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Mounds View Planning Commission June 21, 2000 Regular Meeting Page 3 * Should more than one shed be allowed? On larger lots? * Garages up to 952 square feet are allowed without a CUP. Garages up to 1,400 are conditionally allowed. Should the 952 be increased? Should the 1,400 be increased? * By CUP, garages may not provide access for more than three vehicles. Should this limitation be removed? Planning Associate Ericson advised that the intent of this requirement is to address such situations as a five stall wide garage facing the street. He explained that there is a point at which the accessory structure tends to dominate the lot, and the principal structure becomes somewhat accessory to the garage. * Should there be a maximum garage width? Planning Associate Ericson explained that there is no maximum garage width requirement for a garage up to 952 square feet, however, at the point at which a Conditional Use Permit is required (953 square feet or larger) there is a 35-foot maximum width provision. * How should the Code address multi-level garages? Footprint only? Planning Associate Ericson stated the Planning Commission, at a previous meeting, felt that this should be addressed through the footprint of the structure rather than the total square-footage of both levels. * The Code allows for a 400 square-foot shed, but not a second garage. Should the Code be amended to allow for a second garage, as long as the 1,400 square-foot maximum is observed? Planning Associate Ericson stated a 400 square-foot shed is very close to the size of a single stall garage. He indicated he had gone to a property on Spring Lake Road on that date, which has a tuck-under single stall garage that could not be expanded, and therefore, the property owner would like to build a second garage. He stated typically, when a property owner desires to construct a second garage, the City Code requires that the original garage be converted to living space or demolished, however in this case, it would not be practical to convert the original garage to living space because it is located at such a level that it is not connected to the house, and there is no access from the garage to the house. He pointed out that the garage could not be demolished and yet the property owner requires additional space in which to park her vehicles, therefore, he had explained that the Planning Commission was currently examining this very issue, and that this would be a good opportunity to attempt to take such situations into consideration.