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NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS, INC. <br />4800 Olson Memorial Highway. Suite 202, Golden Valley, MN 55422 <br />Telephone: 763.231.2555 Facsimile: 763.231.2561 pIannerslnasplannincj.com <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Little Canada Planning Commission <br />FROM: Steve Grittman <br />DATE: May 4, 2012 <br />RE: Little Canada - 427 Viking Drive East; O'Brien Garage CUP <br />NAC FILE: 758.09 - 12.07 <br />BACKGROUND <br />John O'Brien is requesting approval of a conditional use permit (CUP) to allow the <br />construction of a 1,020 square foot (34' x 30') detached garage on his property located <br />at 427 Viking Drive East. Including an existing 312 square foot (13' x 24') attached <br />garage, a total of 1,332 square feet of garage space will exist on the property. <br />The zoning ordinance allows single family properties to have a second garage building, <br />and up to 1,500 square feet of garage floor area, by conditional use permit. <br />The applicant intends to use the second garage building for personal storage. <br />The subject site is zoned R -1, Single Family Residential and measures 1.3 acres in <br />size. <br />ANALYSIS <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 />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 />