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CASE # 7 <br /> <br /> REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO <br />EXCEED ACCESSORY STRUCTURE SPACE RESTRICTIONS; <br />CASE OF CHARLES LIND <br /> By: Megan Wald, Community Development Assistant <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />The City of Ramsey has been working with Charles Lind for tl~e past couple of years in regard to <br />off-street parking violations on his property located at 14331 Armstrong Boulevard. Mr. Lind <br />currently stores three semi-tractors, several vehicles, two boats, and a bobcat outdoors on the <br />property. The existing attached garage contains several collector cars that are in various states of <br />restoration and does not provide enough space to store any more vehicles or equipment indoors. <br /> <br />In an attempt to remedy all code enforcement issues on a permanent basis, the City received an <br />application from Charles Lind for a conditional use permit to exceed the total amount of <br />accessory building space allowed on his property. <br /> <br />The following items are enclosed for your information: <br /> <br />a) Site location map <br />b) Site plan <br />c) Site pictures <br />d) Letter from Applicant <br />e) Letters from residents <br />f) Draft Planning Commission meeting minutes dated August 7, 2001 <br />g) Proposed findings of fact <br />h) Proposed conditional use permit <br /> <br />Notification: <br /> <br />In accordance with State statute, City Staff notified owners of property within 350 feet of the <br />Subject Property of the request and the public hearing date. <br /> <br />Observations: <br /> <br />The subject property is zoned R1-R Single Family Rural Residential and adjacent properties to <br />the north, south, east and west are also zoned R1-R. Mr. Lind's property is also located in close <br />proximity to a B-3 Highway Business District that is currently occupied by a fUrniture store, auto <br />dealer, Monarch Homes and Canvas Craft. .. ~ <br /> <br />The .parcel is 2.5 acres in size and City Code allows a maximum of 2,064 square feet of <br />accessory structure space. Charles Lind has a 1,792 (28' x 64') square foot attached garage. <br />Charles is proposing to construct a detached garage at a size of 3,200 (40' x 80') square feet, <br />which would bring the total amount of garage space to 4,992 square feet. This is a 2,928 square <br />foot overage in allowable accessory structure space on the parcel. <br /> <br />-347- <br /> <br /> <br />