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Item No: 5B Meeting Date: May 15, 2013 Type of Business: Planning Case City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Mounds View Planning Commission From: Heidi Heller, Planning Associate Item Title/Subject: Consideration of a Conditional Use Permit for an Oversized Garage at 8478 Long Lake Road; Planning Case CU2013- 003 Introduction: The applicant, Allen Hambleton, is requesting approval of a conditional use permit to construct an oversize detached garage on his property at 8478 Long Lake Road. The applicant wants to build a new 22’x56’ detached garage (1,232 square feet) behind the existing detached garage. The applicant has submitted plans for a garage larger than what the City Code allows without a planning action. The City limits the size of accessory buildings, whether attached or detached from the house, to a maximum of 952 square feet. Any building larger than 952 square feet must get City approval of a conditional use permit. The garage the applicant is proposing would be 1,232 square feet. The applicant indicates that he wants the extra space to store trailers, snowmobiles, ATV’s and a boat, among other things, and then be able to use the existing garage to park his vehicles. He plans to add a driveway leading to the new garage that connects to his current driveway. Requirements: Section 1106.03, Subd. 1: This part of the Code limits the height of an accessory building, the number of accessory buildings, the backyard coverage ratio of accessory buildings and specifies roof style and pitch. A Conditional Use Permit (CUP) is required for garages exceeding 952 square feet. Section 1106.04, Subd. 6: This part of the Code enumerates the conditions for garages exceeding 952 square feet. The garage must be permanent, be uniform in appearance with the home, not exceed 35 feet in width, and not exceed 1,800 square feet of total accessory building area on the lot. Section 1125.01, Subd. 1: The Planning Commission is required to review the possible adverse effects of the requested conditional use. Discussion: The request for a Conditional Use Permit to construct the 1,232 square foot garage satisfies the requirements as stated in Section 1106.03 and 1106.04, Subdivision 6 of the Mounds View Zoning Code. The proposed garage would meet all City setback, height and accessory building coverage requirements. The City Code limits backyard building coverage to 20% of the yard area and this garage would use approximately 8% of the backyard area. The total accessory building square feet with the existing garage and the new garage would be 1,783 square feet which is below the maximum of 1,800 square feet limit.