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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes August 16, 2011 Page 5 1 3. GARAGE SETBACK PERMIT AND VARIANCE REQUEST—2610 30TH AVENUE 2 NE 3 4 Assistant City Manager Moore-Sykes Kim advised that the property owners are considering a 5 garage setback permit to build a two car garage to replace their existing detached single car 6 garage and would like to keep the new garage in the same location because of the shape of the lot 7 and existing driveway. She stated the proposed placement in the rear yard setback is consistent 8 with the placement of garages in the neighborhood and the location is generally the characteristic 9 of the neighborhood. 10 11 Tracy and Glen Bergum, 2610 301h Avenue NE, appeared before the Planning Commission and 12 Ms. Bergman presented several photographs of improvements done to their home since they 13 purchased it in 1998. 14 15 Mr.Bergum presented a sketch of the proposed garage and stated that they are seeking a 16 variance for the increased square footage of the new garage. He explained that they plan to 17 demolish the existing garage and replace it with a 24 x 32 garage, or 768 square feet. He felt that 18 the new garage will be an improvement to their property as well as the neighborhood and will 19 provide additional storage space. He added that the garage will have an attached elevated deck 20 off the side, with a staircase going up to the bonus room. He also presented architectural 21 drawings of the proposed garage. 22 23 Commissioner Heinis asked if the driveway would be made wider. 24 25 Mark from Minneapolis Drafting Services stated that they would not be adding to the driveway 26 and intend to saw cut the asphalt and put a new slab in, given the 2' apron currently in place. 27 28 Chair Jensen asked if a survey would be completed as part of the construction. 29 30 Mark from Minneapolis Drafting Services replied in the affirmative. 31 32 Chair Jensen stated it may be helpful to show the walkways as part of the survey and compare 33 the impervious surface coverage. He noted that the impact in terms of concrete is minimal. He 34 stated that the Planning Commission discussed this request last month and pointed out there 35 would be no issue with the size of the garage if this was a request for an attached garage, but in 36 this case, a variance is required because it is detached. He requested that staff provide further 37 information regarding new homes that have been built with garages larger than the square 38 footage represented by this request, in order to give the Planning Commission comparison data. 39 40 Commissioner Niccum agreed that it does not make sense that a garage can be made as large as 41 the property owners want as long as it is an attached garage and suggested that this be passed on 42 to the City Council for consideration. He requested that the survey also include dimensions of 43 the driveway,the distance between the garage and the house, and the radius when coming out of 44 the garage stall. 45