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Item No: 05A <br />Meeting Date: March 17, 2021 <br />Type of Business: Planning Case <br />Planning Case: CU2021-001 <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Planning Commission <br />From: Jon Sevald, Community Development Director <br />Item Title/Subject: Resolution 1131-21, Recommending Approval of a Conditional <br />Use Permit for an Accessory Building exceeding 952 sq ft for <br />Curtis Goettsch, 2229 Lambert Avenue <br />Introduction: <br />The homeowners, Curt & Ann Goettsch, built a home addition in 2020, and now propose to <br />replace the detached 20’ X 24’ garage (480’ sq ft) with a 28’ X 44’ garage (1,232 sq ft). The lot <br />is 75’ X 300’. <br />Analysis: <br />Within the R-1 Single Family Residential District, Accessory Buildings exceeding 952 sq ft in <br />area, require a Conditional Use Permit (CUP).1 Each lot is allowed up to three accessory <br />buildings, totaling 1,800 sq ft. Currently, there are no accessory buildings on the property, other <br />than the garage to be removed. The garage must be designed and maintained to provide a <br />uniform appearance with the house. The width cannot exceed 35’ (28’ is proposed). <br />The garage will be set back 6’ from the side (west) property line, whereas 5’ is the minimum. <br />The western neighbor also has a large accessory building (906 sq ft). <br />Strategic Plan Strategy/Goal: <br />Continue BR&E program, maximize utilization of development space and current list of available <br />sites, encourage land owners to maintain their properties, & consider residential redevelopment. <br />Financial Impact: <br />None. <br />Recommendation: <br />Staff recommends approval. The Planning Commission is requested to consider the following <br />options: <br />1.Approve Resolution 1131-21, Recommending Approval of the Conditional Use Permit. <br />2.Recommend Denial of the Resolution, with Findings. <br />3.Table the Request, if additional information is needed before a Recommendation can be <br />made. <br />Application Submitted: March 8, 2021 <br />120-Day deadline for Action: May 7, 2021 <br />The City Council will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, April 12, 2021 at 6:30 PM. A Public <br />Hearing Notice was published in the March 16, 2021 Shoreview Press, and mailed to property <br />owners within 350’. <br />1 Mounds View Municipal Code, Section 1106.03, Subd 1(c) (Accessory Buildings)