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Planning & Zoning Board October 8, 2008 Page 3 APPROVED MINUTES Board members asked if Mr. Marier would consider re ducing or removing one of the existing accessory structures in order to meet the accessory structure allowance. Mr. Marier stated that he would tear down a building if necessary. He explained that this garage built for handicap access is more important than his existing storage buildings. Staff explained that if Mr. Marier’s property is in deed five acres, the total allowable accessory structures would be 4200 sq. ft. The exi sting sheds are roughly 4200 sq. ft. and the new structure would be 1000 sq. ft. The new to tal would be 5200 sq. feet. This would be a net increase of 475 sq. ft. from that of the previous garage. Mr. Marier believes that the discrepancy of the tot al square footage of his lot is that the St. Paul Water Department claims to own part of the shoreline area, but Mr. Marier believes the he owns all of the property. Some board members did not see a problem considerin g the lot size as five acres if the applicant is paying taxes for that size of property . Most board members agreed that they would prefer th at the applicant stay within the maximum square footage of allowable accessory struc tures, as well as moving the structure back so to not increase the encroachment. Mr. Nelson was comfortable with the proposal, point ing out that the Marier family has been good stewards of the land, and did not agree t hat the applicant should have to destroy a pre-existing shed. Board Members recommended that Mr. Marier return to the November meeting with documentation that the property is five acres, revi sed to-scale drawings showing a new proposal for the addition, and the exact sizes of t he existing accessory structures. They stated that they would not approve the addition of a roof over the existing deck. Mr. Marier declared that he understood what the board w as requesting. Mr. Laden made a MOTION to table this item to the N ovember Planning and Zoning Board Meeting. Motion was supported by Mr. Raffert y. Motion carried 5 - 0. VI. DISCUSSION ITEMS A. Animal Chiropractic Care Mr. Bengtson presented the staff report. Dr. Josee Gerard, 6776 Lake Drive, Suite 210, is a licenses animal chiropractor. Ms. Gerard explained that she was the person who worked for the past five years to get the licensing of animal chiropractic care approved in the state of MN. Ms. Gerard referred to specific areas of the statute that spec ified requirements of treating humans and animals in the same facility. Mr. Bengtson stated that there were no health conce rns from Anoka County, the State Board of Health, and the State Board of Chiropracto rs.