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<br /> <br />Busch CUP Staff Report <br />January 8, 2007 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />CUP Considerations: <br />Chapter 1125 of the Zoning Code requires that the Planning Commission review and address <br />any potential adverse effects which include, but are not limited to, relationship with the <br />Comprehensive Plan, geographical area involved, potential depreciation, the character of the <br />surrounding area and the demonstrated need for such a use. Each of these potential adverse <br />effects is addressed below. <br />Relationship with the Comprehensive Plan. As previously stated, the Comprehensive Plan <br />encourages the development and maintenance of residential areas so as to improve the <br />quality, appearance and attractiveness of housing units and residential property in general. By <br />having a larger garage the applicants would be able to have more indoor storage, which would <br />be a benefit to the neighborhood. <br /> <br />The Geographical Area Involved. The home is located on Knollwood Drive, near the northern <br />end of the city. Since most of the additional space for the garage would be in the back, the <br />building would still look like normal two or three car size garage from the street. In this case, the <br />proposed oversized garage would not be out of place in this neighborhood that has large, deep <br />backyards. Although, it would somewhat block the view across the backyards from the <br />adjoining neighbor’s property. <br /> <br />Depreciation. The proposed garage would benefit the subject property both in a practical sense <br />by providing additional on site, indoor parking and storage, as well as in an economic sense, as <br />the construction would increase the “value” of the property. Increased property values are of <br />course a benefit to everyone. <br /> <br />The Character of the Surrounding Area. Knollwood Drive is strictly a residential neighborhood. <br />All of the homes on this street were constructed in the mid-1970’s. The proposed garage would <br />not be out of character in this area since the addition would not be easily visible from the street, <br />and there are other homes on this street that have expanded their garages. The front <br />appearance of the garage would only change slightly with this addition. The roofline on the <br />expansion would blend in with the existing lines which slope to the front and back yards, so any <br />water runoff would not be directed towards the neighboring house. <br /> <br />The Demonstrated Need for Such a Use. The applicants are proposing an 8 foot addition to the <br />side of the garage and a 16’x22’ addition to the rear which would allow for more indoor parking <br />and storage space. Mr. Busch has a large boat that he would like to store indoors. <br /> <br />Summary: <br /> <br />All zoning and code issues are satisfied with this request. On December 6, 2006, the Planning <br />Commission unanimously recommended approval of this Conditional Use Permit, along with <br />approving a variance for the garage to have a reduced side yard setback of two feet. <br /> <br />A public hearing notice was published and mailed to all property owners within 350 feet of <br />8410 Knollwood Drive. Staff has not received any comments in regards to this request. <br />