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1 WS – Item 2 WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT Work Session Item No. 2 Date: November 22, 2021 To: City Council From: Michael Grochala, Community Development Director Katie Larsen, City Planner Re: Double Garage Interpretation Background Staff has been directed by Council to discuss the interpretation of a double garage. The property owner of 6972 Lakeview Drive recently submitted a building permit for a garage remodel. The remodeled garage proposed only one (1) 10’x 7’ wide garage door. Two (2) passenger vehicles (i.e. car, truck etc.) could not pull in and park side by side in the traditional sense. The building permit application was denied because it does not meet staff’s interpretation of a double garage. The property is zoned R-1, Single Family Residential. Per City Code Section 1007.090(4)(c), All dwellings shall have a double garage at a minimum. City Code Section 1007.001 defines a garage as: GARAGE. A deck building or structure, or part thereof, used or intended to be used for the parking and storage of vehicles. The City Code does not define a double garage. Staff’s interpretation of a double garage is a garage that allows at least two (2) passenger motor vehicles to be parked side by side. The garage door (or doors) needs to be wide enough to accommodate exit and entrance of 2 vehicles into the garage independently. The City Council’s recent discussion regarding minimum dimensional standards for garages further supports this interpretation. It is important to understand if Council supports allowing one (1) single garage door, this will apply to all residential garages in the City, not just 6972 Lakeview Drive. A new home being constructed in Watermark, Nadeau Acres or NorthPointe could have one (1) single garage door. Tandem garages would also be allowed. For reference, a standard double garage door is 16 ft wide. A standard single garage door is 8 ft wide.