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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-07-2013PROCEEDINGS OF THE MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA Regular Meeting August 7, 2013 Mounds View City Hall 2401 Highway 10, Mounds View, MN 55112 1. Call to Order The meeting was called to order by Vice Chair Schiltgen at 7:00 p.m, for August 7, 2013. 2. Roll Call Members Present: Commissioners Carvelli-Yu, Cramblit, Elofson, Love, and Schiltgen. Absent and Excused: Commissioners Rundle and Stevenson, Also Present: Planning Associate Heidi Heller. 2A. Oath of Office Planning Associate Heller administered the Oath of Office to newly appointed Planning Commission member Keith Cramblit. Index to Minutes Page Approval of Minutes 1 MU2013-001. Consideration of a Conditional Use Permit and Variance 2 For an 1,140 Square Foot and 21 -foot Tall Oversize Garage 3. Approval of Minutes July 9, 2013. MOTION/SECOND: Commissioner Carvelli-Yu/Commissioner Love. To approve the Minutes of the July 9, 2013 regular Planning Commission meeting as slightly amended. Ayes — 5 Nays — 0 Motion carried. Mounds View Planning Commission Regular Meeting 4. Citizens Requests and Comments on Items Not on the Agenda None. 5. Planning Cases August 7, 2013 Page 2 A. MU2013-001 Consideration of a Conditional Use Permit and Variance for an 1,140 Square Foot and 21 -foot Tall Oversize Garage Applicant: Peter McIntyre Address: 2917 County Road 112 Planning Associate Heller stated the applicant, Peter McIntyre, is requesting approval of a conditional use permit and a variance for an oversize garage on his property at 2917 County Road H2. The applicant wants to expand his existing 840 square foot garage to the rear and make it 10 feet deeper to 30' wide x 38' deep. The garage would then be 1,140 square feet. Associate Heller explained the applicant has submitted plans for a garage larger and taller than what the City Code allows. The City limits the size of accessory buildings, whether attached or detached from the house to a maximum of 952 square feet. Any single building larger than 952 square feet must get City approval of a conditional use permit. The applicant is also requesting to be able to build the garage addition the same height as the garage currently is, which no longer meets the Zoning Code. The garage height met the Zoning Code at the time it was built, but is now considered legal non -conforming. If a structure is non -conforming, it can be maintained and repaired, but not expanded without a variance. Associate Heller reviewed the conditional use permit and variance requirements in detail with the Commission. She noted public hearing notices were sent out for both the variance and the conditional use permit. Staff received no comments either for or against the request. She recommended approval of the requests. Vice Chair Schiltgen opened the public hearing at 7:10 p.m. Commissioner Cramblit asked when construction would begin on the garage addition. Peter McIntyre, 2917 County Road H2, stated he had requested bids from a contractor. He anticipated the work would not begin until the end of August or beginning of September. Commissioner Love questioned if the applicant had spoken to his neighbors regarding the garage expansion. Mr. McIntyre commented he had discussed the project with his neighbors. Vice Chair Schiltgen closed the public hearing at 7:13 p,m. Mounds View Planning Commission Regular Meeting August 7, 2013 Page 3 MOTION/SECOND: Commissioner Cramblit/Commissioner Carvelli-Yu. To approve Resolution 985-13, Resolution Recommending Approval of a Conditional Use Permit to allow a 1,140 square foot garage at 2917 County Road 112; Planning Case No. MU2013-001 -CU- 1. Ayes — 5 Nays — 0 Motion carried, MOTION/SECOND: Commissioner Elofson/Commissioner Cramblit. To approve Resolution 987-13, Resolution Recommending Approval of a three (3) foot height Variance for the 10' x 30' expanded area of an existing detached accessory building at 2917 County Road H2; Planning Case No. MU2013-001-VR-1. Ayes — 5 6. Other Planning Activity None. Nays — 0 7. Next Planning Commission Meeting: A. August 21, 2013 B. September 4, 2013 8. Review Minutes: A. July 24, 2013 Motion carried. The Commission discussed the July 24, 2013 meeting minutes and recommended approval as submitted at the next meeting. 9. Staff Updates A. Upcoming Planning Cases Planning Associate Heller discussed upcoming planning cases. She encouraged all to attend Festival in the Park on August 17, 2013 in City Hall Park. 10. Chairperson and Planning Commissioners Reports None. Mounds View Planning Commission August 7, 2013 Regular Meeting Page 4 11. Adjournment There being no further business before the Planning Commission, Vice Chair Schiltgen adjourned the meeting at 7:25 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Heidi Heller Planning Associate Transcribed by: Heidi Guenther TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc.