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Mounds View City Council Apri124, 2000 Regular Meeting Page 13 addition, the shed would allow for the storage of snowmobiles, motorcycles and other small recreational type vehicles which would otherwise be stored outside. He noted there is a small two-car garage on the property, however, the applicants would prefer to park their vehicles inside the garage, and store the recreational vehicles within the shed. Planning Associate Ericson stated the Planning Commission examined the general conditional use permit requirements as well as the adverse affects criteria, and felt that this request satisfies the adverse affects criteria. He indicated staff recently received a telephone call from the neighbor to the south of the subject property, who was not necessarily concerned regarding the proposed size of the shed, but rather, had some basic concerns with regard to the access and location of the shed. He stated there have been no other resident comments with regard to this request. Planning Associate Ericson stated the Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of this oversized shed, primarily because of the amount of screening, and also because of the size of the lot. He explained that the 400 square-foot shed would not overwhelm the lot, nor would it be disproportionate to the size of the house, therefore, staff and the Planning Commission felt very comfortable recommending City Council approval of this request. Shelley Hill, the applicant stated she has spoken to several of her neighbors regarding the proposed shed, and for the most part, they appeared to be in favor of it. She indicated the resident who expressed concerns was located to the south, and was concerned regarding how they • would gain access to the shed, were she to construct a fence at the property line. She explained that there is a four-foot chain link fence surrounding the entire backyard, between their properties, and last year, portion of the fence from the backyard to the front yard was removed. She stated at that time, this neighbor did not object to the removal of the fence, therefore, she was surprised there was an issue in this regard at this time. She pointed out that the chain link fence could be easily reinstalled if necessary, and there would be no problem in terms of accessing the shed through this area, which is 81/z feet wide. She added that the area at the other side of the lot is 10 feet wide, and they could access the backyard from this side of the property as well. There was no further public input. Mayor Coughlin closed the Public Hearing at 7:56 p.m. MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Stigney. To Approve Resolution 5424, a Resolution Approving a Conditional Use Permit fora 400 Square-foot Oversized Shed at 8038 Long Lake Road; Mounds View Planning Case No. CU00-003. Ayes - 4 Nays - 0 Motion carried. D Public Hearing and Second Reading of Proposed Charter Amendments: • Ordinances 649, 650, and 651. Mayor Coughlin opened the Public Hearing at 8:03 p.m.