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COUNCIL MINUTES Motion carried unanimously. FEBRUARY 11, 2002 Mayor Bergeson noted the special vote on the referendum is Saturday, April 27, 2002, 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Councilmember Dahl clarified that the City's web site is now running. The information regarding the referendum will not be available until February 22. Resolution No. 02 —14 can be found in the City Clerk's office. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REPORT Resolution No. 02 — 06, Amendment to CUP, Gethsemane Chug Community Development Director Grochala advised the subject pope a conditional use within the R-3 District. ichael Grochala — zoned R-3. Churches are The Church is requesting a Conditional Use Permit amen property. The Section 2, Subdivision 2.B13 of the City enlargement, structural alteration, or intensification o use permit." struct a picnic shelter on the Ordinance states that, "any shall require an amended conditional Community Development Director Grochala p -s staff analysis noting the proposed picnic • shelter is classified as an accessory building ;s anticipated the picnic shelter would be used for the Church's annual Booya Festival, Vacatio ale • of classes, Youth Events, Church picnics, and reunions. Under the City Zoning Ordinance within an R-3 Zone, greater than maximum of one attache arage footage for accessory bui 4.D.8.f., accessory buildings for property located e -q er acres in size, are limited in number to a detached accessory structures. The maximum total square e for a lot of this size is limited to 2,020 sq. ft. There are currently two deta ed accessory buildings on the property: an 8' X 10' tool shed and a 24' X 30' detached garage. The c struction of the proposed picnic shelter would result in three detached accessory structures, one more than is allowed under City Ordinance. The total square footage of the existing two accessory buildings is 800 sq. ft. The proposed picnic shelter would measure 1,380 sq. ft. (30' X 46'), resulting in a total accessory square footage of 2,180 sq. ft. This is 160 sq. ft. more than is allowed under City Ordinance. Construction of the proposed picnic shelter would violate the City's Zoning Ordinance in terms of both number and size of accessory structures. Removing the 8' X 10" existing tool shed, and decreasing the size of the proposed picnic shelter by 80 sq. ft. are options to resolving this zoning issue. It should be noted that the City's Zoning Ordinance reaches a cap, or threshold level, of 2,020, sq. ft. for accessory buildings in ANY size lot of one and one-quarter acre or greater in an R-3 zone. 6 •