Agenda - Planning Commission - 02/05/2004

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Notification: State statute requires notification of the public hearing to property owners within 350 feet of the subject property: Staffsent out notices to all property owners within 350 feet. Observations: The subject property, is approximately 1.36 acres (59,241 square feet) in size and is located outside the Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA). According to City Code, the property is eligible for 1,664 square feet of accessory building space. The proposed building will be 806 square feet (26' x 3 t') in size. Coup[ed with the existing garage (937 sq. ft.), the applicant will have t,743 sq. ft. in accessory, buildings. This results in an overage of seventy-nine (79) square feet. The applicant would like to exceed the 1,664 square feet restriction in order to construct a detached accessory, building that would accommodate the storage of several trailers and other equipment. The proposed detached accessory, building will be located north and west of the principal structure. The proposed accessory, building location will meet the ten (10) toot side yard and five (5) foot rear yard setbacks established in the Rural Developing Bulk Standards. However, the applicant is requesting to construct the accessory structure nearer tb.e front property line than the principal structure due to the slope of the yard. The applicant has applied for a variance to the front yard setback, which is [brty (40) feet or same as the principal structure, whichever is geater. The proposed building location will also require a variance to the 200 foot setback from Rogers Lake, which is classified as a Natural Environment Lake. Rogers Lake also extends into Bums and Oak Grove. Those communities have classified Rogers Lake as a Recreational Development Lake, ~br which the structure setback from ordinary high water mark' is 100 feet. City Staff are currently drafting an ordinance to update Chapter 9 (Zoning and Subdivision of Land) of the Ramsey City Code. Staff will be proposing, for purposes of consistency, to reclassify Rogers Lake within the city limits of Ramsey to a Recreational Development Lake, like Oak Grove and Bums. If Rogers Lake is reclassified in the future to a Recreational Development Lake, it would eliminate the need for this variance and the proposed setback would be conforming'. Recommendation: Staff is recommending approval of Jeff and Barbara Rockow's request for a Conditional Use Permit to exceed the accessou, building size restriction established in City Code.