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Item No: 7B Meeting Date: June 12, 2006 Type of Business: Public Hearing City Administrator Review: ____ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Heidi Heller, Planning Associate Item Title/Subject: Consideration of a Conditional Use Permit for an Oversized Garage at 5308 St. Stephen Street; Planning Case No. CU2006-004 Introduction: The applicant, Mark McKay, is requesting approval of a conditional use permit to construct an oversized garage on his property at 5308 St. Stephen Street. The current garage will be demolished and a new larger attached garage constructed. The current garage size is 24’x22’ (528 square feet). The applicant would like to build a new garage that would be the same width but would be 46 feet deep. The plot plan submitted indicates a garage area in excess of what is allowed without a conditional use permit. Accessory buildings, attached or detached, are limited to 952 square feet. Anything beyond 952 square feet must go through a conditional use permit application process. The garage proposed for 5308 St. Stephen Street would be 1,104 square feet. The applicant indicates that he would like the extra depth in order to park a third vehicle in the garage and for storage. The applicant’s lot is not wide enough to add another garage stall on the side. Requirements: Section 1106.03, Subd. 1: This part of the Code limits the height of an accessory building, the number of accessory buildings and the backyard coverage ratio of accessory buildings. A Conditional Use Permit (CUP) is required for garages exceeding 952 square feet. Section 1106.04, Subd. 6: This part of the Code enumerates the conditions for garages exceeding 952 square feet, which are that the garage be permanent, be uniform in appearance with the home, not exceed 35 feet in width, and not exceed 1,800 square feet of total accessory building area on the lot. Section 1125.01, Subd. 1: The City is required to review the possible adverse effects of the requested conditional use. Discussion: The request for a Conditional Use Permit to construct the 1,104 square foot garage satisfies the requirements as stated in Section 1106.03 and 1106.04, Subdivision 6 of the Mounds View Zoning Code. All setback and dimensional requirements would be satisfied with this request. With the garage addition, the backyard coverage ratio would be 10.6%, well below the maximum 20% allowed.