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Mounds View Planning Commission February 17, 1999 Regular Meeting Page 4 • (Because Peg Meyer, Cable Committee Chairperson, was now present, the Commission agreed to hear her presentation regarding broadcasting of Planning Commission meetings on cable television). 8. Staff Reports/Items of Information 8a. Peg Meyer informed the Commission that cablecasting will start on April 1st on Cable Channel 16. She added that cameras will be run in March, but the meetings would not be cable casted live to allow the Commission to get a feel for being on camera. She briefly instructed the Commission on what to do at the meetings. She informed them the new equipment is running smoothly. She asked that if any commissioner would have anything to present that would be out of the ordinary, to please call Pat Toth, Cable Producer, ahead of time to give him a chance to prepare. She added that the Commission may want to take a look at the web site that Staff has developed. Continuation of Item 6: Conditional Use Permit, 8100 Long Lake Road 4110 Planning Associate Ericson continued with the Maki CUP request. He commented that there should be some type of balance between the size of the garage and the size of the house. He added that it is probably not desirable to have a garage dwarfing the house, adding that the house should be the primary structure on the property. He explained that expanding a garage is a very common improvement and, typically, a benefit to the property. Mr. Ericson reviewed a similar CUP approved involving a corner lot, at 2185 Pinewood Drive. In that case the garage being proposed was 52 percent larger than the house. He added that with the current proposal, the garage would be 70 percent larger than the house. He also advised them that the property to the north is screened by a row of pine trees, and is already separated by the garage. The property to the west, separated by lilac bushes, already looks out to the garage. The addition of another 15 feet to the garage may not seem that much. The benefit would be that the vehicles currently parked about the yard would be stored in the proposed garage. Mr. Ericson brought to the Commission's attention one comment he received from the neighbor across the street with regard to the proposal. This neighbor was concerned that there might be some type of business being initiated in the garage. Mr. Ericson indicated that this issue could be addressed with the applicant. Mr. Ericson reminded the Commission that home occupations are allowed as long as certain criteria are met, most importantly that it does not detrimentally impact the neighbors. Mr. Ericson informed the Commission that all the criteria regarding this CUP request have been met and that Staff felt that the benefit outweighs the impact of the proposal. The main concern is the significant size of the proposed garage. Mr. Ericson noted that the proposed resolution recommends approval to the City Council, however, there are stipulations . attached to the resolution. Mr. Ericson addressed the concern regarding a business operating from the garage and assured the Commission that the CUP could be revoked by the City Council in the event this occurred.