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Balk Report April 24, 2006 Page 3 5. The use is consistent with the purposes of the Zoning Code and the purposes of the zoning district in which the applicant intends to locate the proposed use. The City Code conditionally allows for garages larger than 952 square feet as long as certain requirements and criteria are met. This proposal satisfies all dimensional and zoning requirements. 6. The use is not in conflict with the Comprehensive Plan of the City. The proposed use is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan in that the Comprehensive Plan encourages the development and physical improvement or residential lots as one means of protecting and enhancing property values. 7. The use will not cause traffic hazards or congestion. The proposed garage would not cause and traffic hazards or congestion. 8. Adequate utilities, access roads, drainage and necessary facilities have been or will be provided. The proposed garage will not necessitate any utilities above and beyond what is already provided to the site. Public Notice As according to Code, Staff has notified property owners within 350 feet of the subject parcel regarding this request as well as a notice published in the New Brighton Bulletin. We have not received any public feedback regarding the request. Planning Commission Action The Planning Commission considered the request at their meeting on April 19. The Commission determined that the request satisfied all code requirements yet recognized that the proposal would necessitate a variance request as to the height of the proposed garage, with such a hearing scheduled for May 3, 2006. Their resolution recommending approval (attached for the Council’s review) included a provision which stated that the design as proposed would necessitate a variance and that any approval of the CUP shall not be inferred, construed or otherwise interpreted as an approval for any subsequent variance request. Summary The applicants are seeking approval of a conditional use permit to permit a 1,062 square foot garage. The garage would be 110 square feet larger than the maximum allowed without a CUP yet 738 square feet smaller than the maximum with a CUP. The applicants are proposing only the minimum area required to satisfy their needs. The Conditional Use Permit may be considered separate and apart from the variance.