2024 Housing Workshop Summary & Priorities
Informed by the Housing Needs & Demands Report the City Council, Planning Commission and
Economic Development Authority held a joint housing workshop in June of 2024. The workshop
goal was to support the 2040 Plan's housing policy by setting specific housing priorities.
During the workshop, the board members identified their key takeaways from the 2023
Housing Report and 2040 Plan. Following, the board members were asked to determine
corresponding housing priorities by answering these questions:
• What type of housing should we focus on as a community? Consider the needs
discussed in the 2023 Housing Report, and the 2040 Plan's statements for life -cycle
housing and workforce housing.
• What is most important to you in creating quality neighborhoods?
• What questions do you have about how we currently encourage housing?
• How active do you want the City to be in the housing market?
The outcome of the workshop resulted in a Housing Summary & Priorities document that was
adopted by all three bodies in 2024. Staff has used this to guide our discussions with housing
developers and to direct marketing and outreach efforts.
Monticello Zoning Ordinance & Map
While the 2040 Vision + Plan is the comprehensive plan guiding the City's growth and
development, it is the zoning ordinance which provides the regulatory framework for
implementation. The zoning ordinance includes both the zoning text as well as the adopted
official zoning map.
Following adoption of the 2040 Plan, the City embarked on a review of the residential zoning
ordinance text in relationship to the designations outlined in the 2040 Plan. The current zoning
ordinance reflects amendments adopted in 2023 to better align with the residential designation
information in the 2040 Plan. A table summarizing base lot and building standards is attached
for purposes of meeting discussion.
MonticelloMN.gov
CITY OF
Monticdo OFFICE:763-295-2711 FAX:763-295-4404
505 Walnut Street, Suite 1, Monticello, MN 55362
Part of the discussion will be a review of both the Future Land Use Map and the official Zoning
Map for alignment and achievement of the City's desired housing goals.
Natural Resource Inventory & Assessment (NRI/A)
The Monticello NRI/A identifies and describes the natural resources within the city and MOAA,
including wetlands, water courses, woodlands and open spaces. It provides the basis for land
conservation planning, allows natural resource information to be included in planning and
zoning decisions, and provides a foundation for informed decision -making regarding
Monticello's natural resources. The NRI/A includes both an inventory and an assessment, which
provides greater detail on the quality of the resources and references for implementation
strategy.
The NRI/A is helpful in a discussion regarding residential housing given that areas including or
adjacent to high -amenity natural resources are ideal for residential development. Natural
resources can be enhanced through conservation design, park/trail integration, and larger lot
design.
Monticel IoM N.gov
14,000 sf minimum; 16,000 sf
10,000 sf miniumum; at least
Lot Area Minimum total average; at least 40% of lots 40% of lots must be 12,000 sf 10,000 sf 5,500 sf Varied Varied
must be 15,000 sf
90' minimum; 100' total average; 70' minimum, at least 40% of
Lot Width Minimum 80', 66' in Original Plat 55' 52', 62' and 80' Varied
at least 40% of lots must be 100' lots must be 80'
100' (depth required to allow
Lot Depth Minimum N/A N/A N/A amenities/acessorystructures Varied Varied
within yards which might
otherwise be limited by width)
Minimum size by home type:
2,400 square foot gross floor area
excluding a basement or cellar
Minimum Foundation or Floor Area SF for two story homes and 1,600 1,050 sf foundation 1,050 sf foundation 1,050 sf foundation
square foot foundation for multi-
level, rambler and split entry
homes.
