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-168- determined that the number and size of the structures does not diminish the use and aesthetics of the property. Staff also observed that Mr. Stickney uses the accessory buildings for cars that he collects and other various hobby equipment and materials that he works on..Mr. Stickney would like to replace an existing 40 x 40 (1,600 square feet) accessory building with a 50 x 30 (1,500 square feet) accessory building. During the snowy winter months the roof of the 1,600 square foot accessory building caved in and as a result it will need to be removed from the property. The existing 1,600 square feet accessory building contains storage of vehicl¢~and the other miscellaneous hobby items. Mr. Stickney will move these items into the propdsed 1,500 square foot accessory building. If Mr. Stickney replaced the 1,600 square foot accejd~ buil'ding with a 1,500 square foot accessory building, the property, would contain a tot~:~cees~/b~ry building area of 5,867 square feet. This is a 100 square foot reduction in acceSk~Sr~ build~n§ area on the property, however the number of buildings will remain at ten. Three' of the accesaorY'structures consist of cemented in wood poles with a metal panel roof,,k.",W~s staff's opini6nltliat those structures could easily be converted' into structures with -w.'~It~" and therefore these '~tUres count towards the allowable accessory building square~fo6'~age restr/¢tions. Mr. sticlm~'s property, is heavily wooded and the accessory buildings are strate~catt'Y bcated on the property as to not detract from the character of the area. Due to the line of ~ees klon¢, 173~a Avenue, most of the accessory buildings are not visible from the public-mad':-, i~ was staff's opinion that by approving the conditional use permit to exceed the number Of:accessory buildings and square footage restrictions would not adversely/mpa&the character o'f'~the .area. It was also staff's opinion that approving the conditional use Pera:rfit:~ouldmot diminisls'the use and aesthetics of the parcel. Citizen Input . -. Mr. Stickney, 7956 163~ Av~enue, Ramsey, stated, that he moved into the property in 1956 and built accessory structures-in 1960 or 'I~961.. TypiCa~!~ he would have cleaned the snow off the roof of the building, But this wintei':tS~: had open he~:surgery so was unable to do so. A lot of the stuff that was in ihf~ b.uildin'g VC~i~'ideSt~'0~d~-~hbn the roof collapsed, but he wants the new building to p~!~ace, ~e stuff`he can:salvage. Aaro, n, ~' '.57'~tated"that he' ~es directly south of l'fis property and has not objection to the additi0na] accessory stmc~re beihg built. - J: ~:~'- 'v '- Motiorf by Commission~ Wivoda, seconded by Commissioner Watson, to close the public hearing.-' . Motion Ca~cL YVoPLngYes: Vice-Chairperson Kociscak, Commissioners Wivoda, Watson, and Sweet. Voting'No: None. '":.: The public hearing cloSed at 8:03 p.m. Commission Business Planning Commission/May 1, 2001 Page 5 of 14 I I I I I I I I