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MOUNDS VIEW CITY COUNCIL FEBRUARY 22,1999 PAGE 5 9. COUNCIL BUSINESS Item 9A. Public hearing and consideration of Resolution No. 5312 regarding a conditional use permit for an oversized garage located at 8100 Long Lake Road. Requested by Richard Maki. Mr. Rick Jopke stated Mr. Maki has requested a conditional use permit to allow him to expand his existing garage at 8100 Long Lake Road. The conditional use permit is necessary according to the City code basically for two reasons. He is going to add 580 square feet onto an existing 400 square foot garage which would make his total area 980 scare feet. The code says that you cannot construct a garage over 952 scare feet without a conditional use permit. The other reason for the conditional use permit is that the code also says that a garage cannot exceed the size of the dwelling on the property. In this case, the house is 576 square feet, so it does exceed that. Without conditional use permits, the ordinance does have some criteria that have to be reviewed. This must be reviewed so that the proposal does not adversely affect the community and surrounding area. There are a number of other garages in the area that are of the size being proposed. There is a demonstration of need in this particular case that the applicant is requesting a garage to store existing vehicles that are now outside. Mr. Jopke believes the proposal would not depreciate the surrounding area. The proposal would not have any adverse effects on public facilities such as parks, access roads, and would not create a traffic problem. Mr. Jopke stated it is the staff's recommendation that the City Council approve Resolution 5312, a resolution to approve a conditional use permit with seven stipulations, as follows: 1. These stipulations include that the conditional use permit be recorded to Ramsey County within 60 days of City Council approval. Receipt of such recording shall be provided to the City of Mounds View. 2. The garage not be used for living space or other uses not allowed by the zoning code for which the purpose was granted. 3. Garage addition to be designed in a uniform building appearance of the house. 4. Driveway leading to the garage expansion be approved with a permanent surfacing material, either concrete or asphalt, in conjunction with the construction of the garage. If the occupancy of the garage is to approve prior to the driveway's improvement, the applicant shall submit a letter of credit for evaluation before completed. 5. All vehicles on the property shall be parked either on the driveway on the improved surface, or in the garage. At no time shall a vehicle be parked on the grass or on the surface. 6. The existing shed on lot be removed if necessary for the setback of the garage. 7. Total square foot allowed by the conditional use permit shall not exceed 1060 square feet.