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Item No. /0 ' '� /U Staff Report No. ` al/3O C- Meeting Date: June 23, 1997 • • Type of Business: Public Hearing WK: Work Session;PH:Public Hearing; CA:Consent Agenda;CB:Council Business City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Mayor and City Council From: Pamela Sheldon, Community Development Director Item Title/Subject: Public Hearing and Consideration of Resolution No. 5137 Approving a Conditional Use Permit for an Oversized Garage at 7150 Knollwood Drive; Planning Case No. 480-97 Date of Report: June 20, 1997 Summary: The applicant, Kenneth Newcombe, has applied for a conditional use permit to build a 1,264 square-foot garage on his property located at 7150 Knollwood Drive. The dimensions of this garage will be 39.5 feet by 32 feet with access for two vehicles. The garage as proposed would take up less than 2 percent of the area of the lot. Most of the homes in this area are on large lots (1+ acres), although the lot adjoining to the south has been subdivided into three smaller parcels. The garage will replace a smaller out-building on the property. • The applicant converted a small attached garage into living space in 1994, leaving the property without a garage. Presently there are two driveways on the site, one improved to the old garage and the other unimproved that goes to the rear of the property on the north side of the house. City Code, in Section 1121.09 Subd. 5e, states that only one curb-cut shall be allowed per single- family property. Whether the southern driveway should be removed was discussed at the Planning Commission meeting. The applicant agreed to remove a section of this driveway so it no longer provides access to the street, but asked that the remainder be left for now. He has a basketball hoop alongside of the southern driveway and wants to use it as a playing surface. His eventual plan is to remove it altogether. Staff has measured the driveway in the field and recommends that a 20 foot section be removed. The property at 7150 Knollwood Drive is in the R-1 District. This district allows the construction of an oversized garage with approval of a conditional use permit, provided that: a. The accessory building must conform with Section 1103.06 and Subdivision 1106.03(1) of this title. b. The combined square footage of all accessory buildings on one lot cannot exceed 1,264 square feet. c. If the garage square footage is greater than 1,000 square feet, no other accessory storage building is allowed. d. The building shall be designed and maintained to provide a uniform appearance with the dwelling unit. • e. The width of the building cannot exceed 35 feet nor allow for more than three vehicle access.