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REQUEST FOR PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION Meeting Date: April 15, 1998 Staff Report by: James Ericson,Planning Associate Planning Case No.: 516-98 Request: Conditional Use Permit to allow for a 1,246 square-foot garage Petitioner: Thomas Lammi Location: 7858 Long Lake Road PIN No. 06-30-23-44-0065 Zoning/Land Use: R-1 /Single Family Residential Applicable Regulations: 1106.03. Subd. 1 d: No garage shall exceed 864 square feet except by CUP. 1106.03. Subd. lh: The combined square footage for all accessory buildings on a lot shall not • occupy more than 25% of the rear yard. 1106.04. Subd.6: The combined square footage of all accessory buildings on one lot cannot exceed 1,264 square feet; if the garage square footage is greater than 1,000 square feet, no other accessory building shall be allowed, the garage width cannot exceed 35 feet nor allow for more than three vehicle access. Attachments: Planning Application Zoning Map Site Plan Resolution 541-98 Background: The applicant, Thomas Lammi, has applied for a conditional use permit to construct a 616 square- foot garage addition to his house located at 7858 Long Lake Road. The dimensions of the existing garage are 21 feet by 30 feet(630 square feet)with access for two vehicles. The proposed garage addition of 616 square feet would attach seamlessly to the rear of the garage and house, tying into the existing roof line, siding, and soffits. The area of the parcel on which the house and attached garage are situated is 12,780 square feet, or 0.29 acres. The backyard area comprises 4,500 square feet, which amounts to 35% of the lot. Because backyard accessory buildings cannot exceed 25 percent of a backyard's area, the garage addition cannot exceed 1,125 • square feet. The proposed addition would take up 12.7 percent of the backyard.