Agenda - Planning Commission - 09/01/2016

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Regular Planning Commission 5. 1. Meeting Date: 09/01/2016 By: Tim Gladhill, Community Development Information Title: PUBLIC HEARING: Consider Conditional Use Permit and Variance for Detached Accessory Structure at 8855 176th Ave NW; Case of Jason Norquist Purpose/Background: Jason and Susan Nordquist('Applicants'), owners of the property located at 8855 176th Avenue NW(hereto referred to as the 'Subject Property'), have applied for a Conditional Use Permit and a Variance to allow for construction of an oversized accessory structure. The Applicants are proposing to construct a detached accessory structure with a building footprint of 2,400 square feet, 40'x 60' and a mean gable height of eighteen (18) square feet.The Applicants originally submitted a proposal for a 4,000 square foot, 50' x 80' detached accessory building (see Image 4. Site Plan). Please note that the site plan shows the original proposal and not the updated proposal. The updated proposal anchors the building on the south west corner of the original location. The Subject Property is located in the northwest quadrant of the city and is zoned R-1 Residential, Rural Developing (see Image 2.Zoning Map). Countryside Estates, platted in 1972, features lots ranging from 1.12 to 2.15 acres.The Subject Property (see Image 1.Aerial of Subject Property (2014)) is a 1.45 acre corner lot,with 176th Avenue bordering the south and Vicuna Street to the east.The northern border is shared with a trail corridor. Existing structures on the Subject Property include a single family home with attached garage (1,710 sf building footprint, 20 ft. in height), and a detached accessory structure (624 sf, height unknown). Notification: Staff has attempted to notify all Property Owners within 350 feet of the Subject Property via Standard US Mail. A Notice of Public Hearing was published in the Anoka County UnionHerald. Observations/Alternatives: Observations Conditional Use Permit(CUP) and Variance Requests CUP- Structure Size. Per City Code Section 117-349. -Accessory uses and structures. (d) (14)b. (see Table 1,below). R-1 Residential Rural Developing parcels between 43,560 and 65,339 square feet(1 acre— 1.49 acres) are allowed up to three (3) accessory structures, totaling a maximum of 2,200 square feet-not including attached garages- and reaching a height of up to 16 feet. Parcel Size (sf and Maximum Square Maximum acres) Footage Allowed for Allowable Height Accessory Buildings in Feet 0—21,779 sf 10% of lot or 1,500 sf, (0—0.5 acres) whichever is smaller 21,780—43,559 sf 1,800 (0.5 —1 acre) ��