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� __ _ --= i a . �. _ , _ A _ ;._ — - .. . _ : _ _ _ _ � _ __ ._ �:��. , _ . . .__� . �.�- . L...�. . ._ .. .. : . . � -. �"' _ '__. .�. . '_ "'_':'. ' " ' ' - � IfCm # 9 City of Mounds View Planning Commission Report Meeting Date: April 5, 2000 Title: CONSIDERATION OF A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUEST FOR A 400 SQUARE- rOOT OVER-SIZED SHED LOCATEU AT 8038 LONG LAKE ROAD Planning Case No: CU00-003 Applicant: Juanita Snetsinger & Shelley Hill Location: 8038 Long Lake Road Applicable Regulations: • Section 1106.03, Subd. lh, statcs that no property shall have more tl�an one shed and one garage. • Section 110G.03, Subd. 1 j, slipulales that lhe combined square footage for all accessory buildings in a rear yard shall not occupy morc than 20"/0 of thc rcar yard. • Section 1106.04, Subd. 7lists the speci£c conditional use requiremenls for an over-sized shed. • Section 1125.01, Subdivision I lists thc geueral adverse cffects criteria which necd to be addressed in order for a conditional use permit to be approved Introcluction: The applicants, Juanita Snetsinger & Shelley Hill, are requesting approval of a conditional use permit to allow for the construction of a 400 square-foot oversized shed in the backyard of their property at 8038 Long Lake Road. The property is located in the northwest section of the City, midblock between Sherwood and Hillview Roads. The 18,480 square-foot, well maintained lot is improved with a rambler and attached two-car garage. There are currently two smaller outbuildings in the back yard which would need to be removed upon completion of the proposed larger shed. Numerous mature evergreens shield the back yard of view from adjacent properties. Discussron: Section 1106.4, Subdivision 7 lists the specific conditional use permit requirements for accessory storage buildings in excess of 216 square feet. These requirements, such as setbacks and maximum square-footage would be met with this proposal. The setbacks for an accessory structure are five feet; the applicant is proposing to locate the shed in the southwest corner of the rear yard no closer than five feet to the property line. The area of the proposed shed would be 400 square feet, which is the maximum allowed. The Code rec�uires that by accessory buildings take up no more than 20 percent of a rear yard; this proposal would equate to a minimal 3.3 percent coverage. As is the case with every conditional use permit application, the Planning Commission shall