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NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS, INC. 4800 Olson Memorial Highway, Suite 202, Golden Valley, MN 55422 Telephone: 763.231 .2555 Facsimile: 763.231.2561 planners(oMacplanning.com MEMORANDUM TO: Little Canada Planning Commission FROM: Stephen Grittman DATE: May 3, 2007 RE: Little Canada — Richardson Detached Garage CUP FILE NO: 758.09 - 07.15 Background and Analysis Mr. Ray Richardson is seeking a Conditional Use Permit to allow the construction of a detached garage for his property at 3046 Greenbrier Street. The applicant proposes to remove the existing garage and replace with the new one. At a later date, the applicant also indicates that he will be replacing the home. The proposed garage is 26 feet wide (facing the street) and 57.6 feet deep, for a total of 1,497.6 square feet. The Little Canada zoning ordinance allows for garage area up to 1,000 square feet by permitted use, and up to 1,500 square feet by conditional use. There are some restrictions, however, on granting a CUP for a garage, including a requirement that no more than 10% of the rear yard area may be occupied by a structure requiring a CUP. The applicant has provided a survey that indicates the entire lot to be approximately 25,270 square feet in area. The site plan, however, does not appear to be drawn to a standard scale, and the plan exaggerates the size of the new building. As such, we can only estimate the size of the rear yard. It would appear that the rear yard area is more than 16,000 square feet in area. At the size proposed, the garage would comply with the 10% restriction. The purpose of the CUP provision is to ensure that the proposed building will not crowd the proposed site or impose on the neighboring properties. The site in question is well wooded, and would not appear to raise issues in this regard. The zoning ordinance also indicates that no other sheds are permitted when a CUP is granted for buildings of this