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Item No: 9B Meeting Date: May 27, 2003 Type of Business: PH & CB City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Mounds View City Council From: James Ericson, Interim City Administrator Item Title/Subject: Consideration of a Conditional Use Permit Request for an Over-Size Garage at 7988 Edgewood Drive; Planning Case No. CU03-002 Introduction: Property owners Steve and Sandy Eyler are requesting approval of a conditional use permit to construct a detached 1,344 square-foot garage on their property located at 7988 Edgewood Drive. The Eylers indicate that the existing single-stall garage is in poor condition and needs to be replaced. (Staff’s inspection confirms this.) The lot is 36,750 square feet, which is more than four-fifths of an acre. The existing garage will be demolished to make room for the proposed new garage, which would be built in the same location in the rear yard. Discussion: Section 1106.4, Subdivision 6, lists the specific conditional use permit requirements for garages larger than 952 square feet. These requirements, such as setbacks and maximum square-footage would all be met with this proposal. The Code also sets an upper limit of accessory storage space on a property at 1,800 square feet, and this requirement is also met. The applicants are proposing to construct the new garage behind the house in the same general location of the original garage. 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, 7988 Edgewood Drive, as low-density residential. The 36,750 square-foot lot is large however typical for this area. Most of the homes in this were built with detached single-stall garages, which by today’s standards is not sufficient for the typical multi-car family. Many of the property owners in this area have already expanded or replaced the original garages. Adverse Effects According to the City Code, the City must consider the possible adverse effects of the proposed conditional use. The findings shall be based upon, but not limited to, the following factors: ??Relationship with the Comprehensive Plan. ??The Geographical Area Involved ??Whether such use will tend to or actually depreciate the area in which it is proposed. ??The Character of the Surrounding Area ??The demonstrated need for such a use.