09-09-2004 Planning Comm. Minutes

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1VIINUTES PLANNING COiV1M1SS10N SE]'TGMBER 9, 2004 CONDITIONAL Jim Daly, 3097 Arcade Street, appeared before the Commission USE PERMIT - requesting approval of a second garage on a property as well as total 3091 ARCADE garage space over 1,000 square feet. Daly indicated that he cun~ently STREET - has asingle-car garage and does not have enough room to expand his JIM DALY garage to the north. Daly pointed out that his lot is heavily wooded, and he would like to place the new garage i^ the woods. Therefore, rather than side the garage white to match the house, he would prefer to have cedar siding that would blend into the woods. Daly noted the petition he submitted from his neighbors stating their preference for the cedar siding. Daly noted that the City Planner recommended shrubs and trees be planted to delineate the northern property line. Daly introduced his neighbor, Rorie Degnan, and reported that Ms. Degnan utilizes his driveway for access to a well in the back of her property. The planting of trees and shrubs would interfere with maintenance access to this well. Duray asked if the request met Code requirements. The City Planner replied that it did, and noted that the Daly property is very large. Barraclough asked if the setback for the driveway met Code requirements. The City Planner indicated that five feet is a typical setback for a driveway. It appears that there is enough room to meet afive-foot setback The Planner indicated that his comments relative to plantings along the driveway made the assumption that this is what the neighbor would prefer. Obviously, that is not the case. Duray recommended approval of the Conditional Use Permit to allow a second garage on a property as well as total garage space over '1,000 square feet for 3091 Arcade Street as requested by Jim and Lisa Daly, subject to the detached garage not exceeding '15 feet in height and subject to there being no commercial or home occupation activities on the property. Motion seconded by Weihe. Motion carried 6 - 0. PROPERTY Greg Stark appeared before the Commission requesting the division of DIVISION- 469 LaBore Road into three single-family lots. Stark indicated that all 469 LABORE three lots exceed the City's minimum requirements. Stark reported that ROAD- he is still in the process of purchasing the property. "The property is a~~ GREG STARK estate, and there are some title issues that should be resolved within the next couple of weeks. Stark reported that once the closing occurs, he has -4-