07-11-2019 Planning Commission Minutes

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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING PLANNING COMMISSION LITTLE CANADA, MINNESOTA JULY 11, 2019 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a regular meeting of the Planning Commission of Little Canada, Minnesota was held on the 11t1i day of July, 2019 in the Council Chambers of the City Center located at 515 Little Canada Road in said City. Chair Bill Buesing called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. and the following members of the Planning Commission were present at roll call: PLANNING Mr. Bill Buesing COMMISSION: Mr. Chris Kwapicic Mr. Nick Schwalbach Ms. Taelor Johnson Ms. Dawn Kulousek Ms. Nicole Westadt Mr. Eric Thorson ALSO PRESENT: Ms. Heidi Heller, City Clerk MINUTES The May 9, 2019 Planning Commission meeting minutes were approved as submitted. CONDITIONAL USE The City Clerk explained that Jason Owens is the property owner of 3046 PERMIT AT 3046 Labore Road and is requesting approval of a Conditional Use Permit LABORE ROAD; (CUP) to allow a total of 1,335 square feet of accessory building space. APPLICANT: The zoning ordinance allows single family properties to have accessory JASON OWENS building space between 1,000 — 1,500 square feet by conditional use. She stated that this property is zoned R-1 single family residential, is 2.78 acres in size and currently has a 735 square foot attached garage, and the applicant is proposing to add a 600 square foot second detached garage in the rear yard. She stated the side and rear yard setback requirements will be met and the color and exterior materials will match the house. Mr. Owens plans to use the additional garage space for storage of lawn equipment, household items, and hobby tools. The City Clerk explained that the City Code requires accessory structures to be set back not less than 10 feet from side lot lines and 30 feet from the rear lot line. The site plan submitted shows the additional garage