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REQUEST FOR PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION • Meeting Date: January 6, 1999 Staff Report by: James Ericson, Planning Associate Planning Case No. 545-98 Request: Accessory Building Height Variance Applicant: Dan Gates Address: 5364 Clifton Drive PIN #: 08-30-23-14-0042 Zoning/Land Use: R-1, Single Family Residential Lot Size: 10,449 Square Feet (.24 acres) Applicable Regulations: • Section 1125.02, Subd. 2 outlines the criteria to be used by the Planning Commission in its review of variances. • Section 1106.03, Subd. lc states that no accessory building shall exceed 15 feet in height. • Attachments: Planning Application Zoning Map Resolution No. 568-99 Background: The applicant, Dan Gates, is requesting approval of a variance to permit his under-construction garage to exceed the maximum height provision of 15 feet. The proposed height of the garage is 16 feet The basis of the request is two-fold The applicant would like the roof-line of the new garage to match the roof-line of the house, which has a fairly steep slope. The other reason for the variance request, and the basis for the hardship, is that the City is requiring Mr. Gates' work truck to be parked within his garage or to have it removed from the property altogether. (His work truck is a commercial vehicle as defined by City Code and as such is not allowed to be parked outside in a residential district.) Because the truck is too tall to fit within a typically sized garage, Mr. Gates needs to install an eleven-foot garage door, thus raising the height of the proposed garage by one foot. On August 13, 1998, the applicant obtained a building permit to expand his garage, which involved moving the existing garage back approximately fourteen feet and constructing additional • garage space with a new door in the front, to match the front line and roof line of the house. After having received an anonymous complaint about commercial vehicles parked at the applicant's house, staff sent a letter dated 9/4/98 which informed the applicant of the City Code requirement prohibiting commercial vehicles from being parked outside in a residential district.