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-52- Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Kurak, Zimmerman, Anderson, and Hendriksen. Voting No: None. Case #7: Request for a Conditional Use Permit to Exceed Accessory Building Height Restrictions; Case of JeffWelle Principal Planner Trudgeon stated that the City received an application from Jeff Welle for a conditional use permit to exceed the detached accessory building height restrictions established in City Code on the property located at 15351 Ute Street NW. The subject property is approximately 2.5 acres in size and is located within the MUSA. City Code restricts detached buildings to 16 feet in height if the property is located within the MUSA area. The applicant is requesting to construct a det~chpd accessory building that would be 27 feet in height, which results in an 11-foot deviation fi:om~ , City Code. The detached accessory structure will be constructed on a floati~g'coficrete~:~tab, will have 12 foot side walls, a 10/12 roof pitch, a 18 foot by 10 foot overhead.d6or, and exterior wall materials will consist of tap vinyl siding that will match the house exterib[.: The ag~esso~ building will closely match the height of the existing attached garage. The appliganthas stated that the detached accessory building will be utilized for personal storage. The Planning C6~issi0rr:.recommended that the City Council approve Jeff Welle's request for a conditional'usePermit to exceed the accessory building height restriction established in City Code. ~ ~i:~ be limited to storage or could Mr. Welle Councilmember Anderson inquired i ~-hp b~!ldihg,: convert the upper section to an apartm~t':-:' >~ ~.-: Principal Planner Trudgeon replied that if he.::~'s-~d th¢'~b~i:~i~g as an apartment he would be violating the terms of the conditional use permitl H'e.n0~pd tha'{:~ of the conditional use permit could be amended to state that the applicant agrees that':the sf~cture will not be used for a business or residence. Consensus of the Council was that that language should be add~!~ Councilmember Kurak inquired if when 2.5-acre lots are :~iatted does the City ask for future subdivision plans. Principal Planner Trudgeon replied that if the property were to be subdivided in the future the building would be in the way. Councilmember Kurak inquired if staff had discussed that issue with the applicant. Principal Planner Trudgeon replied no. Mayor Gamec stated that Mr. Welle is the one building the structure and should be aware of that fact. City Council/October 23, 2001 Page 12 of 24 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I