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Citizen Input Motion by Commissioner Jo~on, S~nded by C~~n~:?Sweet, to close ~e public hearing. ' Motion Ca~ed. Vomgyes: Chaimersd~'~i,X~, Co~sS{~ners Jonson, Sweet, Kocisc~, Reeve, and Wats6n.~' Votiag,No: None. ;. '~ ::. ~e public hearing closed at~8:fl2 p.m. Com'~gSion:Business . :' :;'~:: :,,,,,..: Chai,erson Ni~{:.~ed~ the re~lar m~{i~g of the Pl~ng Co~ission back to order at 8:12 Motion by' .Co~issioner'J0~Son, seconded by Chaicerson Nixt, to reco~end ~at CiW Councd adopt: find~ngs.,o~},hct hvorable to apphcant relating to Jeff Welles request for a conditional us~ ~emit to '~ceed the accessow building height restriction. Further discuss}~'~: Commissioner Sweet stated she was opposed. She explained that she felt if .roles were in' PI~ce, they should be followed. Principal Plier Tmd~eon noted tNs prope~ is '~.Within the..MUSA, so the height restriction is ~ 6 feet. If tNs was outside the MUSA, the height restriction .then would be 27 feet and this is 25 feet. Chai~erSon Nixt stated he would approve thiSrequest since the prope~y already has height N the house. TNs is an aesthetic consideration. accessory building that would be 27 feet in height, which results in an l 1-foot deviatio,~:';;m,. City Code. The applicant would like to exceed the 16-foot height restriction in order a detached accessory building that closely matches the height of the existing resider~c~ Under City Code, a 2,5 acre parcel can have up to 2,0,6,4,,s. quare feet of accessory buil~i!~ace. The proposed building will be 1,080 square foot (30 x_~6') in size· Coupled with ~ :garage (980 sq. ft.), the applicant will have 2,060 sq. ft. in accessory buildings. ~e, the ~'~!~Cant will not exceed the maximum allowable square footage for accessory b s..The acc~'~.~ building will closely match the height of the existing attached garag~i ,The' ::~ant has sta that the detached accessory bmldmg wall be utzhzed for personal s~a:ge~?He pofiited out that the plans call for a window near the top and assured the applicant ~:~t Cannot be used for a reszdence nor business. The proposed detached access{ ~hng wzll 1Se located zn the rear yard approximately 60' north of the principal d .e pro_p~ed accessory building location exceeds the six (6) foot side yard and five yard ~ s established in the residential urban area. The Applicant is proposing ~:~ building. Staff is recommending approval of JeffWelle's request for zse permit to exceed the accessory building height restriction established in City Code· Planning Commission/October 4, 2001 Page 9 of 18 -175-