Agenda - Planning Commission - 11/02/1998

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CASE REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE PRIOR TO A PRINCIPAL BUILDING AND TO EXCEED THE TOTAL ACCESSORY STRUCTURE SPACE AND THE MAXIMUM SINGLE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE SIZE RESTRICTIONS ON A LOT; CASE OF JIM REICHERT By: Zoning Administrator Sylvia Frolik Background: On October 19, 1998, the City received an application from Jim Reichert for a conditional use permit to construct an accessory structure prior to a principal building or dwelling, exceed the total accessory structure/garage space allowed, and the maximum single accessory structure size restrictions on a vacant parcel he owns just south of his homestead at 16491 Uranium Street N.W. The following items are enclosed for your information: a) Site location map b) Site Plan c) Proposed findings of fact Notification: In accordance with State Statute, City Staff attempted to notify property owners within 350 feet of the subject property of the public heating and request for a conditional use permit. Observations: Mr. Reichert is proposing to construct a 1,920 square foot garage on a 1.04 acre vacant parcel he owns south of his homestead. He is proposing to store his commercial vehicles and equipment in this new garage. The garage exceeds the total allowable garage space allowed on the property by 256 square feet and the maximum building size by 1,120 square feet. The City has granted overages before ranging from 112 square feet to 26,395 square feet overall, and 48 square feet to 12,309 square feet on any one building. The overages granted in cases similar to Mr. Reichert range from 112 to 372 square feet overall and 48 to 400 square feet on any one building. In a similar situation, the City recently granted a conditional use permit for an accessory building prior to a principal building to a homeowner that owned the vacant lot next door. However, the building proposed was to replace a nonconforming building that incurred damages from summer storms. In addition, the permit required the accessory building developed on the vacant lot to be placed so that a home could be built on the lot in the future that would comply with structure setback requirements. According to the Building Official, it would be a costly process to build a home on Mr. Reichert's vacant lot because of the substandard soils. Additionally, it would require an experimental septic system and they are cumbersome, and the placement of the accessory structure further limits the ability to ever build a home on the property.