1,800 finishable (exclusive of
2,000 sf finishable (exclusive of 2,000 sf finishable (exclusive of garage area): Minimum finished 2,000 sf finishable (exclusive of 1,050 finished sf, 1,585
garage area) garage area)
square footage must be garage area) 1,500 sf finishble finishable sf (not more than 25%
equivalent to the principal use at 1,355 sf finished)
unit foundation size
Minimum Finished/Finishable SF
24' 24' 24' 24'
Minimum Building Width
700 sf 550 sf 450 sf 480 sf 476
Minimum Atatched Garage SF
Front Yard Setback
35'
30'
30'
25' 25'
Side Yard Setback
10720' street side
10'/20' street side
10'/20' street side
10'/20' street side 6'
Rear Yard Setback
30' usable
30' usable
30'
30' 20' usable
Principal Structure Height
35'
35'
35'
35'
Roof Pitch
Roof Design
Brick -Stone Requirement
Garage -Forward Limitation
Livable Frontage
6in/12in, no min. soffit 5in/12in, no min. soffit 5in/12in, no min. soffit 5in/12in, no min. soffit
Roof gables, shed roofs, dormers Roof gables, shed roofs, dormers Roof gables, shed roofs, dormers Roof gables, shed roofs, dormers
and porch roofs may be and porch roofs may be and porch roofs may be and porch roofs may be
incorporated as an architectural incorporated as an architectural incorporated as an architectural incorporated as an architectural
feature, provided not more than feature, provided not more than feature, provided not more than feature, provided not more than
more than 20% of the total more than 20% of the total more than 20% of the total more than 20% of the total
horizontal roof area of structure horizontal roof area of structure horizontal roof area of structure horizontal roof area of structure
as measured from a bird's-eye as measured from a bird's-eye as measured from a bird's-eye as measured from a bird's-eye
plan view. plan view. plan view. plan view.
A minimum of 20% of the front
building fagade of any structure
in the R-A orT-N zoning district,
less the square footage area of
windows and garage doors, shall
be covered with brick or stone.
No portion of any garage space
may be more than five feet closer
to the street than the front
building line of the principal use
(including porch).
Minimum of 15% of the front
building fagade, less the square
footage area of windows and
garage doors, shall be covered
with brick or stone. Structures
with front facades covered by at
least 70% stucco or real wood
may reduce the brick or stone
coverage to 5%. Planning
Commission may approve
optional facade treatments
through site plan review when
additional architectural detailing
is provided.
Minimum of 15% of the front
building fagade, less the square
footage area of windows and
garage doors, shall be covered
with brick or stone. Structures
with front facades covered by at
least 70% stucco or real wood
may reduce the brick or stone
coverage to 5%. Planning
Commission may approve
optional facade treatments
through site plan review when
additional architectural detailing
is provided.
A minimum of 20% of the front
building fagade of any structure
in the R-A orT-N zoning district,
less the square footage area of
windows and garage doors, shall
be covered with brick or stone.
5in/12in, no min. soffit
A maximum of 30% of all
single-family units may meet
less than a 10% brick or stone
requirement when a
combination of board and
Minimum of 10-15% per design to
be submitted at final stage PUD batten, corbels, shakes,
garage windows or other
fagade features exceed 20%
of the front fagade, with all
plans including brick/stone
treatment
For front -loaded attached
For front -loaded attached
Front entry doors no greater
No portion of any
garages, no portion of any garage
garages, no portion of any garage
than 6 feet farther back from
attached garage may be more
space may be more than five feet
space may be more than five feet
the garage doors, or in the
than 10 feet closer to the street
closer to the street than the front
closer to the street than the front
alternative, the addition of
that the principal structure.
building line of the principal use
building line of the principal use
usable front porches or
(including porch).
(including porch).
expanded front entry patios.
*R-2 (Single and Two -Family Residential) Zoning District also allows two -units by right subject to separate zoning regulations
Minimum width of the dimension
of the principal building living
area across the front building line
shall be no less than 12 ft., may
include a usable porch of at least Subject to final stage PUD
6 ft. in depth. Maximum building
line of the attached garage no
more than 20 ft. across the front
building line.
Livable portions of the home
exposed to the front street
no less than 40% of the width
of the structure, or in the
alternative, the addition of
usable front porches or
expanded front entry patios