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Item No: ___5A Meeting Date: Oct 19, 2016 Type of Business: Planning Case MU2016-002 City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Mounds View Planning Commission From: Jon Sevald, Planner Item Title/Subject: Consider Resolution 1057-16, approval of a Conditional Use Permit for an oversized garage; and (Public Hearing) consider Resolution 1058-16, a Variance to the side yard setback at 7715 Eastwood Rd; Planning Case MU2016-002 Introduction The applicant, Cindy Brown, has applied for a building permit to add a second floor onto the home and an addition onto the existing two-car attached garage. The garage addition will exceed the maximum size permitted for an accessory building, unless a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) is approved 1. Additionally, the existing garage is setback 4’-6” from the side yard property line, whereas a minimum of 5’ is required. The proposed garage addition would continue this 6” encroachment, requiring a Variance. Variances are approved/denied by the Planning Commission. Conditional Use Permits are reviewed by the Planning Commission, and approved/denied by the City Council Analysis: Conditional Use Permit Maximum Existing Proposed Attached Garage 952 sq ft 667 sq ft 1,227 sq ft Detached Garage 308 308 Detached Shed 98 98 TOTAL 1,800 sq ft 1,073 sq ft 1,633 sq ft The following criteria 2 shall be considered, when applicable: 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. 1 City Code, Section 1106.03, Subd 1(c) 2 City Code, Section 1125.01, Subd 3