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Waste Report 2251 Oakwood Drive May 22, 2000 Page 2 Given the size of the lot, however, extra consideration is needed to ensure that the proposed garage would maintain a sense of balance and proportion between the home and garage. The home is 36 feet by 32 feet, or 1,152 square feet and factoring in the upper story, has more than 2,000 square feet of living space. The 23-foot wide garage would be oriented sideways toward the street, such that bulk of the garage would be directed toward the back of the lot. Attached to the house, the garage would represent 39 percent of the front width of the combined structures. It is not believed that the construction of the proposed 1,150 square-foot garage would depreciate the neighborhood in any way. This proposal does not conflict with the Comprehensive Plan and would not be out of place considering the character of the neighborhood. Staff has inspected the property and believes that the construction of the proposed garage would be an improvement from what exists currently. There is a privacy fence in the backyard which would help buffer and screen the garage from the adjacent neighbors’ views. According to Section 1125.01, Subd. 3, of the Zoning Code, the City Council is to consider eight general conditional use permit requirements in addition to the advice and recommendation of the Planning Commission. These general criteria with responses are as follows: 1. The use will not create an excessive burden on existing parks, schools, streets and other public facilities and utilities which serve or are proposed to serve the area. It is not expected that the oversized garage would have any impact on existing parks, schools, streets and other public facilities and utilities which serve this area. 2. The use will be sufficiently compatible or separated by distance or screening from adjacent residentially zoned or used land so that existing homes will not be depreciated in value and there will be no deterrence to development of vacant land. It is not expected that the proposed garage would detrimentally impact either the subject property or the adjacent and neighboring properties. Rather, the addition would allow the resident to park vehicles, boats, snowmobiles and other things inside the garage that are currently being stored outside, visually improving the appearance of the property with the new construction and the reduction of clutter. 3. The structure and site shall have an appearance that will not have an adverse effect upon adjacent residential properties. The garage would be sided and painted to match the appearance of the home. A stipulation to this affect is included in the resolution. 4. The use, in the opinion of the City Council, is reasonably related to the overall needs of the City and to the existing land use. The City Council has indicated that oversized garages are an improvement to a property and provides for additional storage space for vehicles and other things that might otherwise be stored outside. The existing garage is too small and in a poor condition which warrants the new construction.