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<br /> NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS, INC. <br /> __________________________________________________________________ <br /> 4150 Olson Memorial Highway, Ste. 320, Golden Valley, MN 55422 <br />Telephone: 763.957.1100 Website: www.nacplanning.com <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br /> <br />TO: Little Canada Planning Commission <br /> <br />FROM: Steve Grittman / Ryan Grittman <br /> <br />DATE: March 3, 2016 <br /> <br />RE: Little Canada – 2945 Thunder Bay Ct. - Garage CUP <br /> <br />NAC FILE: 758.09 – 16.11 <br /> <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />Dave Johnson is requesting approval of a conditional use permit (CUP) to allow the <br />construction of a garage approximately 1,362 square feet in size on property located at <br />2945 Thunder Bay Court. <br /> <br />The zoning ordinance allows single family properties to have an attached garage in <br />excess of 1,000 square feet by conditional use permit. <br /> <br />The garage will present three garage doors to the Thunder Bay Court cul-de-sac, and <br />the additional square footage will extend to the back. The applicant intends to use the <br />garage for extra storage. <br /> <br />The subject site is zoned R-1, Single Family Residential and measures 0.76 acres in <br />size. <br /> <br /> <br />ANALYSIS <br /> <br />Conditional Use Permit Evaluation Criteria. Section 921 of the Zoning Ordinance <br />states that the Planning Commission and City Council shall consider possible adverse <br />affects to the conditional use and judgment shall be based upon (but not limited to) the <br />following factors: <br /> <br />1. The applicant shall demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that the <br />proposed action has been considered in relation to the specific policies <br />and provisions of and has been found to be consistent with the official City <br />Comprehensive Land Use Plan.