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riA <br />Northwest Associated Consultants, Inc. <br />C O M M U N I T Y P L A N N I N G • D E S I G N • M A R K E T R E S E A R C H <br />PLANNING REPORT <br />TO: Little Canada Planning Commission <br />FROM: Dan Sjordal /Stephen Grittman <br />DATE: 8 April 1996 <br />RE: Little Canada - G. Battista Garage Conditional Use Permit <br />FILE NO: 758.09 - 96.07 <br />BACKGROUND <br />G. Battista has submitted an application for a conditional use permit to allow the <br />construction of an additional garage building on the property at 951 Beam Avenue. In <br />addition, the owner has asked for City permission to utilize a City roadway easement for <br />a private drive. The 4.5+ acre property currently has a single family garage with an <br />attached garage. The property is zoned R -1. The prosed building is to be used for <br />storage and hobby interests. <br />ANALYSIS <br />The conditional use permit is required to two reasons. Under the current Ordinance, single <br />family homes are permitted a maximum of one garage structure and no more than 1,000 <br />square feet of accessory building. The proposed building is to have a garage (basement <br />level) and a square foot size of 1,800 square feet. <br />Size. In the past, the City of Little Canada has allowed accessory buildings that range in <br />size between 1,000 and 1,500 square feet. The proposed building is 1,800 square feet. <br />This is the dimension equivalent of an eight car garage with an upstairs and a basement. <br />Taking the assumption that the area will be developed into smaller sized residential <br />properties in the future, the proposed size seems out of character. On the other hand, the <br />owner's property is very large and the building has been designed with a residential <br />character. The neighboring lots are also very large. <br />5775 Wayzata Blvd. • Suite 555 • St. Louis Park, MN 55416 • (612) 595- 9636•Fax. 595 -9837 <br />Page 24 <br />