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Mounds View Planning Commission August 4, 1999 Regular Meeting Page 2 • Staff Reports/Items of Information 23 Chairperson and Planning Commissioners Reports 23 3. Citizens' Requests and Comments on Items Not on the Agenda There were no citizen requests or comments on items not on the agenda. 4. Approval of Minutes A. July 7, 1999 MOTION/SECOND: Miller/Hegland. To approve the May 19, 1999 meeting minutes as corrected. Ayes–7 Nays–0 The motion carried. • 5. Planning Case No. 566-99 Property Involved: 3809 Woodale Drive Discussion regarding a conditional use permit to construct a 1,296 square-foot garage. Applicant: Tim Skeate The applicant was not present. Planning Associate Ericson gave the staff report as follows: The applicant, Tim Skeate, is requesting a conditional use permit to construct a 576 square-foot addition to his existing 720 square-foot garage. The property, 2809 Woodale Drive, is located south of Highway 10,two properties west of Silver Lake Road. The area of the subject property—an interior lot—is approximately 16,200 square feet. The house and garage are set back approximately 60 feet from the street, with the detached garage situated alongside the house to the east. The house, at approximately 400 square feet, is much smaller than the existing two-stall garage, which is 720 square feet. The applicant proposed to construct a 476 square-foot addition to the rear of the garage, maintaining the same width and roofline of the existing garage. Ericson stated a conditional use permit is required due to the size of the proposed garage, which, at 1,296 square feet,would be three times the size of the house. He stated the Planning Commission and • City Council have, in the past,been very concerned about this type of imbalance. A garage is intended to be an accessory structure to service the principal dwelling, not the dominating feature of the