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JON ERIK KINGSTAD Attorney at Law 7650 Currell Boulevard Suite 300 -M Woodbury, MN 55125 DATE: February 27, 2002 TO: City Council City of Little Canada FROM: Jon Erik Kingstad -7rr Attorney at Law Tel. (651)- 731 -0892 SUBJECT: Application of Al and Cindy Mentes for Conditional Use Permit for Accessory Garage at 3058 Greenbrier My clients: Al and Cindy Mentes Background The Applicants, Mr, and Mrs. Al Mentes, applied in July, 2001 for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to construct a 1,008 (36 foot x 28 foot) square foot accessory detached storage garage on the property. This application was made pursuant to Section 903.020 of the Little Canada Zoning Code which provides that the total floor area of a garage and other accessory buildings for a single family dwelling may not exceed 1,000 square feet except by conditional use permit. The ordinance also states that in no instance may the total floor area of a garage and an accessory building combined exceed 1, 500 square feet. The ordinance also provides at Section 903.020 D.4 that "No accessory building or detached garage for a single family dwelling shall occupy more than twenty - five percent of the area of the rear yard." The residence at 3058 Greenbrier has an existing attached 440 square foot garage, which is inadequate for the Mentes's needs. The total combined floor space of the existing garage and the proposed accessory detached storage garage would be 1,448 square feet. The rear yard area of 3058 Greenbrier is 149.4 feet x 111.91 feet (according to the survey on file) with a total rear yard area of 16,719.3. The total floor area of 1,448 square feet is well within the 25% ratio limit of the Code which for 3058 Greenbrier would be 4,179.8 square feet. Prior to purchasing the property at 3058 Greenbrier, Mr. and Mrs. Mentes were advised by the City Planner, Steve Grittman, and the Building Inspector, Steve Westerhaus, that obtaining a conditional use permit for a second detached storage garage would be no problem as long as the setback requirements were observed. Mr. and Mrs. Mentes's realtor recalled that Mr. Grittman specifically noted that other properties in the neighborhood had similar structures. Mr. and Mrs. Mentes