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F +r t Miller CUP Request 2081 Terrace Drive April 21, 1999 • Page 2 Analysis: A Conditional Use Permit is required, in this case, due to the size of the proposed garage. The size of the proposed garage would be 1,040 square feet, which is not much larger than the house. While it would be larger, there would not exist the"imbalance" which has been present in the last few over-sized garage CUP requests. The applicant proposes to construct an addition to the rear of the house in the following year which would again make the house bigger than the garage. The proposed location of the garage does not interfere with the future expansion plans nor the existence of a shed in the back yard. Dimensional Criteria All of the dimensional criteria associated with this request--setbacks, spacing between buildings, width of proposed garage, and numbers of doors--satisfy the requirements as stated in Chapter 1104 of the Zoning Code. The proposed garage is about 91 feet from the front property line, 43 feet from the rear property line and is setback from the side of the property by about seven feet. Taking into consideration the size of the shed, the total amount of accessory building coverage on the lot would be 1,120 square feet, or 14.6 percent of the rear yard area. Were the applicant to replace the existing shed with the largest allowable without a CUP, the coverage would rise to • 16.4 percent, which is still less than the maximum accessory building coverage of twenty percent. Adverse Effects and CUP Criteria The City Code, in Section 1125.01, Subd. 1 states that the Planning Commission shall examine the possible adverse effects of a conditional use permit request prior to making a recommendation. The following represent those items explicitly stated in the Code: 1. Relationship with the Comprehensive Plan. The Comprehensive Plan encourages the development and maintenance of residential areas so as to improve the quality, appearance and attractiveness of housing units and residential property in general. The Comprehensive Plan designates this property, 2091 Terrace Drive, as low-density residential. This proposal does not conflict with the Comprehensive Plan. 2. The Geographical Area Involved. 4. The Character of the Surrounding Area In this area of Mounds View, most of the lots are of a similar size. The homes are all of a similar style architecture and were built around the same time. Many of the homes in the immediate area have larger garages, most of which are detached as in this proposal. A