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Item No: 7E Meeting Date: Oct 24, 2016 Type of Business: Council Business Administrator Review : ____ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Jon Sevald, Planner Item Title/Subject: Public Hearing to consider Resolution 8646 approving a Conditional Use Permit for an oversized garage, located at 7715 Eastwood Rd Introduction: The applicant, Cindy Brown, has applied for a building permit to add a second floor onto the home and an addition onto the existing two-car attached garage. The garage addition will exceed the maximum size permitted for an accessory building, unless a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) is approved. The existing garage to be expanded is set back 4’ – 6” from the north side yard property line, whereas a minimum of 5’ is required. The applicant applied for a Variance to continue this encroachment for the garage addition. The Planning Commission conducted a Public Hearing on October 19, 2016, approving the Variance. Analysis: Maximum Existing Proposed Attached Garage 952 sq ft1 667 sq ft 1,227 sq ft Detached Garage 308 sq ft 308 sq ft Detached Shed 98 sq ft 98 sq ft TOTAL 1,800 sq ft2 1,073 sq ft 1,633 sq ft The following criteria shall be considered, when applicable 3: 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. 2. The use will be sufficiently compatible or separated by distance or screening from adjacent residentially zoned or used land so that existing homes will not be depreciated in value and there will be no deterrence to development of vacant land. 3. The structure and site shall have an appearance that will not have an adverse effect upon adjacent residential properties. 1 City Code, Section 1106.04, Subd 6 2 City Code 1106.04, Subd 6(b) 3 City Code, Section 1125.01, Subd 3(b)