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8478 Long Lake Road CUP Request May 28, 2013 Page 2 The City Code also specifies that the roof for all accessory buildings exceeding 250 square feet, shall match or be similar to the character and style of the roof of the principal structure, and have a pitch or slope of at least 2-12, but no steeper than 12-12. The proposed garage has a 4-12 pitch which does not match the very steep pitch of the house, but is similar to the pitch of the existing detached garage. Over the last several years, one of the conditions for oversize garages has typically been that the garage have a uniform appearance with the house. The Planning Commission discussed this condition and agreed that if the proposed garage had matching shingle and siding colors to the existing house and garage, the metal siding would be acceptable since the garage would not be very visible from the street. CUP Considerations: Chapter 1125 of the Zoning Code requires that the Planning Commission review and address any potential adverse effects of a conditional use that include, but are not limited to, the relationship with the Comprehensive Plan, geographical area involved, potential depreciation, the character of the surrounding area and the demonstrated need for such a use. Staff has addressed each of these potential adverse effects below. Relationship with the Comprehensive Plan. The Comprehensive Plan designates this property as low-density residential, as well as the surrounding area. The Comp Plan encourages the development and maintenance of residential areas to improve the quality, appearance and attractiveness of housing units and residential property in general. With this project, the applicant would be creating more garage space to have more indoor storage for his recreational vehicles. Such additional storage would be a benefit to the property and to the neighborhood. The Geographical Area Involved. The applicant's home is located on Long Lake Road along the north border of the City. There are no homes across the street from the applicant in this area. Depreciation. The proposed garage would benefit the subject property both in a practical sense by providing additional on site, indoor parking and storage, as well as in an economic sense, as the addition would increase the "value" of the property. Increased property values are a benefit to everyone. The Character of the Surrounding Area. The applicant's neighborhood is entirely single-family residential. The homes in this area are a variety of styles, ages and lot sizes. The new garage would be in the backyard, behind the existing 2 -car garage. It would not be obvious from the street but would be visible to the adjacent backyard neighbors. This is a larger property at 100 feet wide and 260 feet deep (0.59 acres), so the oversize garage will only use about 8% of the backyard area. The Demonstrated Need for Such a Use. The applicant is proposing a 1,232 square foot garage that would allow for parking his recreational vehicles and boat inside plus additional storage space, and then be able to use the existing garage to park his daily driving vehicles.