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City of Mounds View Staff Report July 2, 1998 Page 2 3. No permit shall be issued for the construction of a residential dwelling, garage, or garage expansion unless the driveway servicing the dwelling/garage is improved with a permanent surface. 4. The square footage (area) of a garage shall not exceed the foundation area of the house, except by CUP. This will finally provide a rational basis for the size of the garage relative to the size of the home. 5. The combined square-footage for accessory buildings in a rear yard would be reduced from 25% to 20% of the rear yard area. Twenty-five percent coverage of a rear yard--in my opinion--is too much 6. The maximum garage area without a CUP has been increased from 864 to 952 square feet. Most garage additions that would have fallen between 864 and 952 square feet have been approved with a rubber-stamp after a curt review. With the approval contingent upon items 4 and 5 above, the size of the garage would still be dictated by the size of the lot and the house. The increase may seem large, but put in perspective, the result would be represented by adding less than three feet to the back of a 32-foot wide garage. 7. The combined square footage for all accessory buildings on one lot shall not exceed 1,400 square feet. This is increased 136 square feet from 1,264 square feet. Again, the maximum can only be achieved on a lot that can support such coverage. 8. Currently, if a garage exceeds 1,000 square feet, no other accessory building (shed) is allowed. This requirement has been eliminated. Given the number of large lots in Mounds View, not being able to have a shed is a hardship. Again, items 4 and 5 would prevent over-coverage of accessory buildings on one lot. 9. Currently, the Code does not allow for garages with more than three stalls. Beginning in the R-3 district, language is added such that garages with more than three accesses are allowed but limited to the number of dwelling units present on the property. For example, a four-plex owner on an R-3 lot may construct a four car garage. 10. Because the space requirements of vehicles have decreased over the years, the parking lot stall dimensions will be reduced to 9 x 18 from 9 x 20. Many cities use the smaller sized- space and find it completely adequate. Mounds View has allowed the 9 x 18 spacing on the theater site, Silverview Estates, and most recently, on the Mermaid site. 11. The Code currently allows for gravel driveways with new, single-family and two-family home construction. This allowance has been eliminated. 12. All references to temporary surfacing will be removed to eliminate the confusion over the intent of the language (i.e., temporary in the temporal sense or in the physical sense?)