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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(anacplanning.com MEMORANDUM TO: Little Canada Planning Commission FROM: Stephen Grittman DATE: September 14, 2005 RE: Little Canada — Novak Garage CUP FILE NO: 758.09 - 05.30 Background and Analysis The applicant is seeking approval of a Conditional Use Permit that would allow for the construction of a second garage, totaling more than 1,000 square feet, on his single family residential property. The existing attached garage is 600 square feet in area. The new, detached garage would be 572 square feet in area, for a total of 1,172 square feet. The parcel is located along the west side of Centerville Road, and the location of the new detached garage would be adjacent to the rear fence line along Interstate 35E. The building would meet the required 10 foot setbacks from side and rear property line. The applicant shares a driveway with the neighbor to the north. The new garage would access the back portion of the shared driveway. The site plan also shows an existing shed in this location. The City's zoning regulations include a requirement that when a Conditional Use Permit is granted for garage space of more than 1,000 square feet, the applicant is not permitted to have additional accessory sheds, such as the existing shed on the property. As a condition of approval of the CUP for an oversized garage, the applicant should be required to remove the existing shed. The site plan shows a rear yard area of what appears to be more than 10,000 square feet in area. As such, the 572 square foot building easily complies with the maximum 10% rear yard requirement for detached second garages. The applicant notes with the application that he will paint the new building to match coloring on the existing home. Moreover, the applicant states that the new building will be used for the storage of personal recreational and residential maintenance equipment. No business use of the building is indicated by the application.