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Mounds View Planning Commission October 18, 2006 <br />Regular Meeting Page 6 <br />________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br /> <br />Chair Stevenson stated the Commission knows there are too many lots in Mounds View with too <br />many accessory buildings. <br /> <br />Commissioner Scotch asked what the size of the accessory building the resident was referring to <br />at the previous meeting. <br /> <br />Community Development Director Ericson replied the accessory building was about 980 square <br />feet. He told the Commission he is not recommending it delve into something that does not need <br />to be changed. He stated the recommendation to the Council could be that the Commission is <br />happy with the code the way it is and not suggesting a task force be established to fix something <br />that is not broken. <br /> <br />Commissioner Miller stated some years ago a driveway could not go to an accessory building. <br /> <br />Community Development Director Ericson replied that in 2002 a change was made stating an <br />offshoot of the primary driveway could continue to the back garage. He mentioned the City did <br />not have an impervious surface maximum or ratio beyond which one could not exceed other than <br />the maximum width of a driveway. <br /> <br />Commissioner Zwirn asked if gazebos were counted as accessory buildings. <br /> <br />Community Development Director Ericson stated it is the storage component of a building that is <br />counted; a gazebo or hot tub enclosure did not count. <br /> <br />Chair Stevenson asked what the size of the largest building applied for has been. <br /> <br />Community Development Director Ericson replied he thought is was for about 1600 square feet. <br />He stated for the most part they are in the 1100 to 1200 square foot range. <br /> <br />Chair Stevenson stated the detached structure should be below 952 as most accessory buildings <br />used for vehicles are less than 952. He stated that perhaps the Planning Commission is a bit too <br />generous in not requiring the accessory buildings be uniform appearance with the house. <br /> <br />Commissioner Hegland stated a two-car garage is just over 400, anything under that is probably <br />not a garage. <br /> <br />Chair Stevenson state he would not be opposed to recommending design guidelines for all <br />accessory buildings in excess of 400 square feet. <br /> <br />Commissioner Meehlhause asked if Staff receives any requests for single car garages. <br /> <br />Community Development Director Ericson replied they did not. <br />