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0 • <br />Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Commissioners Johnson, Kociscak, and ee , <br />Voting No: None. Absent: Commissioners Griffiths and Wivoda. <br />Case #5: Request for a Conditional Use Permit to Maintain Two Dwein Le, on One <br />Parcel; Case of Stephen and Pamela Upton <br />Chairperson Nixt closed the regular portion of the Planning Commission at 7:26 p <br />order to conduct the public hearing. <br />Public Hearing <br />Chairperson Nixt called the public hearing to order at 7:2 <br />Presentation <br />Community Development Assistant Wald stated that City code at there shall not be more <br />than one main building on a lot unless otherwise provided for in t de. Mr. and Mrs. Upton <br />reside at 16101 Ramsey Boulevard IOW, Ramsey, and they are re ng a 6nditional use <br />as <br />permit to maintain a second dwelli g (guest -cottage) on the property top e separate living <br />quarters for Mrs. Upton's mothe wben sheLv its, for extended periodAFtime. The subject <br />property is approximatly2.6 acrgkin s e;;_and is to at he rural services area. Mr. and Mrs. <br />Off <br />Upton have • a 528 square foN'Zot attach'" i garage (2;.� °arid woother detached accessory <br />w;�awsv�� � <br />buildings that are 384 square feet and 1,0$(squarf in size. en the Uptons purchased the <br />property, the 1,080 square foot detached a.CcessO' -building as already heated, sheet rocked, <br />and supplied with a, -working bathroom and= l fri.city. The applicants would like to convert the <br />existing 1,080 s4uare'foat detached accesso ..Ubuilding into a guest cottage to provide separate <br />living quarters for Mrs. Upton's mother when° he Lays for extended periods of time. Mrs. <br />Upton's mother visits quiterrequently and is unabV o climb the stairs in the main dwelling. If <br />the City' ,"approves the conditional use permeequest, the applicants are proposing to install <br />carpet,..cabiri.ets,, windoyr and.« shower ,provide for one bathroom, a kitchenette with dining <br />area, living robin,.,and ,one'bedr-oo��;` 1'':;:4and Mrs. Upton do not intend to rent or lease the <br />dwelling to persons..at'iarge. Upon reviewing Loving Care Senior Services and Don Kveton's <br />:-retliiest ,for a condilforia1,,use permit to maintain two dwellings on a parcel, the City Council <br />stated that applications fof two 4'wellings on a property should be viewed as a means to remedy a <br />unique or'already existin'situation. The Council does not intend to set a precedent in allowing <br />two dwellin S.7On a parcc: lien new construction is required. Based upon the City Councils <br />review of the previous two requests for a conditional use permit to maintain two dwellings on a <br />parcel, it wou14:appear that Mr. and Mrs. Upton's request for a guest cottage (second dwelling) <br />would be considered new construction and contradicts the Council's desire to rectify only <br />existing nonconforming second dwellings and their desire not to set a precedent in allowing two <br />:dwellings ,on h parcel. <br />Citizen Input <br />Planning Commission/November 6, 2000 <br />Page 8 of 23 <br />