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Planning Case No. 529-98 Medrud&Jordan CUP June 18, 1998 Page 2 Percent of Rear Yard < 25% 3.6% Met Area of all Accessory Buildings*: _< 1,264 sf. 764 sf. Met *Includes existing garage and garage under construction CUP requirements: Section 1106.04 of the Zoning Code states that no accessory building other than a garage shall exceed 216 square feet except by conditional use permit. With a CUP, the maximum area for all accessory buildings is 1,264 square feet. Section 1125.01 gives a list of criteria that must be satisfied in order for conditional use permits to be approved. These criteria are as follows: 1. Relationship with the Comprehensive Plan. The Comprehensive Plan encourages the development and maintenance of residential areas so as to improve the quality, appearance and attractiveness of housing units and residential property in general. The Comprehensive Plan designates this property, 2085 Oakwood Drive, low-density residential. This proposal does not conflict with the Comprehensive Plan. 2. The Geographical Area Involved. 4. The Character of the Surrounding Area Almost every lot in this area of Mounds View is the same size as the subject property. Most of the homes in the immediate area are larger, with more building coverage. There appears to be an even split between homes with attached garages and homes with detached garages. Many of the homes have sheds in addition to their garages . 3. Whether such use will tend to or actually depreciate the area in which it is proposed. The conversion of the existing garage will serve to increase the subject property's value without negatively impacting the values of the neighboring properties. 5. The demonstrated need for such a use. The existing garage is small, even for a single car garage. The applicants desire a garage big enough to park more than one vehicle inside at a time. The structure, however, is in solid repair, and could be retained as a storage shed, which the applicants currently do not have. This proposal satisfies the conditional use permit criteria. Also in Section 1125.01, the Planning Commission is to examine the possible adverse affects of the oversized shed, which are as follows: (1) The use will not create an excessive burden on existing parks, schools, streets and other public facilities and utilities which serve or are proposed to serve the area.