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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 @nacplanning.com MEMORANDUM TO: Little Canada Planning Commission FROM: Dan Petrik /Stephen Grittman DATE: June 7, 2007 RE: Little Canada — French Detached Garage CUP FILE NO: 758.09 - 07.18 Background and Analysis Mr. Roy French is seeking a Conditional Use Permit to allow the construction of a 1,500 square foot detached garage for his property at 2988 Edgerton Street. The applicant proposes to expand his home into the current attached garage and build a detached garage behind the house. The proposed garage is 30 feet wide and 50 feet deep, for a total of 1,500 square feet. Access to the garage is proposed via a 130 foot long driveway that runs in front of the house and along the north property line. A large parking and garage access apron is proposed on the north side of the garage. The drive and access area adds over 2,200 square feet of impervious area to the parcel. The Little Canada zoning ordinance allows for garage area up to 1,000 square feet as a 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 ten percent of the rear yard area may be occupied by a structure requiring a CUP. The applicant has provided a sketch that indicates the entire lot to be approximately 38,300 square feet in area. The lot is a deep parcel with a large back yard of approximately 31,100 square feet. The proposed garage will occupy approximately five percent of the back yard and would comply with the ten percent restriction. The structure is setback more than ten feet from the side and rear property lines and thus meets setback requirements.