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Item No: 7A <br />Meeting Date: October 9, 2006 <br />Type of Business: Public Hearing <br />City Administrator Review: ______ <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Heidi Heller, Planning Associate <br />Item Title/Subject: Consideration of a Conditional Use Permit for an <br />Oversized Garage at 2925 County Road H2; Planning <br />Case No. CU2006-008 <br /> <br /> <br />Introduction: <br /> The applicant, Cory Mathiowetz, is requesting approval of a conditional use permit to <br />construct an oversized garage on his property at 2925 County Road H2. The current garage <br />will be demolished and a new larger detached garage would be constructed. The current <br />garage size is 14’x16’ (224 square feet) and was built almost on the property line. The <br />applicant would like to build a new 24’x48’ garage that would become code compliant with <br />the required five foot setback. <br /> <br />The plot plan submitted indicates a garage area in excess of what is allowed without a <br />conditional use permit. Accessory buildings, attached or detached, are limited to 952 square <br />feet. Anything beyond 952 square feet must go through a conditional use permit application <br />process. The garage proposed for 2925 County Road H2 would be 1,152 square feet. The <br />applicant indicates that he would like the extra depth for storage. <br /> <br />Requirements: <br /> <br />Section 1106.03, Subd. 1: This part of the Code limits the height of an accessory building, <br />the number of accessory buildings and the backyard coverage ratio of accessory buildings. <br />A Conditional Use Permit (CUP) is required for garages exceeding 952 square feet. <br /> <br />Section 1106.04, Subd. 6: This part of the Code enumerates the conditions for garages <br />exceeding 952 square feet, which are that the garage be permanent, be uniform in <br />appearance with the home, not exceed 35 feet in width, and not exceed 1,800 square feet of <br />total accessory building area on the lot. <br />Section 1125.01, Subd. 1: The Planning Commission and City Council are required to <br />review the possible adverse effects of the requested conditional use. <br />Discussion: <br /> <br />The request for a Conditional Use Permit to construct the 1,152 square foot garage satisfies <br />the requirements as stated in Section 1106.03 and 1106.04, Subdivision 6 of the Mounds <br />View Zoning Code. All setback and dimensional requirements would be satisfied with this <br />request. With the new larger garage, the backyard coverage ratio would be around 4%.