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coverage is allowable. In neither instance could a shed be allowed, because current regs <br />prohibit a shed if the garage exceeds 1,000 square feet. This seems to be an overly <br />restrictive requirement, especially for large lots and lots with garages attached to the <br />homes or alongside it. It is for this reason that this requirement has been deleted. Under <br />the proposed regulations, however, the shed would not be allowed because the garage <br />already exceeds the limit for accessory building coverage in the rear yard. <br />Scenario 4. <br />In this scenario, the property owners would like to construct an 864 square -foot garage <br />on their half-acre lot. Under the current guidelines, this would be allowed outright <br />because it is 864 square feet or less and does not take up more than 25 percent of the <br />rear yard. Under proposed guidelines, however, this garage would not be allowed without <br />a CUP because the garage is nearly 40 percent larger than the home. There is no current <br />requirement that the garage be proportionate to the house. In this case then, the garage <br />would seem to dominate the property and look out of place. This is one of the reasons <br />why the garage regulations and requirements need to be revised. <br />Scenario S. <br />The last example presented herein is the case similar to two before the City this year <br />alone. The property owner wishes to move an existing tiny one -car garage to the rear of <br />the lot and replace it with a larger, more updated two -car model. The lot is 43,560 <br />square feet, or, one acre, so there is plenty of room for the garage. However,' because of <br />the current area regulations for garages, the proposed garage would require a CUP as it <br />exceeds 864 square feet. The amended Code raises the limit for garages without. a CUP <br />to 952 square feet (28 feet by 34 feet.) Thus, the applicant would not need a CUP under <br />the revised guidelines. Because the shed does not exceed 216 square feet, no CUP is <br />needed for that, which is the same under either system. Even if the lot were not so large, <br />or even the minimum, a 952 square -foot would not be so imposing, unless of course the <br />house was tiny. In that case, a CUP would be required so it no longer was a permitted <br />garage. On the other hand, if the home's foundation were 1,200 square feet, a 952 <br />square foot garage would blend in quite well. <br />Page 11 <br />