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Mounds View City Council July 26, 2010 Regular Meeting Page 3 6. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS 1 2 None. 3 4 7. COUNCIL BUSINESS 5 A. 7:05 p.m. Public Hearing to Consider Resolution 7645, a Conditional Use 6 Permit for an Oversized Garage at 7515 Knollwood Drive. 7 8 Planning Associate Heller stated that the applicant Richard Wyatt is requesting approval of a 9 conditional use permit to construct an oversized garage on his property at 7515 Knollwood 10 Drive. The applicant wants to demolish his current attached garage and construct a new larger 11 attached garage. The current garage is a single car size that is 14’ wide x 24’ deep (336 square 12 feet). The applicant wants to build a new double car wide 24’ x 60’ garage with an attached 13 covered patio in the rear. 14 15 Planning Associate Heller indicated the site plan submitted shows a garage area in excess of what 16 the City allows without a conditional use permit. Accessory buildings, attached or detached, are 17 limited to 952 square feet. Anything larger than 952 square feet must go through a conditional 18 use permit application process. The garage proposed for 7515 Knollwood would be 1,440 square 19 feet plus an 8’ x 16’ attached covered patio. The applicant indicates that he wants to have a two-20 car garage so he can park his vehicles indoors, and have the extra garage depth for a workshop. 21 22 Planning Associate Heller noted that on July 7, 2010, the Planning Commission voted 23 unanimously to recommend approval of this conditional use permit. The Planning Commission 24 also unanimously approved a variance to allow the garage to have a two-foot side yard setback. 25 Staff is recommending approval of the conditional use permit for the oversized garage as 26 requested. 27 28 Mayor Flaherty opened the public hearing at 7:34 p.m. 29 30 Hearing no public input, Mayor Flaherty closed the public hearing at 7:34 p.m. 31 32 Council Member Stigney questioned if the applicant restored and sold the vintage motorcycles. 33 Richard Wyatt, 7515 Knollwood Drive, explained he has sold motorcycles in the past, but his 34 work in the shop was merely a hobby for him. 35 36 Council Member Stigney asked what the City’s recourse would be if the homeowner began to use 37 the garage for commercial purposes. City Attorney Riggs indicated the City would have the right 38 to stop the commercial use at the property. 39 40 Council Member Mueller questioned if the expansion of the garage would change the width of 41 the driveway. Mr. Wyatt stated the driveway would be widened to the south to assure there was 42 proper alignment for his cars. 43 44 Mayor Flaherty commented the homeowner took great care of his property and thanked Mr. 45