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NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS, INC. X 4800 Olson Memorial Highway, Suite 202, Golden Valley, MN 55422 Telephone: 763.231 .2555 Facsimile: 763.231.2561 plannersebnacplanning.com MEMORANDUM TO: Little Canada Planning Commission FROM: Stephen Grittman DATE: May 3, 2007 RE: Little Canada — Johnson Garage CUP FILE NO: 758.09 - 07.16 Background and Analysis Mr. H. Lloyd Johnson is seeking a Conditional Use Permit for the construction of a second garage building on his property at 2930 Edgerton Street. The property currently is occupied by a single family home with an attached garage of 529 square feet. The proposed detached structure would be 14 feet wide by 20 feet in length, a total of 280 square feet. The Little Canada zoning ordinance requires a Conditional Use Permit for more that one garage building, or more than 1,000 square feet in garage floor area. In this case, the applicant will stay below the 1,000 square foot threshold (at 809 square feet), but the second building trips the CUP requirement. The zoning ordinance includes a requirement that accessory buildings requiring Conditional Use Permits not occupy more than 10% of the rear yard area. The parcel in question is more than 37,000 square feet in area, and has more than ample area in the rear yard to accommodate this structure. The zoning ordinance also allows, as a permitted use, one shed of no more than 120 square feet. The proposed building is larger than this threshold and as such, requires a CUP for construction. The ordinance also requires that with the approval of a CUP, the applicant must not have a separate 120 square foot shed on the property. This clause is intended to minimize the clutter of several buildings on one lot. The application materials indicate that the building will be used for the storage of common residential storage, and that no business use will occur in the building. The proposed building should be designed to be compatible with the existing home. For this purpose, this means similar colors and siding materials should be used so the building does not look out of place on the property.