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• Mackeben CUP Request 8011 Sunnyside Road September 15, 1999 Page2 • 720 square feet. The applicant proposes to construct a 320 square-foot addition to the rear of the garage to be used for a workshop /hobby area., bringing the total proposed square-footage of the garage to 1,040 square.feet. A Conditional Use Permit is required because the expansion are would result in a garage larger than 952 square feet. Analysis: Dimensional Criteria All of the dimensional criteria associated with this request--setbacks, spacing between buildings, width of the garage and expansion, and the numbers of doors--satisfy the requirements as stated in Chapter 1104 of the Zoning Code. The proposed expansion would be about constructed at the rear of the garage, hidden from public view. The existing garage is set back from the south property line by five feet, while the expansion would be seven feet from the south lot line, 125 feet from the rear lot line, and over 1215 feet from the north lot line, as shown in the site plan provided by the applicant. The garage and proposed addition would comprise less than five percent of the rear yard area. The maximum coverage allowed is 20 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, 8011 Sunnyside Road, 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 more narrow than the subject property, though all just as deep. The homes are generally of a similar style architecture and were built around the same time. A larger garage on the subject property would not appear out of place, as there is adequate screening, a substantial sized lot and larger home on the property. 3. Whether such use will tend to or actually depreciate the area in which it is proposed. •